California State University at Northridge
4-17,2-8Big West
UC Santa Barbara
20-2,10-0Big West
CSUN Wraps Up First Half of Big West Play With 3-0 Loss at UCSB
10/21/2023 10:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Despite junior Carisa Barron's fourth triple-double of the season, the CSUN women's volleyball fell in straight sets at conference-leading UC Santa Barbara in a Big West match Saturday night at The Thunderdome.
CSUN (4-17, 2-8 Big West) fell for the ninth time in 10 road matches this season as the host Gauchos out-hit the Matadors 298 to .102. Barron's 10th career triple-double featured a team-high 13 kills along with 15 assists and a career-high 19 digs. Leah Miller added 10 kills and a pair of blocks while Taylor Hunter and Perri Starkey each chipped in six kills.
SET 1: UCSB 25, CSUN 15
After the two teams played to a 9-9 tie, the Gauchos claimed seven of the next nine points to open up a 16-11 cushion. A UCSB setting error pulled the Matadors within four before the Gauchos scored on six of the next seven points to take their largest lead at 22-13. Barron would connect for a pair of kills down the stretch but CSUN would fall 25-15.
SET 2: UCSB 27, CSUN 25
The Matadors overcame a pair of three-point deficits early in set two before rallying to tie the score at 13-13 following a Miller kill. A UCSB hitting error and a Kaia Kanan ace would give CSUN its first lead at 16-14 before Hunter extended the lead to three (18-15) with a kill. An ensuing 4-1 run by UCSB tied the score at 19-19 and the teams played even until 23-23 when a co-block by Miller and Iye Okolo gave the Matadors set point at 24-23. After a UCSB kill, Barron put down a kill giving CSUN its second set point at 25-24. But three straight points by the Gauchos gave the hosts a comeback 27-25 win.
SET 3: UCSB 25, CSUN 16
After Barron's 12th kill of the night gave CSUN a 10-8 lead in the final set, the Gauchos answered with a 10-0 run that opened up an insurmountable 18-10 lead. A Miller kill brought the Matadors within seven at 23-16 but CSUN would get no closer as UCSB closed out the 3-0 sweep.
NOTES
- Tatiana Turgeon had four kills on a team-high .435 hitting clip to lead CSUN.
- Along with serving two of CSUN's three aces, Kanan had 14 assists and five digs for the Matadors.
- UCSB improved to 46-10 all-time against the Matadors, including a 26-3 record in Santa Barbara.
UP NEXT
CSUN returns home next week to open the second half of the Big West season against Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday. The Matadors will cap the brief two-match homestand against Hawai'i on Friday.
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