Wednesday, March 5
Northridge, Calif.
6:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
13-3,0-1Big West
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Long Beach State
15-0,1-0Big West
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Long Beach St.
25
25
25
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CSUN
22
15
20
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Photo by: Steve Fitzgerald
No. 7 CSUN Falls to Top-Ranked Long Beach State, 3-0
3/5/2025 9:35:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The seventh-ranked CSUN men's volleyball team had its season-high, eight-match winning streak halted in a straight-set loss (25-22, 25-15, 25-20) to top-ranked Long Beach State as both teams opened Big West play Wednesday night at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
The Matadors (13-3, 0-1 Big West) were led by redshirt sophomore Jalen Phillips and senior Lorenzo Bertozzi who each had a team-high 12 kills with Phillips hitting .391 on 23 swings. Bertozzi also hit well, connecting at a .381 clip on 21 attacks while freshman Stilian Delibosov added five kills on 10 swings to hit .400.
Senior setter Donovan Constable had a solid all-around match with 31 assists, three aces, three digs, and one block. CSUN hit .288 (33-14-66) as a team but had trouble containing the Beach attack as Long Beach committed just three hitting errors while hitting .522 (38-3-67) in the win.
S1 - LBSU 25, CSUN 22 – After the visitors took an early 5-3 lead, CSUN answered with a 7-2 run to open up a 10-7 lead while forcing a Beach timeout. Constable had two of his three aces during the run while Phillips added a solo block. Long Beach then used a 4-1 run to knot the score at 11-11. The score remained tied at 15-15, when the Beach scored three straight to force a Matador timeout. The Long Beach lead swelled to four (21-17) before a kill and an ace from Phillips pulled CSUN within 22-20. But the Matadors would get no closer as Long Beach took the set, 25-22.
S2 - LBSU 25, CSUN 15 – The Beach claimed six of the first eight points of the second set and would lead by as many as six (10-4) when Bertozzi's attack went long. A Long Beach kill forced a Matador timeout at 12-5 before a Bertozzi ace brought CSUN back within five at 13-8. The Beach would answer with a 6-2 run as the lead grew to 19-10. Long Beach wound up out-hitting CSUN .600 to .143 in taking a 25-15 win.
S3 – LBSU 25, CSUN 20 - The final set was tied at 8-8 when three straight Long Beach points forced a Matador timeout. A Phillips kill kept the margin at two (11-9) when the Beach put together an 8-5 run that opened up a 19-14 advantage while forcing the final Matador timeout. Still down five at 24-19, a Phillips kill saved one set point before a CSUN service error on match point gave Long Beach its 15th consecutive win.
HEAD COACH THEO EDWARDS SAID
"Thought we battled tonight. Lots to take away as we continue to improve."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes a season-long six-match homestand next Wednesday, Mar 12 against Princeton at 6 p.m.
#GoMatadors
The Matadors (13-3, 0-1 Big West) were led by redshirt sophomore Jalen Phillips and senior Lorenzo Bertozzi who each had a team-high 12 kills with Phillips hitting .391 on 23 swings. Bertozzi also hit well, connecting at a .381 clip on 21 attacks while freshman Stilian Delibosov added five kills on 10 swings to hit .400.
Senior setter Donovan Constable had a solid all-around match with 31 assists, three aces, three digs, and one block. CSUN hit .288 (33-14-66) as a team but had trouble containing the Beach attack as Long Beach committed just three hitting errors while hitting .522 (38-3-67) in the win.
S1 - LBSU 25, CSUN 22 – After the visitors took an early 5-3 lead, CSUN answered with a 7-2 run to open up a 10-7 lead while forcing a Beach timeout. Constable had two of his three aces during the run while Phillips added a solo block. Long Beach then used a 4-1 run to knot the score at 11-11. The score remained tied at 15-15, when the Beach scored three straight to force a Matador timeout. The Long Beach lead swelled to four (21-17) before a kill and an ace from Phillips pulled CSUN within 22-20. But the Matadors would get no closer as Long Beach took the set, 25-22.
S2 - LBSU 25, CSUN 15 – The Beach claimed six of the first eight points of the second set and would lead by as many as six (10-4) when Bertozzi's attack went long. A Long Beach kill forced a Matador timeout at 12-5 before a Bertozzi ace brought CSUN back within five at 13-8. The Beach would answer with a 6-2 run as the lead grew to 19-10. Long Beach wound up out-hitting CSUN .600 to .143 in taking a 25-15 win.
S3 – LBSU 25, CSUN 20 - The final set was tied at 8-8 when three straight Long Beach points forced a Matador timeout. A Phillips kill kept the margin at two (11-9) when the Beach put together an 8-5 run that opened up a 19-14 advantage while forcing the final Matador timeout. Still down five at 24-19, a Phillips kill saved one set point before a CSUN service error on match point gave Long Beach its 15th consecutive win.
HEAD COACH THEO EDWARDS SAID
"Thought we battled tonight. Lots to take away as we continue to improve."
UP NEXT
CSUN concludes a season-long six-match homestand next Wednesday, Mar 12 against Princeton at 6 p.m.
#GoMatadors
Team Stats
LBSU
CSUN
Kills
38
33
Errors
3
14
Attempts
67
66
Hitting %
.522
.288
Points
51.0
42.0
Assists
36
33
Aces
6
7
Blocks
7
2
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
2
Aces
1
Blocks
0
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