NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—UC San Diego women's volleyball defeated CSUN, 3-1, on Saturday evening in Premier America Credit Union Arena.
The Tritons (9-8, 3-3 Big West) won in four sets for the second consecutive match, topping the Matadors (6-11, 1-5 Big West) by set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 17-25 and 25-14.
Kylie Pries led the offense with a match-high 14 kills, while
Ava McInnes added 13 and
Emily McDaniel finished with 11.
Audrey Hollis collected 40 assists, directing the offense to .303 hitting percentage.
Jasmine Saran tallied three aces, while
Sabire Karacaova added two.
McDaniel collected a match-high six blocks (2 solo), while Pries added three (2 solo).
Paulina Baillie led the Tritons in the back court with 10 digs, while
Iris Canko added nine and Pries finished with six.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons hit .448 as a team in the opening set, jumping out to a quick 13-5 lead. UC San Diego maintained its eight-point advantage down the stretch to take the first set, 25-17.
After the Tritons took an early 7-4 lead to begin the second set, the Matadors battled back to tie the set, 11-all. The teams traded a two-point swing down the stretch and UC San Diego took the second set, 25-23.
The teams remained close to begin the third set before CSUN put together a six-point scoring run to lead, 15-7. The Tritons battled to within four points, 20-16, forcing a CSUN timeout but the Matadors outscored UC San Diego, 5-1, to close out the set, 25-17, and extend the match.
In the final set, the Tritons came out on fire to build a comfortable 9-1 lead and never look back. Midway through the set, UC San Diego put together a five-point scoring run to extend its lead, 21-10. The Tritons maintained the momentum down the stretch to cruise to a 25-14 victory.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego will return home to play host to Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 18) and UC Irvine (Oct. 19) next weekend with both matches scheduled for 6 p.m. The matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
