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CSUN Faces Road Tests at UC Riverside, California Baptist This Week
10/7/2026 12:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
CSUN THIS WEEK:
MATCH #15 (BIG WEST #5)
CSUN Matadors (6-8, 2-2) @ UC Riverside Highlanders (4-11, 0-4)
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 - 6 p.m. PT
SRC Arena - Riverside, Calif.
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MATCH #16 (BIG WEST #6)
CSUN Matadors @ CBU Lancers
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 - 5 p.m. PT
Van Dyne Gym - Riverside, Calif.
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In-game X updates: @CSUNWVB
CSUN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA NOTES
FOR STARTERS
After a dominating start to the Big West home season, CSUN Women's Volleyball (6-8, 2-2 Big West) is back on the road this week, traveling to UC Riverside (4-11, 0-4) on Friday and California Baptist (3-12, 0-4) on Saturday. The Matadors opened the Big West home schedule with a pair of 3-0 sweeps over Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton last weekend, snapping the Beach's 10-match winning streak in the process.
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 Riverside (4-11, 0-4 Big West) has dropped four Big West matches since defeating Southern Utah to close the non-conference season on Sept. 19. The Highlanders also have wins over New Orleans (3–0), Chicago State (3-0), and Samford (3-1) this season. Since opening the Big West season, UCR has dropped road matches at Utah Valley (3-0) and Sacramento State (3-0) and home decisions to UC Irvine (3-1) and UC San Diego (3-2). Senior OH Andrea Brewer leads UCR, averaging 2.98 kills per set which ranks 11th in the Big West.
Series: Friday's match will be the 91st meeting all-time between the longtime rivals. CSUN holds a 67-23 lead in the series and has won five straight dating back to 2023. The Matadors, who won both meetings in 2025, are 26-10 all-time against the Highlanders in Riverside.
California Baptist (3-12, 0-4 Big West) has dropped five straight matches since defeating Texas Southern on Sept. 18. The Lancers also have wins over New Mexico (3-1) and Seattle (3-1) but have dropped four straight to open their inaugural Big West season. CBU opened conference play with road losses at Sacramento State (3-0) and Utah Valley (3-2) before falling at home to UC San Diego (3-1) and UC Irvine (3-2) last week. Freshman OH Nelanie Neal leads CBU, averaging 3.68 kills per set which ranks sixth in the Big West.
Series: Saturday's match is just the fourth meeting all-time between CSUN and California Baptist with the Matadors holding a slim 2-1 edge in the series. CSUN has won the last two matches, winning at home in both 2024 and 2025. The Lancers claimed a 3-1 win in a neutral site match in San Jose in 2023.
BROCKWAY TAKES OVER BIG WEST KILLS LEAD
With a team-high 183 kills over 46 sets, senior Hailey Brockway has moved to the top of the Big West in kills per set this week. Brockway, who has been CSUN's kills leader in nine of 14 matches this season, comes into the week averaging 3.98 kills per set. Brockway, who also ranks in the Big West top 20 in digs per set (13th) and aces per set (20th), leads the Matadors with six double-doubles this season and has reached double figures in kills 10 times in 13 matches.
BIG WEST BLOCKING LEADERS RANK NINTH IN NCAA
Six weeks into the 2026 season, CSUN continues to lead the Big West in blocks per set (2.90) and total team blocks (159.5). The Matadors rank ninth nationally this week in blocks per set and also rank 11th in the nation in total team blocks. Individually, CSUN holds the top two spots in blocks per set as senior Iye Okolo is the conference leader at 1.53 followed by Tatiana Turgeon in second at 1.26.
SENTES CLOSING ON CSUN CAREER DIGS RECORD
With 15 digs in two matches last week, senior libero Paige Sentes inched closer to the CSUN all-time digs record. With 1,418 career digs, Sentes remains second in program history and trails first place Cindy Ortiz (1,456) by only 38 digs heading into this week's matches. Sentes, who opened her senior season in eighth place with 1,196 digs, has a team-high 222 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 61 assists to her career tally in two matches last week. Kolar's career total now stands at 2,138 which trails Heather Hofmans (1995-96) by 15 assists. Brockway and Turgeon also reached a CSUN milestones last week, with Brockway passing 600 career kills and Turgeon surpassing 400 career kills.
CSUN CLAIMS BIG WEST HOME OPENER
The Matadors improved to 26-14 (.650) all-time in 40 conference home openers after Friday's 3-0 sweep over Long Beach State. CSUN, which dropped its Big West home opener to Hawai'i last season, is now 2-3 over its last five Big West home openers with the Matadors also defeating Cal State Bakersfield to open the 2022 Big West home schedule.
UP NEXT
Following this week's Big West road matches in Riverside, the Matadors return home to open their second three-match homestand of the season from Oct. 16-23 when CSUN welcomes UC San Diego, UC Irvine, and Cal State Bakersfield to Premier America Credit Union Arena.
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