Saturday, March 15
Malibu, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Beach Volleyball Picks Up a Pair of Wins in Malibu
3/15/2025 3:07:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
MALIBU, Calif. - The CSUN beach volleyball team traveled across the Valley on Saturday and picked up a pair of wins at Pepperdine's Malibu Invite. The Matadors, who evened their season record at 7-7, posted a 3-2 comeback win over UTEP before defeating Morehead State in all five pairs for their first three-match win streak of the season.
CSUN 3, UTEP 2
The Matadors opened the day against the Miners and would drop the first two points before taking the final three pairs to earn their sixth win of the season. The No. 2 pair opened the scoring as UTEP's Madison Hill and Ema Uskovic defeated Haley Coggins and Ainsley Patrick, 21-16, 23-21. The Miners went up 2-0 when the No. 4 pair went final as Emma Schubert and Lauren Perry topped Maleya Miles and Layla Cederlind in three sets, 21-17, 18-21, 15-10.
Dylan Hall and Hannah Heflin then put CSUN on the board, picking up their fourth win of the season, sweeping Kennedy Llewellyn and Averie Three, 21-15, 21-19 in the No. 5 pair. CSUN's No. 1 pair of Tasha Mae and Kinley Lindhardt evened the match with a 24-22, 21-15 victory over Krisa Paegle and Paulina Acuna before Tia Mendiola and Julia Bazylevych completed the comeback with a sweep (21-16, 21-17) in the No. 3 pair. The win was the sixth in seven matches for Mendiola and Bazylevych this season.
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CSUN 5, MOREHEAD STATE 0
The Matadors then capped the afternoon in Malibu with a 5-0 win in their first-ever meeting with the Eagles. Coggins and Patrick got back in the win column to open the scoring, earning a 21-15, 21-15 victory over M.E. Hargan and Sydney Wyman in the No. 2 pair. Miles and Cederlind made it 2-0 CSUN with a straight-set (21-14, 21-17) win over Breena Bommer and Shea Hefner on the No. 4 court.
Mae and Lindhardt then tied for the team lead, picking up their seventh win after defeating Irene Wogenstahl and Bella Martota in the No. 1 pair (21-10, 21-9) to clinch CSUN's seventh win. Hall and Heflin improved to 5-0 on the season by sweeping Amelia Nott and Courtney Fitzgerald on the No. 5 court, 21-13, 22-20. CSUN's No. 3 pair of Mendiola and Bazylevych would go the distance to earn the 5-0 win, holding off Sarah Heath and Isley Peighton, 21-19, 22-24, 16-14.
COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"A 3-2 win after starting the dual down 0-2 can always be a little tricky, so I'm proud of the girls for stepping up to the challenge and showing up for their teammates. Glad we were also able to pull out the 5-0 win against Morehead State. We candidly did not play great volleyball today, our touch on the ball wasn't great, and we made a ton of errors but fortunately, even ugly wins are wins and I'll take it. We need to sharpen up and be ready to rise to the occasion against the four schools we are hosting this Tuesday and Wednesday."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home next Tuesday and Wednesday (Mar. 18-19) for a pair of tri-duals at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors take on FIU and Colorado Mesa on Tuesday, before hosting The Master's University and Nebraska on Wednesday.
CSUN 3, UTEP 2
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CSUN 3, UTEP 2
The Matadors opened the day against the Miners and would drop the first two points before taking the final three pairs to earn their sixth win of the season. The No. 2 pair opened the scoring as UTEP's Madison Hill and Ema Uskovic defeated Haley Coggins and Ainsley Patrick, 21-16, 23-21. The Miners went up 2-0 when the No. 4 pair went final as Emma Schubert and Lauren Perry topped Maleya Miles and Layla Cederlind in three sets, 21-17, 18-21, 15-10.
Dylan Hall and Hannah Heflin then put CSUN on the board, picking up their fourth win of the season, sweeping Kennedy Llewellyn and Averie Three, 21-15, 21-19 in the No. 5 pair. CSUN's No. 1 pair of Tasha Mae and Kinley Lindhardt evened the match with a 24-22, 21-15 victory over Krisa Paegle and Paulina Acuna before Tia Mendiola and Julia Bazylevych completed the comeback with a sweep (21-16, 21-17) in the No. 3 pair. The win was the sixth in seven matches for Mendiola and Bazylevych this season.
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CSUN 5, MOREHEAD STATE 0
The Matadors then capped the afternoon in Malibu with a 5-0 win in their first-ever meeting with the Eagles. Coggins and Patrick got back in the win column to open the scoring, earning a 21-15, 21-15 victory over M.E. Hargan and Sydney Wyman in the No. 2 pair. Miles and Cederlind made it 2-0 CSUN with a straight-set (21-14, 21-17) win over Breena Bommer and Shea Hefner on the No. 4 court.
Mae and Lindhardt then tied for the team lead, picking up their seventh win after defeating Irene Wogenstahl and Bella Martota in the No. 1 pair (21-10, 21-9) to clinch CSUN's seventh win. Hall and Heflin improved to 5-0 on the season by sweeping Amelia Nott and Courtney Fitzgerald on the No. 5 court, 21-13, 22-20. CSUN's No. 3 pair of Mendiola and Bazylevych would go the distance to earn the 5-0 win, holding off Sarah Heath and Isley Peighton, 21-19, 22-24, 16-14.
COACH ARI HOMAYUNÂ SAID
"A 3-2 win after starting the dual down 0-2 can always be a little tricky, so I'm proud of the girls for stepping up to the challenge and showing up for their teammates. Glad we were also able to pull out the 5-0 win against Morehead State. We candidly did not play great volleyball today, our touch on the ball wasn't great, and we made a ton of errors but fortunately, even ugly wins are wins and I'll take it. We need to sharpen up and be ready to rise to the occasion against the four schools we are hosting this Tuesday and Wednesday."
UP NEXT
The Matadors return home next Tuesday and Wednesday (Mar. 18-19) for a pair of tri-duals at the CSUN Beach Volleyball Complex. The Matadors take on FIU and Colorado Mesa on Tuesday, before hosting The Master's University and Nebraska on Wednesday.
CSUN 3, UTEP 2
#1. Mae/Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Paelge/Acuna (UTEP), 24-22, 21-15
#2. Hill/Uskokovic (UTEP) def. Coggins/Patrick (CSUN), 21-16, 23-21
#3. Mendiola/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Ovalle/Popvic (UTEP), 21-16, 21-17
#4. Schubert/Perry (UTEP) def. Miles/Cederlind (CSUN), 21-17, 18-21, 15-10
#5. Hall/Heflin (CSUN) def. Llewellyn/Threet (UTEP), 21-15, 21-19
#1. Mae/Lindhardt (CSUN) def. Wogenstahl/Marita (MSU), 21-10, 21-9
#2. Coggins/Patrick (CSUN) def. Hargan/Wyman (MSU), 21-15, 21-15
#3. Mendiola/Bazylevych (CSUN) def. Heath/Peighton (MSU), 21-18, 22-24, 16-14
#4. Miles/Cederlind (CSUN) def. Bommer/Hefner (MSU), 21-14, 21-17
#5. Hall/Heflin (CSUN) def. Nott/Fitzgerald (MSU), 21-13, 22-20
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