Saturday, March 16
Long Beach, CA
11:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
0
vs
5
Arizona State
Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Drops Saturday Duals to No. 11 ASU, No. 7 Long Beach State
3/16/2024 1:05:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
LONG BEACH, Calif. - After winning twice on Friday, the CSUN beach volleyball team (9-6) closed the Long Beach State Tournament on Saturday, falling to No. 11 Arizona State and No. 7 Long Beach State at the KLAC Beach Volleyball Complex.
NO. 11 ARIZONA STATE 5, CSUN 0
In just the third ever meeting between the two teams, the 11th-ranked Sun Devils did not drop a set to the Matadors. CSUN's Abbey Sweeting and Sophia Jarosz partnered for the first time this season at the No. 4 spot and fell to Carys Thomas and Ava Kirunchyk by the score of 21-17, 21-11 to open the scoring. ASU's Taryn Ames and Lexi Sweeney made it 2-0 Sun Devils with a 21-11, 21-14 win over Maleya Miles and Kinley Lindhardt in the No. 3 pair. ASU would clinch its 10th win of the season when Kendall Whitmarsh and Adri Nieves Papaleo swept Julia Bazylevych and Haley Coggins in the 5's by the score of 21-15, 21-14. Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown would take the Sun Devils' No. 1 pair of Daniella Kensinger and Anya Pemberton down to the wire in each set before falling 21-18, 21-18 before Ava Williamson abd Arden Besecker defeated Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae in the No. 2 pair, 21-15, 21-16 to cap the 5-0 win.
NO. 7 LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUN 0
The Matadors forced a three-set decision in the No. 5 pair but dropped 2-0 decisions in the other four pairs. All five pairs finished in numerical order as Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah opened the scoring with a 21-11, 21-16 win over Griego and Brown in the No. 1 pair. Natalie Glenn and Julia Westby made it 2-0 Beach with a 21-8, 21-11 victory over Eknoian and Mae in the 2's. Long Beach clinched at No. 3 as Megan Widener and Christine Deroos swept Miles and Lindhardt, 21-16, 21-11. Kate Stoughton and Emily Sparks knocked off Sweeting and Taylor Buckely in the No. 4 pair, 21-13, 21-16 before Gabby Reinking and Jaylen Jordan went the distance to hold off Bazylevych and Jarosz in the 5's, 21-11, 22-24, 15-7.
COACH ARI HOMAYUN SAID
"Days like today are really good for the girls to see where they stack up against the next level. ASU and LBSU are two very skilled, very efficient teams that serve really tough. We needed to do a better job of controlling the ball on our side of the net and we just didn't quite execute well enough to keep up today. Luckily we have another chance to play against those top teams next weekend at our Big West Challenge, but first, we have to gear up to play a good Colorado Mesa team this Wednesday."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home next week to host Colorado Mesa in a pair of dual matches on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m.
NO. 11 ARIZONA STATE 5, CSUN 0
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NO. 11 ARIZONA STATE 5, CSUN 0
In just the third ever meeting between the two teams, the 11th-ranked Sun Devils did not drop a set to the Matadors. CSUN's Abbey Sweeting and Sophia Jarosz partnered for the first time this season at the No. 4 spot and fell to Carys Thomas and Ava Kirunchyk by the score of 21-17, 21-11 to open the scoring. ASU's Taryn Ames and Lexi Sweeney made it 2-0 Sun Devils with a 21-11, 21-14 win over Maleya Miles and Kinley Lindhardt in the No. 3 pair. ASU would clinch its 10th win of the season when Kendall Whitmarsh and Adri Nieves Papaleo swept Julia Bazylevych and Haley Coggins in the 5's by the score of 21-15, 21-14. Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown would take the Sun Devils' No. 1 pair of Daniella Kensinger and Anya Pemberton down to the wire in each set before falling 21-18, 21-18 before Ava Williamson abd Arden Besecker defeated Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae in the No. 2 pair, 21-15, 21-16 to cap the 5-0 win.
NO. 7 LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUN 0
The Matadors forced a three-set decision in the No. 5 pair but dropped 2-0 decisions in the other four pairs. All five pairs finished in numerical order as Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah opened the scoring with a 21-11, 21-16 win over Griego and Brown in the No. 1 pair. Natalie Glenn and Julia Westby made it 2-0 Beach with a 21-8, 21-11 victory over Eknoian and Mae in the 2's. Long Beach clinched at No. 3 as Megan Widener and Christine Deroos swept Miles and Lindhardt, 21-16, 21-11. Kate Stoughton and Emily Sparks knocked off Sweeting and Taylor Buckely in the No. 4 pair, 21-13, 21-16 before Gabby Reinking and Jaylen Jordan went the distance to hold off Bazylevych and Jarosz in the 5's, 21-11, 22-24, 15-7.
COACH ARI HOMAYUN SAID
"Days like today are really good for the girls to see where they stack up against the next level. ASU and LBSU are two very skilled, very efficient teams that serve really tough. We needed to do a better job of controlling the ball on our side of the net and we just didn't quite execute well enough to keep up today. Luckily we have another chance to play against those top teams next weekend at our Big West Challenge, but first, we have to gear up to play a good Colorado Mesa team this Wednesday."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home next week to host Colorado Mesa in a pair of dual matches on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m.
NO. 11 ARIZONA STATE 5, CSUN 0
#1. Kensinger/Pemberton (ASU) def. Griego/Brown (CSUN), 21-18, 21-18
#2. Williamson/Besecker (ASU) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-15, 21-16
#3. Ames/Sweeney (ASU) def. Miles/Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-11, 21-14
#4. Thomas/Kirunchyk (ASU) def. Sweeting/Jarosz (CSUN), 21-17, 21-11
#5. Whitmarsh/Nieves Papaleo (ASU) def. Bazylevych/Coggins (CSUN), 21-15, 21-14
#1. Gementera/Hagenah (LBSU) def. Griego/Brown (CSUN), 21-11, 21-16
#2. Glenn/Westby (LBSU) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-8, 21-11
#3. Widener/Deroos (LBSU) def. Miles/Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-16, 21-11
#4. Stoughton/Sparks (LBSU) def. Buckley/Sweeting (CSUN), 21-13, 21-16
#5. Reinking/Jordan (LBSU) def. Bazylevych/Jarosz (CSUN), 21-11, 22-24, 15-7
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