California State University Northridge Athletics
Thursday, October 10
Northridge, Calif.
6:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-10,1-4Big West
0
vs
3
Long Beach State
10-5,4-1Big West
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach St. | 27 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| CSUN | 25 | 12 | 19 | 0 |
Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
Matadors Drop Straight-Set Decision to Visiting Long Beach State
10/10/2024 9:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Sophomore Hailey Brockway led CSUN with 10 kills and Katie Kolar notched her eighth double-double of the season but the Matadors came up short as visiting Long Beach State defeated CSUN 27-25, 25-12, 25-19 in a Big West match Thursday night at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
Brockway was the lone Matador in double figures with 10 kills but struggled on the night, hitting .031 on 32 swings. Leah Miller added eight kills (.158) and Amaris Smith chipped in seven kills on .286 hitting. Kolar was a bright spot for CSUN, posting 25 assists along with a match-high 10 digs.
The Beach posted a sizable advantage in both hitting (.337-.058) and blocks (11-5) while each team served four aces.
S1 – The Matadors looked good early in the opening set as an Autumn Rojelio ace opened up a 12-8 CSUN lead. The visitors would then engineer a 6-3 run that trimmed a four-point deficit to one at 15-14. The Matadors would maintain a two-point lead following an ace from Grace Strone before a Miller kill gave the Matadors a 21-18 lead. After Long Beach battled back to tie the score at 22-22, CSUN took two of the next three to set up set point at 24-23. After a Beach kill, the Matadors had another set point at 25-24 but the Beach would claim the final three points in a 27-25 comeback win.
S3 – The two teams traded sideouts during the early portion of the final set. By the media timeout, Long Beach State would use a 3-1 run to snap a 12-12 tie to take a 15-13 lead into the media timeout. A 7-2 run by the Beach would forced a pair of CSUN timeouts while opening up a 22-15 advantage. The Matadors would rally back to within five on a pair of occasions down the stretch but could get no closer as Long Beach closed out the sweep with a 25-19 win.
NOTES
UP NEXT
CSUN wraps up a brief two-match homestand this Saturday (Oct. 12), hosting UC San Diego inside Premier America Credit Union Arena at 5 p.m.
#GoMatadors
Brockway was the lone Matador in double figures with 10 kills but struggled on the night, hitting .031 on 32 swings. Leah Miller added eight kills (.158) and Amaris Smith chipped in seven kills on .286 hitting. Kolar was a bright spot for CSUN, posting 25 assists along with a match-high 10 digs.
The Beach posted a sizable advantage in both hitting (.337-.058) and blocks (11-5) while each team served four aces.
S1 – The Matadors looked good early in the opening set as an Autumn Rojelio ace opened up a 12-8 CSUN lead. The visitors would then engineer a 6-3 run that trimmed a four-point deficit to one at 15-14. The Matadors would maintain a two-point lead following an ace from Grace Strone before a Miller kill gave the Matadors a 21-18 lead. After Long Beach battled back to tie the score at 22-22, CSUN took two of the next three to set up set point at 24-23. After a Beach kill, the Matadors had another set point at 25-24 but the Beach would claim the final three points in a 27-25 comeback win.
S2 – The Beach out-hit the Matadors .419 to .000 in the second set to win going away. After a Brockway kill knotted the score at 7-7, Long Beach put together an 8-1 run to open up a 15-8 lead. A kill by Smith kept the margin at six (16-10), but the Beach would outscore CSUN 9-2 over the final 11 points of the set to take a 25-12 win.Autumn Rojelio ACE!
— CSUN Women's Volleyball (@csunwomensvb) October 11, 2024
CSUN leads 12-8 and forces a Long Beach timeout.#GoMatadors pic.twitter.com/3BQPFC8qNK
S3 – The two teams traded sideouts during the early portion of the final set. By the media timeout, Long Beach State would use a 3-1 run to snap a 12-12 tie to take a 15-13 lead into the media timeout. A 7-2 run by the Beach would forced a pair of CSUN timeouts while opening up a 22-15 advantage. The Matadors would rally back to within five on a pair of occasions down the stretch but could get no closer as Long Beach closed out the sweep with a 25-19 win.
NOTES
- With the win, Long Beach improves to 10-5 overall and 4-1 in the Big West. The Beach also improves to 39-13 in the all-time series with CSUN.
- Rojelio, Smith, Stone, and Julia Bazylevych each served an ace as the Matadors had four in the match.
UP NEXT
CSUN wraps up a brief two-match homestand this Saturday (Oct. 12), hosting UC San Diego inside Premier America Credit Union Arena at 5 p.m.
#GoMatadors
Team Stats
LBSU
CSUN
Kills
41
33
Errors
11
27
Attempts
89
103
Hitting %
.337
.058
Points
56.0
42.0
Assists
40
32
Aces
4
4
Blocks
11
5
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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