California State University at Northridge
6-22,4-13Big West
UC Irvine
10-18,8-9Big West
UC Irvine Sweeps CSUN in Second-to-Last Home Match
11/17/2023 8:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Taylor Hunter led the Matadors (6-22, 4-13Â Big West) with 12 kills, hitting .262 on 24 swings to go with three blocks. Leah Miller also reached double figures with 10 kills on .350 hitting along with five blocks. Perri Starkey chipped in seven kills (.200) and seven digs while Carisa Barron and Kaia Kanan combined for 38Â assists.
UC Irvine out-hit CSUN .343 to .255 but the Matadors posted a 6-2 advantage in team blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- After a Kanan kill pulled CSUN within one (9-8) in the opening set, the Anteaters put together off a 6-2Â run to open up a 15-10 lead. Down eight at 23-15, the Matadors claimed five of the next six to pull within 24-20Â but could get no closer as UCI closed out the 25-20 win.
- With the score tied at 8-8, a Barron kill fueled a 4-1 CSUN run that opened up a 12-9 advantage. But the Anteaters countered with a 3-0 run to knot the score at 12-12. The lead went back-and-forth as the two teams would forge a 21-21 tie. A Miller kill put CSUN up by one before UCI would close the set on a 4-1 run to seal a 25-23 win.
- After the visitors opened up a four-point advantage at 14-10, a Starkey kill propelled CSUN on a 4-0 to tie the score. After the Anteaters scored twice, the Matadors answered by claiming four of the next five to lead 18-17. But an ensuing 5-1 by UCI gave the visitors the margin they needed to take a 25-22 win.Â
Another match.
— CSUN Women's Volleyball (@CSUNWVB) November 18, 2023
Another Paige Sentes ace.#GoMatadors pic.twitter.com/urP8Vtt5AX
ACCORDING TO COACHÂ JOHN PRICE
"I thought we passed pretty well tonight and offensively we were good enough to win all three sets. But what hurt us badly tonight were balls that were hit right at us. Their kill total was really inflated by our bad defense. They hit well tonight but especially in that last set, there were five or six balls that should have been dug."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes the 2023 season on Saturday as the Matadors host Cal State Fullerton at 4 p.m. The match will stream on ESPN+.
#GoMatadors
