Saturday, September 7
Long Beach, Calif.
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Long Beach State University
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Photo by: Kat Acosta @photosbyKatAcosta
Long Beach State Powers Past Northwestern In Five Set Nailbiter
9/7/2024 8:08:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Natalie Glenn and Zayna Meyer finish with double-doubles in the victory
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State earned its second victory over Northwestern in three days as the Beach took down the Wildcats. 3-2 [25-17, 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 15-10] on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid.
The Beach (2-2) were led by seniors Natalie Glenn and Zayna Meyer who each finished with a double-double, while the Wildcats (0-4) got a 20-kill performance from Buse Hazan and a double-double from Alexa Rousseau.
Glenn led the Long Beach offensive attack with 14 kills, while adding 11 digs, two blocks, one assist, and one ace.
Also recording double figure kills was senior middle blocker Kameron Bacon who finished the match with 11 kills on a .280 clip.
Meyer was consistent as she distributed 40 assists and got five hitters to five or more kills on the night. She also logged 11 digs for her first double-double of the season, while adding three kills, two blocks, and one ace.
Defensively, sophomore Ella Lomigora was on fire as she put up 10 blocks at the net. The 6-foot-2 middle blocker posted eight block assists and two solo blocks, while also contributing offensively with five kills.
In addition to Glenn and Meyer recording 11 digs, senior libero Jenna Giambi chipped in 11 digs of her own in the backcourt, while senior defensive specialist Savana Chacon added eight.
The Beach were on-point from the start as they scored five-straight points to open up an 11-5 lead over the Wildcats in the first set. After a 4-0 LBSU run gave Long Beach a 16-7 advantage, Northwestern used its second timeout of the set. The Wildcats managed to cut the Beach's lead down to four (21-17), but LBSU utilized a timeout of its own to regroup. Long Beach State came out of the break and scored four-consecutive points to put the first set away, 25-17.
After hitting .406 in the opening frame, the Beach's offense cooled off a little in the second. However, the LBSU defense stepped up and forced Northwestern into a negative attack percentage (-.027). The second set went back-and-forth early and the Wildcats held a 15-13 edge at the media timeout. The Beach used a 4-0 run to turn the deficit into a 16-15 lead thanks to a kill from Jaylen Jordan. LBSU took a two-point lead twice which led to a pair of Northwestern timeouts. Similar to set one, the Beach came out of the break in action and scored three-straight points to win 25-21 and take a 2-0 set lead.
The Wildcats found their footing in the third set as they hit .458 in the frame. Meanwhile, Long Beach State hit .156. Northwestern went on a 6-0 run and jumped out to a 14-10 lead, then strung together four-consecutive points to go up 22-14, before claiming the third set, 25-16.
Northwestern carried that momentum in to the fourth set as the Wildcats hit .258, while Long Beach State struggled hitting -.097. After falling behind early, the Beach went on a 6-1 run and cut Northwestern's lead down to one (12-11). But that was as close as LBSU would come. The Wildcats went on to win, 25-18, and force a fifth and deciding set.
The Beach fell behind early in the fifth set after Northwestern took a 6-3 lead as Long Beach State called a timeout. The Beach brought in freshman Madi Collins to serve and she got LBSU going on an 8-0 run that saw two Northwestern timeouts and put Long Beach up 11-6. The momentum shifted in favor of the Beach as Long Beach State put the game away on back-to-back kills from Glenn on the way to winning, 15-10.
Long Beach State will be back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 11 when they host Omaha at the Walter Pyramid on 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
The Beach (2-2) were led by seniors Natalie Glenn and Zayna Meyer who each finished with a double-double, while the Wildcats (0-4) got a 20-kill performance from Buse Hazan and a double-double from Alexa Rousseau.
Glenn led the Long Beach offensive attack with 14 kills, while adding 11 digs, two blocks, one assist, and one ace.
Also recording double figure kills was senior middle blocker Kameron Bacon who finished the match with 11 kills on a .280 clip.
Meyer was consistent as she distributed 40 assists and got five hitters to five or more kills on the night. She also logged 11 digs for her first double-double of the season, while adding three kills, two blocks, and one ace.
Defensively, sophomore Ella Lomigora was on fire as she put up 10 blocks at the net. The 6-foot-2 middle blocker posted eight block assists and two solo blocks, while also contributing offensively with five kills.
In addition to Glenn and Meyer recording 11 digs, senior libero Jenna Giambi chipped in 11 digs of her own in the backcourt, while senior defensive specialist Savana Chacon added eight.
The Beach were on-point from the start as they scored five-straight points to open up an 11-5 lead over the Wildcats in the first set. After a 4-0 LBSU run gave Long Beach a 16-7 advantage, Northwestern used its second timeout of the set. The Wildcats managed to cut the Beach's lead down to four (21-17), but LBSU utilized a timeout of its own to regroup. Long Beach State came out of the break and scored four-consecutive points to put the first set away, 25-17.
After hitting .406 in the opening frame, the Beach's offense cooled off a little in the second. However, the LBSU defense stepped up and forced Northwestern into a negative attack percentage (-.027). The second set went back-and-forth early and the Wildcats held a 15-13 edge at the media timeout. The Beach used a 4-0 run to turn the deficit into a 16-15 lead thanks to a kill from Jaylen Jordan. LBSU took a two-point lead twice which led to a pair of Northwestern timeouts. Similar to set one, the Beach came out of the break in action and scored three-straight points to win 25-21 and take a 2-0 set lead.
The Wildcats found their footing in the third set as they hit .458 in the frame. Meanwhile, Long Beach State hit .156. Northwestern went on a 6-0 run and jumped out to a 14-10 lead, then strung together four-consecutive points to go up 22-14, before claiming the third set, 25-16.
Northwestern carried that momentum in to the fourth set as the Wildcats hit .258, while Long Beach State struggled hitting -.097. After falling behind early, the Beach went on a 6-1 run and cut Northwestern's lead down to one (12-11). But that was as close as LBSU would come. The Wildcats went on to win, 25-18, and force a fifth and deciding set.
The Beach fell behind early in the fifth set after Northwestern took a 6-3 lead as Long Beach State called a timeout. The Beach brought in freshman Madi Collins to serve and she got LBSU going on an 8-0 run that saw two Northwestern timeouts and put Long Beach up 11-6. The momentum shifted in favor of the Beach as Long Beach State put the game away on back-to-back kills from Glenn on the way to winning, 15-10.
Long Beach State will be back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 11 when they host Omaha at the Walter Pyramid on 7 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
NU
LBSU
Kills
47
54
Errors
29
29
Attempts
151
162
Hitting %
.119
.154
Points
70.0
68.0
Assists
44
48
Aces
7
4
Blocks
16
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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