The Otters will make their final overnight trip of the season this weekend when they play at Cal State Stanislaus (Friday) and Chico State (Saturday).
SEASIDE, Calif. -- The Cal State Monterey Bay volleyball team embarks to the final weekend trip of its 2012 season when it heads up and down Highway 99 to take on Cal State Stanislaus (Friday) and Chico State (Saturday). The Otters will also play at Cal State East Bay a week from Tuesday (Nov. 13).
CSUMB returns home to close out the regular season against the top two teams in the California Collegiate Athletic Association -- Cal State San Bernardino and UC San Diego -- Nov. 16-17.
OTTERS (12–13, 6–11) at CAL STATE STANISLAUS (7–18, 4–13)
NOVEMBER 9, 2012 • 7:00 PM • FITZPATRICK ARENA
vs. STANISLAUS
• CSUMB leads the all–time series 13–4.
• CSUMB leads the series in Turlock 6–2.
• CSUMB has won 8 of the last 10 in the series, including 4 of the last 5 in Turlock.
• CSUMB took the 1st meeting this season in The Kelp Bed, 25–18, 23–25, 25–18, 25–20.
• Stanislaus won in Turlock last season, 25–18, 25–23, 24–26, 21–25, 15–8.
LAST 8 vs STANISLAUS
2012 at CSUMB 3, Stanislaus 1
2011 at CSUMB 3, Stanislaus 0
2011 at Stanislaus 3, CSUMB 2
2010 Stanislaus 3, at CSUMB 2
2010 CSUMB 3, at Stanislaus 1
2009 CSUMB 3, at Stanislaus 2
2009 at CSUMB 3, Stanislaus 0
2008 at CSUMB 3, Stanislaus 1
OTTERS at CHICO STATE (15–9, 9–8)
NOVEMBER 10, 2012 • 7:00 PM • WILDCAT GYM
vs. CHICO STATE
• Chico State owns a 15–2 lead in the all–time series.
• Chico has won 4 in a row and 8 of the last 9 vs. the Otters.
• Chico has won 7 of the 8 meetings in Chico.
• Chico held on for a 25–22, 25–17, 19–25, 20–25, 15–11 win in Seaside on Oct. 5.
• 6 of the last 7 meetings between the Otters and Wildcats have gone the distance.
LAST 8 vs CHICO
2012 Chico 3 at CSUMB 2
2011 Chico 3 at CSUMB 2
2011 at Chico 3, CSUMB 2
2010 Chico 3, at CSUMB 1
2010 CSUMB 3, at Chico 2
2009 at Chico 3, CSUMB 2
2009 Chico 3, at CSUMB 2
2008 Chico 3, at CSUMB 0
THIS WEEK IN OTTER VOLLEYBALL HISTORY
The Otters picked up their first–ever California Collegiate Athletics Association victory by defeating Cal State Stanislaus 30–18, 30–25, 30–26 in Turlock on Nov. 6, 2004.
OTTER VOLLEYBALL ODDS & ENDS
JOHNSTON SETS THE STANDARD: Sophomore setter Kelsey Johnston passed for 77 assists over the weekend, giving her 852 helpers for the season to break the CSUMB record of 844 set by Nicki Sanderson in 2006. Johnston has five matches remaining in the regular season to potentially reach 1,000 assists.
AND THEN THERE WAS ONE: Sophomore outside hitter Julia Ashen posted 36 kills on the Pomona–Humboldt trip last weekend to move past Brittany Etchings (356) into the No. 3 slot on the Otter single season kill list with 360. So why is the heading of this note, “And Then There Was One,” you ask? It's because the only player left for Ashen to catch is Rheann Fall, who had 421 kills in 2009 and 422 kills in her All–America season of 2010.
CAN YOU DIG IT? Freshman libero Rachel Cookus moved into the CSUMB top 10 for digs in a single season with 366, good for the No. 10 spot. Sometime during the next three matches, she should become just the sixth player in Otter history to reach 400 digs in one season.
ON THE BLOCKS: Freshman middle blocker Janai Johnson continues to make her presence felt at the net. Johnson enters the week with 21 block solos in 2012, good for the No. 2 spot on the Otter single season. Christine Ricketts holds the CSUMB record with 29 block solos in 2006.
ENERGY EFFICIENT: The Otter offense enters the week with an aggregate .200 attack percentage. If the season ended today, that would be a CSUMB season record. The record currently is .189 set by the 2009 Otters.
