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California State University at Northridge
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Matadors Pick Up Wins Over Texas & Utah in Long Beach
3/17/2023 2:57:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The CSUN beach volleyball team (9-5) picked up a pair of neutral site wins on Friday as the Matadors defeated Texas (4-1) and Utah (5-0) at Long Beach City College's KLAC Beach Volleyball Complex.
CSUNÂ 4, TEXAS 1
In the first-ever meeting between the Matadors and Longhorns, CSUN took a 4-1 win over the first-year program. Abigail Alvarez and Seyvion Waggoner teamed up for the first time this season in the No. 5 pair and earned a straight-set (21-7, 21-10) victory over Kenna Miller and Marianna Singletary to pick up the Matadors' first point of the dual. Abbey Sweeting and Gabriela Griego made it 2-0 CSUN with 21-16, 21-14 win over Bella Bergmark and Reilly Heinrich in the 4's as the Matador pair earned their team-leading ninth win of the season. Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae clinched the team win in the No. 1 pair as the CSUN duo won for the seventh time this season, defeating Keonilei Akana and Devin Kahahawai by the score of 24-22, 24-22.
The two teams split the final two pairings as Texas got on the board in the No. 2 pair as Molly Phillips and Madisen Skinner held off Emily Sparks and Mikaela Maughan in three sets, 16-21, 21-18, 15-6. The Matadors then made the final score 4-1 when Mac McCarthy and Seyvion Waggoner teamed up for the first time in 2023 to defeat Marina Crownover and Jenna Wenaas in three sets (21-15, 18-21, 15-12).
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CSUN 5, UTAH 0
Sparks and Maughan opened the scoring with a straight-set win (21-15, 21-14) over Grace Andrews and Marissa Koch in the No. 2 pair. The win was the eighth of the season for Sparks and Maughan as Maughan also extended her program record to 57 career individual wins. Sweeting and Griego the won their fourth straight to improve to 10-3 on the season with a 21-15, 21-12 victory over Kylie Pitzak and Lauren Sayre in the No. 4 pair to make it 2-0 CSUN. McCarthy and Rogers won for the second time on the day by clinching the dual win with a 21-17, 21-18 win over Abby Karich and Bella Vezzani in the No. 3 pair.
Eknoian and Mae also won for the eighth time in 2023 by coming back to win the final two sets in a 18-21, 21-13, 15-9 victory over Amaya Messier and Katie MaAlister in the No. 1 pair. Waggoner and Alvarez then completed the 5-0 Matador win by also coming back from one set down to top Sonja Wessl and Savannah Cottam in the No. 5 pair, 19-21, 21-15, 15-7.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"Two good wins today. It is always an incredible opportunity to play against such high caliber student-athletes. It's awesome to see the sport of beach volleyball continue to grow, and it's great to see a program like Texas out there on the sand. I thought we came out a little sloppy against Texas, but proud of the way they fought through it. They were even more disciplined against Utah, and the results speak to that. We still have a ways to go, but we are on the right track."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns to Northridge for its penultimate home event of the season next Wednesday (Mar. 22)Â as the Matadors welcome Colorado Mesa, Cal State LA and Hope International to the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors open the day against Colorado Mesa at 9 a.m. before taking on Cal State LA at 1 p.m.
CSUNÂ 4, TEXAS 1
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Akana/Kahahawai (TEX) – 24-22, 24-22
#2 - Phillips/Skinner (TEX) def. Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) – 16-21, 21-18, 15-6
#3 - McCarthy/Rogers (CSUN) def. Crownover/Wenaas (TEX), 21-15, 18-21, 15-12
#4 - Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) def. Bergmark/Heinrich (TEX) – 21-16, 21-14
#5 - Alvarez/Waggoner (CSUN) def. Miller/Singletary (TEX) – 21-7, 21-10
CSUN 5, UTAH 0
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Palmer/Erickson (UTAH) – 21-12, 21-14
#2 - Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) def. Street/Miller (UTAH)  – 21-13, 21-8
#3 - Waggoner/McCarthy (CSUN) def. Koffroth/Perez (UTAH) – 21-16, 21-12
#4 - McCullough/Griego (CSUN) def. Sanchez/Hadder (UTAH) – 21-14, 21-17
#5 - Sweeting/Alvarez (CSUN) def. Garcia/Turner (UTAH) – 21-6, 21-16
#GoMatadors
CSUNÂ 4, TEXAS 1
In the first-ever meeting between the Matadors and Longhorns, CSUN took a 4-1 win over the first-year program. Abigail Alvarez and Seyvion Waggoner teamed up for the first time this season in the No. 5 pair and earned a straight-set (21-7, 21-10) victory over Kenna Miller and Marianna Singletary to pick up the Matadors' first point of the dual. Abbey Sweeting and Gabriela Griego made it 2-0 CSUN with 21-16, 21-14 win over Bella Bergmark and Reilly Heinrich in the 4's as the Matador pair earned their team-leading ninth win of the season. Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae clinched the team win in the No. 1 pair as the CSUN duo won for the seventh time this season, defeating Keonilei Akana and Devin Kahahawai by the score of 24-22, 24-22.
The two teams split the final two pairings as Texas got on the board in the No. 2 pair as Molly Phillips and Madisen Skinner held off Emily Sparks and Mikaela Maughan in three sets, 16-21, 21-18, 15-6. The Matadors then made the final score 4-1 when Mac McCarthy and Seyvion Waggoner teamed up for the first time in 2023 to defeat Marina Crownover and Jenna Wenaas in three sets (21-15, 18-21, 15-12).
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CSUN 5, UTAH 0
Sparks and Maughan opened the scoring with a straight-set win (21-15, 21-14) over Grace Andrews and Marissa Koch in the No. 2 pair. The win was the eighth of the season for Sparks and Maughan as Maughan also extended her program record to 57 career individual wins. Sweeting and Griego the won their fourth straight to improve to 10-3 on the season with a 21-15, 21-12 victory over Kylie Pitzak and Lauren Sayre in the No. 4 pair to make it 2-0 CSUN. McCarthy and Rogers won for the second time on the day by clinching the dual win with a 21-17, 21-18 win over Abby Karich and Bella Vezzani in the No. 3 pair.
Eknoian and Mae also won for the eighth time in 2023 by coming back to win the final two sets in a 18-21, 21-13, 15-9 victory over Amaya Messier and Katie MaAlister in the No. 1 pair. Waggoner and Alvarez then completed the 5-0 Matador win by also coming back from one set down to top Sonja Wessl and Savannah Cottam in the No. 5 pair, 19-21, 21-15, 15-7.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"Two good wins today. It is always an incredible opportunity to play against such high caliber student-athletes. It's awesome to see the sport of beach volleyball continue to grow, and it's great to see a program like Texas out there on the sand. I thought we came out a little sloppy against Texas, but proud of the way they fought through it. They were even more disciplined against Utah, and the results speak to that. We still have a ways to go, but we are on the right track."
UP NEXT
CSUN returns to Northridge for its penultimate home event of the season next Wednesday (Mar. 22)Â as the Matadors welcome Colorado Mesa, Cal State LA and Hope International to the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors open the day against Colorado Mesa at 9 a.m. before taking on Cal State LA at 1 p.m.
CSUNÂ 4, TEXAS 1
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Akana/Kahahawai (TEX) – 24-22, 24-22
#2 - Phillips/Skinner (TEX) def. Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) – 16-21, 21-18, 15-6
#3 - McCarthy/Rogers (CSUN) def. Crownover/Wenaas (TEX), 21-15, 18-21, 15-12
#4 - Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) def. Bergmark/Heinrich (TEX) – 21-16, 21-14
#5 - Alvarez/Waggoner (CSUN) def. Miller/Singletary (TEX) – 21-7, 21-10
CSUN 5, UTAH 0
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Palmer/Erickson (UTAH) – 21-12, 21-14
#2 - Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) def. Street/Miller (UTAH)  – 21-13, 21-8
#3 - Waggoner/McCarthy (CSUN) def. Koffroth/Perez (UTAH) – 21-16, 21-12
#4 - McCullough/Griego (CSUN) def. Sanchez/Hadder (UTAH) – 21-14, 21-17
#5 - Sweeting/Alvarez (CSUN) def. Garcia/Turner (UTAH) – 21-6, 21-16
#GoMatadors
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