The Warriors volleyball team will try to scare the Coyotes and trick them into a Stanislaus win on Halloween Friday before hosting Humboldt State on Saturday.
Friday, 7 p.m. vs. #18 Cal State San Bernardino, Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena, Turlock | [
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Saturday, 7 p.m. vs. Humboldt State, Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena, Turlock | [
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Home Game Promotions: Friday during Halloween Night, fans are welcomed to wear costumes and participate in the costume contest ... Saturday nights fans will receive a Warrior sports pack.
Series Notes: Cal State San Bernardino has won 27 straight against Cal State Stanislaus, dating back to 2000, and has a 31-2 series advantage since 1998 after the Sept. 27 3-0 loss in San Bernardino ... Humboldt State, which won 3-0 in Arcata on Sept. 25, now holds a slight 12-11 advantage over the Warriors during the CCAA era. The Warriors had won eight straight over HSU until the Lumberjacks took two in 2013.
Last Time Against Opponents: The Coyotes swept the Warriors on Sept. 27 in San Bernardino, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19.
Jocelyn Cervantes had 12 kills and
Blair Ehrlich 9 kills to lead the Warriors ... Humboldt State beat Stanislaus in three, 25-18, 25-12, 25-18, on Sept. 25.
Paige Walker had nine kills.
Within the Ranks: The Warriors will face two regionally ranked teams this week with Cal State San Bernardino also ranked No. 18 in the AVCA Top 25 ... The Great Northwest Conference dominates the regional poll with four teams in the top five. Northwest Nazarene holds the top spot, followed by Alaska-Anchorage. Defending West champion BYU-Hawaii is third with Western Washington fourth and Central Washington fifth ... Sonoma State is the CCAA's top team in the poll and the Seawolves are sixth, followed by Humboldt State, CSUSB, Dixie State and Cal Baptist.
Walker Paces Warriors: Paige Walker led the Warriors with eight kills both nights last week, including a .471 average on Saturday at Cal State Monterey Bay. The sophomore also had 13 digs on Friday at Cal State East Bay. Walker's season attacking percentage is .245, which currently would be eighth best on the single season records list.
About Cal State San Bernardino (14-5, 11-4 CCAA): The Coyotes are tied for second place with Humboldt State ... CSUSB has seven matches remaining during the regular season and needs six victories to keep their streak of consecutive 20-win seasons intact The Coyotes have reached at least 20 wins in a season for 16 seasons ... Alexandra Torline is No. 1 in the CCAA in four categories - kills per set (4.24), points per set (4.81), attacks per set (11.87) and kills (318) ... CSUSB had a five-match winning streak snapped by Sonoma State last Thursday.