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CSUSM to Conclude Regular Season at No. 19 SFSU, CSUSB

SAN MARCOS, Calif. –  The Cal State San Marcos volleyball team (8-15, 6-10 CCAA) will wrap up its 2024 regular season this week with stops at No. 19 San Francisco State (20-4, 14-2 CCAA) on Thursday at 5 p.m. and (RV) Cal State San Bernardino (14-9, 10-6 CCAA) on Saturday at 7 p.m. 


LAST WEEK

  • CSUSM went 2-0 for the second consecutive weekend. 
  • The Cougars swept Cal State Dominguez by scores of 25-18, 25-15 and 26-24 on Friday evening in The Sports Center. 
  • On Saturday, CSUSM put together an upset sweep over then-No. 24 Cal State LA by scores of 25-23, 25-16 and 25-19. 
  • Isabelle Bakken finished the weekend with 19 kills on 55 attempts and two hitting errors for a .515 hitting percentage and seven blocks. 


BY THE NUMBERS

  • CSUSM is averaging 1.92 blocks per set, ranking fifth in the CCAA. 
  • The Cougars' 173 total blocks and 1,340 total digs rank fifth in the conference.  
  • Jackie Phillips ranks third in the CCAA in digs per set with 3.83.
  • Isabelle Bakken moved into sixth in the conference with a .269 hitting percentage. 
MATCH 24 | NO. 19 SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Date Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
Time 5 p.m.
Location San Francisco
Venue The Swamp
Records CSUSM (8-15, 6-10 CCAA)
SFSU (20-4, 14-2 CCAA)
Live Stats SideArm Stats 
Live Video FloVolleyball ($)

  
THURSDAY AT SF STATE

  • The Gators enter Thursday's match on a six-game win streak and are 12-0 when playing at home this season. 
  • SF State registered two consecutive sweeps last weekend, defeating Chico State by scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-18 on Friday before closing out the weekend with a victory (25-22, 25-21, 26-24) over Stanislaus State on Saturday afternoon. 
  • The Gators have already punched their ticket to the CCAA Tournament and will finish second in the CCAA standings since they enter the weekend with a four-match lead over current third-place teams Stanislaus State and Cal State San Bernardino. 
  • SF State owns the all-time series lead at 10-3 and is 5-0 when playing in The Swamp. 
  • The Gators are the CCAA leaders with a 14.31 kills per set average (10th in Division II) and 13.33 assists per set (11th in Division II). 
  • SF State averages 2.05 aces per set, ranking them second in the CCAA. 
  • Six-time CCAA Setter of the Week Kimberly DeBoer is the conference leader in assists per set (11.55), which ranks her eighth in the nation. 
  • Middle blocker Anastacia Garza and outside hitter Tamiya Wilson are second and third in the CCAA in hitting percentage at .322 and 3.05, respectively. 
  • The Gators were picked to finish fourth in the 2024 CCAA Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll.
MATCH 25 | RV CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO
Date Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024
Time 7 p.m.
Location San Bernardino, Calif.
Venue Coussoulis Arena
Records CSUSM (8-15, 6-10 CCAA)
CSUSB (14-9, 10-6 CCAA)
Live Stats SideArm Stats 
Live Video  FloVolleyball ($)


REGULAR-SEASON FINALE

  • Prior to facing CSUSM on Saturday, the Coyotes will host No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona at 5 p.m. on Thursday. 
  • This will be the 16th time CSUSM and CSUSB have faced each other, all in the NCAA Division II era (2015-present). 
  • The Coyotes hold a 14-1 lead in the all-time series.
  • CSUSM's only win over CSUSB came in 2017 with a five-set victory in The Sports Center. 
  • Earlier this season, the Cougars dropped a four-set match (25-23, 16-25, 18-25, 15-25) at home. 
  • Entering the weekend, the Coyotes are tied for third in the CCAA standings with Stanislaus State and have already clinched their berth into the CCAA Tournament. 
  • CSUSB is on a three-match win streak with sweeps over Chico State and Cal State Monterey Bay and a four-set victory last Saturday at Cal State East Bay. 
  • The Coyotes are recording a .224 hitting percentage while holding opponents to a .189 clip, both ranking third and fourth in the CCAA, respectively.
  • Ashley Robinson is averaging 4.67 kills per set, ranking second in the CCAA and sixth in Division II. 
  • CSUSB was picked to finish third in the 2024 CCAA Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll.

    LOOK INSIDE THE COUGARS

    • The 2024 CSUSM roster consists of nine players competing in their final collegiate season with five being four-year members of the Cougar family – Mya GalvanAlyssa GurrolaKelli MiechowiczJackie Phillips and Jessica Thomas
    • Two new Cougars will only play one season for CSUSM – Danielle McCasland, a graduate transfer from Concordia University Irvine, and Gracie Zaitz
    • Five others are donning Cougar Blue for the first time with three being true freshmen and two junior college transfers. 
    • The Cougars finished their 2023 campaign with a 12-15 overall record, were 10-8 in CCAA play and returned to the CCAA Tournament for the program's fifth appearance. 
    • As a team in the CCAA statistics, CSUSM concluded 2023 ranked seventh in blocks per set (1.93) while holding opponents to 1.74, the third lowest in the conference. 
    • In the 2024 CCAA Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll, the Cougars were picked to finish seventh.


    THE LEONARD FILE

    • Head coach Andrea Leonard enters her 14th season in charge of the Cougar volleyball team, a program she has built from the ground up since arriving on campus in 2010.
    • Leonard has a 216-176 (.551) record as CSUSM's head coach.
    • In 20 seasons as a collegiate head volleyball coach, Leonard holds a 308-302 (.505) career record.
    • Leonard was CSUSM's first-ever CCAA Coach of the Year after guiding the Cougars to a third-place finish in the overall standings during the 2017 season.

    Players Mentioned

    Isabelle Bakken

    MB
    6' 0"
    Senior

    Mya Galvan

    DS/S
    5' 8"
    Senior

    Alyssa Gurrola

    MB
    6' 1"
    Redshirt Senior

    Kelli  Miechowicz

    MB
    6' 3"
    Redshirt Senior
    Riverside Poly HS

    Jackie  Phillips

    L/DS
    5' 7"
    Redshirt Senior
    Tualatin HS

    Jessica  Thomas

    OH
    6' 2"
    Senior

    Danielle McCasland

    OH
    5' 10"
    Graduate Student

    Gracie Zaitz

    S
    5' 10"
    Senior

    Players Mentioned

    Isabelle Bakken

    6' 0"
    Senior
    MB

    Mya Galvan

    5' 8"
    Senior
    DS/S

    Alyssa Gurrola

    6' 1"
    Redshirt Senior
    MB

    Kelli  Miechowicz

    6' 3"
    Redshirt Senior
    Riverside Poly HS
    MB

    Jackie  Phillips

    5' 7"
    Redshirt Senior
    Tualatin HS
    L/DS

    Jessica  Thomas

    6' 2"
    Senior
    OH

    Danielle McCasland

    5' 10"
    Graduate Student
    OH

    Gracie Zaitz

    5' 10"
    Senior
    S

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