Men’s volleyball: Matadors hit well in non-conference match, get easy win
Photo credit: Misael Virgen.
By Alonso Tacanga
Published on March 7, 2012 at Daily Sundial
Three consecutive CSUN mistakes in the third set of its Wednesday night match-up against Ball State were threatening to make the night longer than it needed to be.
Ahead 2-0, CSUN had allowed the Cardinals to draw within 17-16, the closest it had been in the latter instances of any of the frames.
“Errors happen. It wasn’t a big deal,” CSUN outside hitter Matt Stork said.
While it seemed like the small run of errors carried some kind of importance to CSUN head coach Jeff Campbell – who called a timeout after the run – Stork’s shrug-off at the situation was understandable seeing how the senior took it upon himself to kill any Cardinal hope in the eventual 3-0 win (25-17, 25-18, 25-20) at the Matadome.
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Published on March 7, 2012 at Daily Sundial
Three consecutive CSUN mistakes in the third set of its Wednesday night match-up against Ball State were threatening to make the night longer than it needed to be.
Ahead 2-0, CSUN had allowed the Cardinals to draw within 17-16, the closest it had been in the latter instances of any of the frames.
“Errors happen. It wasn’t a big deal,” CSUN outside hitter Matt Stork said.
While it seemed like the small run of errors carried some kind of importance to CSUN head coach Jeff Campbell – who called a timeout after the run – Stork’s shrug-off at the situation was understandable seeing how the senior took it upon himself to kill any Cardinal hope in the eventual 3-0 win (25-17, 25-18, 25-20) at the Matadome.
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Men’s volleyball: Matadors’ poor passing gives them no chance at No. 3 UCLA
Photo credit: Kat Russell
By Alonso Tacanga
Published Jan. 25, 2012 at Daily Sundial
Westwood – Despite just having gotten swept emphatically by No. 3 UCLA, CSUN outside hitter Julius Hoefer showed a lot of conviction in expressing most of the credit for the Bruins’ victory Wednesday night belonged to the Matadors.
“They (the Bruins) didn’t really beat us, we beat ourselves,” said Hoefer, who led the Matadors with nine kills during the 25-18, 25-15, 25-12 Mountain Paficic Sports Federation loss at the John Wooden Center. “We were passing badly, we didn’t kill anymore. We beat ourselves.”
It certainly didn’t look as if UCLA (8-1, 3-0 MPSF), one of the top teams in the country and playing at home, needed any help. The Bruins got better on the attack as the match went on and also made it difficult for No. 9 CSUN (2-5, 1-3) to get into any kind of offensive rhythm.
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Published Jan. 25, 2012 at Daily Sundial
Westwood – Despite just having gotten swept emphatically by No. 3 UCLA, CSUN outside hitter Julius Hoefer showed a lot of conviction in expressing most of the credit for the Bruins’ victory Wednesday night belonged to the Matadors.
“They (the Bruins) didn’t really beat us, we beat ourselves,” said Hoefer, who led the Matadors with nine kills during the 25-18, 25-15, 25-12 Mountain Paficic Sports Federation loss at the John Wooden Center. “We were passing badly, we didn’t kill anymore. We beat ourselves.”
It certainly didn’t look as if UCLA (8-1, 3-0 MPSF), one of the top teams in the country and playing at home, needed any help. The Bruins got better on the attack as the match went on and also made it difficult for No. 9 CSUN (2-5, 1-3) to get into any kind of offensive rhythm.
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W-Vball: Matadors can’t pull off comeback, have hearts broken by UCSB
Photo credit: Tessie Navarro.
By Alonso Tacanga
Published on Nov. 18, 2011 at Daily Sundial
CSUN setter Sydney Gedryn declined comment as she was consoled by her parents outside the Matadome.
Casey Hinger, the vocal CSUN middle blocker, also passed on sharing her postgame thoughts.
It was all very understandable Friday night, a night that started out like a Jason Vorhees movie and began to turn into a Katy Perry song right before UC Santa Barbara proceeded to rip the Matadors’ hearts out with a 3-2 win.
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Published on Nov. 18, 2011 at Daily Sundial
CSUN setter Sydney Gedryn declined comment as she was consoled by her parents outside the Matadome.
Casey Hinger, the vocal CSUN middle blocker, also passed on sharing her postgame thoughts.
It was all very understandable Friday night, a night that started out like a Jason Vorhees movie and began to turn into a Katy Perry song right before UC Santa Barbara proceeded to rip the Matadors’ hearts out with a 3-2 win.
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W-Vball: Haina, Matadors survive night of errors, sweep Pacific
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By Alonso Tacanga
Published on Nov. 5, 2011 at Daily Sundial
CSUN outside hitter Mahina Haina was having one miserable game and referee Rick Olmstead wasn’t helping her state of mind.
With the Matadors leading 1-0 and ahead 26-25 in the second set of their Saturday night match-up against Pacific, CSUN setter Sydney Gedryn put down an apparent set-winning point to the opposite side’s deep corner. Haina, her teammates and most of the Matadome started to celebrate. Olmstead, however, blew his whistle, called the hit out of bounds and overturned the point.
An irritated Haina looked at Olmstead and yelled, “C’mon!”
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Published on Nov. 5, 2011 at Daily Sundial
CSUN outside hitter Mahina Haina was having one miserable game and referee Rick Olmstead wasn’t helping her state of mind.
With the Matadors leading 1-0 and ahead 26-25 in the second set of their Saturday night match-up against Pacific, CSUN setter Sydney Gedryn put down an apparent set-winning point to the opposite side’s deep corner. Haina, her teammates and most of the Matadome started to celebrate. Olmstead, however, blew his whistle, called the hit out of bounds and overturned the point.
An irritated Haina looked at Olmstead and yelled, “C’mon!”
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W-Vball: Matadors back on winning side with beatdown of UC Irvine
Photo credit: Charlie Kaijo
By Alonso Tacanga
Published on Oct. 15, 2011 at Daily Sundial
The Matadors hadn’t known victory since their Oct. 1 takedown of defending Big West Conference champion Cal State Fullerton. Having gone on a three-game road trip that left a sour taste bigger than the last at each stop, CSUN had to win Saturday’s game against UC Irvine to remain relevant in the conference championship race.
Win they did, 3-0 at the Matadome. When asked what it felt like to finally get one to stop a bleeding that was starting to make the season look like a “Saw” movie, CSUN middle blocker Casey Hinger opened her eyes wide and gave a happy, scream of relief.
“Ahhh!,” yelled a laughing Hinger, whose team won by scores of 25-18, 25-11 and 26-24. ”I don’t know if you can type that in the newspaper, but that’s what it feels like. Just like, ‘Finally! Yes! We’re back! This is Northridge.’”
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Published on Oct. 15, 2011 at Daily Sundial
The Matadors hadn’t known victory since their Oct. 1 takedown of defending Big West Conference champion Cal State Fullerton. Having gone on a three-game road trip that left a sour taste bigger than the last at each stop, CSUN had to win Saturday’s game against UC Irvine to remain relevant in the conference championship race.
Win they did, 3-0 at the Matadome. When asked what it felt like to finally get one to stop a bleeding that was starting to make the season look like a “Saw” movie, CSUN middle blocker Casey Hinger opened her eyes wide and gave a happy, scream of relief.
“Ahhh!,” yelled a laughing Hinger, whose team won by scores of 25-18, 25-11 and 26-24. ”I don’t know if you can type that in the newspaper, but that’s what it feels like. Just like, ‘Finally! Yes! We’re back! This is Northridge.’”
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W-Vball: Matadors stun Fullerton with home sweep
Photo credit: Mariela Molina.
By Alonso Tacanga
Published on Oct. 1, 2011 at Daily Sundial
It had been three times this season the Matadors had partly looked like a championship-contending team at home only to end up crumbling under the pressure and superior play of their opponents.
It was beginning to look like that again on Saturday night at the Matadome against the defending Big West Conference champion Titans. This time, however, CSUN (8-7, 2-1 Big West) “rose to the occasion.”
“It’s the greatest feeling, being the underdog, people aren’t expecting that from you,” CSUN middle blocker Casey Hinger said following the Matadors’ hard-fought 3-0 win over Cal State Fullerton (8-8, 3-1). “We showed everyone, ‘look, that was last year’s winner, and here we are.’ We’re ready to take this conference.”
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Published on Oct. 1, 2011 at Daily Sundial
It had been three times this season the Matadors had partly looked like a championship-contending team at home only to end up crumbling under the pressure and superior play of their opponents.
It was beginning to look like that again on Saturday night at the Matadome against the defending Big West Conference champion Titans. This time, however, CSUN (8-7, 2-1 Big West) “rose to the occasion.”
“It’s the greatest feeling, being the underdog, people aren’t expecting that from you,” CSUN middle blocker Casey Hinger said following the Matadors’ hard-fought 3-0 win over Cal State Fullerton (8-8, 3-1). “We showed everyone, ‘look, that was last year’s winner, and here we are.’ We’re ready to take this conference.”
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