2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball struggles in SoCal
Mike Franco
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Sports
Sonoma State came away winless on their road trip last week against Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino and are now 14-3 (6-2 CCAA) for the year.
"These teams were a lot bigger and more physical," said Seawolves head coach Bear Grassl. "We had a hard time controlling their serves."
The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos ended SSU's ten-game winning streak last Friday night as they defeated the Seawolves in four sets with scores of 25-16, 25-13 (SSU), 25-16 and 25-23.
The Broncos started off strong by winning the first set rather easily 25-16, but the Seawolves battled back with a convincing 25-13 win in the second set. CPP pulled away to a commanding 16-7 lead in the third set and SSU couldn't close the gap, as the Broncos would win it by a score of 25-16.
With SSU up 23-22 in the fourth set, it looked as if the Seawolves were ready to go to a fifth set with momentum and the opportunity to get a win, but a quick CPP kill and an SSU error gave the lead and the eventual win to the Broncos.
"We had a chance to take it to five games," Grassl said of the match. "We had eight errors in the fourth game. Some of it was us and some of it was them. They were a physical team."
Junior setter Lindsay Brown provided 28 assists for the Seawolves, and junior outside hitter Ali Walker's nine kills were a team-high.
Last Saturday the Seawolves faced off with the CSU San Bernardino Coyotes, who were ranked number 2 in the nation in last week's Division II coaches poll.
The Coyotes were too much for the Seawolves, as they swept SSU 3-0 at Coussoulis Arena by scores of 25-17, 25-20 and 25-18.
SSU trailed CSUSB by only four points at one point in the first set with the score 19-15, but the Coyotes proceeded to be on the winning end of six of the game's next eight points and seal the set, and while the Seawolves had an 11-10 lead at one point in game two, the Coyotes proved to be too powerful down the stretch.
Game three also looked promising at the start for SSU, as at one point they were only down 16-14, but the Coyotes then proceeded to put the match out of reach by tacking on seven consecutive points. The opportunities seemed to be there for SSU, but the power of the Coyotes was too overwhelming for the smaller Seawolf squad.
"These teams were a lot bigger and more physical," said Seawolves head coach Bear Grassl. "We had a hard time controlling their serves."
The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos ended SSU's ten-game winning streak last Friday night as they defeated the Seawolves in four sets with scores of 25-16, 25-13 (SSU), 25-16 and 25-23.
The Broncos started off strong by winning the first set rather easily 25-16, but the Seawolves battled back with a convincing 25-13 win in the second set. CPP pulled away to a commanding 16-7 lead in the third set and SSU couldn't close the gap, as the Broncos would win it by a score of 25-16.
With SSU up 23-22 in the fourth set, it looked as if the Seawolves were ready to go to a fifth set with momentum and the opportunity to get a win, but a quick CPP kill and an SSU error gave the lead and the eventual win to the Broncos.
"We had a chance to take it to five games," Grassl said of the match. "We had eight errors in the fourth game. Some of it was us and some of it was them. They were a physical team."
Junior setter Lindsay Brown provided 28 assists for the Seawolves, and junior outside hitter Ali Walker's nine kills were a team-high.
Last Saturday the Seawolves faced off with the CSU San Bernardino Coyotes, who were ranked number 2 in the nation in last week's Division II coaches poll.
The Coyotes were too much for the Seawolves, as they swept SSU 3-0 at Coussoulis Arena by scores of 25-17, 25-20 and 25-18.
SSU trailed CSUSB by only four points at one point in the first set with the score 19-15, but the Coyotes proceeded to be on the winning end of six of the game's next eight points and seal the set, and while the Seawolves had an 11-10 lead at one point in game two, the Coyotes proved to be too powerful down the stretch.
Game three also looked promising at the start for SSU, as at one point they were only down 16-14, but the Coyotes then proceeded to put the match out of reach by tacking on seven consecutive points. The opportunities seemed to be there for SSU, but the power of the Coyotes was too overwhelming for the smaller Seawolf squad.
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