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Post by swingaway on Mar 10, 2007 1:22:23 GMT -5
March 9th 2007
Matadors Take Care of Quincy 30-20, 30-24, 30-20
Box Score
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The duo of Dan Rhodes and Eric Vance proved too much for Quincy on Friday as ninth-ranked Cal State Northridge defeated the Hawks 30-20, 30-24, 30-20 in a non-conference match Friday at The Matadome.
With the win, the Matadors win their season-high fourth straight match and improve to 12-9 overall. The loss drops Quincy to 3-16 on the season.
Rhodes and Vance teamed up for 30 of the Matadors' 51 kills in the match as Rhodes had 17 while hitting .727 and Vance added 13 while hitting .300. Mike Gaudino aslo chipped in six kills (.556) and Kevin McKniff added five (.500). Setter Sean Pedersen recorded 34 assists, four kills, two aces and a pair of digs in the win. Gaudino also had two aces and matched Rhodes with a team-high seven digs.
For Quincy, Peter Coley tallied a team-high 11 kills while hitting .231 and Zach Splitt added eight kills (.294). Eric Wooldridge posted 31 assists and four block assists while Robbie Mendenhall came off the bench to serve the Hawks' lone two aces.
The Matadors out-hit Quincy .465 (51-11-86) to .157 (33-19-89) and had seven aces as a team to just two for the Hawks. Quincy did post a slight 6.5 to 4.5 edge in team blocks.
Cal State Northridge wraps up its season-long five-match homestand next Wednesday, Mar. 14 as the Matadors host NJIT at 7 p.m. in The Matadome.
- GO MATADORS -
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Post by volleyer6 on Mar 10, 2007 16:02:59 GMT -5
did isaac neubal play libero? how did that go?
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Post by fanof2 on Mar 10, 2007 20:32:14 GMT -5
He played well. Interesting lineup but Quincy wasn't a strong test.
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Post by gunclap on Mar 10, 2007 20:32:49 GMT -5
So I take it Sean Pedersen took over as setter? or is he still sharing court time with Bluemling?
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Post by fanof2 on Mar 10, 2007 20:36:37 GMT -5
Pederson played most of the match. Travis got some PT at the end of game 3.
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Post by volleyer6 on Mar 10, 2007 22:11:10 GMT -5
so what is going to the the starting lineup when they travel to hawaii next week you think?
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Post by swingaway on Mar 11, 2007 20:49:50 GMT -5
I think Gaudino would be the better pick at libero. I think Kneubuhl's experience gives him the edge @ outside and Gaudino's quickness and hustle give him the edge at Libero. I expect one of these 2 will get the start at Hawaii.
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Post by volleyfred on Mar 12, 2007 5:14:56 GMT -5
Spoke with an alumni of CSUN about a month ago. He thought that Kneubuhl was one of the best passers in CSUN's history.
When in, Gaudino looks to have the toughest serve on the team...
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Post by swingaway on Mar 12, 2007 18:19:17 GMT -5
Spoke with an alumni of CSUN about a month ago. He thought that Kneubuhl was one of the best passers in CSUN's history. When in, Gaudino looks to have the toughest serve on the team... Kneubuhl is a great passer, but not sure that makes him the best Libero. In MPSF stats Vance has more digs per game but Kneubuhl and Gaudino are both more consistent at serve receive. I like all three and want to see them all on the court whatever spots the coach decides. Gaudino will be (as he gets more play time) a great server on a great serving team. Best? I think Rhodes and Vance are serving the lights out right now. Kneubuhl was killing his serve vs Lewis. It may be however, due to the extra serving they have been getting. Let's let the Libero serve like the ladies do  |
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Post by volleyer6 on Mar 12, 2007 21:24:16 GMT -5
should be interesting at what they do... even though it was vs quincy, they seemed to be really clicking with kneubal as libero i dunno... they play NJIT or something wednesday. we shall see what they do vs them.
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Post by gunclap on Mar 13, 2007 1:03:40 GMT -5
The CSUN outside hitters can be inconsistent at times. I believe there are only three OHs (Kneubuhl, Gaudino, and Vance). So who's going to take over when one isn't producing, assuming either Gaudino or Kneubuhl are in the Libero spot?
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Post by volleyer6 on Mar 13, 2007 22:09:54 GMT -5
they w ould jus switch it around or bring in carter off the bench to play libero.
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Post by volleyfred on Mar 14, 2007 15:46:46 GMT -5
they w ould jus switch it around or bring in carter off the bench to play libero. I think that the best passer, should be the libero... Whoever that is. Even if it is an outside hitter, then the other two OH's won't have to worry about getting subbed out. Less pressure, better results! |
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Post by gunclap on Mar 14, 2007 20:00:12 GMT -5
kneubuhl at libero, along with gaudino and vance at serve receive would be best for csun. those three, in my opinion, are the best passers. also, pedersen should be all-time setter. he has great potential and will be a bigger difference maker than bluemling.
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Post by Vball818 on Mar 14, 2007 20:16:41 GMT -5
Matadors say 'Aloha' to Quincy
Team sweeps, prepares for showdown at Hawaii
Ivan Yeo
Posted: 3/13/07
With a big two-match weekend with the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine looming on March 16-17, the CSUN Matador men's volleyball team has spent the last four matches preparing for its big weekend in the Aloha State.
The Quincy University Hawks became the Matadors' fourth consecutive victim last Friday, sweeping the Hawks at the Matadome by scores of 30-20, 30-24 and 30-20.
"This was a big stepping stone to Hawaii next week," sophomore Isaac Kneubuhl said.
Senior opposite Dan Rhodes led the way with 17 kills, sophomore outside hitter Eric Vance had 13 kills and freshman setter Sean Pederson had 34 set assists. Peter Coley had 11 kills, Eric Woolridge assisted 31 kills and Mike Contee had 10 digs.
"We played pretty well," head coach Jeff Campbell said. "We had a little bit of a letdown in game two, but we played pretty well and I'm pretty happy with the effort."
Game one was tied at four until the Matadors won the next three sets to lead 7-4 and forced a Quincy time out. The Hawks responded with three of the next four points to cut the Northridge lead to one and force a Matador time out. CSUN won three of the next four sets and led by as many as five during the match, the last at 23-18 until the Matadors won three straight sets to take a 26-18 lead. Northridge eventually won four of the next six points to take the match.
Game two was a little close. The Matadors won seven of eight sets to turn a 3-3 tie into a 10-4 lead. The Matadors held an 18-11 lead until the Hawks won four straight sets to force a Matador time out. Quincy won two more sets until Rhodes went off a Quincy block for a kill and Vance pinned Coley for a kill to stem the Hawks' tide. A Matador service error and a Zach Splitt kill to the Matador back row cut the lead back to one. The two teams then traded the next six sets, until Vance smashed consecutive kills and freshman outside hitter Mike Gaudino came out of the back row for a kill to complete a three-point spurt that gave Northridge a 26-22 lead. The Matadors cruised from there.
In game three, CSUN held an early 6-5 lead and then won five straight sets to take an 11-5 lead. The Matadors continued their agressive play and jumped to a 16-8 lead. The Matadors' last eight-point lead was at 18-10 until Quincy won the next four sets to force a CSUN time out. The Hawks got another point, but freshman middle blocker Kevin McKniff stopped the run with a kill and a Gaudino spike through a Quincy block capped off another three-point run that raised its lead back to eight at 23-15 and just like in game two, those three straight sets proved to be the difference as the Matadors cruised to the sweep.
With freshman libero Ali'I Keohohou out with a broken leg, the Matadors turned to Kneubuhl, usually one of the Matadors' main weapons at outside hitter to fill the void. Kneubuhl had five digs and two assists against Quincy.
"We had to try some things and see what works," Kneubuhl said.
The Matadors will have one more home match hosting the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders at the Matadome Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
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