Monday, February 15
St. George, Utah
5 PM
California Baptist University
at
Dixie State
Photo by: Andrew Shortall
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RIVERSIDE – It is time to renew an old rivalry, as California Baptist University volleyball heads to Dixie State for back-to-back Western Athletic Conference matches with former PacWest foe Dixie State.
This week's matchup will end a four-year hiatus in the series. The Lancers and Trailblazers were conference opponents in the PacWest from 2011-17, and are now pit against each other again in the WAC.
Dixie State began its transition to NCAA Division I and the WAC this season, and is off to a 3-4 start, with a 2-4 league record. The Trailblazers are coming off back-to-back, straight-set losses to Grand Canyon in Phoenix this Monday and Tuesday.
CBU is coming off a series split with Utah Valley at home this week, which accounts for its first loss. The Lancers are 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference to stand in a tie for third place in the WAC standings with Utah Valley. Dixie State is in a tie for fifth place with Tarleton State (2-4).
STARS ON THE RISE
Calissa Hoye and Paige Johnstone continue to spearhead the Lancers' offense and defense.
Hoye has now reached double-digit kills in all five matches this season, with two 20-kill performances. She has 80 kills – 28 more than the next Lancer – for a 4.21 per set average. The University of Iowa transfer is doing it all on a .304 hitting percentage.
Johnstone's 89 digs this year are 54 more than the next teammate. She is averaging 4.45 digs a set, and has now recorded 14 digs in all five matches this season.
WAC LEADERS
Five Lancers rank top-10 in the WAC in a number of statistics. Tesa Oaks also leads the entire WAC with 0.63 aces per set and second with 10 aces this year, even while only playing fourth matches so far.
Hoye rank second in kills per set (4.21) and third in total kills (80). Johnstone ranks third in the conference in total digs (89) and fourth in digs per set (4.45).
Leah Pease and Hana Okuhara both rank top-10 in the WAC in assists to this point. Pease is sixth in total assists (124) and assists per set (6.20), while Okuhara is eighth in total assists (101) and ninth in assists per set (5.05).
As a team, CBU ranks second in the WAC in hitting percentage (.268), assists (260), aces (36) and aces per set (1.80) and third in assists per set (13.00), kills (274) and kills per set (13.60).
SERIES INFORMATION
Opponent: Dixie State
Date: Feb. 15-16
Time: Match 1 @ 5 p.m. | Match 2 @ 11 a.m. (PST)
Location: St. George, Utah (Burns Arena)
Video Match 1 (Feb. 15): WAC Digital Network
Video Match 2 (Feb. 16): WAC Digital Network
Live Stats: Sidearm
DIXIE STATE AT A GLANCE
The Trailblazers were picked to finish sixth in the WAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, but turned some heads with back-to-back sweeps of The University of Rio Grande Valley on Feb. 1-2 and a straight-set win over Southern Utah to open the season. The Vaqueros were picked to finish third in the WAC's preseason poll, but are still winless on the year.
Dixie State has been best defensively this year, as it averages 14.1 digs and 2.2 blocks a set. The Trailblazers have been susceptible in serve receive, as they give up 1.6 aces a set and only manage 1.0 a set of their own.
DSU relies heavily on Megan Treanor. The two-time All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference first-teamer and 2018 NCAA Division II All-American led the RMAC with three triple-doubles in 2019. The senior entered the 2021 season ranked fourth in career kills per set (3.00), eighth in career assists (655) and 10th in career assists per set (3.56) at Dixie State.
NOTABLE NOTES
This week's matchup will end a four-year hiatus in the series. The Lancers and Trailblazers were conference opponents in the PacWest from 2011-17, and are now pit against each other again in the WAC.
Dixie State began its transition to NCAA Division I and the WAC this season, and is off to a 3-4 start, with a 2-4 league record. The Trailblazers are coming off back-to-back, straight-set losses to Grand Canyon in Phoenix this Monday and Tuesday.
CBU is coming off a series split with Utah Valley at home this week, which accounts for its first loss. The Lancers are 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference to stand in a tie for third place in the WAC standings with Utah Valley. Dixie State is in a tie for fifth place with Tarleton State (2-4).
STARS ON THE RISE
Calissa Hoye and Paige Johnstone continue to spearhead the Lancers' offense and defense.
Hoye has now reached double-digit kills in all five matches this season, with two 20-kill performances. She has 80 kills – 28 more than the next Lancer – for a 4.21 per set average. The University of Iowa transfer is doing it all on a .304 hitting percentage.
Johnstone's 89 digs this year are 54 more than the next teammate. She is averaging 4.45 digs a set, and has now recorded 14 digs in all five matches this season.
WAC LEADERS
Five Lancers rank top-10 in the WAC in a number of statistics. Tesa Oaks also leads the entire WAC with 0.63 aces per set and second with 10 aces this year, even while only playing fourth matches so far.
Hoye rank second in kills per set (4.21) and third in total kills (80). Johnstone ranks third in the conference in total digs (89) and fourth in digs per set (4.45).
Leah Pease and Hana Okuhara both rank top-10 in the WAC in assists to this point. Pease is sixth in total assists (124) and assists per set (6.20), while Okuhara is eighth in total assists (101) and ninth in assists per set (5.05).
As a team, CBU ranks second in the WAC in hitting percentage (.268), assists (260), aces (36) and aces per set (1.80) and third in assists per set (13.00), kills (274) and kills per set (13.60).
SERIES INFORMATION
Opponent: Dixie State
Date: Feb. 15-16
Time: Match 1 @ 5 p.m. | Match 2 @ 11 a.m. (PST)
Location: St. George, Utah (Burns Arena)
Video Match 1 (Feb. 15): WAC Digital Network
Video Match 2 (Feb. 16): WAC Digital Network
Live Stats: Sidearm
DIXIE STATE AT A GLANCE
The Trailblazers were picked to finish sixth in the WAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, but turned some heads with back-to-back sweeps of The University of Rio Grande Valley on Feb. 1-2 and a straight-set win over Southern Utah to open the season. The Vaqueros were picked to finish third in the WAC's preseason poll, but are still winless on the year.
Dixie State has been best defensively this year, as it averages 14.1 digs and 2.2 blocks a set. The Trailblazers have been susceptible in serve receive, as they give up 1.6 aces a set and only manage 1.0 a set of their own.
DSU relies heavily on Megan Treanor. The two-time All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference first-teamer and 2018 NCAA Division II All-American led the RMAC with three triple-doubles in 2019. The senior entered the 2021 season ranked fourth in career kills per set (3.00), eighth in career assists (655) and 10th in career assists per set (3.56) at Dixie State.
NOTABLE NOTES
- Head Coach Robyn Felder is in her ninth season at Dixie State. Last season, she led the Trailblazers to a 20-win season (20-8) and a No. 3 seed in the 2019 RMAC Tournament, with a 14-4 conference record.
- Treanor, a right-side hitter/setter, leads Dixie State with 71 kills (3.09), 96 assists (4.17) and nine aces (0.39) this year. She also ranks second in digs (48, 2.09) and third in blocks (16, 0.70).
- Mykenna Nelson leads the Trailblazers with 96 digs (4.17 a set) this year, and also boasts a .964 reception percentage (81-84).
- Kate Hardy and Lauolive Tonga are the team's top two blockers this season, as each has over 20 blocks. Hardy has 23 blocks (1.10 a set) and Tonga is right behind her with 22 (0.96).
- Dixie State transitioned to playing its home matches inside the Burns Arena this year after previously playing in the Student Activity Center.
- The Trailblazers won the PacWest Conference in 2015 and reached the Division II West Region final in 2014.
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