California State University at Northridge
8-14,3-8Big West
Cal State Fullerton
4-17,0-11Big West
CSUN Hits Season-High .312 in 3-0 Win Over Cal State Fullerton
11/1/2024 9:13:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Julia Bazylevych knocked down a match-high 14 kills and the CSUN women's volleyball team hit a season-high .312 in a 3-0 sweep over visiting Cal State Fullerton Friday night at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
Set scores were 25-22, 25-21, 25-18 as the Matadors improve to 8-14 overall and 3-8 in the Big West.
In putting down her season-high in kills, Bazylevych hit .478 on 23 swings to go with three digs in just her fourth start of the season. Iye Okolo connected for nine kills on .467 hitting while Leah Miller and Amaris Smith each chipped in seven kills with Miller hitting .357 on 14 attacks.
CSUN setter Katie Kolar handed out 35 assists to go with six digs and one ace as she led the Matadors to season-high .312 hitting clip. CSUN connected for 44 kills with just 14 errors on an efficient 96 swings. The Matadors also posted a slight 6-5 edge in aces (two each from Layla Cederlind and Taylor Dunlap) while the Titans had slight edges in team digs (34-33) and blocks (4-2).
SET 1: CSUN 25, CSF 22
Holding an early 4-2 lead, A Bazylevych kill was followed by three straight Okolo kills as CSUN opened up an 8-2 lead. Still down six at 16-10, the visitors rallied behind a 5-1 run to pull within two at 17-15. Fullerton would also trim the lead to two at 22-20 before CSUN would claim three of the final five points, the last on a Bazylevych kill, to take a 25-22 win.
CSUN wins set one!
— CSUN Women's Volleyball (@csunwomensvb) November 2, 2024
The home team never trailed and ended 25-22.#GoMatadors pic.twitter.com/WtCGwrrxjh
SET 2: CSUN 25, CSF 21
The Titans would claim three of the first four points of set two before the Matadors used a 6-0 run to overcome a 14-10 Fullerton lead. A Titan hitting error put CSUN up three at 18-15 but the visitors again rallied back to within one at 21-20. Another Fullerton hitting error would propel the Matadors on a set-clinching 4-1 run as Okolo clinched the set with a kill.
Searching for a sweep!
— CSUN Women's Volleyball (@csunwomensvb) November 2, 2024
CSUN takes the second set, 25-21, to earn a 2-0 advantage.#GoMatadors pic.twitter.com/PtnWtGiq88
SET 3: CSUN 25, CSF 18
The Matadors would out-hit the Titans .355 to .107 in the final set to take a 25-18 decision. Holding a slim 9-7 lead, CSUN would engineer a 9-4 run to open up a seven-point cushion at 18-11. An ensuing 6-1 run by Fullerton trimmed the Matador lead to 19-17 but CSUN would answer by closing the match on a 6-1 run to clinch the sweep.
IT'S A SWEEP!
— CSUN Women's Volleyball (@csunwomensvb) November 2, 2024
CSUN defeats Cal State Fullerton 25-22, 25-21, 25-18. #GoMatadors pic.twitter.com/zoFCnWUwqj
NOTES
- Middle Tatiana Turgeon added six kills (.333) and one block for the Matadors.
- Libero Paige Sentes recorded a match-high nine digs to go with three assists.
- With the win, CSUN improves to 44-15 all-time against Cal State Fullerton. The loss drops the Titans to 4-17 overall and 0-11 in the Big West.
HEAD COACH AQUILES MONTOYA SAID
"Great win for our team. We wanted to minimize some of the runs that our opponents had and after Fullerton came back and made the first set interesting I liked how our team responded. Our middles had solid matches and we're trying to disperse the ball. This was hands down Julia's best match, but I'm really proud of Tatiana's serving and Katie's decision-making. We have unfinished business with UC Irvine tomorrow after a heartbreaking 15-13 loss to them at their place. I know our team is fired up for it."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes a brief two-match homestand on Saturday, hosting UC Irvine in a Big West match at Premier America Credit Union Arena. First serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. and the match will stream on ESPN+.
#GoMatadors
