ARCATA — Humboldt State finally broke through the wall that had been holding the Jacks back from their first conference victory on Saturday night as HSU defeated Cal State Monterey Bay in five sets. The Jacks will look to carry their excitement and encouragement from the win on the plane as they fly down to face three challenging California Collegiate Athletic Association teams in Southern California.

"The win definitely helped our confidence for sure," said head coach Sue Woodstra. "We finally got the monkey off our back. We needed the validation since we know we are good enough to win."

The Jacks will first face Cal Poly Pomona for a midweek matchup on Wednesday, Nov. 7, before taking on Cal State Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 9, and Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday, Nov. 10. All three matches are scheduled for a 7 p.m. start time.

"It's a long time to be on the road," said Woodstra. "The team has been trying to prepare to be on the road with professors and classwork. We'll have study times on the road and just try to take care of things on and off the court." 

Head-to-Head

Cal Poly Pomona has dominated the all-time series, allowing the Jacks only one win in 22 matches. Humboldt State's only victory came in a three-set sweep back in 2006. Earlier this season, the Broncos took a 3-0 victory over HSU to put the all-time series at 21-1.

Cal State L.A. has also held the upper hand in the all-time series for some time now, standing 16-3 in the series after taking a three-set sweep earlier this season.

Humboldt State has kept Cal State Dominguez Hills at bay in the all-time series, holding a 17-4 all-time record over the Toros. CSUDH beat the Jacks 3-1 earlier this season to make a dent in the record.

Live Stats

Fans can follow Wednesday's match at Cal Poly Pomona via live stats on the CPP website at: http://sidearmstats.com/csupomona/wvball/scoreboard.aspx. Friday's action at Cal State L.A. can be seen at: http://www.calstatela.edu/athletics/Main.html; while Saturday's contest against the Toros will be featured at: http://www.sidearmstats.com/dominguez/wvball/xlive.htm.

Bronco Notes

Cal Poly Pomona enters Wednesday's match with an even 12-12 overall record—boasting a 7-4 record at home—and stand seventh in the CCAA with a 8-9 conference record. The Broncos average 12.6 kills per set with a .200 attack percentage, but allow their opponents to average 13.0 kills per set. Diana Lake leads the attack for CPP with a 3.13 kills per set average, followed by Jessica Doerner with 2.73 kills per set. ... Kelly Bonja and Nicoletta Stork are the only two Broncos to put down over 20 aces with 28 and 22, respectively. ... Defensively, the Broncos average 16.2 digs per set led by Bonja's 4.84 dig per set average, which tops the CCAA leader board. ... Taylr Kreutziger leads her team with 82 blocks to average just under a block per set at 0.92 blocks per set.

Golden Eagle Notes

Cal State L.A. comes into the weekend's matches after splitting over the weekend. The Golden Eagles fell in three to Sonoma State but beat San Francisco State 3-0 to put their record at 11-13 overall, 9-8 in conference action. As the host site, the Golden Eagles have struggled to keep their opponents from grabbing the victories and stand 3-6 at home. ... CSULA averages 11.9 kills per set, but surrenders 12.8 kills per set to their opposition. Marquis Mora leads both her team and the CCAA with a .333 attack percentage and averages 2.98 kills per set. Kymberly Silveyra follows closely behind with a 2.40 kills per set average. ... As a team, the Golden Eagles have tallied 134 aces, led by Mora's 39 aces. ... Defensively, April Reyes picks up 4.03 digs per set. ... CSULA also averages 2.5 blocks per set, once again led by Mora with 130 total blocks, 13 of which are solo efforts. Mora's 1.40 block per set average also puts her in the top spot amongst other CCAA blockers.

Toro Notes 

Cal State Dominguez Hills will look to snap a two-game losing streak after falling in three sets to both Sonoma State and San Francisco State. The Toros stand eighth in conference with a 7-10 CCAA record, 9-15 overall. As a team, the Toros average 12.2 kills per set, giving up 12.9 kills per set to their opponents. ... Elizabeth Krieger leads the team with a 2.87 kills per set average, followed by Whitney Lee and Abbey Prusa with 2.47 and 2.08 kills per set, respectively. ... Lee, Krieger and Dana Brown each have put down more than 20 aces, with Lee on top with 27 aces. Krieger and Brown are tied for second on the team with 25 aces a piece. ... Lee also leads the team with her blocking efforts, picking up 102 total blocks, 26 of which have been just her on the net, to average 1.09 blocks per set. ... Defensively, the Toros average 16.2 digs per set, with Korryne Kelley and Krieger sharing the defensive efforts with 3.61 and 3.10 digs per set, respectively.

Lumberjack Notes

Humboldt State enters the midweek match against Cal Poly Pomona with some momentum after grabbing its first CCAA victory on Saturday night. The Jacks will look to build off the positives and finish the season on a positive note, currently standing 3-21 overall and 1-16 in conference. ... As a team, the Jacks average 10.3 kills per set, but give up 12.3 kills per set to their opponents. ... Defensively, HSU averages 15.2 digs per set, led by Tiffany McCray with 4.45 digs per set. ... Alexa Rosendale picked up her 10th and 11th double-doubles over the weekend and currently averages a team-high 3.19 kills per set while boasting a 3.36 digs per set average on defense. Channel Washington rounds out the number two spot in the Jacks' attack with a 2.34 kill per set average, followed closely by Danielle Carlson with 2.22 kills per set. ... Strong serves have kept the Jacks in many matches as the team has collected 162 aces on the season. Rosendale also leads HSU from behind the line with 32 aces, followed by Ashley Neale with 25 aces, McCray with 24 aces and Sarah Wilber with 20 aces. ... Allison Drobish tops the blocking effort for the Jacks with 61 total blocks, 17 of which are solo efforts.

Woodstra's Words

"We'll have to try to control the ball well and hit at the right time to get around two great blocking teams in CPP and CSULA. ... Cal State L.A. is very athletic. We have to serve well and be really steady. We also need to keep the pressure on them since they can sometimes be hot and cold. We need to be efficient in what we're doing and make them make a lot of plays. ... Cal State Dominguez Hills has had a great year. They hit a little rough patch recently, but they always seem to get up for us. I'm sure they'll be ready to battle. ... One of the great things about being on the road is that it provides more down time and more rest. We get better rest on the road, since there's less distractions, which is pretty important at this point. ... Three matches in four days, plus travel is a lot. I'm a little concerned with that, but we're just going to keep taking it match by match, set by set, point by point."