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General Written by James Tsitakis-Cecil

CSUB Volleyball To Finish Season with Senior Night

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Despite losing their last three matches on the road, the Roadrunners are looking to finish the season strong in back-to-back matches this weekend. The first one is against UC San Diego, while the second one will be the last game of the season and Senior Night. On Saturday, against UC Irvine, Cal State Bakersfield will honor six `Runner women all playing in their final match.

Upcoming Schedule
  • vs UC San Diego, Friday, Nov. 25, 6:00 p.m. (PT)
  • vs UC Irvine, Saturday, Nov. 26, 5:00 p.m. (PT) *Senior Night*
Quotes from Coach Melo
  • On what Coach Melo is hoping to see in the final games: "Resilience and fight. I just want them to keep battling, which I know they will. We have talked a lot about obstacles this season. It is part of life. We all struggle through adversity one way or another, but I want this year to teach them that when things get hard we don't give up. We wake up every morning and continue to work towards our goals."
  • "What stands out for me about them is that no matter what kind of a season we have had, they continue to show up and fight every single day. They are resilient, and I know these last two games will not be any different."
  • On the six women to be honored during Senior Night: "Obviously, some have been in this program much longer than others, but all of them have made an impact from day one. I am thankful to have had a chance to coach each of them."
`Runner Notes
  • Bakersfield (7-23, 4-14 Big West) first fell to Cal Poly 3-1 last week. The `Runners were then defeated 3-0 by a Hawai'i team that is currently ranked #1 in the Big West and has only lost one conference game the entire season thus far.
  • Despite the loss to Cal Poly, senior blocker Emma Erteltova was dominant at the net, throwing down a CSUB NCAA Division I record 11 blocks against the Mustangs.
  • Sophomore outside hitter Ava Palm has truly heated up in the last bit of this season, leading CSUB in kills for five of the last seven matches, including twelve against Cal Poly.
  • Senior Libero Paige Calvin continued her run in the Big West's top-10 for digs with 3.86 per set, totalling a commanding 97 digs through her last 21 sets in November.
  • Hayley McCluskey and Hana Makonova both have two more games to move up a place in the CSUB D1 record books. McCluskey is currently at 892 career kills at CSUB, just 27 away from 7th all-time, while Makonova is within striking distance for both block assists and total blocks, needing only five in each to attain 4th all-time in those categories.
Scouting the Tritons
  • UC San Diego (13-17, 6-12 Big West) played a back-to-back last week, getting swept by Long Beach State before beating CSU Fullerton 3-1.
  • Triton senior setter Izzi Strand pulled out an impressive double-double against Fullerton with 40 assists and 11 digs. She is also 4th in the Big West with 9.26 assists-per-set.
  • UCSD swept CSU Bakersfield last time out in San Diego, with the `Runners failing to reach 20 points in any of the sets. Bakersfield will be looking to put up a much better result this time around.
Scouting the Anteaters
  • UC Irvine (18-10, 11-7 Big West) posted back-to-back sweeps of CSU Fullerton and Long Beach State last weekend.
  • The Anteaters, despite having the 3rd best overall record in the conference, are currently ranked 5th in the Big West.
  • In both sweeps this past weekend, a pair of juniors led in kills and assists. Outside hitter Joy Umeh led the weekend kills while setter Kelly Negron topped the assists category.
  • Last time against Bakersfield in Irvine, the Anteaters captured a narrow 3-2 victory against the `Runners in a 15-10 tiebreaker set. Both Ella Erteltova and Hana Makonova had arguably their best match of the season against Irvine, with Erteltova tallying 12 digs and Makonova striking 14 kills.
How to Follow the `Runners
  • All CSUB home matches will be broadcasted live on ESPN+.
  • Links for video, live stats, and tickets are available at GoRunners.com/Live.
  • Live updates will be shared during the matches on Twitter @CSUB_Volleyball.
~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Paige Calvin

#3 Paige Calvin

L/DS
5' 7"
Senior
Hana Makonova

#11 Hana Makonova

MB
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Hayley McCluskey

#18 Hayley McCluskey

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Ella Erteltova

#2 Ella Erteltova

S
5' 10"
Sophomore
Ava Palm

#10 Ava Palm

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Emma Erteltova

#17 Emma Erteltova

MB/RS
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Paige Calvin

#3 Paige Calvin

5' 7"
Senior
L/DS
Hana Makonova

#11 Hana Makonova

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
MB
Hayley McCluskey

#18 Hayley McCluskey

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Ella Erteltova

#2 Ella Erteltova

5' 10"
Sophomore
S
Ava Palm

#10 Ava Palm

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH
Emma Erteltova

#17 Emma Erteltova

6' 3"
Senior
MB/RS
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