BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Chaminade University women's volleyball team opens the 2018 NCAA Division II West Regional against Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday at Carver Gymnasium on the Western Washington University campus.
The Silverswords (23-5 overall, 17-5 Pacific West Conference), the region's No. 7 seed, are making their first postseason appearance since 2004.
Meanwhile, the 26-2 and second-seeded Coyotes are making their 19th consecutive appearance in the regional. Last year, the Coyotes were the West Region champions before falling in the NCAA Division II Championship quarterfinals.
The winner advances to the regional semifinals on Friday at 5 p.m. PST (3 p.m. HST) against the winner of the Cal State Los Angeles-Central Washington match.
NCAA West Regional (Bellingham, Wash.; Carver Gymnasium), Nov. 15-17
First Round (times Hawai'i Standard)
10:00 a.m.: Cal State Los Angeles (3) vs. Central Washington (6)
12:30 p.m.: Cal State San Bernardino (2) vs. CHAMINADE (7)
3:00 p.m.: Cal Poly Pomona (4) vs. Azusa Pacific (5)
5:30 p.m.: Western Washington (1) vs. Cal State East Bay (8)
Semifinals (times HST)
3:00 p.m.: 3/6 winner vs. 2/7 winner
5:30 p.m.: 4/5 winner vs. 1/8 winner
Championship (time HST)
5:00 p.m.: Semifinal winners
Chaminade vs. Cal State San Bernardino Match Information:
Series record:
Cal State San Bernardino leads 2-0
Last meeting:
Nov. 19, 2004 (West Region Semifinal); CSUSB 3-1
Streaming video and live stats:
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Live stats
Ticket information:
Single day passes: $10 (general admission)
Seniors/students: $5
The Carver Gym ticket window opens at 11 a.m. during the first round.
On the Silverswords
Chaminade completed a record-setting season with a 23-5 mark, setting a school record for wins. The Silverswords also went 17-5 in the Pacific West Conference, breaking another mark for most conference wins, and finished in a tie for third with Hawai'i Hilo. The 'Swords have the conference's top two hitters in All-PacWest First Team and D2CCA All-West Region Second Team member
Emma Tecklenburg (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior) and PacWest Second Team honoree and Newcomer of the Year
Alana Handy (Burlington, Wash./Bethune-Cookman Univ./Burlington-Edison) who put down 3.46 and 3.35 kills per set, respectively.
Brooke Bell (Escondido, Calif./North Idaho College/Calvin Christian HS), an all-conference second team honoree, was third in the PacWest and sixth nationally in hitting percentage (.404) while
Skyler Curry (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Westlake), who was named to the all-conference honorable mention squad, helped the 'Swords finish ninth nationally in assists (13.65). All-PacWest Third Team honoree
Rachel Reedy (Temple City, Calif./Arcadia) rounded out the 'Swords' balanced attack by hitting .349 (sixth in the PacWest) and 2.83 kills (10th), the only hitter in the conference to finish in the top 10 in both categories. CUH ended the regular season ninth in kills per set (14.63) and 23rd in hitting percentage (.250). They also held opponents to a .154 attack percentile.
On the Coyotes
Cal State San Bernardino is a regular in the West Regional and has won seven regional finals including last season. Despite being the No. 1-ranked team in the AVCA Division II Poll, the Coyotes are the No. 2 ranked squad in the region by virtue of their loss to regional host and No. 1 seed Western Washington earlier in the year. CSUSB boasts the nation's fifth-leading attacker in Alexis Cardoza, the CCAA's Player of the Year and Tournament Most Outstanding Player, who is fifth nationally in kills per set (4.65). Setter Jayann DeHoog is eighth in the country in assists (11.94) while the Coyotes boast two of the country's top eight percentage attackers with Sascha Dominique (third, .412) and Hailey Jackson (eighth, .398). As a team, the Yotes are sixth in the nation in hitting percentage (.272) and are holding opponents to a .153 hitting percentage.
Did you know?
Chaminade head coach
Kahala Kabalis Hoke has been on all three of the 'Swords' postseason teams including appearances as an all-PacWest outside hitter on the 'Swords' 2002 and '04 squads … Chaminade's Handy and
Kiana Drumheller (Auburn, Wash./Auburn Riverside) are native Washingtonians who are returning to play in their home state … the 'Swords' last postseason opponent was CSUSB whose head coach that year is still at the school (Kim Cherniss) … Chaminade has never beaten an AVCA No. 1-ranked squad … Mehana Ma'a, a Kaneohe native and 2018 Punahou School graduate, is a reserve setter for the Yotes.
