Matadors Advance to MPSF Semifinals with Four-Set Win over BYU

Northridge To Take on Second-Seed Pepperdine at UC Irvine Thursday

April 25, 2009

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Senior Eric Vance knocked down a match-high 21 kills
to lead third-seeded Cal State Northridge to a 30-26, 30-24, 27-30, 30-27 win
over sixth-seeded BYU in an MPSF quarterfinal match Saturday at The Matadome.

With the win, the Matadors (24-6) advance to the semifinals of
the MPSF Tournament against second-seeded Pepperdine Thursday at UC
Irvine. The loss for BYU ends the Cougars season at 17-13.
Northridge also sets a school record with its 24th win of the
season surpassing the 1993 and 2008 Matador teams who posted 23 wins.
Vance overcame a slow start as the First Team All-MPSF pick had
a match-high 21 kills to go with four digs, three blocks and one ace
while hitting .311. Vance hit .100 in the Matadors' 30-26 set one win
but rebounded to hit .556 in set two, .231 in set three and .385 in the
fourth set.

Juniors Jacek Ratajczak and Mike Gaudino both added 13 kills and fellow junior
Kevin McKniff
chipped in 12. All three hit well as Ratajczak posted a match-high .765
clip and Gaudino and McKniff both hit .500. Ratajczak also added seven
blocks to his stat line. Setter Matt Stork posted 57 assists as the Matadors hit
.354 as a team.
Libero Ali'i Keohohou recorded a co-match-high 11 digs in the win.

Northridge overcame several early BYU leads in set one as 4-0
Matador run turned an 8-6 Cougar lead into a 10-8 advantage. However an
ensuing 4-0 run by BYU put the Cougars back on top 12-10 following a
Gaudino hitting error. The Cougars led 15-14 when back-to-back kills
from Gaudino and McKniff gave the Matadors to lead for good at 16-15.
BYU tied the score at 16-16 and 17-17 before Northridge claimed five of
the next six points to open up a 22-18 cushion. The Matador lead
swelled to as many as five at 25-20 before the Cougars pulled within
three at 28-25 and 29-26. But Tanner Nua ended any BYU hopes of a comeback
as his kill on set point ended the frame.

Northridge led from start to finish in the second set as the Matadors
bolted to a 4-1 lead highlighted by a Ratajczak kill and a co-block
from Ratajczak and Stork on the Cougars' Russell Lavaja. But a
Lavaja-Alex Du Pron block on Nua cut the Northridge lead to 8-7 before
a McKniff kill followed by a pair from Gaudino boosted the lead back to
11-7. The Matadors looked to be comfortably in front 19-14 before BYU
engineered a 4-0 run trimming the lead to 19-18. But an ensuing 6-1
Northridge run put the Matadors in the driver's seat at 25-19 and
Northridge closed out the second set 30-24.

Down two sets, BYU came out in fire in the third set as the Cougars
jumped out to a 16-8 lead. The Matadors, however slowly began to chip
away at the lead and pulled within two at 22-20 on a Theo Edwards
kill. BYU was able to maintain its lead until a Vance kill followed by
an Edwards-Ratajczak block evened the set for the first time at 25-25.
The score would be tied two more times, the last at 27-27, before a
kill from Sagers and a block from Lavaja and Stewart brought up set
point for BYU. Tuttle, Lavaja and Stewart finished the Matadors off
with a block for the 30-27 win.

In the decisive fourth set, the score was tied early 4-4 before
the Matadors used a pair of Vance kills, a Vance solo block and an
Edwards kill to open up an 8-4 lead. Northridge maintained its lead and
appeared to have things well in hand at 19-13 but the Cougars would not
go away. Trailing 23-18, BYU put together a 6-1 run to even the set at
24-24 after Vance was stuffed by Futi Tavana and Du Pron. But Vance
answered on the next point and an ensuing 3-1 Northridge run gave the
Matadors the cushion they needed to pull out the 30-27 win.
Andrew Stewart led the Cougars with 17 kills (.361) while
Lavaja (.688) and Kent Tuttle (.148) added 13 and 10 kills
respectively. Lavaja also had a match-high nine blocks while libero
Joel Silva matched Northridge's Keohohou with 11 digs.

Cal State Northridge and Pepperdine will meet Thursday in the
second match of the MPSF semifinals at UC Irvine's Bren Center. The
first match of the night features fifth-seed USC taking on top-seed UC
Irvine.

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Are there any oppurtunities for boys to play volleyball in utah?  I
have been trying to find a club or league, but have been unable to find
one.  If anybody can help me out, that would be great!

BYU takes on UC Irvine this Saturday night at 7:00 PM at the Smith Fieldhouse on
the campus
of BYU as part of the BYU Tournament. Admission is free! BYU and UC Irvine are
both consistently in the top 5 in the NCAA, so be sure and some check out some
intense volleyball
action. Mark your calendars because BYU's regular season kicks off Jan 15th
against Cal
Baptist. Its going to be another exciting season!

The Intermountain Volleyball Association at 2595 West 1775 South in
Salt Lake has started Adult open volleyball.  This ran through May
last year.

Tuesday
~7:00-10 PM
$7 /visit
or $25 one-time + $5 visit

Because the center has multiple courts, people can sort themselves to
the appropriate level, with the top level being quite advanced.

Attendance was about 24 last week, but the numbers are growing.

Have we got any updates on this later?

Alteast the name and exact location of the facility, if known, will
be helpful to check it out.

Thanks,
Pai

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Hello,
We are putting together a women's team for the Layton, UT league that
plays on Wednesday nights.  If you have had some competitive experience
in VB (Highschool,or college, etc) and want to play, please send me an
email!

Thanks,
Kristi

Utah Valley University Club Volleyball is hosting a Coed Outdoor Doubles
Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, July 5.  Check-in and registration is from
8:00 am to 8:45 am with play starting at 9:00 am.  All courts will be on the
northwest grass soccer field at UVU (800 W University Pkwy, Orem).

Get more information and register now at the following website:
<http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/tourney/outdoor.html>

2 on 2 Coed divisions:
Novice (new players developing their skills)
B (consistent recreational players)
A (experienced competitive players)
Open (highly competitive collegiate athletes and professional players)
(non-coed teams may participate but not advance to tournament play)

Each player’s $20 early-registration fee must be paid ONLINE by 5 p.m. on
Friday, July 4.  The $25 on-site registration per player will be accepted on the
morning of the tourney before 8:45 am.  UOVA members receive a $5 discount. 
Become a UOVA member today at <http://www.uova.org>

Contact the tournament director, Bob Ward, at 380-2003 for more details.

If you would like to be removed from all future mailings about UVU Club
Volleyball events, please reply to <clubvb@...> with the word REMOVE in the
subject line.

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Utah Valley University Men's Volleyball
http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/
800 West University Parkway
Mailstop 257
Orem, UT 84058

801-863-8263 work
801-380-2003 cell
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UVSC (soon to be Utah Valley University) Club Volleyball is hosting the 2008
Freedom Festival Outdoor Doubles Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, June 28. 
Check-in and registration is from 8:00 am to 8:45 am with play starting at 9:00
am.  All courts will be on the northwest grass soccer field at UVSC (800 W
University Pkwy, Orem).

Get more information and register now at the following website:
<http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/tourney/outdoor.html>

Cash prizes will be awarded in each 2 on 2 Men’s and Women’s division with at
least eight teams:
Novice (new players developing their skills)
B (consistent recreational players)
A (experienced competitive players)
Open (highly competitive collegiate athletes and professional players)
(coed teams can play in any men's division)

Each player’s $20 early-registration fee must be paid ONLINE by 5 p.m. on
Friday, June 27.  The $25 on-site registration per player will be accepted on
the morning of the tourney before 8:45 am.  UOVA members receive a $5 discount. 
Become a UOVA member today at <http://www.uova.org>

Contact the tournament director, Bob Ward, at 380-2003 for more details.

If you would like to be removed from all future mailings about UVSC Club
Volleyball events, please reply to <clubvb@...> with the word REMOVE in the
subject line.

--Bob

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Utah Valley State College Men's Volleyball
http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/
800 West University Parkway
Mailstop 257
Orem, UT 84058

801-863-8263 work
801-380-2003 cell
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After further discussion some changes have come to be made regarding
our tournament. We have decided to make it a 4 person/coed tournament.

Held at 1350 N. Hwy 89 in Harrisville, start time will be 10 am until
its finished.

For further information you can email bowlermom9@... or
info@...

Applications can be obtained at the City Office at 363 W Independence
Blvd. in Harrisvile or make email contact to have one sent via email or
fax.

We invite you to come and enjoy this FREE tournament.

Thank you
Susan Russell
Community Chair
Harrisville Heritage Days 2008

There is a sand volleyball tournament in Harrisville Utah August 02,
2008.
Free to sign up, we are taking 2,3,4 and 6 man teams. This is the
second year we have done this as part of our heritage days celebration.
The court was brand new last year, and it regulation size with the best
beach sand (hauled in just for our court).   The cost is FREE and the
give-aways are great.

We invite you to come an attend this fun event

Sue Russsell
Community Chair
Heritage Days 2008
801-552-8283

UVSC (soon to be Utah Valley University) Club Volleyball is hosting the 2008
Memorial Day Outdoor Doubles Volleyball Tournament on Memorial Day - Monday, May
26.  Check-in and registration is from 8:00 am to 8:45 am with play starting at
9:00 am.  All courts will be on the northwest UVSC grass soccer field (800 W
University Pkwy, Orem).

Get more information and register now at the following website:
<http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/tourney/outdoor.html>

Cash prizes will be awarded in each 2 on 2 Men’s and Women’s division with at
least eight teams:
Novice (new players developing their skills)
B (consistent recreational players)
A (experienced competitive players)
Open (highly competitive collegiate athletes and professional players)
(coed teams can play in any men's division)

Each player’s $20 early-registration fee must be paid ONLINE by 5 p.m. on
Friday, May 23.  The $25 on-site registration per player will be accepted on the
morning of the tourney before 8:45 am.  UOVA members receive a $5 discount. 
Become a UOVA member today at <http://www.uova.org>

Contact the tournament director, Bob Ward, at 380-2003 for more details.

If you would like to be removed from all future mailings about UVSC Club
Volleyball events, please reply to <clubvb@...> with the word REMOVE in the
subject line.

--Bob


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Bob Ward
Utah Valley State College Men's Volleyball
http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/
800 West University Parkway
Mailstop 257
Orem, UT 84058

801-863-8263 work
801-380-2003 cell
-------------------------------------------------------------------

UVSC (soon to be Utah Valley University) Club Volleyball presents the 2008
Spring Opener Outdoor Doubles Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, April 19, 2008.
Check-in and registration is from 8:00 am to 8:45 am with play starting at 9:00
am.  All courts will be on the northwest UVSC grass soccer field (800 W
University Pkwy).

Get more information and register now at the following website:
<http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/tourney/outdoor.html>

Cash prizes will be awarded in each 2 on 2 Men’s and Women’s division with at
least eight teams:
Novice (new players developing their skills)
B (consistent recreational players)
A (experienced competitive players)
Open (highly competitive collegiate athletes and professional players)
(coed teams can play in any men's division)

Each player’s $20 early-registration fee must be paid ONLINE by 5 p.m. on
Friday, April 18.  The $25 on-site registration per player will be accepted on
the morning of the tourney before 8:45 am.  UOVA members receive a $5 discount. 
Become a UOVA member today at <http://www.uova.org>

Contact the tournament director, Bob Ward, at 380-2003 for more details.

If you would like to be removed from all future mailings about UVSC Club
Volleyball events, please reply to this email message with the word REMOVE in
the subject line.

--Bob

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  My name is Tony Fathergill and welcome to PACIFIC COAST VOLLEYBALL
CAMPS! I created PCV camps in San Jose, CA (1997) to use as a
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Best of Luck, Tony

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PACIFIC COAST VOLLEYBALL CAMPS
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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i am looking for a some people or even a team to play on either
competitively or recreational. i now have lots of extra time on my
hands and have always loved the game of volleyball. i played right
outside hitter in high school (2004-2006) and recreationally after
that. please contact me if you are interested.

The BYU Men's Volleyball team takes on the University of the Pacific this Friday
and Saturday
night, February 29th and March 1st, at 7:00 PM at the Smith Fieldhouse. Don't
miss out on all
the action...

Come cheer on the undefeated No. 1 ranked BYU Men's Volleyball team at their
season home
opener this Friday, January 25th and Saturday, 26th at 7:00 P.M. as they take on
the Lancers
of Cal-Baptist University. The matches will take place in the Smith Fieldhouse
on the campus
of BYU.  General admission is $5 but there are $1 vouchers available in 306 of
the Student
Athletic Building. There is also a $25 group and team pass available with a
current roster. Be
sure and check out the Cougars exciting schedule at BYUCougars.com.

OK, this is wierd I know but...My 22 year old son plays pick-up
volleyball on Thursday nights in Bountiful.  I want him to meet some
girls who can also play volleyball VERY WELL.  I will admit that there
are several other single guys there too but my kid is the best! (no
bias there lol)  If you don't play really well, he won't be interested
and frankly, the other guys probably won't either. There is no charge
or cost associated with the volleyball.  They play Thursday nights
(9:00 pm to 11:00 pm) in a church about 825 E. 1800 So. in Bountiful.

   PS:  He likes to spike so if you can set the ball better than anyone
else, well......

The UVSC Men's Club Volleyball Team invites you to submit an entry form
for our annual men's invitational volleyball tournament on February 8-9,
2008.  The coaches' meeting will be at 4 p.m. on Friday, February 8, in
the Physical Education Activity Center.  Please RSVP early; this
tournament always has a waiting list.  Your team's $200 entry fee and
form must be RECEIVED by Friday, January 25th to guarantee your
participation.  A $50 late fee will be assessed after January 25, 2008.
No teams will be added or late payments accepted on the day of the
event.  Please print and mail the entry form (available to download from
our website) along with your entry fee.  Make checks payable to:

UVSC Club Volleyball
c/o Robert Ward
800 West University Parkway
Mailstop 257
Orem, UT 84058

More details will be posted on our website:

http://www.uvsc.edu/clubs/sports/clubvb/

Call me at 801-380-2003 if you have any questions.

--Bob Ward

i need to get on a club team asap!!!!
Yaeger

We need a place to play sand volleyball during the
winter in Utah!!! Does anybody know of an indoor sand
court or is anyone interested in starting one???

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