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    ARCATA, Calif. – After a second successful homestand of the season in the books, Humboldt State volleyball looks to provide the scare over the Halloween weekend to its next pair of California Collegiate Athletic Association opponents.    

     The Lumberjacks will travel for a Halloween Friday night match against the rival Wildcats of Chico State. HSU will travel south afterwards for a Saturday night match at Cal State Stanislaus. Both matches start at 7 p.m.

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END STREAK, UPSET SEAWOLVES

     For the first time in seven seasons covering 15 matches, the Jacks upset the Seawolves of Sonoma State last Saturday. 

     In straight sets, HSU recorded the victory, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21 and 25-20), over Sonoma State. Ashley Owen and Nicole Bewley paced the HSU attack with nine kills apiece and combined for five blocks.

     The HSU win was the program's first in the series since a 3-2 victory on Sonoma State's home court in 2007. The Jacks also recorded the first home victory against the Seawolves in Lumberjack Arena and first overall in Arcata since Aug. 30, 2006.
 

EARN FIRST WINNING SEASON 

     With last week's sweep, HSU clinched its first winning season in 15 years. The Jacks improved to 14-5 overall with seven matches remaining in the regular season.

     HSU showed a nine-win improvement last season, but fell short below .500 at 12-17. The North Coast team added two more wins to the total at this point of the 2014 season.

     The Jacks produced their last winning campaign in 1999. In that season, HSU finished 15-11.

     HSU also sealed its first CCAA season in nine years in the league with at least a .500 record in conference play. The squad stands at 11-4 with seven matches left. The Jacks' previous win-high were seven victories set both in 2008 (7-13) and last year (7-15).
 

SCOUTING THIS WEEK'S CCAA OPPONENTS:

Chico State (9-10 / 7-8 CCAA)

     • CSUC leads series 43-22

     • HSU won the last meeting to break Chico St.'s four-straight run

     • HSU won 3-1 (27-29, 25-20, 25-18, 25-18) in Arcata on Sept. 27

-HSU: Nicole Bewley hit 14 kills, had a .444 hit percentage and six total blocks; Symone Hayden added 12 kills and Erin Mitchell 28 assists.

-CSUC: Shannon Boling hit 15 kills and Torey Thompson had 45 assists and 20 digs.

     • Last year's meeting in Chico, CSUC won 3-0 (11-22-13)

     • CSUC is 14-3 vs. HSU since it joined the CCAA in 2008 and 7-1 in Lumberjack Arena

     • HSU's last win in Chico came on Oct. 14, 2011 by a 3-2 final

     • Team CCAA rankings: 2nd - digs/set (16.87); 3rd - kills/set (13.59); 3rd in assists/set (12.96)

     • Lindsay Quigley: lead team & 7th in CCAA with 235 kills; 1st in CCAA with .386 hit percentage

     • Torey Thompson is 1st in CCAA with 806 assists and 11.51 assists per set; 3rd in service aces (25); 4th in aces/set (0.36)
 

Cal State Stanislaus (2-17/2-13 CCAA)

     • HSU leads series 47-20

     • HSU won last three meetings

     • Jacks registered a 3-0 win in the last meeting on Sept. 25

-Match scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-18

-HSU: Owen hit 11 kills, Kat Rifilato had 24 assists and seven kills

-CSUS: Paige Walker produced nine kills and six digs

     • Last year in Turlock, HSU won 3-0 (11-23-14)

     • CSUS is 9-8 against HSU in CCAA play and 5-3 in Turlock

     • Morgan Miller and Hailey Gruetzmacher are both 8th in CCAA with 0.32 aces per set

     • Blair Ehrlich leads the Warriors with 155 kills
 

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