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Otters Head South For Challenging UCSD/CSUSB Trip

| By: By Kevin Gilmore
The Otter volleyball team heads south on one of the nation's toughest road trips to meet UC San Diego and Cal State San Bernardino Friday and Saturday.

Winners of 4 of their last 5, Otters look to keep rolling down south








SEASIDE, Calif. -- After building momentum with a 4-1 homestand the past two weeks, the Cal State Monterey Bay volleyball team will look to ride its wave of recent success on what has historically been the CCAA's most challenging roadtrip. The Otters will play at nationally-ranked UC San Diego Friday (Oct. 12) and at nationally-ranked Cal State San Bernardino Saturday (Oct. 13). First serve for UCSD is 7 p.m. while the San Bernardino match begins at 5 p.m.

"It's a big week for us,” says CSUMB Head Coach Jody Garry. “Even though we are young, I feel we have the talent to compete against the top teams in this conference."



OTTERS (10–7, 4–5) at UC SAN DIEGO (11–5, 6–2)
OCTOBER 12, 2012  •  7:00 PM  •  RIMAC ARENA

vs. UC SAN DIEGO
  • UCSD leads the all–time series 14–2.
  • UCSD has won all 8 meetings in La Jolla.
  • The teams have split the last 2 seasons, with each winning on its home court.
  • The Otters beat the No. 16 Tritons in 4 sets at home and lost at the No. 15 Tritons in 3 sets in 2011.
  • When the Otters beat UCSD in 2010, the Tritons were ranked No. 11.

LAST 8 vs UC SAN DIEGO
2011 at UCSD 3, CSUMB 0
2011 at CSUMB 3, UCSD 1
2010 at UCSD 3, CSUMB 0
2010 at CSUMB 3, UCSD 2
2009 UCSD 3, at CSUMB 0
2009 at UCSD 3, CSUMB 1
2008 at UCSD 3, CSUMB 0
2008 UCSD 3, at CSUMB 0


OTTERS at CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO (10–6, 7–1)
OCTOBER 13, 2012  •  5:00 PM  •  COUSSOULIS ARENA 


vs. SAN BERNARDINO
  • San Bernardino has won all 16 meetings in the series.
  • San Bernardino has won all 8 meetings in Coussoulis Arena.
  • The then No. 1 ranked Coyotes beat the Otters in 4 sets last season in San Bernardino.
  • Last season's set win at San Bernardino was just CSUMB's second set win over San Bernardino in 50 total sets.

LAST 8 vs SAN BERNARDINO
2011 at San Bern. 3, CSUMB 1
2011 San Bern. 3, CSUMB 0
2010 San Bern. 3, at CSUMB 0
2010 at San Bern. 3, CSUMB 0
2009 at San Bern. 3, CSUMB 0
2009 San Bern. 3, at CSUMB 0
2008 at San Bern. 3, CSUMB 0
2008 San Bern. 3, at CSUMB 0


THIS WEEK IN OTTER VOLLEYBALL HISTORY

Christine Ricketts set CSUMB record with eight block assists and 16 total blocks in a win over Cal State Stanislaus on Oct. 8, 2005


OTTER VOLLEYBALL ODDS & ENDS

BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE: The Otters ended their five match homestand in fine fiddle, finishing 4–1 while improving their home record for the season to 7–2.

MIDTERM EXAMS: CSUMB reaches the midpoint of the CCAA schedule this week with its toughest test of the season. Not only are the Otters playing a pair of nationally–ranked teams this weekend, they are playing at a pair of venues where they have yet to win. 

SHE'S A KILLER QUEEN: Outside hitter Julia Ashen continues to climb up the national rankings in kills after another solid weekend in the sweep of Humboldt State and Cal Poly Pomona. Ashen moved up to  No. 15 in the nationally rankings at 4.08 kills per set. She ranks No. 2 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association behind Chico's Alex Shurtz, who is No. 9 nationally at 4.39 kps.

MORE ASHEN: Julia Ashen has reached double–figure kills in 16 of 17 matches this season, including 14 consecutive matches entering the week. That's the longest such streak since Melanie Lashbrook opened the 2011 season by reaching double figures in 13 straight (Aug. 31 – Oct. 7).

GIVE THAT GIRL A HAND: Sophomore setter Kelsey Johnston continues to make her presence known in the CSUMB record books. Johnston, who set the Otter mark for assists in a four–set match with 51 in the Sept. 1 win over Alaska–Anchorage, earned the No. 2 spot on that list with 48 assists in Saturday's win over Stanislaus. Her 765 assists rank No. 4 on the CSUMB career list.


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