ARCATA — Humboldt State head coach Sue Woodstra would be the first to tell you this season hasn't been what the Jacks had been hoping for, but the team has a brand new chance to turn the season around. The Jacks will look to put the first part of California Collegiate Athletic Association action behind them and just move forward.

"We know we have the ability to compete with everybody in the conference," said Woodstra. "Hopefully, we can use that knowledge to boost our confidence and get after it in the second go-around."

Standing at 2-16 overall, 0-11 in the CCAA, Humboldt State hosts Chico State on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. and Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday, Oct. 20, with an unusual 4 p.m. start time.

Head-to-Head

Both Chico State and Cal State Stanislaus grabbed victories in their previous matches against the Jacks. The Wildcats now lead the all-time series with a 40-21 record, while the Warriors cut the Jacks' lead in the all-time series to 44-17.

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Fans can follow both matches via Live Stats at http://sidearmstats.com/humboldt/wvball/scoreboard.aspx and video at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/humboldt-state-athletics. 

Wildcat Notes

Chico State enters Thursday's match up coming off two losses over the weekend. The Wildcats well to both Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State Los Angeles in three-straight sets. Chico State put up a battle against Cal State L.A. in the last set, pushing the set to a 26-24 finish, but couldn't grab the win to extend the match. ... The Wildcats are still without All-American Jessica Leek after a leg injury she suffered at the Seawolf Spike earlier this season. ... Alex Shurtz dominates the attack for the Wildcats, averaging 4.32 kills per set. Ellie Larronde follow with a 2.70 average and Lindsay Quigley rounds out the top three with a 2.12 kills per set average. Quigley's attack is more accurate, however, with a .331 attack percentage to put her first among the hitters of the team. ... Sable Villaescusa averages 10.45 assists per set. ... Emily Duran leads with 19 service aces, followed by Villaescusa and Jessica Simms with 17 aces each. ... Defensively, Simms leds with 249 digs, followed closely by Duran with 204 digs.  

Warrior Notes

Cal State Stanislaus hopes to snap a three-match losing streak as they enter this week's contests at Cal Poly Pomona (Thursday) and Humboldt State. The Warriors have grabbed at least one set victory in the past five matches, but only two match wins. CSUS put up a fight against Cal State L.A., extending the match to a fifth deciding set, but couldn't see the match through, falling 13-15 in the last set. ... Andrea Fett leads the Warriors with a 3.57 kills per set average, followed by Jennifer Marsh with 2.13 kills per set and Eva Chafeh with 2.02 kills per set. ... Kendal Munoz tops the team with 23 service aces. ... Defensively, Ashley Pittman has picked up 256 digs, followed by Jaclyn Pinasco with 192 digs.

Lumberjack Notes

Despite an 0-3 loss at San Francisco State, Woodstra was very pleased in the way her team played last Friday, saying, "We played hard for the whole match. In that sense, that felt really good." The Jacks will look to build off the lessons they've learned in their previous meetings against Chico State and CSUS. ... Danielle Carlson has really stepped up as a freshman to impress Woodstra from her outside hitter position. Carlson averages 2.34 kills per set, with a .182 attack percentage (third highest on team, highest among hitters). ... Alexa Rosendale leads the team with a 3.00 kills per set average and has the second-highest aces with 20 service aces. Ashley Neale beats out Rosendale by five aces, putting down 25 service aces this season so far. ... Sarah Wilber boasts the highest attack percentage with a .256 percent and has assisted 341 points. Kelci Renshaw is catching up with 188 assists in her debut collegiate season. ... Allison Drobish leads the blocking game for the Jacks with 42 total blocks. ... Defensively, Tiffany McCray has picked up 262 digs on the season to average 4.30 digs per set.

Woodstra's Words

"We need to be consistant. Once we get one win, it'll pick up. ... With Chico State, we have to jump out on them and start strong. We need to play each point as hard as we can. We have to focus on taking it point by point, one step after the next. ... Same thing goes for CSU Stanislaus. I feel once we break down the ball, it'll give us confidence and we can build on that. ... We're focusing on trying to play for each point at practice this week. ... Danielle has been playing awesome. She's such a competitor. She's the type of player coaches love to have, she's a hard worker and eager to learn."