Kalifornská univerzitná liga - komentáre k zápasom
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| California State University, Long Beach: http://www.csulb.edu | | Sumarizované výsledky sezóny 2017 - univerzitné volejbalové družstvo LONG BEACH STATE | Štatistika z odohraných zápasov - Monika Šimková | | číslo záp. | dátum | TEAM1 | TEAM2 | výsledok | nominácia | setov | útok | podanie | blok | blok-asist | BODY | | 1 | 25.08.2017 | Stanford | Long Beach State | 3:0 (25:19, 25:21, 25:13) | nomin. | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | 5 | | 2 | 25.08.2017 | Wright State | Long Beach State | 0:3 (25:27, 18:25, 15:25) | nomin. | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | 5 | | 3 | 26.08.2017 | Iowa | Long Beach State | 3:1 (25:23, 22:25, 25:16, 25:21) | nomin. | 4 | 7 | | | | 7 | | 4 | 31.08.2017 | Long Beach State | Montana | 0:3 (22:25, 23:25, 24:26) | nomin. | 2 | 3 | | | | 3 | | 5 | 01.09.2017 | Kansas | Long Beach State | 3:1 (17:25, 25:19, 25:14, 25:23) | nomin. | 4 | 7 | 1 | | 1 | 8,5 | | 6 | 02.09.2017 | Long Beach State | Utah Valley | 1:3 (21:25, 25:12, 25:27, 18:25) | nomin. | 4 | 9 | 1 | | | 10 | | 7 | 07.09.2017 | Long Beach State | LMU | 0:3 (21:25, 16:25, 15:25) | nomin. | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | 2,5 | | 8 | 08.09.2017 | Pacific | Long Beach State | 3:0 (25:20, 25:20, 25:16) | nomin. | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | 2,5 | | 9 | 09.09.2017 | San Diego State | Long Beach State | 3:2 | nomin. | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15,5 | | 10 | 12.09.2017 | Long Beach State | Pepperdine | 1:3 (14:25, 25:21, 18:25, 21:25) | nomin. | 3 | 7 | | | 1 | 7,5 | | 11 | 15.09.2017 | UCLA | Long Beach State | 3:1 (25:20, 18:25, 25:16, 25:15) | nomin. | 1 | 2 | | | 2 | 3 | | 12 | 16.09.2017 | San Francisco | Long Beach State | 0:3 (19:25, 19:25, 16:25) | nomin. | 3 | 8 | | | 2 | 9 | | 13 | 16.09.2017 | Montana State | Long Beach State | 2:3 (25:22, 25:21, 14:25, 14:25, 5:15) | nomin. | 5 | 11 | 1 | | 2 | 13 | | 14 | 19.09.2017 | Long Beach State | UC Riverside | 3:2 (23:25, 26:24, 25:20, 23:25, 17:15) | nomin. | 5 | 6 | 2 | | 3 | 9,5 | | 15 | 23.09.2017 | Long Beach State | CSUN | 1:3 (25:15, 17:25, 20:25, 20:25) | nomin. | 4 | 3 | | | | 3 | | 16 | 29.09.2017 | Cal Poly | Long Beach State | 3:1 (26:24, 25:10, 16:25, 25:18) | | | | | | | | | 17 | 30.09.2017 | UC Santa Barbara | Long Beach State | 0:3 (23:25, 21:25, 19:25) | | | | | | | | | 18 | 05.10.2017 | Long Beach State | UC Irvine | 1:3 (12:25, 23:25, 25:21, 22:25) | nomin. | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | 2,5 | | 19 | 07.10.2017 | Long Beach State | UC Davis | 1:3 (13:25, 17:25, 25:22, 20:25) | nomin. | 4 | 3 | | | 1 | 3,5 | | 20 | 13.10.2017 | Hawaii | Long Beach State | 3:1 (16:25, 25:16, 25:20, 25:22) | nomin. | 2 | 3 | | | 1 | 3,5 | | 21 | 17.10.2017 | Long Beach State | Cal State Fullerton | 3:0 (25:22, 25:19, 25:20) | | | | | | | | | 22 | 20.10.2017 | Long Beach State | UC Santa Barbara | 1:3 (23:25, 25:18, 16:25, 25:27) | nomin. | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | 2,5 | | 23 | 21.10.2017 | Long Beach State | Cal Poly | 0:3 (14:25, 18:25, 17:25) | nomin. | 3 | 7 | | | | 7 | | 24 | 27.10.2017 | UC Davis | Long Beach State | 3:1 (17:25, 25:22, 25:14, 25:22) | | | | | | | | | 25 | 28.10.2017 | UC Irvine | Long Beach State | 0:3 (21:25, 22:25, 24:26) | | | | | | | | | 26 | 04.11.2017 | Long Beach State | Hawaii | 0:3 (14:25, 11:25, 10:25) | nomin. | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 1,5 | | 27 | 10.11.2017 | UC Riverside | Long Beach State | 2:3 (18:25, 25:15, 25:22, 22:25, 8:15) | nomin. | 1 | | | | | | | 28 | 11.11.2017 | Cal State Fullerton | Long Beach State | 0:3 (16:25, 14:25, 21:25) | nomin. | 1 | | | | | | | 29 | 18.11.2017 | CSUN | Long Beach State | 1:3 (25:21, 22:25, 21:25, 21:25) | | | | | | | | | | | | Sumárne štatist.hodnoty z odohraných zápasov: | 23 | 68 | 103 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 124,5 | | | | | Sumárne štatist.hodnoty z odohraných víťazných zápasov: | 5 | 12 | 23 | 2 | | 4 | 27 | | Pozn.: "Blok-asist" sa v štatistike počíta za polovicu bodu | | | | | | | | | | Pozn.: | zo zápasu nebola dostupná oficiálna štatistika - Monikine body boli dopočítané z oficiálnej sumárnej štatistiky 2017 pre Moniku z univerzitnej web stránky | | | | | | | | | | | | |
25.08.2017, Stanford - Long Beach State, 3:0 (25:19, 25:21, 25:13)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 3
bodov z útoku: 4
bodov z podania: 1
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 0
spolu BODOV: 5
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Defending national champion Stanford (1-0) topped Long Beach State (0-1) by a score of 25-19, 25-21, 25-13 on Friday afternoon at Walter Pyramid. The No. 2 ranked Cardinal won its season opener on the 10-year anniversary of Stanford"s last visit to Long Beach. After leading the nation in blocking a season ago, the visitors had 12.0 blocks and held the Beach to -.010 hitting.
Junior Megan Kruidhof led the Beach with seven kills and three blocks, senior setter Alexis Patterson posted 15 assists, nine digs and four kills and sophomore libero Hailey Harward had 14 digs. Today"s match was the head coaching debut for Long Beach State alum Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer.
Utah transfer Emma Kirst got Long Beach on the board with the first kill of the 2017 season, and the redshirt junior recorded the first two points of the afternoon for the Beach. She and Kruidhof combined for seven kills on 16 swings in the first frame, while Harward added seven digs.
Long Beach got off to a terrific start in set two, opening up a 9-2 advantage on the strength of a 7-0 run. Unfortunately, Stanford responded with eight straight points to take a 10-9 lead. There were 10 ties and three lead changes in the second frame, making it by far the most competitive of the afternoon. LBSU led 19-17 on consecutive kills from Patterson and Monika Simkova, forcing a Stanford timeout. The Cardinal responded with three consecutive points and ended the set on an 8-2 run to take a 2-0 lead.
After the break, the Cardinal hit a match-best .323 in the third set and put up five blocks to close out the win.
LBSU returns for a second match of the day on Friday evening, hosting Wright State at 7 p.m. The Raiders suffered a 25-22, 25-16, 25-22 defeat against Iowa on Friday morning at Walter Pyramid.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#3 Emma Kirst
OH/OPP 6" 4" Redshirt Senior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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26.08.2017, Iowa - Long Beach State, 3:1 (25:23, 22:25, 25:16, 25:21)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 4
bodov z útoku: 7
bodov z podania: 0
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 0
spolu BODOV: 7
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Beach dropped to 1-2 on the season with a four-set loss against the visiting Iowa Hawkeyes (2-1) on Saturday night at Walter Pyramid. The teams split the first two sets, but Iowa pulled away after intermission for a 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21 victory. It"s Iowa"s first victory over Long Beach State in the fourth meeting between the schools.
Junior Megan Kruidhof paced the Beach offensively with a career-best 14 kills and added seven digs. YiZhi Xue added eight kills on a team-best .375 hitting and had three blocks. Hailey Harward led the back row with 11 digs on the night.
LBSU dropped the first set despite out-hitting Iowa .310 to .189. The Beach evened the score at 23-all with a roof from Emma Kirst and Xue, but Iowa scored the final two points of the game to edge ahead and take the lead.
The Beach evened things up in set two by holding Iowa to a match-low .128 hitting. It was a very even second game with an impressive 20 ties and seven lead changes. Behind nine Hawkeye hitting errors and four kills from freshman Monika Simkova in the set, LBSU was able to even the match going into the locker room. A dump from Alexis Patterson, a solo block from Xue and a Simkova kill off the block gave the Beach the final three points of the set.
Iowa came out strong in the third, hitting .375 in the set while recording 18 digs as a team. Kruidhof did deliver five big kills in the set, but LBSU couldn"t keep pace. Iowa used a 5-0 run to take a 9-6 advantage early and never trailed the rest of the game. Iowa then kept the Beach at arm"s length in the final set, closing out the win behind six kills from Taylor Louis in the set.
The Beach will hit the road next weekend for the Wolverine Invitational in Orem, Utah. LBSU will take on Montana on Thursday, No. 8 Kansas on Friday and tournament hosts Utah Valley on Saturday. LBSU"s next home match will be Sept. 15 against No. 13 UCLA.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#3 Emma Kirst
OH/OPP 6" 4" Redshirt Senior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#16 YiZhi Xue
MB 6" 4" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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02.09.2017, Long Beach State - Utah Valley, 1:3 (21:25, 25:12, 25:27, 18:25)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 4
bodov z útoku: 9
bodov z podania: 1
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 0
spolu BODOV: 10
OREM, Utah - Long Beach State (1-5) dropped its final match of the Wolverine Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Lockhart Arena, suffering a 25-21, 12-25, 27-25, 25-18 loss against hosts Utah Valley (3-4). Megan Kruidhof was again a bright spot for the Beach, setting a new career high in kills for the second straight day. The junior had a match-high 19 kills to go with 11 digs, and was named to the All-Tournament Team following the match.
The Beach had a season-best 11.5 blocks on Saturday, led by Emma Kirst"s seven. YiZhi Xue had six blocks to go with 11 kills and a .588 attack percentage. Hailey Harward had a season-high 22 digs to lead the team and Kirst chipped in a season-high 17 digs as well. Alexis Patterson recorded her first double-double at the Beach with 32 assists and 11 digs.
LBSU got off to a slow start in set one, falling behind 5-0 before using a timeout. UVU eventually led 11-3 and never trailed in the set as they cruised to a 1-0 lead. Monika Simkova had five kills in the first set alone, but LBSU hit just .054 as a team. The Beach did make things interesting late by pulling within three at 24-21, and that momentum carried over into the second game.
Long Beach State started and ended the set well, opening with a 4-0 spurt and closing on an 8-1 run. The Beach hit .500 in set two, led by six kills on nine error-free swings from Kruidhof. Long Beach also had five blocks and a sideout percentage of 92 in what was one of the most complete sets the team has played all year.
Unfortunately, the momentum did not carry over after intermission as Utah Valley edged out a competitive set three, which included 11 ties and four lead changes. Kruidhof had seven kills in the third set, but LBSU was undone by six costly service errors. UVU led 23-20 late in the frame, but after a timeout Long Beach State battled back to make it 24-all on a successful dump from Mina Andjelkovic on Utah Valley"s first set point. A Simkova kill gave Long Beach a chance at set point, but a service error started a decisive 3-0 run for the Wolverines, giving them a 2-1 edge in the match.
Things looked promising in set four as the Beach held an 11-9 lead, but Utah Valley went on a 6-0 run and never trailed the rest of the afternoon. The Beach got to within 20-17 but the host Wolverines closed on a 5-1 run to end the match.
Long Beach State returns to Southern California to continue its seven-match road swing, taking on Loyola Marymount on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Los Angeles.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#3 Emma Kirst
OH/OPP 6" 4" Redshirt Senior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#16 YiZhi Xue
MB 6" 4" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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12.09.2017, Long Beach State - Pepperdine, 1:3 (14:25, 25:21, 18:25, 21:25)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 3
bodov z útoku: 7
bodov z podania: 0
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 0,5
spolu BODOV: 7,5
MALIBU, Calif. - Long Beach State (1-9) came up empty on Tuesday night, suffering a 25-14, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21 loss to Pepperdine (6-4) at Firestone Fieldhouse. This was the final non-conference road match of the season for the Beach, ending a seven-match road trip.
Sophomore YiZhi Xue had a team-high 11 kills on .375 hitting, while freshman Radi Marinova set a new career-high with nine kills in her first career start. Sophomore Kjersti Norveel also chipped in nine kills on the night while Emma Kirst and Monika Simkova each had seven. Sophomore libero Hailey Harward had a match-leading 25 digs on the night. Freshman Fayth Rascon-Ryn added a career-high nine digs.
Pepperdine took the opening frame by out-hitting the Beach .312 to .000, benefitting from eight hitting errors by Long Beach State. That quickly changed in the second set, however, as Long Beach hit a match-best .385, with 18 kills and just three errors. Xue and Marinova combined for 10 kills on 15 swings without an error to have the match tied at intermission.
After the break, LBSU had lost its momentum and hit just .056 in the third. Simkova came alive with five of her seven kills in the fourth set, but none of her teammates had more than two in the must-win set. Harward had 10 of the team"s 24 digs in the fourth set, but Pepperdine was able to finish off the victory on its home floor.
The Beach return home to Walter Pyramid for three matches this weekend, starting Friday night at 7 p.m. against No. 13 UCLA. LBSU will then play two matches on Saturday, starting with San Francisco at 11 a.m. before taking on Montana State at 7 p.m.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#3 Emma Kirst
OH/OPP 6" 4" Redshirt Senior
#9 Kjersti Norveel
MB 6" 2" Junior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#16 YiZhi Xue
MB 6" 4" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#19 Fayth Rascon-Ryn
DS 5" 8" Sophomore
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16.09.2017, San Francisco - Long Beach State, 0:3 (19:25, 19:25, 16:25)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 3
bodov z útoku: 8
bodov z podania: 0
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 1
spolu BODOV: 9
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Beach hit a season-best .396 on Saturday at Walter Pyramid, cruising to a 25-19, 25-19, 25-16 sweep of San Francisco. Long Beach State improves to 2-10 with the victory while the Dons slip to 3-10 on the year.
Sophomore middle blocker Kjersti Norveel had a career day for the Beach, collecting a career-best 10 kills on just 15 swings. Her .667 hitting percentage was also a career best, pacing LBSU to an impressive .396 hitting for the match. Fellow middle YiZhi Xue had 10 kills as well while Megan Kruidhof chipped in nine and Monika Simkova had eight on .467 hitting.
Senior setter Alexis Patterson had 32 assists, five kills and a pair of aces in the match. Libero Hailey Harward had a match-high 14 digs.
The Beach hit .387 or better in all three sets, putting down 45 kills on 96 swings with just seven hitting errors. Xue had five kills in the first set, with Norveel and Kruidhof adding four apiece. The Beach got out to an early 8-4 lead and never trailed in the set, taking an important 1-0 lead.
In the second set, Norveel posted five kills on six swings to propel the Beach to victory and a 2-0 lead in the match. LBSU kept it rolling into set three and limited the Dons to -.097 hitting while posting a .400 hitting percentage. The Beach went up 12-6 in the third and coasted from there to take its second sweep victory of the season at Walter Pyramid.
LBSU will be back in action on Saturday night at 7 p.m. against Montana State to conclude this year"s preseason schedule.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#9 Kjersti Norveel
MB 6" 2" Junior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#16 YiZhi Xue
MB 6" 4" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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16.09.2017, Montana State - Long Beach State, 2:3 (25:22, 25:21, 14:25, 14:25, 5:15)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 5
bodov z útoku: 11
bodov z podania: 1
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 1
spolu BODOV: 13
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Playing its second match of the day, Long Beach State (3-10) got off to a slow start against visiting Montana State (4-5) on Saturday night, but the Beach picked things up after intermission and dominated the rest of the match in a 22-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-14, 15-5 win.
After hitting .154 and .100 in the first two sets, respectively, the Beach hit a blistering .448 in set three and continued their offensive efficiency by hitting .400 and .353 in the final two sets to close out another win at Walter Pyramid. The visiting Bobcats hit .344 in the opening frame, but after taking their 2-0 lead they never hit better than .107 over the final three games.
Freshman Radi Marinova was a balanced, steady presence for the Beach, posting eight kills on .368 hitting with career-highs in digs (14) and blocks (6). Megan Kruidhof led the way with 16 kills and hit a team-best .371 on the outside. Monika Simkova was also in double-figures with 11 kills. Alexis Patterson had 32 assists, eight digs, and five blocks including two solo roofs. Hailey Harward had 14 digs, six assists and three aces on the night.
Simkova had four kills in the first set along, but the Beach couldn"t find its collective rhythm and MSU eventually pulled out the win. Consecutive Harward aces were part of a late 4-0 run to make it 23-22 Montana State, but the visitors took the final two points to take the 1-0 lead. The Bobcats then started set two on an 8-2 run and never relinquished the lead, heading to the locker room in control of the match.
But after the 10-minute break, Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer"s team looked like a whole different group on the floor, immediately turning the tide of the match. Kruidhof had four kills on six swings in set three, and Simkova chipped in five kills and an ace. The Beach pulled away with a 7-2 run to close the set and get back in the match.
Set four was more of the same, as LBSU got out to a 17-9 edge and never looked back, finishing with a flurry by taking six of the final seven points. The Beach attack was balanced and relentless in sets three and four, as Marinova, Kruidhof, Kjersti Norveel, and YiZhi Xue combined for 22 kills on 39 swings without a single hitting error. That"s good for a .564 hitting percentage from the quartet.
The Beach stayed hot in the fifth set, leading 8-3 at the switch. Kruidhof seemed to get stronger as the match wore on, collecting five kills in the fifth including the match-winner at the tail end of a 4-0 LBSU run.
Long Beach State will look to turn Saturday"s victories into a winning streak as Big West play gets underway next week. The Beach visit UC Riverside (8-4) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the conference opener for both teams. The match will be broadcast live online via ESPN3.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#9 Kjersti Norveel
MB 6" 2" Junior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#16 YiZhi Xue
MB 6" 4" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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07.10.2017, Long Beach State - UC Davis, 1:3 (13:25, 17:25, 25:22, 20:25)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 4
bodov z útoku: 3
bodov z podania: 0
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 0,5
spolu BODOV: 3,5
DAVIS, Calif. - Long Beach State tried to battle out of an 0-2 hole on Saturday night at The Pavilion, but host UC Davis was able to pull out a 25-13, 25-17, 25-22, 25-20 victory in Big West action. LBSU falls to 5-14 on the season and 2-4 in conference matches while UC Davis improves to 9-9, going 1-4 in Big West play. This is the first time UC Davis has defeated Long Beach State in women"s volleyball as the Aggies are now 1-25 against the Beach.
Junior Megan Kruidhof led Long Beach State with 14 kills on the night while adding four blocks. Redshirt junior Emma Kirst had her best match of her Long Beach State career, collecting eight kills on .500 hitting, filling the stat sheet with seven digs and six blocks. Freshman Mina Andjelkovic came off the bench to lead LBSU with 30 assists and Hailey Harward had a team-high 13 digs along with Long Beach"s only ace of the night.
LBSU got off to a slow start hitting in the negative in the first set, but the block was solid early for the Beach. Kirst had four blocks in the opening frame and LBSU had 5.0 blocks as a team. Kruidhof had four of LBSU"s five kills in that opening set, but Davis was in command on their home court.
Kirst had three kills on three swings in the second set to try to help Long Beach even things up, but an early 7-2 lead for UC Davis was too much to overcome. A 3-0 Beach run made it 20-17 UC Davis and caused the Aggies to use a timeout, but the hosts scored five straight to close out the set and lead 2-0.
For the second straight match, Long Beach State responded after intermission to win set three, as Kruidhof chipped in four more kills and Monika Simkova added three in the third. The Beach benefitted from 10 Aggies hitting errors in set three, while on the other side LBSU committed just two errors. The set was tied at 21-21, but a key 3-0 run put Long Beach on the doorstep. Eventually it was a double block by Andjelkovic and Kirst that ended the set in LBSU"s favor.
UC Davis raced out to a 6-1 lead in set four, one that Long Beach would eventually neutralize. LBSU pulled within two at 15-13 as Harward served a 4-0 run, capped with an ace, then the Beach got things level at 19-all. The Aggies answered with a 3-0 run and scored six of the next seven points to secure the win.
Long Beach State returns home to Walter Pyramid to host Hawai"i on Friday night at 7 p.m. The match will be shown live on ESPNU.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#3 Emma Kirst
OH/OPP 6" 4" Redshirt Senior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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20.10.2017, Long Beach State - UC Santa Barbara, 1:3 (23:25, 25:18, 16:25, 25:27)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 2
bodov z útoku: 1
bodov z podania: 0
bodov z bloku: 0
bodov z bloku-asist. (počet/2): 1,5
spolu BODOV: 2,5
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Long Beach State fell short in its quest for a road win on Friday night at the Thunderdome, suffering a 25-23, 18-25, 25-16, 27-25 defeat against UC Santa Barbara. The Gauchos improved to 5-15 overall and 4-4 in Big West play while Long Beach State falls to 6-16 and 3-6 in conference matches.
Sophomore Hailey Harward remained at outside hitter and posted a career-best 20 kills on 52 swings, while also adding eight digs. Redshirt junior Emma Kirst led Long Beach State with a career-best nine blocks as LBSU held a 16.0-6.0 advantage in blocking. Junior Megan Kruidhof recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 15 digs.
LBSU got off to a strong start in set one, leading 9-3 on consecutive aces from libero Rachel Nieto, who also added 12 digs in the match. UCSB battled back to take the lead at 18-17 on the strength of a 5-0 run, and it was an even set to the finish. Unfortunately for the Beach, UCSB standout Lindsey Ruddins took over late, recording a kill and consecutive solo blocks to finish off the set with a 3-0 Gauchos run. Kruidhof had five kills and five digs in the first frame, but LBSU couldn"t quite finish it off.
In set two, the Beach got the match level by holding UCSB to -.054 hitting. LBSU had four blocks in the set and Harward heated up with six kills. The key stretch was a 6-0 run that turned a 15-14 lead into a 21-14 advantage for the Beach. The run was served by Radi Marinova, who was able to return to action after missing a few weeks with injury. A Kruidhof kill down the line ended the set and evened the match, 1-1.
Set three was tough from the outset as the Gauchos raced out to a 5-1 lead. LBSU was able to rally and tie the match at 9-9, but eventually faded in the late stages. It certainly didn"t help when sophomore YiZhi Xue was injured during set three and forced to leave the match. The Beach would surrender an 8-0 run to the Gauchos turning a close set (15-14) into a comfortable 25-16 win for Santa Barbara.
It looked as if the Gauchos were headed for a comfortable win in the fourth, but a resilient Beach squad didn"t go quietly. UCSB led 21-14 in the fourth, but LBSU battled back by winning nine of the next 11 points to tie the set at 23-all. Kirst and Monika Simkova had back-to-back roofs of Ruddins to pull the Beach within one and force a Gauchos timeout, then Kruidhof got things tied with a kill. The Beach would survive a pair of match points before Ruddins eventually won the match by beating a triple block from the back row for her 27th kill.
LBSU has an even tougher road test in store on Saturday, facing No. 23 Cal Poly on the road. The first-place Mustangs are now 8-0 in Big West play coming off a sweep of CSUN on Friday. First serve between Cal Poly and Long Beach State is set for 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in San Luis Obispo.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#3 Emma Kirst
OH/OPP 6" 4" Redshirt Senior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#16 YiZhi Xue
MB 6" 4" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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21.10.2017, Long Beach State - Cal Poly, 0:3 (14:25, 18:25, 17:25)
Monikina zápasová štatistika:
odohraných setov: 3
bodov z útoku: 7
bodov z podania: 0
bodov z bloku: 0
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The Beach made a quick turnaround to take on No. 23 Cal Poly on Saturday evening, suffering a 25-14, 25-18, 25-17 loss at Mott Gym. The host Mustangs improved to 19-2 and a perfect 9-0 in Big West matches while Long Beach State fell to 6-17 overall and 3-7 in conference action.
Sophomore Hailey Harward led Long Beach State in kills and digs, with nine and seven, respectively. Megan Kruidhof and Monika Simkova each added seven kills with the latter hitting at an impressive .417 clip. Emma Kirst had five kills on just seven swings for a .714 hitting percentage on the night. Senior setter Alexis Patterson had 29 assists, five digs and a pair of aces.
Cal Poly led wire-to-wire in the opening set, going up 5-2 early and eventually building a 17-10 advantage. The Mustangs continued their methodical approach, winning five of the final seven points to close out the win, out-hitting LBSU .440 to .094 in the frame.
LBSU got things going offensively in the second, getting four kills from both Harward and Kruidhof while Simkova came off the bench to add three kills of her own. The teams were tied at 11-11, but the Mustangs were eventually able to pull away, utilizing a 9-3 run to take a 23-16 lead.
Simkova added three more kills on just four swings in the third set, but Cal Poly hit a blistering .500 in the frame to close out the win. The Beach had it close at 13-12, but CP would go on a 9-2 run to put the set out of reach.
Long Beach State returns home for a pair of matches next weekend, hosting UC Davis on Friday and UC Irvine on Saturday. Both matches will start at 7 p.m. at Walter Pyramid.
PLAYERS MENTIONED
#3 Emma Kirst
OH/OPP 6" 4" Redshirt Senior
#13 Hailey Harward
DS/L 5" 9" Junior
#18 Monika Simkova
OH 6" 1" Sophomore
#17 Megan Kruidhof
OH 6" 0" Freshman
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