Chico State Volleyball Snaps Home Losing Streak

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Chico State game plans before the start of the match against Stanislaus State on Wednesday. Photo credit: Wesley Harris

Chico State volleyball bounces back from a miserable opening weekend with a five set win against Stanislaus State on Wednesday. This five set thriller was just the type of win the team needed to get their season back on track after going 0-6 in sets over their 0-2 weekend.

The Wildcats def. Stanislaus State 25-20, 25-27, 20-25, 25-14, 15-9. With incredible performances from: Bekah Boyle leading the way with 22 kills, Nicole Desrochers with 56 assists, Brooke Fogel with 21 digs and freshman Kennedy Rice with 19 kills.

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The Wildcats wait back on defense for a serve from Stanislaus State on Wednesday. Photo credit: Wesley Harris

When the first set was won, the relief wasn’t felt for long. The horrible weekend looked like it might have just taken a one set break after the Wildcats dropped the second and third sets. Only for the Wildcats to rally back and win the last two sets outscoring the Warriors 40-23.

“Coming off an 0-6 weekend doesn’t feel good,” Boyle said. “I’ll take any win I can get. A win in five almost feels better, overcoming that adversity and coming together in those last two sets feels better for a team.”

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Chico State's #10 Bekah Boyle going for 1 of her 22 Kills against Stanislaus State on Wednesday. Photo credit: Wesley Harris

Despite the overall height advantage of the Warriors, Chico State was able to limit Stanislaus to .215% in attacking and 67 points as a team. While the Wildcats went .297% in attacking and 86 points as a team.

“We’re not built super big. But I always tell people they’re either big or they’re slow and we’re either short or we’re fast,” Coach Cody Hein said. “We like to make it a speed game instead of a size game. The only way to do that is by passing well, it opens up everything else for us.”

Chico State volleyball hopes to continue winning with a game this Saturday against California State University Monterey Bay at Seaside at 5 p.m. This is an essential game against a division rival who made the California Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs last year. That would bump the Wildcats to 2-2 in the CCAA North Division and 9-3 overall on the year.

“I feel good about our next game. Monterey is notorious for being a scrappy team and I think we proved tonight that we’re more scrappy,” Fogel said. “We’re ready to go down there and give them a battle.”

Ricardo Tovar can be reached at [email protected] or @rtovarg13 on Twitter.