California State University at Northridge
The Master's University
CSUN Wins Both Ends of Home Opening Tri-Dual
3/1/2024 5:06:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
CSUN 4, THE MASTER'S 1
The Matadors began the day with a 4-1 win over the Mustangs, CSUN's second win over The Master's in the first two weeks of the season. Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae opened the scoring for the Matadors, taking a 21-12, 21-19 win over Zoe Yates and Faith Wada in the No. 2 pair. Abbey Sweeting and Taylor Buckley made it 2-0 CSUN after sweeping Ashlyn Unruh and Violet Avila in the No. 4 pair, 25-10, 21-15. Layla Cederlind and Sophia Jarosz then finished the first flight with a 21-11, 21-12 win in the No. 6 (exhibition) pair over Kayla Goodwin and Emma Winter.
CSUN clinched the dual win in the No. 5 pair as Julia Bazylevych and Tia Mendiola remained unbeaten on the season with a straight-set (21-14, 21-14) win over Ellie Unruh and Ellie Niehus. Maleya Miles and Kinley Lindhardt won for the second time this season, sweeping Breanna Brooks and Isabella Rodriguez, 21-16, 21-14 at No. 3 before the Mustangs took a three-set win in the No. 1 pair as Evi Yates and Annika Booker went the distance to knock off CSUN's Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown, 21-17, 17-21, 15-13.
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CSUN 5, WESTCLIFF 0
After The Master's topped Westcliff in the middle dual, the Matadors did not drop a set against the Warriors in a 5-0 win. Sweeting and Buckley picked up their second sweep of the day with a 21-12, 21-15 win over Izzy Duchaine and Ava Himstreet at No. 4. Eknoian and Miles then paired up for the first time this season at No. 2, sweeping Sabrina Galassi and Diamonique Brogan, 21-12, 24-22. The Matadors capped the first flight when Jarosz and Haley Coggins swept Sam Swanson and Abbey Beckwith in the No. 6 (exhibition) pair by the score of 21-10, 21-15.Â
Mae then teamed up with Lindhardt at No. 3 and CSUN would clinch its second win of the day with a 21-12, 21-8 victory over Serena Comer and Faith Webb. Mendiola and Bazylevych improved to 4-0 on the season with a 21-18, 21-9 win over Chloe Johnson and Ella Beck at No. 5 before Griego and Brown closed out the 5-0 win with a 21-16, 21-16 victory over Marcella Rodriguez and Brooke Scheidle in the No. 1 pair.
Here's the final point in the No. 1 pair as #CSUN improves to 3-1 with a 5-0 win over Westcliff#GoMatadors pic.twitter.com/vlywhZYmct
— CSUNBeach (@CSUNBeach) March 2, 2024
COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"It wouldn't be a Northridge home opener without a little rain! The girls played well today, were very coachable, and handled the cold and rainy conditions. I still don't think we have played our best volleyball yet but we continue to get better, and our goal is to be playing our best by the Big West Championship. Each match we have played has shown us where we can improve and get better and that's what we plan to do in practice. Great to get two wins today."
UP NEXT
The Matadors travel to Cal State Bakersfield's Barnes Beach Volleyball Complex next weekend for five dual matches over two days. CSUN takes on UNC Wilmington, Sacramento State, and the host Roadrunners on Friday (Mar. 8) before taking on Bakersfield and UNC Wilmington again on Saturday (Mar. 9).
CSUN 4, THE MASTER'S 1
#1. Yates/Booker (TMU) def. Griego/Brown (CSUN), 21-17, 17-21, 15-13
#2. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. Wada/Yates (TMU), 21-12, 21-19
#3. Miles/Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Brooks/Rodrgiuez (TMU), 21-16, 21-14
#4. Buckley/Sweeting (CSUN) def. Avila/Unruh (TMU), 21-10. 21-15
#5. Bazylevych/Mendiola (CSUN) def. Unruh/Niehus (TMU), 21-14, 21-14
#6. (Exh.) Jarosz/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Goodwin/Winter (TMU), 21-11, 21-12
CSUNÂ 5, WESTCLIFF 0
#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. Rodriguez/Scheidle (WU), 21-16, 21-16
#2. Eknoian/Miles (CSUN) def. Galassi/Brogan (WU), 21-12, 24-22
#3. Mae/Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Comer/Webb (WU), 21-12, 21-8
#4. Buckley/Sweeting (CSUN) def. Duchaine/Himstreet (WU), 21-12, 21-15
#5. Bazylevych/Mendiola (CSUN) def. Johnson/Beck (WU), 21-18, 21-9 Â
#6. (Exh.) Jarosz/Coggins (CSUN) def. Swanson/Beckwith, 21-10, 21-15
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