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1.14.2010 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO - Chico State Head women's volleyball Coach Cody Hein has announced an open tryout on Feb. 26 from 3:30-6. All prospective athletes must bring proof of a physical within the last six months to participate. The Chico State volleyball program is one of the best in the NCAA Division II West Region, having earned trips to the NCAA Championship Tournament in four of the past five seasons. The Wildcats are coming off a 23-9 season.
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12.4.2009 | Women's Volleyball
HILLSDALE, Mich. – Chico State’s Makenzie Snyder provided the kills in 2009, and as a result of her record-setting accomplishments, the hits just keep on comin’. The Wildcats’ talented outside hitter, already the recipient of four postseason accolades, was awarded a fifth Friday when she was named to the NCAA/Daktronics Division II Volleyball All-America Third Team.
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11.30.2009 | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Chico State’s Makenzie Snyder accomplished a lot in the just-completed 2009 volleyball season – besides etching her name in the school record books and leading the Wildcats to a 23-9 mark, the sophomore outside hitter has been honored with All-CCAA, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and NCAA/Daktronics All-West Region First Team selections. Monday, Makenzie received another national accolade, and it’s her biggest yet – the AVCA Division II All-America Committee named Snyder to its 2009 All-American Second Team.
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11.24.2009 | Women's Volleyball
SPOKANE, Wash. – Chico State outside hitter Makenzie Snyder put up statistics during the 2009 season that would look impressive as career numbers for just about any other player – besides setting a new Wildcat record for kills per set, Snyder led the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in three offensive categories and was among the top hitters in the country in kills per set. So it came as no surprise when the Chico State sophomore was named Tuesday to both the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and NCAA/Daktronics All-West Region First Teams. Wildcat teammates Gillian Heydorff and Sable Villaescusa also received some regional recognition – Heydorff was selected to the NCAA/Daktronics All-West Region Second Team, while Villaescusa earned an AVCA Honorable Mention.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Men's Basketball
The junior forward from Seaside broke out of a mini-scoring slump in a big way over the weekend – after averaging just four points over a three-game span, Pellum poured in a combined 28 points to lead Chico State to a split of home games against Cal State Monterey Bay and San Francisco State.
Friday against Cal State Monterey Bay, Pellum was one of four Wildcat players to score in double figures – his 11 points, three rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocked shots made for an impressive night’s work, but it was not enough to keep Chico State from falling to the visiting Otters, 61-58. Saturday versus San Francisco State, Pellum was nearly unstoppable offensively, hitting 8-of-13 shots to post a team-high 17 points; he also hauled in six rebounds as the Wildcats downed the Gators 72-60.
Pellum enters the week as the Wildcats’ second-leading scorer, averaging 11.4 points a game. He is also second on the team in rebounding, averaging 5.4 boards a night. Pellum is currently tied for third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in blocked shots (averaging 1.0 a game), and ranks in the conference Top 15 in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (50.3 percent).
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Women's Basketball
The junior guard from Sacramento continued her most productive season to date, providing the bulk of the Chico State offense as well as being one of the team’s top rebounders in the Wildcats’ weekend sweep of Cal State Monterey Bay and San Francisco State.
Friday against Cal State Monterey Bay, Smith tallied 21 points – the fourth time this season she’s scored 20 or more – while nailing three 3-pointers, hauling in seven rebounds, dishing out four assists and grabbing four steals in Chico State’s 71-44 victory over the Otters. Saturday versus San Francisco State, Smith paced the Wildcats with 17 points, hitting 9-of-10 from the free throw line, contributed seven rebounds and four assists, and scored four points in the final 10 seconds to cement a 49-43 win over the Gators.
Smith leads the Wildcats in scoring (11.6 points a game), assists (3.6 a night) and steals (1.7 per contest) entering this week’s road games versus Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino. She ranks 12th in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in scoring, third in assists and eighth in steals, and is sixth among conference players in free throw percentage (75.6).
Smith’s weekend performance also moved her higher in several Chico State career statistical categories. She now ranks eighth in Wildcat history in assists (229), ninth in career free throws (206), and 10th all-time in steals (129). Smith also became just the 11th Chico State player ever to score over 900 points in a career.
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11.14.09 | Women's Volleyball
LOS ANGELES – The regular season ended Saturday for the Chico State volleyball team, but the question remains: will the Wildcats live to play another day? A Chico State victory over Cal State L.A. would have greatly improved the Wildcats’ chances of claiming a West Region Tournament bid, but now Chico State’s postseason hopes are in the hands of the NCAA selection committee – despite winning the first set, the ’Cats were beaten by the Golden Eagles in four sets Saturday at the Eagles Nest by scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-23 and 25-12.
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11.13.09 | Women's Volleyball
CARSON, Calif. – Gillian Heydorff has the chance to become the first player in Chico State volleyball history to make four trips to the NCAA Championship Tournament…but to do it, she and the Wildcats entered the weekend having to beat both their final two conference opponents, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A. Thanks to Heydorff’s 20-kill, 22-dig performance, the front end of the much-needed road sweep is officially in the books, as No. 25 Chico State downed Cal State Dominuez Hills in four sets Friday at the Torodome, by scores of 25-17, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-19.
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11.12.09 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO, Calif. – The Chico State volleyball team has certainly exceeded expectations in 2009, winning more matches than any Wildcat squad since 1993. But despite the success, the ’Cats’ ultimate goal of a fourth straight NCAA Championship Tournament bid will all come down to their performance in the regular season’s final weekend as the ’Cats hit the road to take on Cal State Dominguez Hills Friday and Cal State L.A. on Saturday.
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11.7.09 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO, Calif. – The Chico State volleyball team didn’t take long in putting Friday night’s humbling three set loss to Sonoma State behind it – in their final home match of the season, Makenzie Snyder, Gillian Heydorff and Jessica Leek combined for 41 kills to power the Wildcats to a 25-20, 25-14, 28-26 sweep of the Humboldt State Lumberjacks Saturday night at Acker Gym. The ’Cats improved to 22-8 on the year – the most wins in a season by a Chico State volleyball team since 1993 and the most since Cody Hein took over the program seven years ago.
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11.6.09 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO, Calif. – Even with all the success that the Chico State volleyball team has enjoyed this season, an invitation to the NCAA Championship Tournament hinged heavily on the Wildcats’ last four matches of the regular season. Friday the No. 25 ’Cats tangled with No. 18 Sonoma State in a battle for sole possession of fourth place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), and the visiting Seawolves dealt a huge blow to Chico Sate’s postseason aspirations with a 25-23, 25-22, 25-15 victory at Acker Gym.
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11.5.09 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO, Calif. – The Chico State volleyball team plays its final two home matches of the regular season this weekend, and for the No. 25 Wildcats to strengthen their chances at nailing down a fourth straight NCAA Championship Tournament bid, they’ll need to beat Sonoma State on Friday and Humboldt State Saturday at Acker Gym.
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10.31.09 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO, Calif. – The Haunted Hall at Acker Gym attracted plenty of costumed youngsters Saturday afternoon, but for the Chico State volleyball team, the day’s treats stopped there as the No. 2 UC San Diego Tritons handed out most of the tricks, running its winning streak to 15 straight by beating the No. 25 Wildcats in three sets, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-17.
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