NORTHRIDGE, Calif. \u2014 Powered by four players with double figures in kills\u00a0and clutch play down the stretch, CSUN edged Cal State Bakersfield 3\u20132 (25\u201327, 25\u201322, 20\u201325, 25\u201320, 16\u201314) in a Big West match on Wednesday night at Premier America Credit Union Arena.<\/p>\n
With the win, the Matadors improved to 14\u201310 overall and 7\u20136 in Big West play, while the Roadrunners dropped to 5\u201320 and 2\u201311 in conference.<\/p>\n
Junior outside hitter Julia Bazylevych<\/a>\u00a0overcame a slow start to lead CSUN with 17 kills (.250), while\u00a0adding one solo\u00a0block\u00a0and two aces for a team-high 20 points Bazylevych also added 10 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. Senior Leah Miller<\/a> chipped in 13 kills (.343) and five blocks, while Hayley Ogden<\/a>\u00a0hit an efficient .545 with 14 kills on 22 swings. Iye Okolo<\/a> also came up big at the net, recording six kills (.667) and a match-high seven\u00a0blocks to help the Matadors finish with a 10-8 advantage in\u00a0team blocks.<\/p>\n Setter Katie Kolar<\/a> guided the offense with 33 assists and two aces, while Taylor Dunlap<\/a> came off the bench to contribute 17 assists\u00a0and four digs.\u00a0CSUN libero Paige Sentes<\/a> anchored the Matador defense with 19 digs.<\/p>\n After dropping a tight opening set 27\u201325, CSUN regrouped to take the second behind strong serving from Kolar and Bazylevych. The Matadors faltered in the third but dominated the fourth, hitting .405 as Bazylevych and Miller combined for 10 kills. In the decisive fifth, Ogden and Bazylevych delivered clutch kills to erase an early deficit, and Bazylevych sealed the win with a kill on a Dunlap assist.<\/p>\n For Bakersfield, Nicole Zake\u00a0led all players with 26 kills, while Druegan Davis\u00a0added 16 and Suelen Lima\u00a0contributed 12.<\/p>\n CSUN outhit the Roadrunners .290 to .268 and posted a narrow 87\u201386 edge in total points in a match featuring 27 ties and 12 lead changes.<\/p>\n NOTES<\/p>\n