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Otters Close Homestand With L.A. & Dominguez Hills

| By: By Kevin Gilmore
The Otters will conclude their four-match homestand this weekend when they host Cal State L.A. (Friday) and Cal State Dominguez Hills (Saturday) in The Kelp Bed.

Otters look to return to winning ways after challenging weekend







SEASIDE, Calif. -- After falling to a pair of (then) nationally-ranked teams last weekend to open its curent homestand, the Cal State Monterey Bay volleyball team will look to bounce back into the win column this weekend when it hosts Cal State L.A. (Friday) and Cal State Dominguez Hills (Saturday) in The Kelp Bed. First serve both nights is scheduled for 7 p.m.



OTTERS (10–11, 4–9) vs. CAL STATE L.A.  (9–11, 7–6)
OCTOBER 26, 2012  •  7:00 PM  •  THE KELP BED

vs. CAL STATE L.A.
  • CSULA leads the all–time NCAA series 13–4.
  • The all–time series in The Kelp Bed is tied, 4–4.
  • CSULA took the first meeting in L.A. this season, 25–22, 25–22, 25–22.
  • The teams have split the last two seasons, with each defending its home court.
  • CSUMB won in The Kelp Bed last season 19–25, 25–16, 25–15, 25–20.

LAST 8 vs CAL STATE L.A.
2012 at Cal State L.A. 3, CSUMB 0
2011 at Cal State L.A. 3, CSUMB 1
2011 at CSUMB 3, Cal State L.A. 1
2010 at Cal State L.A. 3, CSUMB 0
2010 at CSUMB 3, Cal State L.A. 1
2009 Cal State L.A. 3, at CSUMB 2
2009 at Cal State L.A. 3, CSUMB 0
2008 at Cal State L.A. 3, CSUMB 0



OTTERS vs. CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS (9–11, 7–6)
OCTOBER 27, 2012  •  7:00 PM  •  THE KELP BED 

vs. CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS
  • The Otters lead the all–time NCAA series vs. the Toros 12–5.
  • The Otters have won 6 of the last 7 in the series and 12 of the last 14.
  • The Otters lead the series in The Kelp Bed, 7–2.
  • The Toros came back to win the first meeting in Carson, 25–17, 21–25, 21–25, 25–19, 5–15 on Sept. 21.

LAST 8 vs DOMINGUEZ
2011 CSUMB 3, at Dominguez Hills 0
2012 at Dominguez Hills 3, CSUMB 2
2011 at CSUMB 3, Dominguez Hills 0
2010 CSUMB 3, at Dominguez Hills 1
2010 at CSUMB 3, Dominguez Hills 0
2009 at CSUMB 3, Dominguez Hills 0
2009 CSUMB 3, at Dominguez Hills 0
2008 at Dominguez Hills 3, CSUMB 1


Pink Volleyball With Ribbon
DIG FOR A CURE

The Otters will be wearing pink for this Friday to support breast cancer awareness. We encourage all fans to wear pink to show their support for this worthy cause.


THIS WEEK IN OTTER VOLLEYBALL HISTORY

The Otters earned their first victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills with a 30–25, 30–22, 30–22 sweep in The Kelp Bed on Oct. 28, 2005.


OTTER VOLLEYBALL ODDS & ENDS

CLIMBING TO 300… Sophomore OH Julia Ashen enters the week with 295 kills, moving her past Melanie Lashbrook (294 in 2011) for eighth place on the CSUMB single–season kills list. She needs five more to become just the eighth player in Otter history to reach 300 kills in a season. Brittany Etchings holds the next two spots on the list with 310 kills in 2007 and 333 kills in 2006. Rheann Fall owns the school record with 422 kills in 2010. 

…WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER FRIEND: Julia Ashen isn't climbing up the Otter kill list on her own—she's doing it with a helping hand from sophomore setter Kelsey Johnston. With 87 assists last weekend, Johnston became just the fifth Otter to pass 700 assists in a season (704). She is averaging 9.39 assists per set (itself a CSUMB record). At her current pace, Johnston would become the first Otter to reach 1,000 assists in a season, shattering the Otter season record of 844 set by Nicki Sanderson in 2006.

DOUBLE–DOUBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE: Julia Ashen recorded her seventh double–double of the season with 15 kills and 12 digs Saturday versus Sonoma State. Including her 17–kill night against San Francisco State Friday, she has reached double–figure kills in 18 of 21 matches this season, including 14 consecutive matches from Sept. 1 through Oct. 6. That school–record streak was the longest such streak since Melanie Lashbrook opened the 2011 season by reaching double figures in 13 straight (Aug. 31 – Oct. 7).

ON THE BLOCKS: Freshman middle blocker Janai Johnson continues to make her presence felt at the net. Johnson enters the week with 18 block solos in 2012, already good for the No. 3 spot on the Otter single season list. She is one behind Kimberly Sordello (19 in 2006) for the No. 2 slot. Christine Ricketts holds the CSUMB record with 29 block solos in 2006.





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