Friday, September 30
Northridge, Calif.
5:00 pm
California State University at Northridge
6-9,1-2Big West
3
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CSU Bakersfield
3-12,0-3Big West
1
2
3
F
CSU Bakersfield
14
19
14
0
CSUN
25
25
25
3
Photo by: Connor Clark
Matadors Sweep CSU Bakersfield in Home Opener
9/30/2022 7:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Behind Magdalena Juric's team-high eight kills and an efficient team hitting effort, the CSUN women's volleyball team swept CSU Bakersfield in its 2022 home opener Friday night at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
Juric put down her team-high eight kills on 18 errorless attacks to hit .444 which led all CSUN hitters. As a team, the Matadors (6-9, 1-2) hit .291 with 30 kills and a season-low seven hitting errors on 79 swings in posting the 25-14, 25-19, 25-14 win.
KEY STATISTICS
• Taylor Orshoff and Nicole Nevarez each added six kills with Orshoff connecting at a .385 clip on 13 swings while Nevarez hit .217 to go with nine digs and one solo block.
• Setters Emily Sparks and Carisa Barron combined for 25 assists in heading the Matador hitters to a season-high .291 team hitting clip. Barron added nine digs, three blocks and three kills to her 12 assists while Sparks had 13 assists and one ace. Layla Cederlind served a career-high five aces as the Matadors served 10 as a team to CSUB's four.
• CSUN also limited the Roadrunners to an .037 team hitting clip (29-25-108) and out-blocked CSUB 8.0 to 1.0.
• Ava Palm led CSUB (3-12, 0-3) with eight kills while Paige Calvin added 16 digs.
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"We've been working really hard in practice at reducing our attacking errors. We've also been preaching serving and defense and both of those were the difference tonight. This year in conference I feel we have to play well to have a chance to win, and we played well tonight. Bakersfield is capable of being better than they were tonight, but I thought we played well."
SET 1
Neither team gained more than a two-point edge until the Matadors overcame a 14-13 Bakersfield lead. After a Roadrunner service error tied the score, Cederlind stepped to the service line and would serve 11 straight points which included four of her five aces. Leading 24-14, a Juric tip found the floor on set point sending the Matadors to the 25-14 win.
SET 2
After hitting .148 in the opening set, CSUN improved to .259 in the second set and would lead throughout. A CSUB hitting error opened up an early 6-3 Matador lead before the visitors would rally to within 7-6. But another Juric kill fueled a 4-0 CSUN run that opened up an 11-6 advantage. A Palm kill kept the Roadrunners within two at 13-11 before a Taylor Hunter kill propelled CSUN on a decisive 5-2 run that put the Matadors in front 18-13. Barron and Hunter then teamed up to stuff a CSUB attack on set point giving CSUN the 25-19 win.
SET 3
With the score tied a 6-6, a kill by Nevarez was followed by two straight hitting errors by the visitors as CSUN opened up a 9-6 cushion. The Matadors, who hit .480 in the frame, would lead by five at 12-7 on another Nevarez kill and would lead by as many as eight at 19-11 before closing out the 25-14 victory.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their two-match homestand on Saturday, welcoming Cal Poly to Premier America Credit Union Arena at 5 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
Juric put down her team-high eight kills on 18 errorless attacks to hit .444 which led all CSUN hitters. As a team, the Matadors (6-9, 1-2) hit .291 with 30 kills and a season-low seven hitting errors on 79 swings in posting the 25-14, 25-19, 25-14 win.
KEY STATISTICS
• Taylor Orshoff and Nicole Nevarez each added six kills with Orshoff connecting at a .385 clip on 13 swings while Nevarez hit .217 to go with nine digs and one solo block.
• Setters Emily Sparks and Carisa Barron combined for 25 assists in heading the Matador hitters to a season-high .291 team hitting clip. Barron added nine digs, three blocks and three kills to her 12 assists while Sparks had 13 assists and one ace. Layla Cederlind served a career-high five aces as the Matadors served 10 as a team to CSUB's four.
• CSUN also limited the Roadrunners to an .037 team hitting clip (29-25-108) and out-blocked CSUB 8.0 to 1.0.
• Ava Palm led CSUB (3-12, 0-3) with eight kills while Paige Calvin added 16 digs.
COACH JOHN PRICE SAID
"We've been working really hard in practice at reducing our attacking errors. We've also been preaching serving and defense and both of those were the difference tonight. This year in conference I feel we have to play well to have a chance to win, and we played well tonight. Bakersfield is capable of being better than they were tonight, but I thought we played well."
SET 1
Neither team gained more than a two-point edge until the Matadors overcame a 14-13 Bakersfield lead. After a Roadrunner service error tied the score, Cederlind stepped to the service line and would serve 11 straight points which included four of her five aces. Leading 24-14, a Juric tip found the floor on set point sending the Matadors to the 25-14 win.
SET 2
After hitting .148 in the opening set, CSUN improved to .259 in the second set and would lead throughout. A CSUB hitting error opened up an early 6-3 Matador lead before the visitors would rally to within 7-6. But another Juric kill fueled a 4-0 CSUN run that opened up an 11-6 advantage. A Palm kill kept the Roadrunners within two at 13-11 before a Taylor Hunter kill propelled CSUN on a decisive 5-2 run that put the Matadors in front 18-13. Barron and Hunter then teamed up to stuff a CSUB attack on set point giving CSUN the 25-19 win.
SET 3
With the score tied a 6-6, a kill by Nevarez was followed by two straight hitting errors by the visitors as CSUN opened up a 9-6 cushion. The Matadors, who hit .480 in the frame, would lead by five at 12-7 on another Nevarez kill and would lead by as many as eight at 19-11 before closing out the 25-14 victory.
UP NEXT
The Matadors continue their two-match homestand on Saturday, welcoming Cal Poly to Premier America Credit Union Arena at 5 p.m.
#UniteTheValley
Team Stats
CSUB
CSUN
Kills
29
30
Errors
25
7
Attempts
108
79
Hitting %
.037
.291
Points
34
48
Assists
25
27
Aces
4
10
Blocks
1
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
2
Blocks
3
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