Thursday, October 28
Riverside, Calif.
7 PM
California Baptist University
12-8,7-3WAC
3
vs
1
NM State
15-7,6-4WAC
1
2
3
4
F
New Mexico St.
25
24
21
15
1
California Baptist
18
26
25
25
3
Photo by: Zac Zeman zaczeman.com
CBU Wins Fifth-Straight Match, Sweeps Season Series Versus NM State to Stay in First Place in WAC's West Division
10/28/2021 9:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE – First place was on the line when California Baptist University volleyball hosted NM State for a pivotal Western Athletic Conference West Division match on Thursday.
The Lancers kept control of their destiny with a four-set win (18-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-15) to secure the season sweep over the storied Aggies program. CBU has now won five-straight matches to keep itself in a tie for first in the WAC West Division with a 12-8, 7-3 in conference record. NMSU drops to 15-7, 6-4 in the WAC.
California Baptist will look to break the tie in the WAC West Division when it hosts Grand Canyon on Saturday at 1 p.m. back in the Van Dyne Gym. The Lopes are tied with the Lancers at 15-4 overall and 7-3 in the league.
From there, the Lancers have three more conference matches on the road as they look to secure their best-ever finish in the WAC. The road trip starts at Chicago State (Nov. 4) and ends at Utah Valley (Nov. 11) and Dixie State (Nov. 13).
KEYS TO VICTORY
Christine Graf went off for 13 kills on a .464 hitting percentage, as she didn't make an error on 28 swings. It was Graf's fourth-straight match with double-digit kills and 12th of the season.
The key to victory was really the Lancers' pressure from the service line, as they piled on 10 aces in the match, which fed into them posting 11 blocks.
Hana Okuhara set a career high with four aces to go along with 17 assists and six digs. Leah Pease had three aces, as well, with 23 assists and five digs. Chandler Gorman led the blockers with a career-high eight stuffs and six kills on a .545 hitting percentage (6-0-11).
Six Lancers posted at least six kills on the night. Anouk van Noord finished with nine kills and four blocks, while Tesa Oaks nearly had a double-double of nine kills, 11 digs, three blocks and an ace. Laura Walewska added eight kills on a .438 hitting percentage (8-1-16) and three blocks, and Scherine Dahoue had seven kills on a .312 clip (7-2-16).
WHAT A RUN
Set two was crucial for the Lancers, as they overcame a tough 25-18 loss in the first set. The Aggies looked to go up 2-0 in the match with a 20-17 lead in the second game, but the Lancers flipped the script with a 9-4 run.
CBU rattled off four-straight points to take a 21-20 lead on three blocks from Gorman and an ace from Oaks. The Aggies charged back and took set point, 24-22, until a van Noord kill gave the Lancers a huge sideout.
An error from NMSU sent Gorman to the service line and she promptly delivered an ace before a block from Laura Walewska and van Noord completed the comeback.
The Lancers did away with the dramatics from there, as their block locked in and servers continued to put the pressure on NM State for strong wins in sets three and four.
The Lancers kept control of their destiny with a four-set win (18-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-15) to secure the season sweep over the storied Aggies program. CBU has now won five-straight matches to keep itself in a tie for first in the WAC West Division with a 12-8, 7-3 in conference record. NMSU drops to 15-7, 6-4 in the WAC.
LANCERS WIN‼️
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 29, 2021
CBU wins its fifth-straight match and sweeps the season series versus NM State with a HUGE victory in Van Dyne. It keeps the Lancers tied for first place in the @WACsports West Division. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/BieeHwHzBe
California Baptist will look to break the tie in the WAC West Division when it hosts Grand Canyon on Saturday at 1 p.m. back in the Van Dyne Gym. The Lopes are tied with the Lancers at 15-4 overall and 7-3 in the league.
From there, the Lancers have three more conference matches on the road as they look to secure their best-ever finish in the WAC. The road trip starts at Chicago State (Nov. 4) and ends at Utah Valley (Nov. 11) and Dixie State (Nov. 13).
KEYS TO VICTORY
Christine Graf went off for 13 kills on a .464 hitting percentage, as she didn't make an error on 28 swings. It was Graf's fourth-straight match with double-digit kills and 12th of the season.
Christine Graf had herself a match 😤
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 29, 2021
She finished with a team-high 13 kills and a .464 hitting percentage, as she didn't make an error on 28 attacks. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ivPQjFvqs9
The key to victory was really the Lancers' pressure from the service line, as they piled on 10 aces in the match, which fed into them posting 11 blocks.
🎉 🎊 🎉
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 29, 2021
Here's a look at your match winner, as Leah Pease dropped her third ace and CBU's 10th of the match!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/SFdHC3AONW
Hana Okuhara set a career high with four aces to go along with 17 assists and six digs. Leah Pease had three aces, as well, with 23 assists and five digs. Chandler Gorman led the blockers with a career-high eight stuffs and six kills on a .545 hitting percentage (6-0-11).
Chandler Gorman sets a career-high with her eighth block of the night 🙅#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/UNvZOkqRY8
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 29, 2021
Six Lancers posted at least six kills on the night. Anouk van Noord finished with nine kills and four blocks, while Tesa Oaks nearly had a double-double of nine kills, 11 digs, three blocks and an ace. Laura Walewska added eight kills on a .438 hitting percentage (8-1-16) and three blocks, and Scherine Dahoue had seven kills on a .312 clip (7-2-16).
WHAT A RUN
Set two was crucial for the Lancers, as they overcame a tough 25-18 loss in the first set. The Aggies looked to go up 2-0 in the match with a 20-17 lead in the second game, but the Lancers flipped the script with a 9-4 run.
CBU rattled off four-straight points to take a 21-20 lead on three blocks from Gorman and an ace from Oaks. The Aggies charged back and took set point, 24-22, until a van Noord kill gave the Lancers a huge sideout.
An error from NMSU sent Gorman to the service line and she promptly delivered an ace before a block from Laura Walewska and van Noord completed the comeback.
The Lancers did away with the dramatics from there, as their block locked in and servers continued to put the pressure on NM State for strong wins in sets three and four.
Tesa Oaks' kill delivers the set-three win and gives CBU a lead over NM State in the match.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/GGLgDqLZUl
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 29, 2021
Team Stats
NMSU
CBU
Kills
61
53
Errors
20
12
Attempts
139
138
Hitting %
.295
.297
Points
72
74
Assists
57
48
Aces
5
10
Blocks
6
11
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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