Saturday, March 23
Sacramento, CA
9:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
0
vs
5
Long Beach State
CSUN Tops Sacramento State for Second Big West Challenge Win
3/23/2024 7:32:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The CSUN beach volleyball team defeated Sacramento State to finish 1-2 for the second straight day as the Matadors' time at the 2024 Big West Challenge concluded Saturday at both Hornet Beach and the UC Davis Beach Volleyball Courts.
After defeating Cal State Bakersfield and falling to UC Davis and No. 12 Hawai'i on Friday, the Matadors (12-11) held off the Hornets, 3-2 while dropping 5-0 decisions to No. 7 Long Beach and No. 9 Cal Poly on Saturday.Â
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUN 0
The Matadors and Beach met for the second time this season to open the day. Long Beach would remain unbeaten against CSUN after taking a second straight 5-0 win. The Beach's No. 4 pair opened the scoring as Christine Deroos and Megan Widener swept Kinley Lindhardt and Julia Bazylevych, 21-18. 21-12. CSUN had leads in the No. 2 pair before Savannah Standage and Julia Wesby came back to knock off Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae, 21-15, 21-17.Â
The Matadors' Sophia Jarosz and Abbey Sweeting took a set in the No. 5 pair before Kate Stoughton and Emily Sparks battled back to take a 21-10, 20-22, 15-4 win which clinched the dual. The final two pairs went to Long Beach in straight sets as Mo Gibson and Natalie Glenn topped Layla Cederlind and Maleya Miles, 21-5, 21-13 in the 3's and Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah swept Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown, 21-18, 21-10 in the No. 1 contest.Â
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CSUN 3, SACRAMENTO STATE 2
The Matadors claimed their second 3-2 win over the Hornets this season to earn their second victory on the weekend. CSUN picked up wins in the No. 1, No. 4, and No. 5 pairs to earn its 12th win of the season. After Lindhardt and Bazylevych earned a 21-19, 21-13 win over Ashlynn Archer and Hailey Plugge in the No. 4 pair, Jarosz and Sweeting also notched a sweep in the No. 5 pair, winning 21-14, 21-16 over Tiya Kamba-Griffin and Abbey Kadillak.Â
Sacramento State would earn a win in the No. 2 pair as Caitlin Volkmann and Ellie Tisko came back after dropping the first set to top Eknoian and Mae, 21-23, 21-8, 15-13. The No. 3 pair also went to the host Hornets as Karlee Soderberg and Mia Guevara also went three sets to defeat Cederlind and Miles, 21-17, 19-21, 15-6. With the score tied at 2-2, the match came down to the No. 1 pair where Griego and Brown held on for a 22-20, 14-21, 15-11 victory over Kalani Hayes and Greta Davis giving the Matadors the 3-2 win.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"I thought we battled hard this weekend. We have a super solid conference and we always use this Big West Challenge as a mid-season marker to see where we need to improve so we can be our best by the conference tournament in April. Six matches in two days can be brutal but the girls powered through. Weekends like this are really good for mental toughness and fortitude and the girls will definitely be better because of it."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home for a Wednesday tri-dual against Tulane and Cal State Bakersfield. CSUN and Tulane meet at 9 a.m., before taking on the Roadrunners at 1 p.m.
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUN 0
#1. Gementera/Hagenah (LBSU) def. Griego/Brown (CSUN), 21-18, 21-10
#2. Standage/Westby (LBSU) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-15, 21-17
#3. Gibson/Glenn (LBSU) def. Cederlind/Miles (CSUN), 21-5, 21-13
#4. Deroos/Widener (LBSU) def. Lindhardt/Bazylevych (CSUN), 21-18, 21-12
#5. Stoughton/Sparks (LBSU) def. Jarosz/Sweeting (CSUN), 21-10, 20-22, 15-4
CSUN 3, SAC STATE 2
#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. Hayes/Davis (SAC), 22-20, 14-21, 15-11
#2. Volkmann/Tisko (SAC) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-23, 21-8, 15-13
#3. Soderberg/Guevara (SAC) def. Cederlind/Miles (CSUN), 21-17, 19-21, 15-6
#4. Lindhardt/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Archer/Plugge (SAC), 21-19, 21-13
#5. Jarosz/Sweeting (CSUN) def. Kamba-Griffin/Kadillack (SAC), 21-14, 21-16
CAL POLY 5, CSUN 0
No scores available
After defeating Cal State Bakersfield and falling to UC Davis and No. 12 Hawai'i on Friday, the Matadors (12-11) held off the Hornets, 3-2 while dropping 5-0 decisions to No. 7 Long Beach and No. 9 Cal Poly on Saturday.Â
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUN 0
The Matadors and Beach met for the second time this season to open the day. Long Beach would remain unbeaten against CSUN after taking a second straight 5-0 win. The Beach's No. 4 pair opened the scoring as Christine Deroos and Megan Widener swept Kinley Lindhardt and Julia Bazylevych, 21-18. 21-12. CSUN had leads in the No. 2 pair before Savannah Standage and Julia Wesby came back to knock off Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae, 21-15, 21-17.Â
The Matadors' Sophia Jarosz and Abbey Sweeting took a set in the No. 5 pair before Kate Stoughton and Emily Sparks battled back to take a 21-10, 20-22, 15-4 win which clinched the dual. The final two pairs went to Long Beach in straight sets as Mo Gibson and Natalie Glenn topped Layla Cederlind and Maleya Miles, 21-5, 21-13 in the 3's and Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah swept Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown, 21-18, 21-10 in the No. 1 contest.Â
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CSUN 3, SACRAMENTO STATE 2
The Matadors claimed their second 3-2 win over the Hornets this season to earn their second victory on the weekend. CSUN picked up wins in the No. 1, No. 4, and No. 5 pairs to earn its 12th win of the season. After Lindhardt and Bazylevych earned a 21-19, 21-13 win over Ashlynn Archer and Hailey Plugge in the No. 4 pair, Jarosz and Sweeting also notched a sweep in the No. 5 pair, winning 21-14, 21-16 over Tiya Kamba-Griffin and Abbey Kadillak.Â
Sacramento State would earn a win in the No. 2 pair as Caitlin Volkmann and Ellie Tisko came back after dropping the first set to top Eknoian and Mae, 21-23, 21-8, 15-13. The No. 3 pair also went to the host Hornets as Karlee Soderberg and Mia Guevara also went three sets to defeat Cederlind and Miles, 21-17, 19-21, 15-6. With the score tied at 2-2, the match came down to the No. 1 pair where Griego and Brown held on for a 22-20, 14-21, 15-11 victory over Kalani Hayes and Greta Davis giving the Matadors the 3-2 win.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"I thought we battled hard this weekend. We have a super solid conference and we always use this Big West Challenge as a mid-season marker to see where we need to improve so we can be our best by the conference tournament in April. Six matches in two days can be brutal but the girls powered through. Weekends like this are really good for mental toughness and fortitude and the girls will definitely be better because of it."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home for a Wednesday tri-dual against Tulane and Cal State Bakersfield. CSUN and Tulane meet at 9 a.m., before taking on the Roadrunners at 1 p.m.
LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUN 0
#1. Gementera/Hagenah (LBSU) def. Griego/Brown (CSUN), 21-18, 21-10
#2. Standage/Westby (LBSU) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-15, 21-17
#3. Gibson/Glenn (LBSU) def. Cederlind/Miles (CSUN), 21-5, 21-13
#4. Deroos/Widener (LBSU) def. Lindhardt/Bazylevych (CSUN), 21-18, 21-12
#5. Stoughton/Sparks (LBSU) def. Jarosz/Sweeting (CSUN), 21-10, 20-22, 15-4
CSUN 3, SAC STATE 2
#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. Hayes/Davis (SAC), 22-20, 14-21, 15-11
#2. Volkmann/Tisko (SAC) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-23, 21-8, 15-13
#3. Soderberg/Guevara (SAC) def. Cederlind/Miles (CSUN), 21-17, 19-21, 15-6
#4. Lindhardt/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Archer/Plugge (SAC), 21-19, 21-13
#5. Jarosz/Sweeting (CSUN) def. Kamba-Griffin/Kadillack (SAC), 21-14, 21-16
CAL POLY 5, CSUN 0
No scores available
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