Schedule and Standings in PDF Format
WALNUT CREEK – The 2010 women’s volleyball season gets underway for all 12 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) teams this week with a full slate of tournament action.
Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State L.A. are co-hosting the CPP/CSULA Labor Day Tournament beginning Thursday. Cal State East Bay will also be in action when it faces Alaska Fairbanks in a non-conference game in Fairbanks. The Pioneers will also take part in the Nanook Classic that is scheduled for Friday and Saturday on the campus of Alaska Fairbanks.
Six other tournaments are scheduled to begin on Friday, highlighted by the Seawolf Spike Invitational hosted by Sonoma State and the Otter Classic on the campus of Cal State Monterey Bay.
Sonoma State will host fellow CCAA members Chico State, Cal State Stanislaus and San Francisco State in the two-day tournament that concludes on Saturday.
Defending CCAA champion Cal State San Bernardino, Humboldt State and UC San Diego open their season at Western Oregon’s Phoenix Inn GNAC Conference Challenge in Monmouth, Ore.
Cal State Dominguez Hills begins its season at the two-day Asics/Crowne Plaza Labor Day Tournament in Irvine. The field includes Fresno Pacific, Point Loma Nazarene and Vanguard.
The 2010 season begins with four CCAA teams ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason Top 25 Poll. Cal State San Bernardino, which advanced to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals a year ago, begins the season ranked No. 2 nationally.
UC San Diego, which placed second in the CCAA in 2009, is ranked No. 8, while Cal State L.A. is No. 14 and Sonoma State is No. 21.
Cal State San Bernardino has been picked by the conference coaches to claim its fifth consecutive CCAA title after receiving a maximum 121 points in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll.
Conference play is slated to begin on Friday, Sept. 10 when all 12 teams are in action.
This Week's Schedule
Thu., Sept. 2
CAL STATE EAST BAY at Alaska Fairbanks; 8 p.m.
CPP/CSULA Labor Day Tournament; Pomona; L.A., Calif.
Simon Fraser at CAL POLY POMONA; 7 p.m.
Northwood at CAL STATE L.A.; 7 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 3
Phoenix Inn GNAC Conf. Challenge; Monmouth, Ore.
Alaska Anchorage vs. UC SAN DIEGO; 10 a.m.
Central Washington vs. CSU SAN BERNARDINO; 1 p.m.
HUMBOLDT STATE at Western Oregon; 1 p.m.
Central Washington vs. UC SAN DIEGO; 5 p.m.
Western Washington vs. HUMBOLDT STATE; 8 p.m.
CSU SAN BERNARDINO at Western Oregon; 8 p.m.
Seawolf Spike Invitational; Rohnert Park, Calif.
CHICO STATE vs. Dominican; 9 a.m.
CSU STANISLAUS vs. Grand Canyon; 11:15 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE vs. Seattle Pacific; 11:15 a.m.
Dominican at SONOMA STATE; 1:30 p.m.
CHICO STATE vs. BYU-Hawaii; 1:30 p.m.
CSU STANISLAUS vs. Seattle Pacific; 3:45 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE vs. Grand Canyon; 3:45 p.m.
BYU-Hawaii at SONOMA STATE; 7 p.m.
Nanook Classic; Fairbanks; AK
CAL STATE EAST BAY vs. Bellarmine; 7 p.m.
Asics/Crowne Plaza Labor Day Tourn.; Irvine, Calif.
CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS vs. Point Loma Nazarene; 1 p.m.
CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS vs. Fresno Pacific; 7 p.m.
CPP/CSULA Labor Day Tournament; Pomona; L.A., Calif.
Academy of Art at CAL POLY POMONA; 11 a.m.
Simon Fraser at CAL STATE L.A.; 1 p.m.
Dixie State at CAL POLY POMONA; 7 p.m.
Academy of Art at CAL STATE L.A.; 7 p.m.
Otter Classic; Seaside, Calif.
CSU MONTEREY BAY vs. William Jessup; 2 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 4
Phoenix Inn GNAC Conf. Challenge; Monmouth, Ore.
Western Washington vs. UC SAN DIEGO; 10 a.m.
Alaska Anchorage vs. CSU SAN BERNARDINO; 10 a.m.
Central Washington vs. HUMBOLDT STATE; 1 p.m.
Western Washington vs. CSU SAN BERNARDINO; 5 p.m.
Alaska Anchorage vs. HUMBOLDT STATE; 5 p.m.
UC SAN DIEGO at Western Oregon; 8 p.m.
Seawolf Spike Invitational; Rohnert Park, Calif.
CHICO STATE vs. Grand Canyon; 9 a.m.
CAL STATE STANISLAUS vs. Dominican; 11:15 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE vs. BYU-Hawaii; 11:15 a.m.
Grand Canyon at SONOMA STATE; 1:30 p.m.
CHICO STATE vs. Seattle Pacific; 1:30 p.m.
CAL STATE STANISLAUS vs. BYU Hawaii; 3:45 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE vs. Dominican; 3:45 p.m.
Seattle Pacific at SONOMA STATE; 7 p.m.
Nanook Classic; Fairbanks; AK
CAL STATE EAST BAY vs. Charleston; Noon
CAL STATE EAST BAY at Alaska Fairbanks; 9 p.m.
Asics/Crowne Plaza Labor Day Tourn.; Irvine, Calif.
CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS at Vanguard; 9 a.m.
CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS vs. Azusa Pacific; 3 p.m.
CPP/CSULA Labor Day Tournament; Pomona; L.A., Calif.
Northwood at CAL POLY POMONA; 7 p.m.
Dixie State at CAL STATE L.A.; 7 p.m.
Otter Classic; Seaside, Calif.
CSU MONTEREY BAY vs. Colorado State Pueblo; 11 a.m.
William Jessup vs. Colorado State Pueblo; 2 p.m.
Notre Dame de Namur at CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY; 5 p.m.