Saturday, October 30
Riverside, Calif.
1 PM
California Baptist University
13-8,8-3WAC
3
vs
0
Grand Canyon
15-5,7-4WAC
1
2
3
F
Grand Canyon
18
18
25
0
California Baptist
25
25
27
3
Photo by: Zac Zeman zaczeman.com
Lancers Win Sixth-Straight Match to Take Over Sole Possession of First Place in WAC West Division on Senior Day
10/30/2021 4:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University volleyball put together a Senior Day to remember as it swept Grand Canyon in its final home match of the regular season. It gives the Lancers six-straight wins and moves them into sole possession of first place in the Western Athletic Conference standings.
An efficient offensive performance led by Scherine Dahoue and Tesa Oaks and another strong attack from the service line sent the Lancers to a 25-18, 25-18, 27-25 win over the Lopes. CBU improves to 13-8 on the year and 8-3 in WAC play, while GCU slips to 15-5 and 7-4 as its four-match winning streak comes to an end.
Dahoue put down 12 kills on a .524 hitting percentage (12-1-21), while Oaks had 10 kills on a .375 clip (10-1-24). The Lancers hit .326 as a team overall (38-10-86) and got nine aces to help them post a 61.9 sideout percentage. CBU also had a 48-35 advantage in digs and 5-3 in blocks to hold Grand Canyon to a .151 hitting percentage (33-17-106).
Setters Hana Okuhara and Leah Pease ran the offense to perfection for CBU. Okuhara put up 17 assists, seven digs and matched her career-high four aces on her Senior Match, while Pease had 15 assists, nine digs and an ace.
Cassidy Dennison had a team-high 11 digs and Paige Johnstone added nine, as well.
A total of four Lancers had at least five kills while hitting .333 or better. Christine Graf had six kills on a .333 clip (6-2-12) and three blocks while Chandler Gorman had five kills on a .400 percentage (5-1-10) and two blocks.
It will be a tight race to the finish, as four WAC West Division teams have just four losses going into next week. Grand Canyon is currently in second place at 7-4, while NM State, Chicago State and Utah Valley are all tied for third at 6-4. NMSU is set to face Seattle U on Saturday night.
The Lancers have three matches left in the regular season and will play them all on the road. They will first travel to Chicago State next Thursday, Nov. 4 for a 6 p.m. match and then end regular season at Utah Valley (Nov. 11) and Dixie State (Nov. 13).
LANCERS WIN❗️
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 30, 2021
CBU wins its sixth-straight match with a 🧹 of Grand Canyon to take over sole possession of first place in the @WACsports West Division standings. Scherine Dahoue goes off for 12 kills on a .524 hitting percentage (12-1-21). #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/8YdgthVawD
An efficient offensive performance led by Scherine Dahoue and Tesa Oaks and another strong attack from the service line sent the Lancers to a 25-18, 25-18, 27-25 win over the Lopes. CBU improves to 13-8 on the year and 8-3 in WAC play, while GCU slips to 15-5 and 7-4 as its four-match winning streak comes to an end.
Dahoue put down 12 kills on a .524 hitting percentage (12-1-21), while Oaks had 10 kills on a .375 clip (10-1-24). The Lancers hit .326 as a team overall (38-10-86) and got nine aces to help them post a 61.9 sideout percentage. CBU also had a 48-35 advantage in digs and 5-3 in blocks to hold Grand Canyon to a .151 hitting percentage (33-17-106).
Scherine Dahoue brings the 🔨 to end set two. It ups her kill total to nine on a .643 hitting percentage (9-0-14).#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/SClyFI6BPY
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 30, 2021
Setters Hana Okuhara and Leah Pease ran the offense to perfection for CBU. Okuhara put up 17 assists, seven digs and matched her career-high four aces on her Senior Match, while Pease had 15 assists, nine digs and an ace.
Hana Okuhara has done it again! She's matched her career high of four aces for the second match in a row.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/kv1JpLYn6k
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 30, 2021
Cassidy Dennison had a team-high 11 digs and Paige Johnstone added nine, as well.
A total of four Lancers had at least five kills while hitting .333 or better. Christine Graf had six kills on a .333 clip (6-2-12) and three blocks while Chandler Gorman had five kills on a .400 percentage (5-1-10) and two blocks.
Tesa Oaks goes down the line 🎯 #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/JBCBE9ht4Y
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 30, 2021
It will be a tight race to the finish, as four WAC West Division teams have just four losses going into next week. Grand Canyon is currently in second place at 7-4, while NM State, Chicago State and Utah Valley are all tied for third at 6-4. NMSU is set to face Seattle U on Saturday night.
The Lancers have three matches left in the regular season and will play them all on the road. They will first travel to Chicago State next Thursday, Nov. 4 for a 6 p.m. match and then end regular season at Utah Valley (Nov. 11) and Dixie State (Nov. 13).
Team Stats
GCU
CBU
Kills
33
38
Errors
17
10
Attempts
106
86
Hitting %
.151
.326
Points
42
52
Assists
31
34
Aces
6
9
Blocks
3
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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