Saturday, November 18
Northridge, CA
4:00 P.M.
California State University at Northridge
6-23,4-14Big West
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Cal State Fullerton
2-25,1-17Big West
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Cal St. Fullerton
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25
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CSUN
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Falls to Cal State Fullerton on Senior Night
11/18/2023 6:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The CSUN women's volleyball team dropped its season finale as visiting Cal State Fullerton topped the Matadors in four sets in a Big West match Saturday evening at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
The Matadors (6-22, 4-13 Big West)Â celebrated seniors Taylor Hunter, Kelsey Knudsen, Perri Starkey, and Taylor Orshoff in a pre-match ceremony before Hunter and Starkey connected for a combined 27 kills in the match. Hunter had a team-high 14 kills, hitting .417 on 24 swings. Starkey added 13 kills (.135), six digs and three blocks. Knudsen had a match-high 17 digs in her final match.
The Matadors (6-22, 4-13 Big West)Â celebrated seniors Taylor Hunter, Kelsey Knudsen, Perri Starkey, and Taylor Orshoff in a pre-match ceremony before Hunter and Starkey connected for a combined 27 kills in the match. Hunter had a team-high 14 kills, hitting .417 on 24 swings. Starkey added 13 kills (.135), six digs and three blocks. Knudsen had a match-high 17 digs in her final match.
In picking up their first Big West win of the season, the Titans hit .291 as a team to .154 for CSUN. Fullerton also had a 9-7 advantage in blocks and a 44-34 edge in digs. Each team served five aces as Starkey had three of the Matadors' five.
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- CSUN opened up a 5-1 lead early in the opening set and never trailed. The Matadors, who hit .429 in the set, led by five at 8-3 following a Titan hitting error. After Fullerton pulled within four at 13-9, CSUN all but sealed the win with 5-1 run that opened up an 18-10 advantage.
- The two teams traded points to open the second set before Fullerton took a 10-9 lead. The visitors extended the run, scoring six of the next seven to open up a 16-11 lead. Trailing 19-12, the Matadors rallied back behind an 8-3 run to pull within 22-20. But a Fullerton kill and a CSUN attack error gave Fullerton the 25-21 win.Â
- The Titans jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the third set before the Matadors rallied back to within 11-10. CSUN then used a 3-1 lead to take its first lead of the set 13-12 following a Starkey ace. Still holding a 19-18 lead, the Matadors surrendered a 4-0 Titan run to put Fullerton up 22-19. Two more Titan kills then sealed the 25-22 win in set three.
- After leading by as many as eight at 15-7 lead in the fourth set, Fullerton saw the Matadors claw back to take a 23-22 lead on a Hunter kill. But the Matadors were outscored 4-1 over the final five points of the match as their season ended in a four-set loss.
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Team Stats
CSF
CSUN
Kills
53
48
Errors
19
28
Attempts
117
130
Hitting %
.291
.154
Points
67.0
60.0
Assists
52
41
Aces
5
5
Blocks
9
7
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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