TOURNAMENT NOTES: CSUB will play four matches in three days...Idaho State dropped three matches at the Lobo Invite last weekend...Lamar split a pair of matches at the Baylor Tournament, cruising past Prairie View before falling to SMU...Ohio State went 2?1 at its own tournament, defeating Toledo and Youngstown State but losing to Xavier...the Buckeyes are hitting a hefty .381
SERIES HISTORY: The 'Runners will be meeting two teams for the first time this weekend (Lamar and Coastal Carolina) . . .The 'Runners met Idaho State (twice) for the first time in 2007, winning both matches . . . Their only previous meeting vs. Ohio State was a two?game loss in 1984 . . . Two?game matches were countable at that time.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
2007 @'RUNNERS 3, Idaho State 0
2007 'RUNNERS 3, Idaho State 0
1984 Ohio State 2, 'RUNNERS 0
THIS DATE IN ROADRUNNER HISTORY: The Roadrunners defeated Northern Michigan 15?11, 20?18, 7?15, 15?10 to win the Alaska?Anchorage Tournament on Sept. 6, 1997.
Roadrunner Volleyball Odds & Ends
STRIBLING EARNS ALL?TOURNAMENT HONORS: Senior middle blocker Rosemary Stribling (West HS) hit a team?best .351 while earning all?tournament honors at the Fresno State Tournament last weekend. Her 35 total kills ranked No. 2 on the team.
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR: CSUB's three losses at the Fresno State Tournament couldn't have been much closer. The Roadrunners scored just 16 fewer points in their three matches than their opponents. Six of their nine game losses came by three or fewer points.
WHERE DID ALL THE POINTS GO: Several new rule changes will take effect for the 2008 season. The most notable change will be a reduction in the number of points needed to win games one through four. That number has been reduced from 30 points to 25 points, bringing the collegiate game in line with international volleyball scoring. The fifth game, when needed, will still be played to 15 points.
WILLIAMSON COMES UP ACES: Junior defensive specialist Kayla Williamson (Stockdale HS) came up aces Saturday in Fresno. Despite the shorter game lengths (see note above), she matched her career high with four aces versus Saint Mary's then chipped in three more against UC Davis.
