ARCATA — Humboldt State Volleyball heads out on one of two long trips to Southern California, facing No. 24-ranked UC San Diego on Friday, Oct. 26, and Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday, Oct. 27.
Head-to-Head
Earlier this season, Humboldt State fell in three sets to both UCSD and Cal State San Bernardino. The Tritons dominate the all-time series with a 12-1 record over the Jacks. The Coyotes also hold the upper hand, standing 16-3 in the all time series.
Live Stats
Triton Notes
No. 24-ranked UC San Diego enters Friday's match with a 15-6 overall record, 10-3 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. UCSD currently sits in the second spot of the conference standings, just under CSUSB. ... The Tritons are on a four-match winning streak and have only surrendered one set in those four matches. UCSD comes off two three-set wins against Cal State Los Angeles and Cal State Dominguez Hills. ... Freshman Danielle Dahle recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 16 kills and 10 digs against CSUDH, hitting with a .324 attack percentage. Dahle leads the team with a 3.77 kills per set average. ... As a team, the Tritons average 2.25 blocks per set, led by Sara McCutchan who has totaled 86 blocks so far.
Coyote Notes
Cal State San Bernardino stands at 14-7 overall, 11-2 in the CCAA, putting the Coyotes in the top spot of the conference leader board. The Coyotes come off 3-1 and 3-0 match wins to Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A., respectively. ... Mercedes Winchester and Ashley Solis each average 2.46 kills per set, with Winchester leading the squad with a .327 attack percentage. ... Camille Smith has amassed 608 assists and leads the team with 24 service aces. ... CSUSB averages 2.52 blocks per set, led by Brenna McIntosh with 81 total blocks.
Lumberjack Notes
Humboldt State comes off a tight loss to Cal State Stanislaus, falling 27-25, 27-25 and 25-20, to put the Jacks at 2-18 on the season, 0-13 in conference. The Jacks came close to finding their first conference match win, but couldn't see the sets through against the Warriors, depsite hitting at a .324 percentage in the second set, something head coach Sue Woodstra was pleased to see. ...
Alexa Rosendale averages 3.08 kills per set, followed by
Danielle Carlson with 2.50 kills per set. ...
Ashley Neale has put down 25 service aces, followed by Rosendale with 22 and
Tiffany McCray with 21. ... Defensively, McCray averages 4.35 digs per set for the Jacks. ...
Allison Drobish has totaled 48 blocks, including 15 solo efforts, putting her tied for third among other blockers in the CCAA.
Woodstra's Words
"It was interesting this last week since Thursday we didn't start very well, but ended well, we just couldn't make up the gap. On Saturday, we started really well and kept it up until the very end. ... Two things that really helped us hit at .324 attack percentage: we controlled the ball well and our setters made good choices. We have to keep playing this way. ... We keep talking about playing every point, whether it's the first point or the last, with the same intensity and determination. ... Both UCSD and CSUSB are playing well. They are two teams that are well balanced throughout all six positions. It makes it more difficult to pick out certain things and forces us to try to be more balanced."
