Post by Vball818 on Sept 1, 2006 13:19:47 GMT -5
Cal State Northridge will play in another tournament this time on their home court in the "super-sized" venue, the Matadome. CSUN plays two tough opponets, OREGON and UTAH STATE. Of course I'd like to see CSUN win both of their matches - stop their losing streak to the Ducks(seem like they're playing better under second-year head coach Jim Moore) and continue their winning streak against the aggies. Not gonna be an easy task since these two teams played well last week especially Oregon defeating once-ranked #17 LBSU.
Article Last Updated: 08/29/2006 10:37:41 PM PDT
Bullish start: Cal State Northridge's women's volleyball team has already won half as many games (two) in the first week of the season as it did all of last season.
The Matadors beat San Diego State and Hofstra at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego behind strong performances from freshman Siara Grayson and sophomores Harmony Burdine and Darla Donaldson
-above info taken from L A Daily News
August 29th 2006
Matadors Open Home Season With Fifth Annual Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational
THIS WEEK (FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN INVITATIONAL):
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Match #1 Oregon vs. Northridge, Friday, September 1, The Matadome, 7 p.m.
Match #2 Oregon vs. Utah State, Saturday, September 2, The Matadome, 11 a.m.
Match #3 Utah State vs. Northridge, Saturday, September 2, The Matadome, 7 p.m.
MATADORS SET TO OPEN HOME SCHEDULE WITH 5TH ANNUAL FREMONT INVITATIONAL
Cal State Northridge (2-1) opens the home season this Friday as the Matadors take on Oregon (2-0) in the opening match of the fifth annual Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational. Oregon and Utah State (2-1) will meet on Saturday at 11 a.m. and the tournament finale will feature Utah State and Northridge Saturday at 7 p.m. The Matadors opened their season by winning two of three matches last weekend at the Aztec Invitational at San Diego State. Northridge opened the 2006 campaign by defeating the host Aztecs on Friday by a 31-29, 30-24, 27-30, 30-28 score. Saturday saw the Matadors fall to No. 20 San Diego 23-30, 23-30, 22-30 before closing the tournament with a thrilling five-game comeback win over Hofstra 27-30, 27-30, 30-27, 30-13, 15-13.
BIG WEST LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
Beginning this season, the Big West Conference is partnering with CSTV to bring every Big West women's volleyball match to fans via the Big West Conference website and BigWest.TV. Matador fans can pay to see their team in action as Northridge will debut this weekend with the Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational. Fans can purchase a month to month package for $9.95 per month or the season package for all three sports (women¡¯s volleyball, men¡¯s and women¡¯s basketball) and all Big West schools is $79.95. Log on to the Big West Conference website (bigwest.org) and click the Big West.TV link to sign up for the packages.
MATADORS IN THE FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN INVITATIONAL
Cal State Northridge brings an 8-4 record in four previous tournaments into this weekend¡¯s action. Last season, the Matadors finished 1-2 in the Fremont with their lone win coming over UNLV in five games. Northridge also dropped a five-game decision to Arizona State and then fell in three games to No. 23 Saint Mary¡¯s. In 2004, the Matadors claimed their first tournament title after defeating Cornell (3-0), UNLV (3-1) and then holding off SMU in a five-game thriller. Oregon played in the inaugural Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational in 2002 and won the championship with a perfect 4-0 record.
MATADORS UP FOR THE BLOCK
After being out-blocked by a large margin last season, Northridge has turned the tables after three matches this season. Last season¡¯s 2.17 blocks per game game average (compared with 2.56 for Matador opponents) would be a distant memory if Northridge can keep up its current pace of 3.29 blocks per game. Darla Donaldson leads the team with 19 total blocks (all assisted) while Val Kepler has 17 total stuffs (two solo, 15 assists) and Hilary Brinkman has 11 total (two solo, nine assists). Freshman Angela Hupp has also gotten into the act with 10 total blocks (all assisted). The Matadors out-blocked San Diego State in the season-opener by a sizable 16.0 to 9.5 margin and also had a significant 18.5 to 14.0 edge over Hofstra.
ASSISTS ALL AROUND
The setting duo of Hupp and sophomore Kayla Wright has also been effective in the early going. Wright, who averaged a team-best 9.89 assists per game as a freshman a season ago, is now sharing setting duties with Hupp in the Matadors¡¯ 6-2 formation. The two have combined to average 12.08 assists per game which would rank fourth in the Big West this week. Wright has 70 helpers for an average of 5.83 while Hupp has 66 assists for a 5.50 assists per game average.
MATADORS IN THE BIG WEST STATS
Individually, Kelley Hanson ranks third in the conference in aces per game (0.75) and has served the most aces in the Big West with nine. Kepler is 10th in aces at 0.42 per game. Donaldson and Kepler rank second and third in blocking with Donaldson averaging 1.58 bpg and Kepler at 1.42. Donaldson ranks seventh (.385) and Harmony Burdine is eighth (.348) in hitting percentage while Wright (5.83) and Hupp (5.50) are eighth and ninth respectively in assists per game. In a reversal from 2005, as a team the Matadors are near the top or in the middle of the pack of virtually every statistical category after the first weekend. Northridge ranks second service aces (2.33) and blocks (3.29), is third in hitting (.258), fifth in assists (12.08) and kills (13.67), sixth in opponent hitting (.226) and seventh in digs (12.83).
NORTHRIDGE IN HOME OPENERS
The Matadors look to snap a string of two straight home opening losses against Oregon on Friday. Northridge won its first two home openers under Jeff Stork but lost to UCLA in 2004 and Arizona State to open 2005.
SCOUTING OREGON
The Ducks come into Friday¡¯s match with a record of 2-0 after defeating UC Irvine (3-0) and Portland State (3-2) in the Oregon Volleyball Classic last weekend. Sophomore Mira Djuric had 15 kills while hitting .565 in the win over UC Irvine. Djuric averaged 4.38 kills per game while senior Erin Little and freshman Neticia Enesi both averaged 3.12 kpg over the two matches. The Ducks have used three setters in two matches with Lindsey Stone averaging 13.00 assists per game, Nevena Djordjevic 9.75 apg and Heather Madison averaging 6.67 apg. Head coach Jim Moore (Long Beach State, 1980) is in his second season at Oregon and sports a 14-18 school record. Overall, Moore is 366-174 in his 18th season of coaching. Friday¡¯s match will be the ninth meeting between the Matadors and Ducks with Oregon holding a 6-2 edge in the series. Oregon and Northridge last met in 2004 in Eugene when the Ducks won in four games. Oregon is 1-0 all-time in Northridge.
SCOUTING UTAH STATE
The Aggies, who will take on Oregon on Saturday at 11 a.m. followed by a match with Northridge at 7 p.m., come in with a 2-1 record after playing in the Hilton Albuquerque Classic in New Mexico. Utah State opened with a 3-1 win over the host Lobos before falling in four games to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. But The Aggies rebounded to sweep UC Riverside in three games on Saturday night. Junior Amanda Nielson averaged a team-high 4.50 kpg while fellow junior Beth Hodge averaged 2.82 kpg to go with 2.36 digs per game. Sophomore Dani Schaap accounted for a majority of the assists after averaging 8.70 in 10 games. Head coach Grayson Dubose (BYU, 1993) is in his first season at Utah State and sports a 2-1 overall and school record. Saturday¡¯s match will be the 11th meeting between the Matadors and Aggies with the series tied at five wins apiece. Northridge and Utah State last met in 2004 when the Aggies were members of the Big West. The Matadors have won two straight after snapping a three match losing streak to the Aggies. Utah State is a first-time participant in the Fremont Invitational but is 2-2 in four matches all-time in Northridge.
UP NEXT FOR THE MATADORS
Following this weekend¡¯s Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational, Northridge will play seven of its next nine matches on the road. The Matadors will travel to Las Vegas, Nev. the weekend of Sept. 8-9 to to take part in the UNLV Volleyball Classic before finishing up their tournament schedule at the SJSU Hyatt Invitational in San Jose On Sept. 15-16. Northridge will then open Big West competition on Sept. 21 and Sept. 23 at home against UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton before heading back on the road for conference matches at Pacific (Sept. 30) and Long Beach State (Oct. 3).
- GO MATADORS -
Article Last Updated: 08/29/2006 10:37:41 PM PDT
Bullish start: Cal State Northridge's women's volleyball team has already won half as many games (two) in the first week of the season as it did all of last season.
The Matadors beat San Diego State and Hofstra at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego behind strong performances from freshman Siara Grayson and sophomores Harmony Burdine and Darla Donaldson
-above info taken from L A Daily News
August 29th 2006
Matadors Open Home Season With Fifth Annual Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational
THIS WEEK (FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN INVITATIONAL):
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Match #1 Oregon vs. Northridge, Friday, September 1, The Matadome, 7 p.m.
Match #2 Oregon vs. Utah State, Saturday, September 2, The Matadome, 11 a.m.
Match #3 Utah State vs. Northridge, Saturday, September 2, The Matadome, 7 p.m.
MATADORS SET TO OPEN HOME SCHEDULE WITH 5TH ANNUAL FREMONT INVITATIONAL
Cal State Northridge (2-1) opens the home season this Friday as the Matadors take on Oregon (2-0) in the opening match of the fifth annual Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational. Oregon and Utah State (2-1) will meet on Saturday at 11 a.m. and the tournament finale will feature Utah State and Northridge Saturday at 7 p.m. The Matadors opened their season by winning two of three matches last weekend at the Aztec Invitational at San Diego State. Northridge opened the 2006 campaign by defeating the host Aztecs on Friday by a 31-29, 30-24, 27-30, 30-28 score. Saturday saw the Matadors fall to No. 20 San Diego 23-30, 23-30, 22-30 before closing the tournament with a thrilling five-game comeback win over Hofstra 27-30, 27-30, 30-27, 30-13, 15-13.
BIG WEST LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
Beginning this season, the Big West Conference is partnering with CSTV to bring every Big West women's volleyball match to fans via the Big West Conference website and BigWest.TV. Matador fans can pay to see their team in action as Northridge will debut this weekend with the Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational. Fans can purchase a month to month package for $9.95 per month or the season package for all three sports (women¡¯s volleyball, men¡¯s and women¡¯s basketball) and all Big West schools is $79.95. Log on to the Big West Conference website (bigwest.org) and click the Big West.TV link to sign up for the packages.
MATADORS IN THE FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN INVITATIONAL
Cal State Northridge brings an 8-4 record in four previous tournaments into this weekend¡¯s action. Last season, the Matadors finished 1-2 in the Fremont with their lone win coming over UNLV in five games. Northridge also dropped a five-game decision to Arizona State and then fell in three games to No. 23 Saint Mary¡¯s. In 2004, the Matadors claimed their first tournament title after defeating Cornell (3-0), UNLV (3-1) and then holding off SMU in a five-game thriller. Oregon played in the inaugural Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational in 2002 and won the championship with a perfect 4-0 record.
MATADORS UP FOR THE BLOCK
After being out-blocked by a large margin last season, Northridge has turned the tables after three matches this season. Last season¡¯s 2.17 blocks per game game average (compared with 2.56 for Matador opponents) would be a distant memory if Northridge can keep up its current pace of 3.29 blocks per game. Darla Donaldson leads the team with 19 total blocks (all assisted) while Val Kepler has 17 total stuffs (two solo, 15 assists) and Hilary Brinkman has 11 total (two solo, nine assists). Freshman Angela Hupp has also gotten into the act with 10 total blocks (all assisted). The Matadors out-blocked San Diego State in the season-opener by a sizable 16.0 to 9.5 margin and also had a significant 18.5 to 14.0 edge over Hofstra.
ASSISTS ALL AROUND
The setting duo of Hupp and sophomore Kayla Wright has also been effective in the early going. Wright, who averaged a team-best 9.89 assists per game as a freshman a season ago, is now sharing setting duties with Hupp in the Matadors¡¯ 6-2 formation. The two have combined to average 12.08 assists per game which would rank fourth in the Big West this week. Wright has 70 helpers for an average of 5.83 while Hupp has 66 assists for a 5.50 assists per game average.
MATADORS IN THE BIG WEST STATS
Individually, Kelley Hanson ranks third in the conference in aces per game (0.75) and has served the most aces in the Big West with nine. Kepler is 10th in aces at 0.42 per game. Donaldson and Kepler rank second and third in blocking with Donaldson averaging 1.58 bpg and Kepler at 1.42. Donaldson ranks seventh (.385) and Harmony Burdine is eighth (.348) in hitting percentage while Wright (5.83) and Hupp (5.50) are eighth and ninth respectively in assists per game. In a reversal from 2005, as a team the Matadors are near the top or in the middle of the pack of virtually every statistical category after the first weekend. Northridge ranks second service aces (2.33) and blocks (3.29), is third in hitting (.258), fifth in assists (12.08) and kills (13.67), sixth in opponent hitting (.226) and seventh in digs (12.83).
NORTHRIDGE IN HOME OPENERS
The Matadors look to snap a string of two straight home opening losses against Oregon on Friday. Northridge won its first two home openers under Jeff Stork but lost to UCLA in 2004 and Arizona State to open 2005.
SCOUTING OREGON
The Ducks come into Friday¡¯s match with a record of 2-0 after defeating UC Irvine (3-0) and Portland State (3-2) in the Oregon Volleyball Classic last weekend. Sophomore Mira Djuric had 15 kills while hitting .565 in the win over UC Irvine. Djuric averaged 4.38 kills per game while senior Erin Little and freshman Neticia Enesi both averaged 3.12 kpg over the two matches. The Ducks have used three setters in two matches with Lindsey Stone averaging 13.00 assists per game, Nevena Djordjevic 9.75 apg and Heather Madison averaging 6.67 apg. Head coach Jim Moore (Long Beach State, 1980) is in his second season at Oregon and sports a 14-18 school record. Overall, Moore is 366-174 in his 18th season of coaching. Friday¡¯s match will be the ninth meeting between the Matadors and Ducks with Oregon holding a 6-2 edge in the series. Oregon and Northridge last met in 2004 in Eugene when the Ducks won in four games. Oregon is 1-0 all-time in Northridge.
SCOUTING UTAH STATE
The Aggies, who will take on Oregon on Saturday at 11 a.m. followed by a match with Northridge at 7 p.m., come in with a 2-1 record after playing in the Hilton Albuquerque Classic in New Mexico. Utah State opened with a 3-1 win over the host Lobos before falling in four games to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. But The Aggies rebounded to sweep UC Riverside in three games on Saturday night. Junior Amanda Nielson averaged a team-high 4.50 kpg while fellow junior Beth Hodge averaged 2.82 kpg to go with 2.36 digs per game. Sophomore Dani Schaap accounted for a majority of the assists after averaging 8.70 in 10 games. Head coach Grayson Dubose (BYU, 1993) is in his first season at Utah State and sports a 2-1 overall and school record. Saturday¡¯s match will be the 11th meeting between the Matadors and Aggies with the series tied at five wins apiece. Northridge and Utah State last met in 2004 when the Aggies were members of the Big West. The Matadors have won two straight after snapping a three match losing streak to the Aggies. Utah State is a first-time participant in the Fremont Invitational but is 2-2 in four matches all-time in Northridge.
UP NEXT FOR THE MATADORS
Following this weekend¡¯s Fremont Investment & Loan Invitational, Northridge will play seven of its next nine matches on the road. The Matadors will travel to Las Vegas, Nev. the weekend of Sept. 8-9 to to take part in the UNLV Volleyball Classic before finishing up their tournament schedule at the SJSU Hyatt Invitational in San Jose On Sept. 15-16. Northridge will then open Big West competition on Sept. 21 and Sept. 23 at home against UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton before heading back on the road for conference matches at Pacific (Sept. 30) and Long Beach State (Oct. 3).
- GO MATADORS -
