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Erica Chapa vs. Stanislaus State
Simon Jimenez
0
UC San Diego UCSD 5-8,1-6 CCAA
3
Winner Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 10-6, 5-4 CCAA
UC San Diego UCSD
5-8,1-6 CCAA
0
Final
3
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB
10-6, 5-4 CCAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
UC San Diego UCSD 13 19 22 (0)
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | By Kevin Gilmore (@OtterKevin)

Historic Win Caps Perfect Homestand As Otters Sweep UCSD

Otters finish homestand 3–0 after beating Tritons 25–13, 25–19, 25–20

SEASIDE, Calif. — Cal State Monterey Bay capped a spotless homestand with an historic win Saturday night, sweeping UC San Diego for the first time ever in a 25–13, 25–19, 25–20 victory in The Kelp Bed.

With the win, CSUMB improved to 10–6 overall while maintaining a share of the CCAA North Division lead at 5–4.

The Otters hit a season–high .302 while making a season–low nine errors. Their 47 kills were one off a spot in the Otter top 10 for a 3–set match.

CSUMB never trailed while winning the first two sets in relative comfort. The Tritons found life in the third set, however, forcing the Otters to play through 11 ties and five lead changes. CSUMB didn't take the lead for good until kills by Erica Chapa (San Benito HS/Gavilan College) and Jenna Tobin (Modesto/Gregori HS) snapped a 14–14 tie.

Tobin led three Otters in double figures with 14 kills. She added 14 digs for her fourth double–double of the season. Anela Visesio (Seaside HS) and Chandler McKean (Visalia/Redwood HS) added 11 kills apiece.

THE MATCH WAS OVER WHEN… Three kills by Jenna Tobin and an ace from Kyra Galloway highlighted a 5–0 run that gave the Otters a 19–14 lead in the third set.

HOW SWEEP IT IS… UCSD has long been an Otter nemesis. Prior to Saturday's 3–0 win, UCSD was one of just four schools CSUMB had played at least five times and never swept. Now, that list is down to Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State San Bernardino and Sonoma State.

HOW SWEEP IT IS, PART II… CSUMB finished is 3–0 homestand with back–to–back sweeps of Cal State San Marcos and UCSD. Including the big comeback win over Sonoma State (in which the Otters trailed 0–2), CSUMB finished the homestand by winning nine consecutive sets.

THEY'RE A HIT… The Otters hit a season–high .302 in Saturday's win over UCSD. It was CSUMB's best outing since hitting .301 in a season–opening win at Northwest Nazarene on Aug. 24.

THE ERICA 500… With 39 assists Saturday versus UC San Diego, Erica Chapa went over 500 assists (506) for the season. She joins Kelsey Johnston (2012–13), Dana Grimm (2007–08) and Nicki Sanderson (2005–2007) as the only setters in Otter history to record two 500–plus assist seasons. Chapa had 955 as a junior in 2017.

LEADERS OF THE RAFT… POINTS: Jenna Tobin 14; KILLS: Jenna Tobin 14; BLOCKS: Baylie Pierson 4; ACES: Erica Chapa 3; DIGS: Jenna Tobin 14.

THE LAST WORD… "Prior to the match, I asked the team to chase greatness every rep they took, every move they made, and tonight, they did. We have played five tough matches in eight days and this team continues to prove it can go the distance. We still have a lot to work on as we hit the road again this week, but I'm very pleased with the direction in which we are headed." — CSUMB Head Coach Moe Melhart

THEY'VE GOT NEXT… The Otters head to the land of Highway 99 to take on Chico State Friday (Oct. 5) and Stanislaus State Saturday (Oct. 6). First serve both nights is scheduled for 7 p.m.



 
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