Saturday, March 9
Bakersfield, CA
10:00 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
CSUN Splits Final Day of Beach Barnes Complex `Runner Invite
3/9/2024 7:25:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The CSUN beach volleyball team (6-3) split a pair of dual matches Saturday to conclude the Beach Barnes Complex `Runner Invite at Cal State Bakersfield. Both matches on Saturday were rematches from Friday as the Matadors fell to the Roadrunners 4-1 in the morning before knocking off UNCW, avenging a 5-0 loss on Friday.
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 4, CSUN 1
After the Matadors knocked off the Roadrunners 3-2 on Friday, Bakersfield evened the season series winning 4-1 on Saturday. Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown earned CSUN's only win in the dual, sweeping Megan Gilbert and Olivia Jensen in the No. 1 pair, 21-11, 21-15. The Matadors also picked up a win in the exhibition No. 6 pair as Julia Bazylevych and Tia Mendiola swept Aly Cooper and Sarah Martin, 21-10, 21-10.
The remaining pairs all went to the host Roadrunners as Katy Milne and Isabella Almeida swept Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae in the No. 2 pair by the score of 22-20, 21-17. Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin also won in straight sets at No. 3, topping Maleya Miles and Kinley Lindhardt, 21-19, 21-15. Pearl Moore and Ava Palm took a 23-21, 21-15 win over Abbey Sweeting and Taylor Buckley at No. 4 and Ella Ensign and Kaia Fanshier defeated Layla Cederlind and Sophia Jarosz at No. 5, 21-10 21-17.
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CSUNÂ 3, UNCW 2
In CSUN's final match of the weekend, the Matadors bounced back to earn a hard-fought 3-2 win over the Sandy Hawks after being blanked 5-0 on Friday. In the second match all-time between the two teams. CSUN won at the 1's, 2's and 5's while UNCW claimed the 3's and 4's. Griego and Brown went 2-0 on the day with a 21-14, 21-17 win in the No. 1 pair. Eknoian and Mae split two matches on Saturday after winning 21-16, 21-19 at the No. 2 spot. Playing together for the first time this season, Bazylevych and Haley Coggins claimed the No. 5 pair in three sets (21-19, 21-23, 15-13).
The Sandy Hawks took the other two pairs as UNCW topped Sweeting and Buckley 25-23, 21-15 in the No. 3 pair and the Sandy Hawks also won the 4's in three sets over Cederlind and Jarosz. The Matadors also picked up a win in the exhibition match as Jillian Rodig and Jadin Williams won for the first time this season, 21-12, 21-14.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"Five matches in two days is a whole lot of volleyball, and I'm proud of the girls for finishing the tournament strong, even in the face of some adversity. Again, it's been awesome to see different people continue to step up and support each other. Proud of how they battled at the end. We were scrappy and fought hard and that was definitely reflected in the scores of the matches. Time to rest up and prepare for our matches this Wednesday."
UP NEXT
After five matches in Bakersfield, the Matadors will return home next Wednesday to host a tri-dual against Concordia Irvine (10 a.m.) and Cal State LA (2 p.m.) at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex.
BAKERSFIELD 4, CSUN 1
CSUN 3, UNCW 2
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 4, CSUN 1
After the Matadors knocked off the Roadrunners 3-2 on Friday, Bakersfield evened the season series winning 4-1 on Saturday. Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown earned CSUN's only win in the dual, sweeping Megan Gilbert and Olivia Jensen in the No. 1 pair, 21-11, 21-15. The Matadors also picked up a win in the exhibition No. 6 pair as Julia Bazylevych and Tia Mendiola swept Aly Cooper and Sarah Martin, 21-10, 21-10.
The remaining pairs all went to the host Roadrunners as Katy Milne and Isabella Almeida swept Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae in the No. 2 pair by the score of 22-20, 21-17. Ella Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin also won in straight sets at No. 3, topping Maleya Miles and Kinley Lindhardt, 21-19, 21-15. Pearl Moore and Ava Palm took a 23-21, 21-15 win over Abbey Sweeting and Taylor Buckley at No. 4 and Ella Ensign and Kaia Fanshier defeated Layla Cederlind and Sophia Jarosz at No. 5, 21-10 21-17.
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CSUNÂ 3, UNCW 2
In CSUN's final match of the weekend, the Matadors bounced back to earn a hard-fought 3-2 win over the Sandy Hawks after being blanked 5-0 on Friday. In the second match all-time between the two teams. CSUN won at the 1's, 2's and 5's while UNCW claimed the 3's and 4's. Griego and Brown went 2-0 on the day with a 21-14, 21-17 win in the No. 1 pair. Eknoian and Mae split two matches on Saturday after winning 21-16, 21-19 at the No. 2 spot. Playing together for the first time this season, Bazylevych and Haley Coggins claimed the No. 5 pair in three sets (21-19, 21-23, 15-13).
The Sandy Hawks took the other two pairs as UNCW topped Sweeting and Buckley 25-23, 21-15 in the No. 3 pair and the Sandy Hawks also won the 4's in three sets over Cederlind and Jarosz. The Matadors also picked up a win in the exhibition match as Jillian Rodig and Jadin Williams won for the first time this season, 21-12, 21-14.
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COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"Five matches in two days is a whole lot of volleyball, and I'm proud of the girls for finishing the tournament strong, even in the face of some adversity. Again, it's been awesome to see different people continue to step up and support each other. Proud of how they battled at the end. We were scrappy and fought hard and that was definitely reflected in the scores of the matches. Time to rest up and prepare for our matches this Wednesday."
UP NEXT
After five matches in Bakersfield, the Matadors will return home next Wednesday to host a tri-dual against Concordia Irvine (10 a.m.) and Cal State LA (2 p.m.) at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex.
BAKERSFIELD 4, CSUN 1
#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. Gilbert/Jensen (CSUB), 21-11, 21-15
#2. Milne/Almeida(CSUB) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 22-20, 21-17
#3. Erteltova/Kaelin (CSUB) def. Miles/Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-19, 21-15
#4. Moore/Palm (CSUB) def. Buckley/Sweeting (CSUN), 23-21. 21-15
#5. Ensign/Fanshier (CSUB) def. Cederlind/Jarosz (CSUN), 21-10, 21-17
#6. (Exh.) Bazylevych/Mendiola (CSUN) def. Cooper/Martin (CSUB) 21-10, 21-10
CSUN 3, UNCW 2
#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. UNCW, 21-14, 21-17
#2. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN) def. UNCW, 21-16, 21-19
#3. UNCW def. Buckley/Sweeting (CSUN), 21-16, 26-24
#4. UNCWÂ def. Cederlind/Jarosz (CSUN), 21-18, 15-21, 16-14
#5. Bazylevych/Coggins (CSUN) def. UNCW, 21-19, 21-23, 15-13
#6. (Exh.) Rodig/Williams (CSUN) def. UNCW, 21-12, 21-14
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