Wednesday, March 12
Northridge, Calif.
9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT
Princeton University
6-8,1-1EIVA
1
at
3
CSUN
14-3,0-1Big West
1
2
3
4
F
Princeton
27
24
25
20
1
CSUN
29
26
22
25
3
Princeton Falls to #7 CSUN, 3-1
March 13, 2025 | Men's Volleyball
NORTHRIDGE, CA. – Continuing its series on the West Coast, the Princeton men's volleyball team fell 3-1 (27-29, 24-26, 25-22, 20-25) to no. 7 CSUN on Wednesday night in Northridge, Calif.
Nyherowo Omene led the Tigers with an impressive 26 kills on the night, with just four errors on 34 attempts for a hitting percentage of .647. The senior also made six digs and 2.0 blocks.
Henry Wedbush dished out 45 assists, also making a team-high nine digs.
How It Happened
Starting set one, the Tigers and Matadors began an even battle as neither side could develop a lead more than three points, nor sustain it as the set was tied six times before being knotted again at 18-18.
Again going point-for-point, kills from Omene and Rice helped the Tigers stay in it, taking the lead at 24-23 and 26-25. Three errors by the Tigers would close the set though, ending it 29-27 for CSUN.
Set two was also close with thirteen score ties throughout the set. Omene, with two kills late for a total of seven this set, gave the Tigers the lead 24-22. Still, just one away from set point, a 4-0 run by the Matadors would end the set 26-24 in CSUN's favor.
The Tigers put up a strong team-wide performance in the third set, producing a combined 13 kills with 0 errors for .684 hitting. While the set again started evenly between Princeton and CSUN, the Tigers rallied to maintain their narrow lead after the set was tied at 12 apiece. Despite scoring efforts from the matadors, three kills down the stretch by Omene and one from Mason Rice, who had six this set, would close the set in the Tigers' favor, 25-22.
Although Princeton looked to tie it up in the fourth, the Matadors began the set with a 5-0 run. Despite efforts to cut into the initial CSUN lead, the Tigers would fall short with the set ending 25-20 and calling the match 3-1 for the Matadors.
Of Note
Up Next
Princeton will close out their spring break trip to California with a matchup against no. 1 Long Beach State on Saturday at 7 p.m. PST / 10 p.m. EST.
Nyherowo Omene led the Tigers with an impressive 26 kills on the night, with just four errors on 34 attempts for a hitting percentage of .647. The senior also made six digs and 2.0 blocks.
Henry Wedbush dished out 45 assists, also making a team-high nine digs.
How It Happened
Starting set one, the Tigers and Matadors began an even battle as neither side could develop a lead more than three points, nor sustain it as the set was tied six times before being knotted again at 18-18.
Again going point-for-point, kills from Omene and Rice helped the Tigers stay in it, taking the lead at 24-23 and 26-25. Three errors by the Tigers would close the set though, ending it 29-27 for CSUN.
Set two was also close with thirteen score ties throughout the set. Omene, with two kills late for a total of seven this set, gave the Tigers the lead 24-22. Still, just one away from set point, a 4-0 run by the Matadors would end the set 26-24 in CSUN's favor.
The Tigers put up a strong team-wide performance in the third set, producing a combined 13 kills with 0 errors for .684 hitting. While the set again started evenly between Princeton and CSUN, the Tigers rallied to maintain their narrow lead after the set was tied at 12 apiece. Despite scoring efforts from the matadors, three kills down the stretch by Omene and one from Mason Rice, who had six this set, would close the set in the Tigers' favor, 25-22.
Although Princeton looked to tie it up in the fourth, the Matadors began the set with a 5-0 run. Despite efforts to cut into the initial CSUN lead, the Tigers would fall short with the set ending 25-20 and calling the match 3-1 for the Matadors.
Of Note
- There were a total of 43 score ties throughout the four sets, with nine lead changes.
- Omene was just one kill off from matching his career-high of 27 kills achieved earlier this season against Charleston.
Up Next
Princeton will close out their spring break trip to California with a matchup against no. 1 Long Beach State on Saturday at 7 p.m. PST / 10 p.m. EST.
Team Stats
PU
CSUN
Kills
54
54
Errors
22
16
Attempts
101
107
Hitting %
.317
.355
Points
64.0
63.0
Assists
52
51
Aces
4
3
Blocks
6
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
26
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
PIN
/ Men's VolleyballPIN
/ Men's Volleyball
SET
/ Men's VolleyballPrinceton Athletics Career Networking Breakfast (Fall 2025)
Wednesday, September 24
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
Princeton Athletics 2021-22 Highlights
Monday, June 06