California State University at Northridge
2-13,0-4Big West
UC Davis
9-5,4-0Big West
UC Davis Holds Off CSUN in Four Sets in Big West Action
9/30/2023 7:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Perri Starkey posted her second consecutive double-double but the CSUN women's volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to visiting UC Davis in a Big West match Saturday afternoon at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
Starkey led CSUN (2-13, 0-4 Big West) with 15 kills and 13 digs along with two aces and one assist in posting her third double-double of the season. Taylor Hunter added nine kills (.208) while Leah Miller chipped in eight kills (.083) and three blocks.
UC Davis out-hit the Matadors for the match .292 to .150. The Aggies also out-blocked CSUN 12-4 while each team had 61 digs. The Matadors had a slight edge at the service line with seven aces to UCD's six.
SET 1: UCD 25, CSUN 20
A Paige Sentes ace capped a 5-0 CSUN run which opened the match. The Matadors extended the lead to 12-6 lead and maintained a six-point lead (15-9) at the media timeout. Trailing 17-13, UC Davis put together a 6-2 run to take its first lead at 19-18. Another 4-1 Aggie run forced a CSUN at 23-19 and UC Davis would take a 25-20 win.
SET 2: UCD 25, CSUN 20
Neither team led by more than two points throughout much of the second set. The two teams played to a 20-20 tie when Starkey's kill knotted the score. But a Jade Light kill would send the visitors on a set-clinching 5-0 run to take a two-set lead.
SET 3: CSUN 25, UCD 22
The Matadors opened the set on a 4-1 run before a 6-2 UCD run put the Aggies in front 7-6. The Aggies led 10-9 when CSUN scored three straight to take a 12-10 lead. The Matadors would lead the rest of the way as they held off a late UCD rally that cut the lead to 23-21.
Set Three ?
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SET 4: UCD 25, CSUN 20
The visitors opened the set on a 7-2 run before CSUN rallied to pull within two at 11-9 on a Starkey kill. A 5-2 UCD run extended the Aggie lead to 16-11 before the Matadors put together a late 5-3 run to get as close as 19-16. But CSUN would get no closer as UCD took the 3-1 decision.
NOTES
- CSUN libero Kelsey Knudsen led all players in the match with 19 digs while also adding one ace and seven assists.
- CSUN setters Carisa Barron and Kaia Kanan each had 19 assists for the Matadors while Barron added 10 digs and six kills for her team-leading sixth double-double of the season.
- The loss dropped the Matadors to 22-17 all-time against UC Davis.
ACCORDING TO COACH JOHN PRICE
"It was a night-and-day difference in the way we competed from last night. I thought we had some opportunities in all four sets and if we make a couple plays at the end of each of the sets that we lost, we give ourselves a chance. I want us to compete more consistently and, even though we lost, we did that today."
UP NEXT
CSUN continues its season-long, four-match homestand next week as the Matadors host UC San Diego on Friday (Oct. 6) and Long Beach State on Saturday (Oct. 7). Both matches will stream on ESPN+.
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