Friday, February 14
Northridge, Calif.
6:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
10-2,0-0Big West
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Jessup University (Calif.)
4-3,1-1DI Independent
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2
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4
F
Jessup
15
25
17
17
1
CSUN
25
22
25
25
3
Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
No. 13 CSUN Holds Off Jessup in Four Sets
2/14/2025 9:31:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Behind a team-high 10 kills from Stilian Delibosov, the 13th-ranked CSUN men's volleyball team opened a season-long, six-match homestand with a 3-1 win over Jessup University in a non-conference match on Friday at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
With the 25-15, 22-25, 25-17, 25-17 win, CSUN improves to 10-2 on the season. The win matches the Matadors' best start in 15 seasons, equaling the 2010 CSUN squad that was also 10-2 through 12 matches.
Delibosov was the lone Matador hitter in double figures as the freshman middle hit .615 on 13 swings. He also served a season-high five aces as CSUN had 11 as a team to set a new season high. Senior Lorenzo Bertozzi also hit well, connecting for nine kills on 15 attacks to hit .600. Bertozzi also had one ace along with a season-high nine digs. Joao Favarim also set a season-high with seven kills (.600) as did Trevor Lau (.312) who made his first collegiate start.
Senior setter Donovan Constable led CSUN to a .420 (49-12-88) hitting clip, handing out 39 assists to go with four aces. In addition to their advantage in aces, the Matadors also posted a 33-20 lead in team digs and a 6.5-5.0 edge in blocks. The Warriors wound up hitting .253 (40-17-91) as Carter Depue had a team-high 16 kills (.379).
S1 - CSUN 25, JESSUP 15 – CSUN opened the match on a 10-2 scoring run before the visitors rallied back to within six at 14-9. A kill by Favarim kept the CSUN lead at 15-9 when the Matadors extended the lead to seven (19-12) on a Delibosov kill. After a two-point Jessup run trimmed the lead to 19-14, Delibosov served three aces down the stretch in the Matadors' 25-15 win.
S2 - JESSUP 25, CSUN 22 – The visitors led 3-1 before extending the margin to 11-6 forcing a CSUN timeout. A Constable ace capped a 5-0 CSUN run that pulled the Matadors even at 11-11. The score remained tied at 15-15 when the Warriors outscored CSUN 5-2 over the next seven points to open up a 20-17 cushion. A block by Favarim and Lau brought the Matadors within two at 23-21 when Jessup claimed two of the final three points in a 25-22 win.
S3 – CSUN 25, JESSUP 17 - The Matadors, who hit .440 in the frame, held a pair of two-point leads early on and the margin remained two (15-13) at the media timeout. Two straight CSUN points forced a Jessup timeout at 17-13 before a Warrior hitting error pushed the margin to five at 18-13. Leading by six at 21-15, the Matadors used Delibosov's eighth kill, a Jessup service error followed by kills from Favarim and Jalen Phillips to cap a 25-17 win.
S4 – CSUN 25. JESSUP 17 - The final set featured three ties and one lead change as CSUN answered a 2-0 Jessup run to open the set by claiming six of of the next nine points. A Constable kill pushed the lead to 14-9 before CSUN would lead by as many as six at 16-10. The Matador lead would not dip below five the remainder of the set as CSUN closed out a second straight 25-17 win.
NOTES
HEAD COACH THEO EDWARDS SAID
"We started a couple guys, Shane (Nhem) and Trevor (Lau) that hadn't started a match this year and both of those guys did a really good job. The first set we took care of business and did what we had been working on all week. I give Jessup a lot of credit in set two, they served incredibly tough and put us in a tough situation and they got that one. We had to kind of turn around and re-focus and get back to our original lineup."
UP NEXT
CSUN is off until next Wednesday (Feb. 19) when the Matadors host No. 10 Grand Canyon at Premier America Credit Union at 6 p.m.
#GoMatadors
With the 25-15, 22-25, 25-17, 25-17 win, CSUN improves to 10-2 on the season. The win matches the Matadors' best start in 15 seasons, equaling the 2010 CSUN squad that was also 10-2 through 12 matches.
Delibosov was the lone Matador hitter in double figures as the freshman middle hit .615 on 13 swings. He also served a season-high five aces as CSUN had 11 as a team to set a new season high. Senior Lorenzo Bertozzi also hit well, connecting for nine kills on 15 attacks to hit .600. Bertozzi also had one ace along with a season-high nine digs. Joao Favarim also set a season-high with seven kills (.600) as did Trevor Lau (.312) who made his first collegiate start.
Senior setter Donovan Constable led CSUN to a .420 (49-12-88) hitting clip, handing out 39 assists to go with four aces. In addition to their advantage in aces, the Matadors also posted a 33-20 lead in team digs and a 6.5-5.0 edge in blocks. The Warriors wound up hitting .253 (40-17-91) as Carter Depue had a team-high 16 kills (.379).
S1 - CSUN 25, JESSUP 15 – CSUN opened the match on a 10-2 scoring run before the visitors rallied back to within six at 14-9. A kill by Favarim kept the CSUN lead at 15-9 when the Matadors extended the lead to seven (19-12) on a Delibosov kill. After a two-point Jessup run trimmed the lead to 19-14, Delibosov served three aces down the stretch in the Matadors' 25-15 win.
S2 - JESSUP 25, CSUN 22 – The visitors led 3-1 before extending the margin to 11-6 forcing a CSUN timeout. A Constable ace capped a 5-0 CSUN run that pulled the Matadors even at 11-11. The score remained tied at 15-15 when the Warriors outscored CSUN 5-2 over the next seven points to open up a 20-17 cushion. A block by Favarim and Lau brought the Matadors within two at 23-21 when Jessup claimed two of the final three points in a 25-22 win.
S3 – CSUN 25, JESSUP 17 - The Matadors, who hit .440 in the frame, held a pair of two-point leads early on and the margin remained two (15-13) at the media timeout. Two straight CSUN points forced a Jessup timeout at 17-13 before a Warrior hitting error pushed the margin to five at 18-13. Leading by six at 21-15, the Matadors used Delibosov's eighth kill, a Jessup service error followed by kills from Favarim and Jalen Phillips to cap a 25-17 win.
S4 – CSUN 25. JESSUP 17 - The final set featured three ties and one lead change as CSUN answered a 2-0 Jessup run to open the set by claiming six of of the next nine points. A Constable kill pushed the lead to 14-9 before CSUN would lead by as many as six at 16-10. The Matador lead would not dip below five the remainder of the set as CSUN closed out a second straight 25-17 win.
NOTES
- The match was the first-ever contest between Jessup University and CSUN in men's volleyball.
HEAD COACH THEO EDWARDS SAID
"We started a couple guys, Shane (Nhem) and Trevor (Lau) that hadn't started a match this year and both of those guys did a really good job. The first set we took care of business and did what we had been working on all week. I give Jessup a lot of credit in set two, they served incredibly tough and put us in a tough situation and they got that one. We had to kind of turn around and re-focus and get back to our original lineup."
UP NEXT
CSUN is off until next Wednesday (Feb. 19) when the Matadors host No. 10 Grand Canyon at Premier America Credit Union at 6 p.m.
#GoMatadors
Team Stats
M-30262
M-101
Kills
40
49
Errors
17
12
Attempts
91
88
Hitting %
.253
.420
Points
49.0
66.5
Assists
39
43
Aces
4
11
Blocks
5
6.5
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
5
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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