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CSUN Opens Three-Match Homestand Friday vs. UC San Diego
10/15/2026 7:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CSUN THIS WEEK:
MATCH #17 (BIG WEST #7)
UC San Diego Tritons (8-9, 4-2) @ CSUN Matadors (8-8, 4-2)
Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 - 6 p.m. PT
Premier America Credit Union Arena - Northridge, Calif.
ESPN+ // Live Stats
MATCH #18 (BIG WEST #8)
UC Irvine Anteaters @ CSUN Matadors
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 - 4 p.m. PT
Premier America Credit Union Arena - Northridge, Calif..
ESPN+ // Live Stats
In-game X updates: @CSUNWVB
CSUN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA NOTES
FOR STARTERS
Riding a season-high four-match winning streak, CSUN Women's Volleyball (8-8, 4-2 Big West) opens up a three-match homestand this week against UC San Diego (8-9, 4-2) and UC Irvine (6-11, 4-2). The Matadors, Tritons, and Anteaters are among six Big West teams sitting with 4-2 conference records heading into the fourth week of the Big West season. Last week, CSUN evened its season record at 8-8 while improving to 4-2 in the Big West with a pair of wins at UC Riverside (3-0) and California Baptist (3-1).
FOLLOW YOUR MATADORS
Both matches this week will stream live on ESPN+ with links for all video streaming and live stats are available at GoMatadors.com. Fans can follow CSUN Matador women's volleyball online at the official home of CSUN athletics, www.GoMatadors.com. Fans are also encouraged to check the CSUN Athletics Department's official X feed (@GoMatadors) and the volleyball-specific feed (@CSUNWVB) for news and notes throughout the week, as well as updates of matches in progress.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
UC San Diego (8-9, 4-2 Big West) takes on the Matadors on Friday before traveling to Bakersfield on Saturday to face the Roadrunners at 6 p.m. The Tritons are coming off a 1-1 week at home, falling to Sacramento State in four sets and sweeping Utah Valley in straight sets. Freshman OH Gia Rivera earned her second Big West Rookie of the Week honor of the season, leading UCSD offensively in both matches last week. The Tritons ranks second in the Big West in hitting at .242 on the season.
Series: Friday's match will be the 20th meeting all-time between the Matador and Tritons. CSUN holds a 12-7 lead in the overall series, but UCSD leads 7-2 in the nine Big West matches between the two teams. The Matadors are 2-4 all-time against the Tritons at home.
UC Irvine (6-11, 4-2 Big West) opens the week at Cal State Bakersfield on Friday before making their way to CSUN on Saturday, Oct. 17 to take on the Matadors. UCI is coming off a home split last weekend, sweeping Utah Valley before seeing their season-long four-match win streak snapped with a 3-1 loss to Sacramento State. Junior libero Whitney Wallace leads the Big West with 282 digs (4.34/set), and has been even better in conference matches where she is averaging 5.26 digs per set.
Series: Saturday's match is the 70th meeting all-time between the two longtime rivals. UCI leads the all-time series 38-31 and is 31-17 against the Matadors in 48 Big West matches. The two teams split the season series in 2025, with each team winning on its home court.
BIG WEST BLOCKING LEADERS RANK 11TH IN NCAA
Seven weeks into the 2026 season, CSUN continues to lead the Big West in blocks per set (2.83) and total team blocks (175.5). Behind senior Iye Okolo who ranks 11th at 1.50 blocks per set, the Matadors also rank 11th nationally this week in blocks per set and are 15th in the nation in total team blocks. In the Big West, CSUN holds the two of the top three spots in blocks per set as Okolo is the conference leader at 1.50 followed by Tatiana Turgeon, who's third at 1.20.
BROCKWAY RANKS SECOND IN BIG WEST KILLS/SET
With a team-high 213 kills over 53 sets, senior Hailey Brockway dropped from first to second in the Big West in kills per set this week. Brockway, who has been CSUN's kills leader in 10 of the 15 matches she has appeared in this season, comes into the week averaging 4.02 kills per set which ranks second only to Victoria Marthaler of Sacramento who comes into the week averaging 4.04 kills per set. Brockway, who also ranks in the Big West top 20 in digs per set (13th, 2.57) and aces per set 16th, 0.28), leads the Matadors with seven double-doubles this season and has reached double figures in kills 12 times in 15 matches.
SENTES CLOSING ON CSUN CAREER DIGS RECORD
With 31 digs in two matches last week, senior libero Paige Sentes inched closer to the CSUN all-time digs record. Now with 1,449 career digs, Sentes trails first place Cindy Ortiz (1,456) by only seven digs heading into this week's matches. Sentes, who opened her senior season in eighth place with 1,196 digs, has a team-high 253 digs this season and has moved past Monica McFarland, Amy Hultner, Natalie Allen, Nadine Nickel, Kelley Hanson, and Katie Sato on the career digs chart. Ortiz (2009-12) holds the all-time CSUN and rally scoring era records with 1,456 digs, while Alexis Cormier (1998-01) holds the sideout scoring era record with 1,194 career digs. With her 10th dig in a 13-dig performance at UC Irvine on Oct. 11, 2025, Sentes became the 12th CSUN player to reach 1,000 digs in her career.
After becoming just the eighth player in CSUN history with 2,000 career assists, senior Katie Kolar added 75 assists to her career tally in two matches last week to move into seventh place on the career list.. Kolar's career total now stands at 2,213 and now trails sixth-place Kayla Wright by 221 assists.
CSUN QUICK SETS
Friday's match at UC Riverside saw the eighth player to debut for the Matadors in 2026. Senior Keniya Cleveland, a transfer from Washington State, came off the bench against the Highlanders and recorded her first CSUN kill in three swings ... After finishing 1-2 in August and 3-6 in September, CSUN is off to a 4-0 start in October ... The Matadors' current four-match winning streak is their longest since opening the 2025 season with four straight wins.
UP NEXT
Following this week's Big West home matches against UC San Diego, UC Irvine, CSUN caps the homestand against Cal State Bakersfield on Oct. 23 before opening a three-match conference road trip against the Roadrunners in Bakersfield on Oct. 24.
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