Friday, Nov. 8
7 p.m. vs. Cal State L.A. (14-9, 9-6 CCAA)
Pioneer Gym • Hayward, Calif.
Live Stats
Saturday, Nov. 9
7 p.m. vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (8-15, 1-14 CCAA)
Pioneer Gym • Hayward, Calif.
Live Stats
HAYWARD, Calif. --- The Cal State East Bay volleyball team returns home this weekend after its most successful road trip of the season to host a pair of matches at Pioneer Gym. The Pioneers (9-14, 5-10 CCAA) will be looking to build off a two-match winning streak and improve their home record, which stands at 7-4. The team welcomes in Cal State L.A. on Friday night and Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday night, with both matches slated for 7 p.m.
East Bay will be looking to avenge a 3-0 loss at CSULA earlier in the season, while the Golden Eagles are hoping to hang onto fourth place in the CCAA and the postseason berth that goes along with it. East Bay will also be looking for payback against Dominguez Hills, which picked up its only conference victory of the season against the Pioneers on Oct. 4.
WEEKEND RECAP
The Pioneers went to Humboldt State on Halloween night last week and picked up their first road win of 2013. They edged out the Jacks by two points in each of the first two sets before putting the match away with a 25-16 victory in the fourth game.
Amber Hall had 13 kills to lead East Bay, which out-hit Humboldt .213 to .158.
Two nights later, the Pioneers played one of their best overall matches of the season, sweeping Cal Poly Pomona 3-0. CSUEB out-hit the Bronocs .250 to .140 and held them to 35 kills.
Samantha Bruno hit .429 with a team-best 12 kills,
Veronica Sanchez racked up 27 digs in just three sets, and setter
Ashia Joseph posted a double-double with 37 assists and 10 scoops.
LEADERBOARD WATCH
As a team, East Bay ranks second in the CCAA in service aces and sixth with a .210 attack percentage. The team's leading scorer is
Suzy Ni Xu, whose kill average of 2.71 puts her in the conference's top 20. Bruno leads the Pioneers with a .279 hitting percentage and 0.69 blocks per set.
Sanchez continues to rank second among all players with 5.23 digs per set. Joseph is sixth in the CCAA with a 9.53 assist average.
Katie Allen ranks fourth in the conference with 0.37 aces per set.Â
CCAA STANDINGSÂ
Rank |
  School |
CCAA Record |
Pct. Â Â Â Â Â Â |
Overall Record |
1. |
#13 Cal State San Bernardino |
14-1 |
.933 |
18-5 |
2. |
#12 UC San Diego |
13-3 |
.812 |
20-4 |
3. |
#14 Sonoma State |
12-3 |
.800 Â Â Â Â |
20-3 |
4. |
Cal State L.A. |
9-6 |
.600 |
14-9 |
5. |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
8-7 |
.533 |
14-9 |
6. |
Chico State |
8-8 |
.500 |
11-12 |
7. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
8-8 |
.500 |
10-14 |
8. |
San Francisco State |
6-10 |
.375 |
11-13 |
9. |
Cal State East Bay |
5-10 |
.333 |
9-14 |
10. |
Humboldt State |
5-11 |
.312 |
10-13 |
11. |
Cal State Stanislaus |
4-12 |
.250 |
7-17 |
12. |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
1-14 |
.067 |
8-15 |