Stanislaus State Athletics

TURLOCK, Calif.--- Maggie Olson recorded a team-high seven kills, while Fallon Freeman added six and Sydney Hoffman and Lauren Hamilton each contributed five as Stan State fell in three sets to No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino Friday evening at the Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena. The Coyotes defeated the Warriors 25-20, 25-17, 25-18 to extend their winning streak to 11 matches. Hoffman hit .500 with five kills and added a solo block and service ace, while Hamilton hit .400. Leah Mendoza recorded two service aces and five assists, while Victoria Plumb led the Warriors with 10 digs.

Stan State fell to 7-16 overall and 3-9 in CCAA play, while Cal State San Bernardino improved to 22-2 overall and 11-1 in conference action.

The Warriors finished with 32 kills while hitting .173 as a team, recording 29 assists, three service aces, 37 digs and three team blocks. Olson hit .238 on 21 attempts, while Freeman hit .235. Ireland Avalos recorded 10 assists, while Bailey Morrison added eight. Mendoza finished with six digs, while Lauren Gonzales added three kills and four digs.

Cal State San Bernardino was led by Sarai Ross with 14 kills while hitting .355, followed by Kacie Pedersen with eight kills and four service aces. M'Kera Drake recorded seven kills without an attack error on 10 attempts to hit .700, while Allison Legates added six kills while hitting .545. McKenna Edwards directed the offense with 25 assists and 10 digs, while Jaiden Van Horn contributed 11 assists. The Coyotes hit .361 with 44 kills, six service aces, 44 digs and four team blocks.

First Set
Stan State opened the match with an early 4-2 lead behind three kills from Olson. After Cal State San Bernardino moved ahead 7-5, the Warriors responded with five consecutive points, highlighted by two service aces from Mendoza and a block by Avalos and Laila Greene, to take a 10-7 advantage.

The teams continued to exchange points before Stan State built a 15-12 lead behind a Freeman kill and consecutive Coyote attack errors. Cal State San Bernardino rallied to tie the score at 16-16 before taking a 17-16 advantage. Olson recorded a kill to tie the set at 17-17, but the Coyotes answered with four consecutive points to move ahead 21-17.

Emily Meyer recorded two kills down the stretch, but Cal State San Bernardino held on for the 25-20 victory. The Warriors hit .053 with 10 kills in the opening set, while the Coyotes hit .300 with 13 kills.

Second Set
Cal State San Bernardino jumped out to a 4-1 lead before Stan State responded with kills from Freeman, Meyer and Irene London to tie the score at 6-6. The Coyotes regained the lead and extended their advantage to 10-7 before the Warriors pulled within 10-9.

Cal State San Bernardino built a 17-12 lead before Hamilton recorded a kill to stop the run. Hoffman added a kill to make it 18-14, but the Coyotes extended their lead to 24-15. Hoffman and Freeman recorded consecutive kills to bring Stan State within 24-17 before Legates closed out the set with a kill for the 25-17 victory.

The Warriors hit a match-high .265 with 13 kills in the second set, while Cal State San Bernardino hit .515 with 18 kills and just one attack error.

Third Set
Cal State San Bernardino opened the third set with a 7-3 lead before Stan State rallied behind kills from Gonzales, Hoffman, Hamilton and Olson. Hoffman recorded a service ace to give the Warriors a 12-11 advantage, forcing a Coyote timeout.

The Coyotes responded with three of the next four points to regain a 15-13 lead. A block by Hamilton and Olson brought Stan State within 15-14 before Hoffman recorded a kill to tie the score at 16-16. Gonzales later recorded a kill to even the set at 18-18.

Cal State San Bernardino answered with seven consecutive points to close out the set 25-18 and complete the sweep. Pedersen recorded two service aces during the final run, while Ross finished the match with consecutive kills.  Stan State hit .231 with nine kills in the final frame, while the Coyotes hit .265 with 13 kills.

Warrior Notables

• Olson led Stan State with seven kills while hitting .238 and adding two digs and one block assist.
• Freeman recorded six kills while hitting .235.
• Hoffman finished with five kills while hitting .500, one service ace and one solo block.
• Hamilton recorded five kills while hitting .400 and added one block assist.
• Mendoza finished with two service aces, five assists and six digs.
• Plumb led the Warriors with 10 digs.
• Avalos recorded 10 assists, while Morrison added eight.

CCAA Standings
With one match remaining in the regular season, No. 3 Fresno Pacific leads the CCAA standings with a perfect 12-0 conference record (23-0 overall), followed by No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino at 11-1 (22-2) and No. 14 Cal Poly Pomona at 10-2 (20-4). Cal State LA and Cal State East Bay are tied for fourth at 8-4, followed by San Francisco State at 7-5 and Cal State San Marcos at 6-6. All seven teams have secured berths in the 2026 CCAA Volleyball Tournament. Menlo and Cal State Monterey Bay are tied for eighth at 5-7, followed by Cal Poly Humboldt at 4-8. Stan State is 11th at 3-9, followed by Chico State and UC Merced at 2-10 and Cal State Dominguez Hills at 1-11.

CCAA Tournament Scenarios
The seven-team field for the 2026 CCAA Volleyball Tournament is set, with Saturday's regular-season finales determining the final seedings. No. 3 Fresno Pacific can secure the outright CCAA regular-season championship and No. 1 seed with a victory over No. 14 Cal Poly Pomona. No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino remains in contention for a share of the regular-season championship but needs a victory at Chico State and a Fresno Pacific loss. Cal Poly Pomona has secured a top-four seed and will host a quarterfinal match unless it earns the No. 1 seed. Cal State LA, Cal State East Bay and San Francisco State are competing for the remaining home quarterfinal position, while Cal State San Marcos secured the seventh and final tournament berth with Friday's five-set victory at Chico State.

The tournament begins Tuesday, Nov. 10, with quarterfinal matches at campus sites featuring the No. 5 seed at No. 4, No. 6 at No. 3 and No. 7 at No. 2, all at 5 p.m. The three winners will advance to Pioneer Gym at Cal State East Bay in Hayward, joining the top seed for the semifinals Friday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The championship match is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, at 5 p.m., with the winner receiving the CCAA's automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship.

Final Day of CCAA Play
The 2026 CCAA volleyball regular season concludes Saturday, Nov. 7, with seven conference matches, all beginning at 1 p.m. Stan State hosts Cal State San Marcos for Senior Day, while No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino visits Chico State. No. 3 Fresno Pacific hosts No. 14 Cal Poly Pomona in a matchup with regular-season championship implications. Cal State LA travels to UC Merced, Cal State East Bay visits Cal State Dominguez Hills and San Francisco State travels to Cal Poly Humboldt. Menlo visits Cal State Monterey Bay in the remaining conference matchup. All seven tournament berths have been secured, with Saturday's results determining the final seedings for the CCAA Volleyball Tournament beginning Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Up Next
Stan State (7-16, 3-9 CCAA) concludes its 2026 regular season Saturday, Nov. 7, when the Warriors host Cal State San Marcos at 1 p.m. at the Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena for Senior Day. The Cougars (11-13, 6-6 CCAA) clinched the seventh and final berth in the 2026 CCAA Volleyball Tournament with a five-set victory at Chico State Friday evening (25-11, 25-17, 15-25, 14-25, 21-19). Prior to Saturday's match, Stan State will recognize five seniors: Lauren Hamilton, Irene London, Leah Mendoza, Emily Meyer and Maggie Olson.

Saturday's match will be streamed live on FloCollege, with Levi Flores and Marie Stucker providing the play-by-play and analysis. Fans can also follow live statistics through the Warrior Athletics website.