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10/21/2026 11:34:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
CSUNÂ THIS WEEK:
MATCH #19 (BIG WEST #9)
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (9-11, 4-4) @Â CSUN Matadors (8-10, 4-4)
Friday, Oct. 23, 2026Â - 6Â p.m. PT
Premier America Credit Union Arena - Northridge, Calif.
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MATCH #20Â (BIG WEST #10)
CSUN Matadors @ Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026Â - 6Â p.m. PT
Icardo Center - Bakersfield, Calif.
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In-game X updates:Â @CSUNWVB
CSUN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA NOTES
FORÂ STARTERS
The CSUN Women's Volleyball team (8-10, 4-4 Big West) wraps up a three-match homestand on Friday in the first of a two-match home-and-home series with Cal State Bakersfield (9-11, 4-4 Big West). The same two teams will wrap up the regular season series on Saturday in Bakersfield at 6 p.m. The Matadors and Roadrunners share seventh place in the Big West standings at 4-4, making the two matches this week crucial if either team is going to move into the Big West's top six heading into the second half of the conference season.
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 OPPONENT
Cal State Bakersfield (9-11, 4-4 Big West) is coming off a two-match split at home against UC Irvine (1-3) and UC San Diego (3-1) last week. Under first-year head coach Kristen Wright, the Roadrunners are tied with CSUN at 4-4 in the Big West. Both teams are currently one game out of a potential postseason spot. CSUB, 4-5 over its last nine matches, is 3-3 at home and 5-4 on the road this season. Junior OH Suelen Lima, the Big West Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 21, leads the 'Runners with 259 kills (3.28 kps) which ranks eighth in the Big West. As a team, CSUB ranks seventh in hitting percentage at .195.Â
Series: The two matches this week will be the 48th and 49th all-time between the Matadors and 'Runners. CSUN holds a 36-12 lead in the overall series, including a 5-4 edge in nine Big West matches dating back to 2021. The Matadors swept the season series in 2025 after the two split the Big West season series in 2021, 2022, and 2023. The teams' only met once in 2024 with Bakersfield claiming a 3-1 win in Northridge. All-time, the Matadors are 18-4 against the 'Runners at home and 14-6 in Bakersfield.
CSUN MAINTAINS BIG WEST BLOCKING LEAD
Eight weeks into the 2026 season, CSUN continues to lead the Big West in blocks per set (2.70) and is tied with CBU for first in total team blocks (189.0). Behind senior Iye Okolo who leads the conference at 1.43 blocks per set (17th nationally), the Matadors also rank 23rd in the NCAA this week in blocks per set and are 26th in the nation in total team blocks. In the Big West, CSUN holds the two of the top five spots in blocks per set as Okolo is the conference leader at 1.43 followed by Tatiana Turgeon, who is fifth at 1.14.
BROCKWAY TAKES OVER BIG WEST KILLS/SET LEAD
With a team-high 257 kills over 61 sets this season, senior Hailey Brockway reclaimed the Big West lead in kills per set this week. Brockway, who has been CSUN's kills leader in 12 of the 17 matches in which she has appeared this season, comes into the week averaging 4.21 kills per set to move past Victoria Marthaler of Sacramento State who is second at 4.12 kps. Brockway, who also ranks in the Big West top 20 in digs per set (14th, 2.54) and aces per set (19th, 0.26), leads the Matadors with eight double-doubles this season and has reached double figures in kills 14 times in 17 matches.
SENTES TAKES OVER AS CSUN'S CAREER DIGS LEADER
With her eighth dig against UC San Diego on Friday, senior libero Paige Sentes became CSUN's all-time digs record. Sentes scooped up 23 digs in two matches last week, and now holds the career record with 1,472 career digs, Sentes moved past Cindy Ortiz (1,456) who had held the program digs record since 2012. Sentes, who opened her senior season in eighth place with 1,196 digs, has a team-high 276 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. 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 earlier this season, senior Katie Kolar added 80 assists to her career tally in two matches last week to remain in seventh place on the Matador career list. Kolar's career total stands at 2,293 and now trails sixth-place Kayla Wright by 141 assists.Â
CSUN QUICK SETS
Okolo's 12 kills against UC Irvine was a season-high and one off of her career-best 13 which she set against Pacific in 2025 ... With 11 kills against UCI, Turgeon matched her career-high in kills for the third time this season ... Saturday's 3-1 loss to UC Irvine was CSUN's first this season when the Matadors win the total kills battle. CSUN had 62 team kills to 56 for the Anteaters, but fell to 8-1 this season when posting more kills ... UCI also became just the sixth team in 18 matches this season to out-block the Matadors (13.5-5.0) ... UC San Diego snapped the Matadors' season-long, four-match winning streak on Friday which was their longest since opening the 2025 season with four straight wins.
UP NEXT
Following this week's home-and-home series with Cal State Bakersfield, CSUN continues its three-match Big West road trip at Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 30 - 6 p.m.) and Long Beach State (Oct. 31 - 3 p.m.).
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