Saturday, October 12
Northridge, Calif.
5:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
6-11,1-5Big West
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UC San Diego
9-8,3-3Big West
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UC San Diego
25
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17
25
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CSUN
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
UC San Diego Holds Off Matadors in Four Sets
10/12/2024 6:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Junior Leah Miller had a team-high 12 kills but the CSUN women's volleyball team fell in four sets to UC San Diego in a Big West match Saturday evening at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
The Matadors (6-11, 1-5 Big West) were limited to a .151 hitting clip (42-24-119) by the Tritons who connected at a .303 hitting percentage in the 25-17, 25-23, 17-25, 25-14 win.
Miller was the lone Matador in double figures with 12 kills, hitting .348 on 23 swings. She also added three digs and a pair of blocks. Amaris Smith added nine kills (.079) and seven digs while Iye Okolo chipped in six kills (.500) and also had a pair of blocks.
CSUN served eight aces, with three apiece from Paige Sentes and Grace Stone. Katie Kolar added a pair of aces in addition to 31 assists, five kills, and four digs.
S1 – After Miller's kill pulled the Matadors within 5-4 early in set one, the Tritons claimed eight of the next nine points to force a Matador timeout at 13-5. A Kolar kill trimmed the deficit to seven (13-6) but CSUN would get no closer as the visitors would hit .448 as a team to win going away, 25-17.
S2 – In a set that was tied five times, CSUN snapped a 12-12 tie when kills by Miller and Hailey Brockway gave the Matadors a two-point lead at 14-12. UCSD would counter with a 3-0 run to take a 15-14 lead into the media timeout. Trailing by as many as three (20-17), the Matadors rallied back to within one at 21-20 following a 4-1 run. CSUN also trailed by one at 22-21, 23-22, and 24-23 before a Matador service error sent the Tritons to the 25-23 win.
S3 – Needing a win to stay in the match, the Matadors hit a blistering .385 in set three to take a 25-17 decision. With the score tied at 5-5, CSUN engineered a 10-2 run to open up a 15-7 lead following a Smith-Tatiana Turgeon block. The visitors would counter with a 9-5 run to close to within four at 20-16, but another Miller kill fueled a 5-1 run by the Matadors that closed out the 25-17 victory.
S4 - UCSD opened the final set by outscoring the Matadors 9-1 and never looked back. CSUN rallied back to within six at 16-10 following a Natalia Brandlin kill but an ensuing 5-0 burst by the Tritons extended the lead to 21-10.
NOTES
UP NEXT
CSUN travels to UC Riverside for its next match on Thursday (Oct. 17) before returning home to host UC Davis next Saturday (Oct. 19) at 2 p.m.
#GoMatadors
The Matadors (6-11, 1-5 Big West) were limited to a .151 hitting clip (42-24-119) by the Tritons who connected at a .303 hitting percentage in the 25-17, 25-23, 17-25, 25-14 win.
Miller was the lone Matador in double figures with 12 kills, hitting .348 on 23 swings. She also added three digs and a pair of blocks. Amaris Smith added nine kills (.079) and seven digs while Iye Okolo chipped in six kills (.500) and also had a pair of blocks.
CSUN served eight aces, with three apiece from Paige Sentes and Grace Stone. Katie Kolar added a pair of aces in addition to 31 assists, five kills, and four digs.
S1 – After Miller's kill pulled the Matadors within 5-4 early in set one, the Tritons claimed eight of the next nine points to force a Matador timeout at 13-5. A Kolar kill trimmed the deficit to seven (13-6) but CSUN would get no closer as the visitors would hit .448 as a team to win going away, 25-17.
S2 – In a set that was tied five times, CSUN snapped a 12-12 tie when kills by Miller and Hailey Brockway gave the Matadors a two-point lead at 14-12. UCSD would counter with a 3-0 run to take a 15-14 lead into the media timeout. Trailing by as many as three (20-17), the Matadors rallied back to within one at 21-20 following a 4-1 run. CSUN also trailed by one at 22-21, 23-22, and 24-23 before a Matador service error sent the Tritons to the 25-23 win.
S3 – Needing a win to stay in the match, the Matadors hit a blistering .385 in set three to take a 25-17 decision. With the score tied at 5-5, CSUN engineered a 10-2 run to open up a 15-7 lead following a Smith-Tatiana Turgeon block. The visitors would counter with a 9-5 run to close to within four at 20-16, but another Miller kill fueled a 5-1 run by the Matadors that closed out the 25-17 victory.
S4 - UCSD opened the final set by outscoring the Matadors 9-1 and never looked back. CSUN rallied back to within six at 16-10 following a Natalia Brandlin kill but an ensuing 5-0 burst by the Tritons extended the lead to 21-10.
NOTES
- With the win, UC San Diego improves to 9-8 overall and 3-3 in the Big West. The Tritons also extend their win streak over the Matadors to seven straight (all Big West matches).
UP NEXT
CSUN travels to UC Riverside for its next match on Thursday (Oct. 17) before returning home to host UC Davis next Saturday (Oct. 19) at 2 p.m.
#GoMatadors
Team Stats
UCSD
CSUN
Kills
54
42
Errors
17
24
Attempts
122
119
Hitting %
.303
.151
Points
69.0
56.0
Assists
46
38
Aces
6
8
Blocks
9
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
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