Beach Volleyball Drops 3-2 Decision at Cal State Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - For the fourth time in five dual matches between CSUN and Cal State Bakersfield this season, the final score was decided by one pair as the host Roadrunners claimed a 3-2 win Friday morning at Barnes Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors (16-16) picked up wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 pairs but Bakersfield won the remaining three to earn its second win in five matches against CSUN this season.

Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown won for the 18th time this season, defeating Isabella Almeida and Katey Milne, 21-15, 21-13. Kinley Lindhardt and Julia Bazylevych also won for the Matadors, taking the final two sets in a 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 victory over Ava Palm and Olivia Jensen in the N. 3 pair.

Bakersfield would claim the final three pairs as Emma Erteltova and Vivi Kaelin topped Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae in the No. 2 set bu the score of 21-18, 21-19. Ella Ensign and Kaia Fanshier held off Abbey Sweeting and Maleya Miles in the No. 4 pair, 21-15, 23-21, and Megan Gilbert and Peal Moore defeated Taylor Buckley and Layla Cederlind in the No. 5 pair, 21-10, 21-15. The Matadors would claim the No. 6 pair as Haley Coggins and Sophia Jarosz won for the sixth time this season, defeating Sarah Martin and Alyson Cooper, 21-18, 22-20.

COACH ARI HOMAYUN SAID
"Another hard-fought battle against CSUB. Kind of poetic that all of our wins against them have been to the score of 3-2 and we have finished the season 3-2 against them. It was definitely a bummer to lose, and we had our chances but the girls worked hard. We have a full week of practice this week and I think revisiting foundational skill set work will be a good refresh for us leading to Saturday and then the Big West Championship tournament the following week. Excited to play LMU and Arizona next weekend!

UP NEXT
The Matadors will return to the sand next Saturday (Apr. 20) when CSUN travels to Los Angeles to take on Loyola Marymount and Arizona in its final regular season dual matches at the LMU Beach Volleyball Courts.

BAKERSFIELD 3, CSUN 2

#1. Griego/Brown (CSUN) def. Almeida/Milne (CSUB), 21-15, 21-13
#2. Erteltova/Kaelin (CSUB) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-18, 21-19
#3. Bazylevych//Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Palm/Jensen (CSUB), 19-21, 21-14, 15-12
#4. Fanshier/Ensign (CSUB) def. Sweeting/Miles (CSUN), 21-15, 23-21
#5. Gilbert/Moore (CSUB) def. Buckley/Cederlind (CSUN), 21-10, 21-15
#6. Coggins/Jarosz (CSUN) def. Martin/Cooper (CSUB), 21-18, 22-20

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Beach Volleyball Drops 3-2 Decision at Cal State Bakersfield

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Players Mentioned

Julia Bazylevych

MayaMay Brown

Taylor Buckley

Layla Cederlind

Haley Coggins

Lauren Eknoian

Gabriela Griego

Sophia Jarosz

Kinley Lindhardt

Tasha Mae

Maleya Miles

Abbey Sweeting