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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Wildcats celebrate winning a point against Cal Poly Pomona on Oct. 26. Photo taken by Jenna McMahon.

Tough night in San Francisco for the Wildcats

Nate Paddock, Sports Reporter // November 2, 2024

The Chico State Wildcats volleyball team took on the No. 20 San Francisco State Gators, but fell short of shaking up the California Collegiate Athletic Association despite the great individual performances...

Kylie Matthews, Caitlyn Eichhorst, Jessie Camarillo and Kailie Flores celebrating a point against the Warriors. Taken Oct. 18 by Aaron Draper.

Chico State volleyball grabs big win against Stanislaus State

Nate Paddock, Sports Reporter // October 20, 2024

The Wildcats volleyball team (7-10, 4-6 CCAA) faced off with Stanislaus State Warriors (13-5, 6-4 CCAA) in a back-and-forth battle that led to Chico State bringing home their fourth California Collegiate...

Sophomore outside hitter Maria Wahl attacking the ball against SF State. Taken Oct. 5 by Aaron Draper.

Chico State Volleyball drop both in LA road trip

Nate Paddock, Sports Reporter // October 14, 2024

The Wildcats volleyball team (6-9, 3-5 CCAA) took on both Cal State LA Golden Eagles (10-5, 5-3 CCAA) and Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros (6-10, 3-5 CCAA) over the weekend in their second California Collegiate...

Claire Nordeen and Kassandra Nall discussing tactics prior to the third set. Taken by Aaron Draper on Oct. 5

Chico State volleyball falls short to San Francisco State

Nate Paddock, Sports Reporter // October 6, 2024

Chico State picked up their third conference loss in four sets to a tough San Francisco State Gators squad (11-3) in a game that was tighter than the box score may show.  The Wildcats struggled in...

Freshman setter Claire Nordeen celebrating a point against Cal Poly Humboldt. Taken by Lexi Lynn on Sept. 27

Chico State volleyball improves to 2-1 in conference play after sweeping The Lumberjacks

Nate Paddock, Sports Reporter // September 28, 2024

The Chico State women's Volleyball team dominated the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks, sweeping them despite the last minute location change from Acker gym to Pleasant Valley High School due to power outages....

Chico State Wildcats' #16 Gwyneth Wentzel (right) spikes against Humboldt State Lumberjacks’ #12 Avery McIntyre (center) and #10 Lindsey McLaughlin (left) in the second game of their women’s volleyball match on Saturday, Sept.23, 2023 in Chico.
(Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)

Wildcats volleyball drop conference opener

Trevor Lee, Reporter // September 20, 2024

The Chico State women’s volleyball team (3-5) traveled to Atherton Friday for their first conference game of the season against Cal State East Bay. The Wildcats fought hard in four tightly contested...

Wildcats Sophomore Kassandra Nall attempts to hit the ball over the net in a game against Fresno Pacific on Sept. 6. Photo courtesy of Fresno Pacific Athletics.

Chico State women’s volleyball battles hard: Finishes 1-3 in tournament

Trevor Lee, Sports Reporter // September 17, 2024

The Chico State women’s volleyball team (3-4) faced a tough weekend of opponents after traveling to Turlock Thursday for the 2024 Stan State Invitational. Despite showing flashes of strong play, the...

Bree Rodriguez going in for a kill during the Wildcat victory against Cal State Monterey Bay. Photo by Julia Travers, taken Sept. 16.

Chico State Volleyball team roars in first home game win of the season

Julia Travers, Reporter // September 20, 2022

The Chico State Women’s Volleyball team came in hot this past weekend with two high-energy games, taking the win Friday against Cal State Monterey Bay and losing to San Francisco State during Saturday's...

First-year libero Natalia Betancourt at volleyball practice Thursday morning. Photo credit: Kiana Alvarez

Chico bumps roster up with fresh recruit

Jason Spies // August 25, 2015
First-year recruit Natalia Betancourt adds speed, positivity and a defensive mindset to a young Wildcat team looking to make some noise this season.
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