Stanislaus State Athletics

SEASIDE, Calif.--- Emily Meyer recorded a team-high 14 kills while hitting .375, and Fallon Freeman added 10 kills while hitting .444 as Stan State rallied for a four-set victory at Cal State Monterey Bay Saturday evening at the Otter Sports Center. After dropping the opening set 26-24, the Warriors won the next three sets 25-22, 25-21, 25-15 to earn their second CCAA victory of the season and finish the weekend 1-1. Leah Mendoza recorded five service aces and 13 digs, while Reagan Wilkerson posted her ninth double-double of the season with 25 assists and 10 digs.

Stan State improved to 6-12 overall and 2-7 in the CCAA, while Cal State Monterey Bay fell to 4-14 overall and 4-6 in conference play. The Warriors finished with 49 kills while hitting .244 and recorded 11 service aces and 13 team blocks. Stan State held the Otters to a .141 hitting percentage, including a .000 percentage in the fourth set.

Laila Greene added eight kills while hitting .389 and six total blocks, while Soraya Forbes finished with six kills and six total blocks. Lauren Hamilton recorded six total blocks, including three solo blocks, and Lauren Gonzales contributed five kills, 12 digs and two service aces. Ireland Avalos finished with 15 assists as the Warriors secured their fourth consecutive victory over the Otters.

First Set
Cal State Monterey Bay jumped out to an early 5-1 lead and extended its advantage to 18-12 before Stan State began its comeback. The Warriors pulled within 21-18 behind kills from Freeman and Olson before the Otters extended their lead to 24-20. Meyer recorded a kill, and Mendoza followed with a service ace before consecutive blocks involving Greene and Forbes tied the score at 24-24. The Otters answered with the final two points, including a kill by Malia Peterson, to take the opening set 26-24.

Second Set
The Warriors and Otters battled through nine ties and three lead changes before Stan State used a four-point run to turn a 14-13 advantage into an 18-13 lead. Gonzales recorded a kill, and Mendoza followed with a service ace to extend the Warriors' advantage to 20-14. Cal State Monterey Bay answered with five consecutive points to pull within 20-19, but Stan State responded with kills from Forbes and Freeman to regain a 23-19 lead. Gonzales recorded a kill to give the Warriors set point at 24-21 before Forbes finished the set with a kill for a 25-22 victory, evening the match at one set apiece.

Third Set
Stan State overcame an early 4-2 deficit and used consecutive kills by Greene to build a 10-6 lead. The Warriors extended their advantage to 15-11 behind kills from Freeman and Meyer before the Otters rallied to pull within 15-14. Stan State answered with three consecutive points, including back-to-back Meyer kills, to take an 18-14 lead. The Warriors later extended their advantage to 23-17 before Cal State Monterey Bay scored three straight points to pull within 23-20. A block by Forbes and Greene gave Stan State set point, and Freeman closed out the frame with a kill for a 25-21 victory. Meyer led the Warriors with six kills in the set as Stan State hit .286 with 18 kills.

Fourth Set
Stan State took control early in the fourth set, scoring the first four points behind a Gonzales service ace and a Freeman kill. The Warriors extended their lead to 8-2 and later 12-4 behind a Mendoza service ace. Cal State Monterey Bay pulled within 14-10 before Stan State answered with five of the next six points to take a 19-11 advantage. The Otters rallied to cut the deficit to 21-15, but the Warriors scored the final four points, highlighted by a Greene kill and a Hamilton kill on match point, to secure the 25-15 victory. Stan State held Cal State Monterey Bay to a .000 hitting percentage in the final set.

Warrior Notables

• Meyer led the Warriors with 14 kills while hitting .375 and added five digs.
• Freeman finished with 10 kills while hitting .444 and recorded eight digs.
• Greene contributed eight kills while hitting .389 and six total blocks, including one solo block.
• Mendoza recorded five service aces and 13 digs.
• Wilkerson posted her ninth double-double of the season and 11th as a Warrior with 25 assists and 10 digs. She also recorded two service aces.
• Avalos finished with 15 assists and three digs.
• Gonzales recorded five kills, 12 digs and two service aces.
• Forbes finished with six kills, six digs and six total blocks, including two solo blocks.
• Hamilton recorded four kills while hitting .333 and added six total blocks, including three solo blocks.
• Stan State finished with 49 kills, 11 service aces, 66 digs and 13 team blocks.
• The Warriors have won four consecutive matches against Cal State Monterey Bay and now lead the all-time series 9-6.
• Stan State finished the weekend 1-1 after falling in five sets at Menlo on Friday and defeating Cal State Monterey Bay in four sets on Saturday.

CCAA Standings
Stan State improved to 2-7 in CCAA play and 6-12 overall following Saturday's four-set victory at Cal State Monterey Bay. Fresno Pacific leads the conference with an 8-0 record (18-0 overall), followed by Cal State San Bernardino at 9-1 (18-2 overall) and Cal Poly Pomona at 7-2 (15-4 overall). Cal State LA is fourth at 6-3, followed by Cal State East Bay at 5-3 and Cal State San Marcos at 5-5. Cal Poly Humboldt and San Francisco State are tied for seventh at 4-4.

The Warriors are tied with UC Merced at 2-7 and trail Menlo (4-5) and Cal State Monterey Bay (4-6). Menlo is hosting Chico State this evening in Atherton. The top seven teams in the CCAA standings qualify for the 2026 CCAA Volleyball Tournament, which begins with quarterfinal matches Tuesday, Nov. 10, at campus sites. With four conference matches remaining, the Warriors will look to gain ground in the postseason race. The tournament semifinals and championship will take place Nov. 13-14 at Pioneer Gym on the campus of Cal State East Bay in Hayward.

Up Next
Stan State continues its final four-match road trip of the regular season next weekend in San Bernardino during the Warriors' second CCAA Pod Weekend. Stan State will face No. 10 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. before taking on Cal State Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. Both non-conference matches will be played at Coussoulis Arena.

The Warriors return home for their final four regular-season matches, beginning with a pair of Central Valley rivals. Stan State will host No. 4 Fresno Pacific on Friday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. and UC Merced on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 5 p.m.

The following weekend, the Warriors will host No. 10 Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. before concluding the regular season against Cal State San Marcos on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. for Senior Day. Stan State will recognize seniors Leah Mendoza, Irene London, Emily Meyer, Lauren Hamilton and Maggie Olson. All four home matches will be played at the Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena.