Wednesday, March 27
Northridge, CA
9:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Tulane
Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Tops Bakersfield, 3-2 to Earn Split in Wednesday Tri-Dual
3/27/2024 5:14:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - After battling Tulane in a 3-2 loss to open the day, the CSUN beach volleyball team battled back to defeat Cal State Bakersfield by the same 3-2 score to split a Wednesday tri-dual at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors (13-12) had a chance against the Green Wave, who are receiving votes in this week's AVCA National Beach poll, but fell in the 3, 4 and 5 pairs to drop the 3-2 decision.
TULANE 3, CSUN 2
The dual match was even at one win apiece after the opening flight. Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae won in straight sets in the No. 2 pair over Trinity Jackson and Savka Popovic after Tulane's Samantha Green and Skylar Ensign opened the scoring by topping Layla Cederlind and Maleya Miles in the No. 4 pair, 21-11, 21-18. CSUN also won the No. 6 exhibition match as Taylor Buckley and Jillian Rodig won in straight sets over Tara Gaspar and Lauren Mann, 21-16, 21-10
Laura Torruella and Sam O'Connor made it 2-1 Tulane with a three-set victory over Kinley Lindhardt and Julia Bazylevych at No. 3 before CSUN evened the match again when Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown swept Sara Hall and Molly Trodd in the No. 1 pair, 21-17, 27-25. The final would come in the No. 5 pair which also went three sets as the Green Wave's McKenzie Cutler and Amelia Mullem held off CSUN's Abbey Sweeting and Sophia Jarosz, 22-20, 18-21, 15-9.Â
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CSUN 3, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELDÂ 2
After Tulane defeated the Roadrunners 4-1 in the middle dual, the Matadors picked up their third win in four tries against Bakersfield this season. For the second time in as many matches, the teams were tied 1-1 after the opening flight. Sweeting paired with Miles against CSUB and earned the first CSUN point with an 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 comeback win over Megan Gilbert and Olivia Silacci-Jensen in the 4's. The visitors would pull even with a three-set win of their own when Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin won the final two sets over Eknoian and Mae to take an 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 victory at No. 2. The Matadors would also pick up their second exhibition win of the day when Haley Coggins and Jadin Williams teamed up for a 21-16, 21-15 win over CSUB's Sarah Martin and Alyson Cooper.
Bakersfield opened the second flight with a win as Pearl Moore and Ava Palm swept Rodig and Buckley in the 5's by the score of 22-20, 21-18. Lindhardt and Bazylevych would then keep CSUN alive with a straight-set win in the No. 3 pair, defeating Ella Ensign and Kaia Fanshier, 21-19, 21-17. The Matadors would clinch their 13th win of the season - and third against CSUN in 2024Â - when Griego and Brown swept Isabella Almeida and Katey Milne on center court by the score of 21-13, 21-19 to clinch the dual.
COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"We had our opportunities against Tulane and unfortunately we just couldn't convert. A couple of the matches that even went to 3, I thought we could've won in 2, but again the execution just wasn't there. Glad to see us turn it around against CSUB. I'm also glad to see different people stepping up. Our 1s and 2s are very steady and consistent but it takes a team effort and i'm glad they had each other's backs."
UP NEXT
The Matadors will be off until next Wednesday (Apr. 3) when CSUN hosts Southeastern Louisiana in a pair of dual matches at 10 a.m. and noon.
TULANE 3, CSUN 2
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TULANE 3, CSUN 2
The dual match was even at one win apiece after the opening flight. Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae won in straight sets in the No. 2 pair over Trinity Jackson and Savka Popovic after Tulane's Samantha Green and Skylar Ensign opened the scoring by topping Layla Cederlind and Maleya Miles in the No. 4 pair, 21-11, 21-18. CSUN also won the No. 6 exhibition match as Taylor Buckley and Jillian Rodig won in straight sets over Tara Gaspar and Lauren Mann, 21-16, 21-10
Laura Torruella and Sam O'Connor made it 2-1 Tulane with a three-set victory over Kinley Lindhardt and Julia Bazylevych at No. 3 before CSUN evened the match again when Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown swept Sara Hall and Molly Trodd in the No. 1 pair, 21-17, 27-25. The final would come in the No. 5 pair which also went three sets as the Green Wave's McKenzie Cutler and Amelia Mullem held off CSUN's Abbey Sweeting and Sophia Jarosz, 22-20, 18-21, 15-9.Â
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CSUN 3, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELDÂ 2
After Tulane defeated the Roadrunners 4-1 in the middle dual, the Matadors picked up their third win in four tries against Bakersfield this season. For the second time in as many matches, the teams were tied 1-1 after the opening flight. Sweeting paired with Miles against CSUB and earned the first CSUN point with an 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 comeback win over Megan Gilbert and Olivia Silacci-Jensen in the 4's. The visitors would pull even with a three-set win of their own when Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin won the final two sets over Eknoian and Mae to take an 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 victory at No. 2. The Matadors would also pick up their second exhibition win of the day when Haley Coggins and Jadin Williams teamed up for a 21-16, 21-15 win over CSUB's Sarah Martin and Alyson Cooper.
Bakersfield opened the second flight with a win as Pearl Moore and Ava Palm swept Rodig and Buckley in the 5's by the score of 22-20, 21-18. Lindhardt and Bazylevych would then keep CSUN alive with a straight-set win in the No. 3 pair, defeating Ella Ensign and Kaia Fanshier, 21-19, 21-17. The Matadors would clinch their 13th win of the season - and third against CSUN in 2024Â - when Griego and Brown swept Isabella Almeida and Katey Milne on center court by the score of 21-13, 21-19 to clinch the dual.
COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"We had our opportunities against Tulane and unfortunately we just couldn't convert. A couple of the matches that even went to 3, I thought we could've won in 2, but again the execution just wasn't there. Glad to see us turn it around against CSUB. I'm also glad to see different people stepping up. Our 1s and 2s are very steady and consistent but it takes a team effort and i'm glad they had each other's backs."
UP NEXT
The Matadors will be off until next Wednesday (Apr. 3) when CSUN hosts Southeastern Louisiana in a pair of dual matches at 10 a.m. and noon.
TULANE 3, CSUN 2
#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. Hall/Trodd (TU), 21-17, 27-25
#2. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN)Â def. Jackson/Popovic (TU), 26-24, 21-16
#3. Torruella/O'Connor (TU) def. Bazylevych/Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-18, 16-21, 15-6
#4. Green/Ensign (TU) def. Cederlind/Miles (CSUN), 21-11, 21-18
#5. Cutler/Mullen (TU) def. Sweeting/Jarosz (CSUN), 22-20, 18-21, 15-9
#6. Buckley/Rodig (CSUN) def. Gasper/Mann (TU), 21-16, 21-10
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#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. Almeida/Milne (CSUB), 21-13, 21-19
#2. Erteltova/Kaelin (CSUB) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 18-21, 21-18, 15-13
#3. Bazylevych//Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Ensign/Fanshier (CSUB), 21-19, 21-17
#4. Sweeting/Miles (CSUN) def. Gilbert/Silacci-Jensen (CSUB), 18-21, 21-17, 15-12
#5. Moore/Palm (CSUB) def. Rodig/Buckley (CSUN), 22-20, 21-18
#6. Coggins/Williams (CSUN) vs. Bellows/Kaufman (CMU), 19-21, 21-17
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