Vanguard Men’s Volleyball records its first win over an NCAA DI opponent

VSN (management) Posted Thursday, February 2, 2023 – 09:30

Northridge, Calif. – The No. 4 NAIA energy Vanguard marked a milestone in this system Wednesday at Premier America Credit score Union Enviornment, defeating NCAA Division I foe CSUN in three units.

The Lions recorded their first win over an NCAA opponent in a dominating 25-22, 25-20, 25-17 triumph.

Vanguard outhit CSUN .359 to .197 and acquired one other terrific effort from the other facet. anderson (JR/Tualatin, OR), who had 14 tackles with a .417 batting common. exterior pickguard Kyle Anema (SR/La Mirada, CA) backed up that efficiency with 11 strong kills, six clearances and three block assists. The All-American hit .364 (11-3-22).

tanner forest (JR/Portland, OR) added seven kills whereas hitting .333, whereas Valesis Vaisuai (JR/Hayward, CA) continued to supply in between. He chipped in six kills to go together with seven blocks, together with three solo.

VU displayed dominant blocking, outscoring the Matadors at internet 10.5-4.5.

ryan smith (SR/Parker, CO) led the Lions’ offense and dished out 33 assists.

Kyle Hobus led CSUN with 11 kills.

The Lions improved to 2-1 on the season. The Matadors fell to 4-5.

What occurred?

Sequence 1

The Lions hit .464 to CSUN’s .318 to tug off a intently contested first set 25-22.

VU took a 4 level lead when Anema’s kill made it 6-2. The Matadors fought again to get inside 12-11, however the Lions instantly scored three straight factors to guide 15-11 on the media timeout.

Anema and Vaisuai collected back-to-back kills to increase the result in 19-13, the most important of the set, when the Matadors referred to as timeout.

CSUN fired a 9-4 run behind three Hobus kills, reducing VU’s result in 23-22 and forcing a Lion timeout.

Anderson and Anema thwarted any CSUN comeback, as back-to-back kills from the Lion leaders secured the victory.

set 2

The Lions took the lead at midway and spilled it down in direction of the top in a 25-20 win.

CSUN used a 4-1 run to show a 4-4 tie into an 8-5 lead when VU referred to as an early timeout. The Matadors held the lead till 13-13 when Watts knocked down a kill. Anderson’s spike gave the Lions a 14-13 lead, however VU’s serve error tied up the scoring once more.

The Lions clung to a 19-18 lead however constructed a cushion with a 5-1 run to achieve set level. The Matadors dedicated three errors to assist VU’s trigger. CSUN fought again from set level to get to 24-20, however Watts gave VU a 2-0 lead within the match with a kill.

VU hit .292 within the set, whereas CSUN managed only a .179 clip.

set 3

The Lions clamped down on holding the Matadors to only .095 effectivity in a dominating 25-17 victory.

The rating was tied 8-8 because the Lions ran on an 8-0 run. Anema began the surge with three straight kills, then teamed up with Vaisuai to get Hobus into the web. Vaisuai engaged in three extra blocks, once more combining with Anema to create the 16-8 lead.

Luke Krzmarzick scored back-to-back kills to chop Matador’s deficit to 16-10, however two extra CSUN errors widened the margin to eight.

The Matadors could not get inside six factors the remainder of the way in which. Woods, Anema, and Anderson offered the ultimate VU kills to shut out the sweep.

Why it issues: The Lions confirmed their capabilities by successful decisively towards a Division I opponent.

What was stated?: “Coach (Eric) Vallely and our scholar assistants jordan amling Y colin hassoun (SR/Granite Bay, CA) did an important job discovering CSUN and letting our gamers know what to anticipate,” stated head coach brian roger. “After that, it was concerning the crew trusting what they do in coaching and follow each day, and adapting to their opponent. An excellent win for each member of our program.”

What’s subsequent: The Lions face UC Merced of their dwelling opener this Saturday at Calvary Chapel Excessive College. The primary service is at 7:00 pm

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