1-16, 0-5BWC
Cal State Northridge
13-6, 4-3BWC
Cal Poly Drops Three Set Match to Cal State Northridge
10/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly volleyball team lost in three sets to Cal State Northridge in a Big West Conference match on Saturday in Mott Gym. CSUN won by set scores of 32-30, 25-23 and 25-22. With the loss the Mustangs overall record falls to 1-16 and 0-5 in conference matches while CSUN improves to 13-6 overall and 4-3 in BWC matches.
Junior Chelsea Hardin led the Mustangs with 10 kills with senior Molly Pon adding nine kills. Junior Megan McConnell had seven kills to go along with three assisted blocks. Hardin's kills came on 20 swings with just one hitting error (.450).
Junior Steffi Sooter led the Mustangs with 14 digs with freshmen Maddie Kube and Nicole Kessler each tallied eight. Kuber and Kate Walters had 20 and 16 assists respectively.
Casey Hinger led the Matadors with 10 kills with Britney Graff and Cieana Stinson adding nine kills each.
CSUN out hit the Mustangs .267 to .171 and held a marginal advantage in digs, 47-43, and aces, 5-3. But the Matadors played big at the net with 12 team blocks compared to the Mustangs five.
The first set was a battle with the score tied 19 times with four lead changes. CSUN held a 15-12 lead midway through the match when the Mustangs responded and tied the set at 18-18 on a kill by Hannah Schleis. Cal Poly held off two set points and went on a 4-0 run tying the set at 24-24 and holding a 25-24 lead and set point. The Mustangs had six set points, but could not put away CSUN with the Matadors winning the marathon 32-30. Pon had six kills for the Mustangs in the set with Hardin adding five.
The second set saw 11 ties and four lead changes with the teams trading points until CSUN held a two point advantage at 11-9. Cal Poly would tie the set at 15-15, but CSUN would hold a two point advantage until the Mustangs tied it again at 23-23 on a kill by Megan Groess. The Matadors would put away the set on a kill and a hitting error by the Mustangs.
In the third set CSUN led wire to wire and held a five point advantage for most of the set with their largest lead coming at 23-17. The Mustangs would make it interesting with a run late forcing a pair of Northridge timeouts at 23-20 and 24-22, but would close out the set and the match, 25-22
