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CSUN Blanked by Beach & Bruins at UCLA Tri-Dual
4/9/2024 7:43:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
NO. 7Â LONG BEACH STATE 5, CSUN 0
Long Beach opened the scoring when Kate Stoughton and Emily Sparks defeated Abbey Sweeting and Maleya Miles in the No. 4 pair, 21-19, 21-9. The Beach went up 2-0 when the No. 2 pair went final as Long Beach's Malia Gementera and Taylor Hagenah held off Lauren Eknoian and Tasha Mae in three sets, 21-10, 17-21, 15-13. Haley Carrington and Olivia Narancich clinched the Beach's 21st straight win over the Matadors with a 21-17, 21-15 victory over Taylor Buckley and Jillian Rodig in the No. 5 pair.
The No. 3 pair also went the distance before Long Beach's Christine Deroos and Megan Widener took a 21-11, 17-21, 15-8 decision over Julia Bazylevych and Kinley Lindhardt. Julia Westby and Natalie would close out the 5-0 win with a straight set (21-18, 21-15) decision over Gabriela Griego and MayaMay Brown in the No. 1 pair.Â
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NO. 1 UCLA 5, CSUN 0
Also seeking its first-ever win over UCLA, the Matadors were blanked in all five pairs by the top-ranked Bruins. After UCLA's Reagan Hope and Sophie Moore defeated Haley Coggins and Sophia Jarosz in the No. 6 exhibition pair (21-17, 21-19), the Bruins took the opening point as Peri Brennan and Devon Newberry topped Eknoian and Mae, 21-9, 21-9 in the 2's. Jaden Whitmarsh and Tessa Van Winkle then swept Buckley and Layla Cederlind in the 4's by the final score of 21-11, 21-10 to make it 2-0 UCLA.
Rileigh Powers and Kenzie Brower would clinch the win in the 3's for UCLA, defeating Bazylevych and Lindhardt, 21-4, 21-8. CSUN battled in the 1's before Griego and Brown fell to Maggie Boyd and Lexy Denaburg, 21-12, 21-16. The 5's would also go the host Bruins as Natalie Myszkowski and Ensley Alden defeated Sweeting and Miles, 21-16, 21-11.
COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"Today was a fantastic opportunity for the girls to understand the development and progress that needs to happen in order for us to reach the next level. UCLA is the number one team in the country for a reason. They were super disciplined and highly efficient and you can tell they put in a ton of time and effort into their craft. We battle better against Long Beach each time we play them so hopefully if we see them again at our Big West Championship tournament, it'll be better and enough to win."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home on Wednesday to host Cal State LA in a pair of dual matches at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. CSUN senior Taylor Buckley will be honored in a ceremony prior to the noon dual match.
LBSU 5, CSUN 0
#1. Westby/Glenn (LBSU) def. Griego/Brown (CSUN), 21-18, 21-15
#2. Gementera/Hagenah (LBSU) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-10, 17-21, 15-13
#3. Deroos/Widener (LBSU) def. Bazylevych/Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-11, 17-21, 15-8
#4. Stoughton/Sparks (LBSU) def. Sweeting/Miles (CSUN), 21-19, 21-9
#5. Carrington/Narancich def. Buckley/Rodig (CSUN), 21-17, 21-15
#6. Jordan/Esser (LBSU) vs. Coggins/Jarosz (CSUN), 21-17, 14-21, ended
#1. Boyd/Denaburg (UCLA) def. Griego/Brown (CSUN), 21-12, 21-16
#2. Brennan/Newberry (UCLA) def. Eknoian/Mae (CSUN), 21-9, 21-9
#3. Powers/Brower (UCLA) def. Bazylevych//Lindhardt (CSUN), 21-4, 21-8
#4. Whitmarsh/Van Winkle (UCLA) def. Buckley/Cederlind (CSUN), 21-11, 21-10
#5. Myszkowski/Alden (UCLA) def. Sweeting/Miles (CSUN), 21-16, 21-11
#6. Hope/Moore (UCLA) def. Coggins/Jarosz (CSUN), 21-17, 21-19
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