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8 GYM - 9001 Stockdale HWY, Bakersfield, CA 93311 | www.GoRunners.com | @CSUBAthletics Contact: Matt Turk| E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: 515-240-0483 • Office 661-654-3071 2013 SCHEDULE MATCH 25-Oct. 31, 7 p.m. (CDT) 15-9, 7-3 WAC AUGUST Bakersfield (15-9, 7-3 WAC) 30 #Charlotte W, 3-1 30 #Charleston Southern W, 3-0 at 31 #at Davidson L, 3-2 Kansas City (12-10, 6-4 WAC) SEPTEMBER 4 at Radford L, 3-2 6 &Presbyterian College W, 3-0 MATCH 25-Nov. 2, 1 p.m. (CDT) 7 &at James Madison W, 3-1 7 &Wyoming W, 3-1 Bakersfield 13 +Oregon L, 3-0 14 +at Fresno State L, 3-0 at 14 +Belmont W, 3-0 Chicago State (2-22, 0-9 WAC) 20 ^at Long Beach State L, 3-0 20 ^Prairie View A&M W, 3-0 22 at UC Davis L, 3-1 26 at Seattle U * W, 3-1 28 at Idaho * L, 3-1 30 at New Mexico State * L, 3-0 We Are...Bakersfield With the inclusion into the Western Athletic Conference along with the geographical OCT O BER footprint of the WAC, CSU Bakersfield’s athletic teams will now simply be referred 3 Chicago State * W, 3-1 to as ‘Bakersfield.’ This move allows for maximum exposure in several large media 5 Kansas City * L, 3-2 markets being represented by the WAC and for a proper identification with the city in 10 Utah Valley * W, 3-0 13 San José State W, 3-1 which we compete. 17 New Mexico State * W, 3-2 Acceptable Alternative...............................................CSUB 19 Texas-Pan American * W, 3-0 Refrain From....................................Cal State Bakersfield 24 Seattle U * W, 3-0 Never...Bakersfield State, UC Bakersfield, Cal-Bakersfield 26 Idaho * W, 3-1 31 at Kansas City * 7 p.m. (CDT) Mascot.......................................Roadrunners or ‘Runners Acceptable Abbreviations for print....Bakersfield or CSUB NO VEMBER Never.............................................CSB or CS Bakersfield 2 at Chicago State * 1 p.m. (CDT) Location.....Bakersfield, Calif. (100 miles North of Los Angeles) in 9 Grand Canyon * 4 p.m. 14 Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley. 16 at Utah Valley * 3 p.m. 18 at Grand Canyon * 6 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 20 at Texas-Pan American * 5 p.m. 25-27 WAC Tournament No. Pos. Player Year Ht. NOTES (Phoenix, Ariz., Grand Canyon, host) 2 L Mariah Alvidrez R-Jr. 5-6 Team leader in digs (446) 3 OH Shayna Guitare Sr. 5-10 Back after injuries, 77 kills, last 5 G’s Bold = Home Match 7 OP Kelsee Sawyer So. 5-10 2nd on team in kills (279) #Wildcat Classic (Davidson, N.C.) 8 OH Debora Araujo Sr. 5-7 Leads team in kills (337) &JMU Classic (Harrisburg, Va. 14 S Fernanda Gonçalves Sr. 5-7 Leads team in assists (880) +Fresno State Classic 15 MB Molly O’Hagan Jr. 5-11 WAC POTW ending 9/8; JMU Classic MVP ^Long Beach State Baiden Classic *WAC Match 16 MB Julia Bowen Sr. 6-2 All-Tournament Team at Fresno State OFF THE BENCH No. Pos. Player Year Ht. NOTES 1 OH Danika Youngblood Jr. 5-7 65 Kills, 149 digs, 11 blocks, 12 Aces 5 S Lisa Bartsch Sr. 5-7 168 assists, 61 digs 10 MB Star Tucker-Campbell R-Fr. 5-10 72 kills, 35 blocks, 18 aces, 18 digs 11 DS Eryn Riley Jr. 5-4 57 digs, 4 Assists, 2 Aces 12 OH Sara Little So. 5-10 56 kills, 30 digs, 12 blocks LAST TIME VS UMKC: Kansas City defeated Bakersfield 2013 BAKERSFIELD VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS 3-2 Oct. 5 in the Icardo Center. Kelsee Sawyer (So., Te- Location .................................................Bakersfield, Calif. mecula, Calif., Great Oak HS) registered career highs with Enrollment ................................................................ 8,000 Athletic Director ..............................................Jeff Konya 25 kills and 80 attempts against the ‘Roos in the match. Conference ..............................................Western Athletic Home Field ......................................Icardo Center (3,800) ABOUT UMKC: The ‘Roos are 12-10, 6-4 in leage play. Head Coach ........................................Jolene Shepardson Emma Hagedorn leads the WAC and is 22nd in Division I Alma Mater .................................. South Florida, 2002 in blocks (1.37). Taryn Miller is third in the WAC and ranks Record at School ...................................... 37-44 (2+) Career Record .................................................same 45th in Division I in digs (4.87). 2012 Record ...............................................................14-17 Starters Returning/Lost ..................................6 + Libero/0 LAST TIME VS CHICAGO STATE: The ‘Runners defeated Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................10/0 the Cougars 3-1 Oct. 3 in Bakersfield. Three Roadrunners Newcomers .......................................................................4 recorded double-doubles. Kelsee Sawyer (So., Temecula, in hitting percentage (.258), opponent hitting percentage Calif., Great Oak HS) had 17 kills and 10 digs while Debora (.104) and blocks (3.15). Bakersfield is tops in assists Araujo (Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Western Nebraska C.C.) (12.84), kills (13.45) and service aces (1.58), while Grand posted 16 kills and 10 digs. Fernanda Gonçalves (Sr., Belo Canyon is tops in digs (17.59). Horizonte, Brazil (Western Nebraska C.C.) tallied 47 as- sists and 11 digs. Individually in WAC matches, Seattle U’s Martina Samadan leads the WAC in hitting percentage (.513), while Bakers- ABOUT CHICAGO STATE: The Cougars are 2-22, 0-9 in field’sAraujo is tops in kills (3.79) and points (4.34). Fer- the WAC. Chicago State has lost 14 in a row dating back to nanda Gonçalves leads the league in assists (11.11), while a 3-0 victory over Saint Peter’s (N.J.) Sept. 13. As a team, Chicago State’s Mia Townsell and Utah Valley’s McKenna the Cougars are fourth in the league in service aces (1.20). Tait lead the league in service aces (0.44). Utah Valley’s Lauren Stringham is tops in blocks (1.51), while Phelps ARAUJO NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bakersfield leads the WAC in digs (5.18). senior outside hitter Debora Araujo has been named Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week GETTING YOUR MONEY’S WORTH: When you come for the week of Oct. 21-27. This is her first-ever WAC to the Icardo Center for Bakersfield volleyball, you will get Player of the Week honor. your money’s worth. The Belo Horizonte, Brazil, native led the Roadrunners to a Since the start of the 2011 season, 15 of the 22 home pair of wins last week to extend their winning streak to six matches have gone at least four sets with five of the match- matches, the longest for the program at the Division I level. es going five. The ‘Runners are 15-7 at home since 2011. She averaged WAC-bests of 5.50 points, 4.29 kills and 1.14 service aces per set, and added 2.86 digs per set. Araujo MAKE MINE A DOUBLE: Senior setter Fernanda Gon- opened the week with nine digs, eight kills and six service çalves (Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Western Nebraska aces in Bakersfield’s sweep of Seattle U. In a 3-1 victory CC) recorded her 11th double-double of assists and digs over Idaho, she posted her ninth double-double of the year in 2013 when she posted 52 assists and 13 digs against with 22 kills on .349 hitting to go along with 11 digs, two Idaho Oct. 24. aces and two assists. Debora Araujo (Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Western Ne- AROUND THE WAC: Bakersfield leads the WAC in assists braska CC) is right behind Gonçalves in the double-double (13.35) and kills (13.97), while New Mexico State is tops category as she has recorded nine double-doubles of kills in opponent hitting percentage (.147) and Grand Canyon and digs this season. Araujo’s most recent double-double leads the league in digs (17.05). Meanwhile, Idaho is tops was against Idaho Oct. 26 (22k-11d). in hitting percentage (.237), Kansas City leads the league in blocks (2.95) and Texas-Pan American is tops in service RECORDS FALL: Two team records were broken during aces (1.48). the Roadrunners 3-2 loss against Kansas City Oct. 5. Individually, Bakersfield’sDebora Araujo leads the WAC in Kelsee Sawyer (So., Temecula, Calif., Great Oak HS) 80 kills (3.79) and points (4.29), while Utah Valley’s McKenna attempts were a new CSUB Division I school record for Tait is tops in service aces (0.41). Idaho’s Alyssa Schultz most attempts in a five-set match. Sawyer broke the old leads the WAC in hitting percentage (.367) and teammate mark of 75 set by Sarah Norman in 2007 against Saint Meredith Coba leads the league in assists (10.01). Kansas Mary’s. City’s Emma Hagedorn leads the WAC in blocks (1.37), while Grand Canyon’s Mackenzie Phelps is tops in digs Molly O’Hagan (Jr., Tonganoxie, Kan., Tonganoxie HS) tal- (5.49). lied 14 kills and reset the CSUB Division I record for most block assists in a five-set match with nine, the old record of In WAC matches only, New Mexico State leads the league five was set on two previous occasions. 2 BAKERSFIELD VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK GORUNNERS.COM O’HAGAN NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bakersfield ‘Runners defeated Belmont 3-0. Julia Bowen (Sr., Ottawa, junior opposite hitter Molly O’Hagan was named Western Ontario, Wilfred Lauer Univ.) was selected to the All-Tour- Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week for the nament team at the Fresno State Classic after averaging week of Sept. 2-8. This is the first-ever WAC Player of the 1.33 kills on .500 hitting and 1.11 blocks per set.