Sunday, March 26
San Luis Obispo, CA
10:00 AM
California State University at Northridge
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UC Davis
Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Sweeps Sacramento State, Finishes 1-2 on Final Day in San Luis Obispo
3/26/2023 6:26:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The CSUN beach volleyball team (10-11) picked up a sweep over Sacramento State as the Matadors finished 1-2 on the final day of the Bigger West Invitational Sunday at Cal Poly's Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex.
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UC DAVIS 4, CSUNÂ 1
The Matadors opened the day looking to snap a three-match skid against the Aggies but came out on the short end of a 4-1 final. UCD's Mia Olen and Megan Luly opened the scoring with a 21-18, 21-15 win over Victoria Rogers and Mac McCarthy in the No. 3 pair. The Aggie went ahead 2-0 when Colleen McGuire and Kylie Miller defeated Emily Sparks and Mikaela Maughan, 21-15, 21-15 in the No. 2 pair. Sydeny Rau-Kim and Alicia Letvin then clinched the dual win with a straight-set win (21-15, 21-16) over Abbey Sweeting and Gabriela Griego.
The Matadors got on the board in the No. 1 pair as Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae swept Tabitha Mitchell and Finley Rollins, 23-21, 21-15 before Morgan Coolbaugh and Sam Lazenby held off Abigail Alvarez and Seyvion Waggoner in three sets after the CSUN pair dominated the opening set 21-6. The Aggies would claim the final two sets (21-15, 15-12) to earn the 4-1 team win.Â
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CSUNÂ 5, SACRAMENTO STATE 0
The Matadors went into their middle dual having beaten the Hornets five consecutive times and would make it six straight with the 5-0 win. Sweeting and Griego got CSUN off to a good start in the No. 5 pair, picking up their team-leading 12th win of the season after sweeping Caty Cordano and Hailey Plugge, 21-11, 21-15. McCarthy then teamed up with Waggoner in the No. 4 pair and CSUN claimed a 21-10, 21-14 win over Tiya Kamba-Griffin and Carrie Crom. Sparks and Maughan would clinch CSUN's first win of the weekend and its 10th of the season with a 21-15, 21-19 victory over Ellie Tisko and Caitlin Volkmann in the No. 2 pair.
Eknoian and Mae made it two straight wins on Sunday with a 21-17, 21-17 win over Bridgette Smith and Kalani Hayes in the No. 1 pair before Rogers and Layla Cederlind teamed up for a win in the No. 3 pair, topping Greta Davis and Ashlynn Archer in three sets (21-13, 12-21, 16-14) to complete the CSUN sweep.
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CAL POLYÂ 4, CSUNÂ 1
The Matadors would cap the day against the host Mustangs and dropped a 4-1 decision as Cal Poly won for the 10th straight time in the series. Rogers and Cederlind went up against Jayelin Lombard and Piper Naess in the No. 3 pair with Cal Poly taking a 21-12, 21-12 win. The Mustangs made it 2-0 when the No. 1 pair went final as Piper Ferch and Izzy Martinez swept Eknoian and Mae, 21-10, 21-15. Delaney Peranich and Brooke Golik would clinch the win for Cal Poly with a 21-19, 21-13 win over Sparks and Maughan in the No. 2 pair.
The Mustangs led 4-0 when Emma Zuffelato and Kalee Graff swept Sweeting and Griego in the No. 5 pair, 21-15, 21-17 before McCarthy and Waggoner earned CSUN's only win of the dual by picking up a three-set win over Mariina Warren and Julia Soeller in the 4's, 21-12, 22-24, 15-11.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"It was good to get one today. This next week of practice is going to be huge for us. We need to get a lot better in a month here, so back to drawing board we go."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home to host Saint Katherine and San Francisco in a tri-dual on Friday (Mar. 31) at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors then finish the week in Irvine on Saturday, taking on Saint Katherine and Concordia at Great Park.
UC DAVIS 4, CSUNÂ 1
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Mitchell/Rollins (UCD)  – 23-21, 21-15
#2 - McGuire/Miller (UCD) def. Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) – 21-15, 21-15
#3 - Olen/Luly (UCD) def. McCarthy/Rogers (CSUN), 21-18, 21-15
#4 - Coolbaugh/Lazenby (UCD) def. Alvarez/Waggoner (CSUN) – 6-21, 21-15, 15-12
#5 - Rau-Kim/Letvin (UCD) def. Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) – 21-15, 21-16
CSUNÂ 5, SACRAMENTO STATE 0
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Smith/Hayes (SAC) – 21-16, 21-18
#2 - Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) def. Tisko/Volkmann (SAC) – 21-14, 21-17
#3 - Rogers/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Davis/Archer (SAC) – 21-19, 21-10
#4 - McCarthy/Waggoner (CSUN) def. Kamba-Griffin/Crom (SAC) – 19-21, 23-21, 15-10
#5 - Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) def. Cordano/Plugge (SAC) – 21-15, 15-21, 15-11
CAL POLY 4, CSUNÂ 1
#1 - Ferch/Martinez (CP) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) – 21-10, 21-15
#2 - Peranich/Golik (CP) def. Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) – 21-19, 21-13
#3 - Lombard/Naess (CP) def. Rogers/Cederlind (CSUN) – 21-12, 21-12
#4 - Waggoner/McCarthy (CSUN) def. Warren/Soeller (CP) – 21-12, 22-24, 15-11
#5 - Zuffelato/Graff (CP) def. Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) – 21-15, 21-17
#GoMatadors
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UC DAVIS 4, CSUNÂ 1
The Matadors opened the day looking to snap a three-match skid against the Aggies but came out on the short end of a 4-1 final. UCD's Mia Olen and Megan Luly opened the scoring with a 21-18, 21-15 win over Victoria Rogers and Mac McCarthy in the No. 3 pair. The Aggie went ahead 2-0 when Colleen McGuire and Kylie Miller defeated Emily Sparks and Mikaela Maughan, 21-15, 21-15 in the No. 2 pair. Sydeny Rau-Kim and Alicia Letvin then clinched the dual win with a straight-set win (21-15, 21-16) over Abbey Sweeting and Gabriela Griego.
The Matadors got on the board in the No. 1 pair as Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae swept Tabitha Mitchell and Finley Rollins, 23-21, 21-15 before Morgan Coolbaugh and Sam Lazenby held off Abigail Alvarez and Seyvion Waggoner in three sets after the CSUN pair dominated the opening set 21-6. The Aggies would claim the final two sets (21-15, 15-12) to earn the 4-1 team win.Â
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CSUNÂ 5, SACRAMENTO STATE 0
The Matadors went into their middle dual having beaten the Hornets five consecutive times and would make it six straight with the 5-0 win. Sweeting and Griego got CSUN off to a good start in the No. 5 pair, picking up their team-leading 12th win of the season after sweeping Caty Cordano and Hailey Plugge, 21-11, 21-15. McCarthy then teamed up with Waggoner in the No. 4 pair and CSUN claimed a 21-10, 21-14 win over Tiya Kamba-Griffin and Carrie Crom. Sparks and Maughan would clinch CSUN's first win of the weekend and its 10th of the season with a 21-15, 21-19 victory over Ellie Tisko and Caitlin Volkmann in the No. 2 pair.
Eknoian and Mae made it two straight wins on Sunday with a 21-17, 21-17 win over Bridgette Smith and Kalani Hayes in the No. 1 pair before Rogers and Layla Cederlind teamed up for a win in the No. 3 pair, topping Greta Davis and Ashlynn Archer in three sets (21-13, 12-21, 16-14) to complete the CSUN sweep.
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CAL POLYÂ 4, CSUNÂ 1
The Matadors would cap the day against the host Mustangs and dropped a 4-1 decision as Cal Poly won for the 10th straight time in the series. Rogers and Cederlind went up against Jayelin Lombard and Piper Naess in the No. 3 pair with Cal Poly taking a 21-12, 21-12 win. The Mustangs made it 2-0 when the No. 1 pair went final as Piper Ferch and Izzy Martinez swept Eknoian and Mae, 21-10, 21-15. Delaney Peranich and Brooke Golik would clinch the win for Cal Poly with a 21-19, 21-13 win over Sparks and Maughan in the No. 2 pair.
The Mustangs led 4-0 when Emma Zuffelato and Kalee Graff swept Sweeting and Griego in the No. 5 pair, 21-15, 21-17 before McCarthy and Waggoner earned CSUN's only win of the dual by picking up a three-set win over Mariina Warren and Julia Soeller in the 4's, 21-12, 22-24, 15-11.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"It was good to get one today. This next week of practice is going to be huge for us. We need to get a lot better in a month here, so back to drawing board we go."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home to host Saint Katherine and San Francisco in a tri-dual on Friday (Mar. 31) at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors then finish the week in Irvine on Saturday, taking on Saint Katherine and Concordia at Great Park.
UC DAVIS 4, CSUNÂ 1
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Mitchell/Rollins (UCD)  – 23-21, 21-15
#2 - McGuire/Miller (UCD) def. Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) – 21-15, 21-15
#3 - Olen/Luly (UCD) def. McCarthy/Rogers (CSUN), 21-18, 21-15
#4 - Coolbaugh/Lazenby (UCD) def. Alvarez/Waggoner (CSUN) – 6-21, 21-15, 15-12
#5 - Rau-Kim/Letvin (UCD) def. Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) – 21-15, 21-16
CSUNÂ 5, SACRAMENTO STATE 0
#1 - Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Smith/Hayes (SAC) – 21-16, 21-18
#2 - Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) def. Tisko/Volkmann (SAC) – 21-14, 21-17
#3 - Rogers/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Davis/Archer (SAC) – 21-19, 21-10
#4 - McCarthy/Waggoner (CSUN) def. Kamba-Griffin/Crom (SAC) – 19-21, 23-21, 15-10
#5 - Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) def. Cordano/Plugge (SAC) – 21-15, 15-21, 15-11
CAL POLY 4, CSUNÂ 1
#1 - Ferch/Martinez (CP) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) – 21-10, 21-15
#2 - Peranich/Golik (CP) def. Sparks/Maughan (CSUN) – 21-19, 21-13
#3 - Lombard/Naess (CP) def. Rogers/Cederlind (CSUN) – 21-12, 21-12
#4 - Waggoner/McCarthy (CSUN) def. Warren/Soeller (CP) – 21-12, 22-24, 15-11
#5 - Zuffelato/Graff (CP) def. Sweeting/Griego (CSUN) – 21-15, 21-17
#GoMatadors
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