pepperdine Vs cal state

[matto]

Any news on pep vs cal state game on tonight??

[gobears]

Cal State? who?
Long Beach?
Northridge?

[northbeach]

How's this for a first game... Anyone know what's the record for most points?

Pepperdine.......... (3) 43 30 23 30 15
Cal State Northridge (2) 45 23 30 25 9

No. 4 Pepperdine Rallies for 3-2 Road Victory, Again
Waves, Matadors battle to school record 45-43 game one finish.


NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The No. 4-ranked Pepperdine Waves needed all 24 of its blocks Wednesday night to rally from down 2-1 to defeat No. 6 Cal State Northridge 3-2 (43-45, 30-23, 23-30, 30-25, 15-9) in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) action before 944 at The Matadome in Northridge, Calif.

For the second time this season, Pepperdine (6-1, 5-1 MPSF) sophomore Paul Carroll topped the 30-kill mark with 31 to go along with three aces, seven digs and three blocks. Setter Jonathan Winder recorded the first triple-double of his career with a 63-assist, 14-dig, 13-block performance and Tom Hulse tied his career-high of 14 blocks which he set four day ago against then-No. 1 UC Irvine. Hulse added 11 kills.

Jon Grobe contributed 12 kills to go along with 14 digs, while John Parfitt added 10 kills in the victory.

Eric Vance's 24 kills led Northridge (4-6, 3-4 MPSF), Isaac Kneubuhl added 22 and Ryan Adams ended the night with 16.

The first play of game five set the tone for game as Carroll and Greg Gaudino teamed up to stuff Vance. In building a 10-3 lead, Pepperdine recorded three more blocks, including consecutive blocks by Hulse first with Parfitt, then with Winder. Northridge managed to pull within four at 13-9 but following a Sean Pedersen serving error the match came to a fitting end as Hulse and Schleppenbach blocked Vance.

Pepperdine quickly jumped out to a three-point 6-3 lead in game one, an advantage it would maintain as Parfitt drove home a Northridge overpass making the score 12-9. Adams cut the Waves' lead down to one on consecutive kills and Kevin McKniff won a joust at the net to complete the Matador's comeback. Following a Northridge service error, the Matadors took their first lead of the night 14-13 on back-to-back kills. After a Carroll service ace tied the game at 19-all, Northridge went on a 4-0 run to take its largest lead of the set 23-19. Vance served into the net to stop the run and Grobe's fourth kill of the game pulled Pepperdine within two as the teams went into a sideout battle. Trailing 28-25, Schleppenbach and Hulse teamed up to stuff Adams and two Carroll kills later the Waves were serving for the game 29-28. Vance would tie the game at 29-29 on the ensuing play.

Pepperdine would serve for the game seven straight times and appeared to have won the game 36-34 after playing a ball out of one of the gym's basketball supports. On the play, Schleppenbach's attack was ruled in by the line judge but Marvin Hall, serving as the up-official, overruled the original call and play continued tied at 35-35.

A few plays later, a McKniff serve hit the tape and trickled over the net to give Northridge its first serve at the match leading 37-36. The Matadors would get two more cracks at the game until Vance was rejected at the net by Grobe and Gaudino and setter Travis Bluemling was cited for a double contact as Pepperdine regained the lead 40-39.

The teams traded points until the Pepperdine led 43-42. Kneubuhl then converted on three straight kills to end the longest game in Waves' history, topping the previous mark of 41-39 against Stanford in 2003.

In the game, Pepperdine hit .439 and was led by Carroll's 13 kills on .591 hitting. Northridge hit .409 and was paced by Vance's 11 kills on .450 hitting.

Game two started off as a close battle with six ties and two lead changes to a 9-9 stalemate. From there it was all Pepperdine and a 3-0 run gave the Waves a 12-9 lead. Pepperdine would extend its lead to five at 17-12. The lead would grow even larger following a 4-0 run before the Waves would lead by as many as 10, 29-19, en route to tying the match at 1-1.

Northridge took control of game three after a Kneubuhl kill broke a 9-9 tie. The Matador run would reach 4-0 after consecutive Pepperdine miscues. Northridge extended its lead to as many as 10, 26-16, before a late surge by the Waves closed the gap to six. It would not be enough in the end as the home team took a 2-1 lead in the match.

Pepperdine would send the match the distance by taking game four after racing out to an early 9-3 lead. Northridge managed to close the gap to one at 11-10 and then again at 16-15. A Vance hitting error was followed by an ace from Carroll giving Pepperdine an 18-15 lead. The Waves extended their lead to five after Winder and Gaudino teamed up to block Kneubuhl and Grobe secured his second double-double of the season with his 10th kill of the night. From there the Pepperdine lead was never threatened.

The Waves return to action Saturday night when they travel to No. 3 UC Santa Barbara at Rob Gym. The match is scheduled for a 7 p.m. PT first serve.

[Rocky]

Game one was incredible. It lasted 42 minutes!

[robonthemic]

Pretty incredible match! Where was swingaway tonight? I thought he would have posted by now!

Right now the "HOT" list would have to be:

Pepperdine
UC Patak (SB)
BYU
IPFW

I'm sure there are more but the "talk" goes to these teams.

The "NOT SO HOT" list would be everyone else!

The only match I witnessed a over 40 score was when BYU played Lewis for the NCAA Championship at Long Beach. I'm certain that a few people prematurely aged tonight after seeing that game 1 (especially Coaches Marv and Campbell)!

[Rocky]

robonthemic said:

Where was swingaway tonight? I thought he would have posted by now!

Swingaway was there. I am sure he will post his thoughts at some point.

By the way, Pepperdine and CSUN played like they were two spots away from each other (#4 & #6). It was really a see-saw match. Up until the fifth game you really had no clue who was going to win. Pepperdine took the fifth game from the start.

There will continue to be upsets throughout the season. It will be a fun season.

[Swanee]

Pepperdine was not as impressive tonight as they were against UCI but they played good enough to beat a very solid CSUN team. CSUN serves tough and Pepp's passing was less than spectacular at times. Their block got going more toward the end of the match.

A comment on the reffing...I would personally like to see Marvin Hall call the game and take a backseat to the athletes. He tries too much to entertain the crowd with reallllly late calls so all eyes are on him. I have noticed this propensity for attention grabbing even when he calls lines. It's like he's kind of playing with the crowd or athletes. I think a good ref will be hardly noticeable in a match. Is anyone else bugged by his antics? I have noticed this for awhile now. Anyway, that's my two cents.

[Rocky]

from the CSUN website:

Matadors Fall To No. 4 Pepperdine in Five-Set Battle
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Sophomore Eric Vance knocked down a career-high 25 kills and Isaac Kneubuhl also set a career-high with 22 but fourth-ranked Pepperdine came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat sixth-ranked Cal State Northridge in five games on Wednesday.

With the win, the Waves improve to 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the MPSF. The loss snaps the Matadors two-match win streak and drops Northridge to 4-6 overall and 3-4 in conference matches.

In addition to Vance (25 kills, .228) and Kneubuhl (22 kills, .169), sophomore Ryan Adams also tallied a career-high in the kills column with 16 (.163). Northridge also got nine kills from Kevin McKniff, who hit a team-high .417 and eight kills from James Lischer. Vance and Kneubuhl both had double-doubles as each added 13 digs in the loss.

For Pepperdine, Paul Carroll slammed a match-high 31 kills while hitting .417 in the match. Jon Grobe added 12 kills while Tom Hulse had 11 kills and 14 blocks and John Parfitt chipped in 10 kills. Grobe completed the double-double by adding 14 digs and Waves setter Jonathan Winder notched a triple-double with 63 assists, 14 digs and 13 blocks.

In an epic first game that set a Northridge rally scoring era record for points, the Matadors, behind a raucous home crowd, pulled out the 45-43 victory. Each team held the lead until 28-28 when a Carroll kill gave Pepperdine game point. Vance answered for Northridge and the game went to extra points tied at 29-29.

Pepperdine served for the game six times, only to see the Matadors answer time and again. A McKniff kill knotted the score at 36-36 (the 15th tie of the game) and then McKniff served an ace giving Northridge its first game point at 37-36. But Grobe answered and the Waves saved the next two game points before Matador setter Travis Bluemling was whistled for a bad set giving Pepperdine a 40-39 lead.

Northridge then held off four game points and a Kneubuhl kill knotted the score for the last time at 43-43. Then Knuebuhl came back with a pair of kills to send the Matadors to the epic 45-43 win. Northridge's previous rally scoring record for points was a 40-38 thriller in game two of a three-game sweep over UC Irvine in 2001.

The momentum however did not last as Pepperdine broke open a 8-8 tie in game two by scoring nine of the next 13 points to take a 17-12 lead capped by a Carroll kill. The Waves coasted home with the 30-23 win and the match was knotted at one game apiece.

Game three saw Northridge respond in similar fashion. With the game tied 9-9, the Matadors reeled off a 10-5 run to take a five-point lead at 19-14 forcing a Pepperdine timeout. Northridge then built the lead to 26-16 before taking game three by a 30-23 score.

After the Matadors took a brief 2-1 lead in game four, the Waves took advantage of a Kneubuhl error and a Parfitt kill to take a 3-2 lead and Pepperdine would not look back. After Northridge closed to 5-3, Carroll stepped to the service line and the Waves rolled off four straight points to open up a 9-3 cushion. The Matadors cut the lead to one on two occasions but the Waves pulled away each time and eventually claimed the 30-25 win forcing the decisive game five.

Pepperdine scored the first two points of the fifth frame but the Matadors received a kill from Adams and a hitting error from Hulse to tie the score 2-2. From that point on it was all Pepperdine as the Waves, once again with Carroll serving, scored eight of the next nine points to all but seal the match.

The Matadors battled back to get within five (11-6, 12-7, 13-8, 14-9) but could not close the gap any further and Pepperdine took the match three games to two.

Cal State Northridge wraps up its brief two-match homestand on Friday as the Matadors host No. 13 USC at 7 p.m.

- GO MATADORS -

[swingaway]

The Paul Carol Show. Although I did not like the ending the show was great.

CSUN could have closed out game one but a late Pep rally made it an epic battle. CSUN won the game but may have lost the match in that game. Vance had a great game 1 but lost a few inches of lift from the strain. At a short 6-4 his elevation was not the same after game one. Shaky passing kept the middles in check so Vance and Issac had to take way too many swings against a Pep triple block.

I like Adams allot but miss Rhodes power. Hope he gets it together soon. With Rhodes of years past and the great play of the the others, CSUN will contend.

Carol was just a stud. His serve never let up. 5 straight tough serves in game 5 was the nail in the coffin.

Thanks to the great players on both teams for the entertaining match!

[Mac]

Carroll... spelled with 2 Rs & 2Ls, mate!

[swingaway]

mac said:

Carroll... spelled with 2 Rs & 2Ls, mate!

Appologies to Mr. Carroll. I should take more time to verify spellings before I post but it was late..

BTW - Although they have a very good supporting cast, I think Pepperdine is just as dependent on Carroll's performance as UCP.

G'day

[swingaway]

Another note to the match. Just had a chance to look at the stats. 23 service errors for CSUN 9 for Pepperdine. Though to win a match that way.

Out blocked by a ton! Wish Winder needed a bit more rest

Only 8 kills for Lischer, who should be our strongest middle.

This team can beat anyone if they can figure out how to fire all 7 cylinders at the same time.

Hope we don't see a let down with USC.

[Mac]

SC got up for UCLA and played their best match in years, then let down big time yesterday. They have some talent who can obviously play well if they bring their "A" game. I'd guess they know this too and are licking their wounds and can't wait for their next match. The question is which SC team will show up. But man, those were ugly scores against UCSB.