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Wildcats final homestand features two key match-ups
Gillian Heydorff could become Chico State's all-time service aces leader this weekend.
11/5/2009 10:04:21 AM
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.
Chico State, 21-7 overall this season, enters this week’s action in tied with Sonoma State for fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) standings with a 12-6 conference record. The Wildcats currently occupy the No. 7 slot in the NCAA West Region rankings.
Sonoma State (20-6 on the year, 12-6 CCAA) will be a formidable opponent Friday – the Seawolves are ranked 18th in the nation and No. 3 in the West Region. Sonoma State comes to Chico having won five of its last six matches, but it was the Wildcats who won the first meeting this season, and they did it in dramatic fashion, rallying from two sets down to beat the Seawolves in five October 3 in Rohnert Park.
Humboldt State (7-19 season, 3-15 CCAA) enters the week having lost six straight and 13 of its last 14 matches. The Lumberjacks gave Chico State all it could handle in their first meeting October 2 in Arcata, as the Wildcats had to come back from a first set loss and battle the rest of the way to earn a four-set victory.
Fans coming out to Acker Gym this weekend could witness some Chico State volleyball history being made – Gillian Heydorff needs just three digs to reach 1,000 for her Wildcats career, while two service aces will move Heydorff past former teammate (and current Chico State assistant coach) Jamie Houle as the Wildcats’ all-time aces leader. As the team’s lone four year player, Heydorff will be honored Saturday on Senior Night.
Both Friday’s Sonoma State match and Saturday’s meeting with Humboldt State will start at 7:00 p.m. Following Chico State’s final home stand, the Wildcats wrap up the regular season on the road November 13-14 against Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Men's Golf
Sylvester Gama carded three consecutive sub-par rounds and finished alone in second place at 7-under par at the Coyote Classic last Monday and Tuesday. Gama, competing as an individual, finished six strokes clear of third place in a standout performance that was bettered only by Cal State San Bernardino's Gene Webster, Jr.
Gama went 2-under in the opening round on the par-70 course at Arrowhead Country Club. He went 1-under in the afternoon. And on Tuesday, Gama's 66 was bettered only by Webster and matched his teammate Kyle Souza for the third lowest round of the tournament.
A 6-foot senior from Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara CC), Gama has now gone under par in eight of his 16 rounds of the 2009-10 season. His stroke average of 72.1 is second on the Wildcats as are his three top-five finishes.
Those efforts have made him easily the team's most improved player thus far this season. His stroke average was 75.3 last season and he had just one top-10 finish - an eighth-place finish at the CCAA Championships.
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Women's Track
There’s something about the annual Chico Multi that always brings out the best in heptathlete Kelly Clancey. For the second straight year, the junior from Modesto earned an NCAA Championships provisional bid in the heptathlon during the two-day Chico Multi, collecting 4,743 total points over the seven events, easily surpassing the 4,400 points needed to secure the provisional bid.
Clancey was the dominant athlete in the 12-person field, taking first place in four of the seven hepthatlon events. She took top honors in the high jump (5 feet, 3.25 inches), long jump (17 feet, 9.5 inches), 100-meter hurdles (15.42 seconds) and the 800-meter run (2 minutes, 20.25 second), while finishing second in the 200-meter dash (26.34 seconds), fourth in the shot put and sixth in the javelin throw.
Clancey, already well ahead of last season's schedule in which she scored a 4,400 in the Chico Multi and went on to post a career-best 4,811 at the CCAA Championships and advance to the NCAA Championships, will try to better her provisional mark March 24-25 at the California Multi, hosted by UC Berkeley.
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2.24.10 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO – The annual Chico State Grass Volleyball Tournament, sponsored by the Wildcat women’s volleyball team in association with Volleyzoo, is set to take place Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2. Open to the public, the event offers two days of fun in the sun, spirited competition and prizes.
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2.24.10 | Women's Volleyball
CHICO – The annual Chico State Volleyball Coaches Clinic, hosted by Wildcat women’s volleyball Head Coach Cody Hein, is set to take place Friday, April 30 at Acker Gym on the Chico State campus. Volleyball coaches of all levels are invited to be part of this free, informative two-hour clinic that will offer practical coaching instruction and technique on key phases of the game.
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1.14.10 | 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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12.4.09 | 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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11.30.09 | 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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11.24.09 | 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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11.19.09 | Women's Volleyball
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – They teamed up for nearly 1,000 kills, 760 digs and 78 service aces, so it was only appropriate that Makenzie Snyder and Gillian Heydorff were acknowledged together for their exceptional efforts. Thursday the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) included Snyder and Heydorff among 13 players selected to the All-CCAA First Team for the 2009 season.
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