Cal State's Rice named top player
Senior middle blocker Sara Rice of Cal State San Bernardino has been
named the Molten-California Collegiate Athletic Association women's
volleyball player of the week for her performances in two victories
last weekend.
The Yucaipa High School product averaged 3.83 kills per set and 1.16
blocks per set as the Coyotes stayed atop the CCAA standings with 3-0
shutout wins over Sonoma State and Humboldt State and improved their
national ranking from No. 3 to No. 2.
The 6-foot Rice had 14 kills and three blocks while hitting at a .545
clip as CSUSB handed Sonoma State its first home loss of the season
after 12 straight wins.
She followed that up with a team-leading nine kills and four blocks
on .533 hitting in the sweep of the Lumberjacks in Arcata. For the
two games she totaled 23 kills, two digs and seven blocks with a
combined hitting percentage of .541.
Rice leads the CCAA in hitting percentage at .407 with only 39 errors
in 334 attacks in 78 games over 26 matches.
The Coyotes, 23-3 overall and 15-3 in the CCAA, have a one-game lead
in the CCAA standings with two regular season matches at home left -
on Friday against third-place Cal State L.A. (13-5, 20-5 overall) and
on Saturday against cellar-dweller Cal State Dominguez Hills (3-23).
CSUSB can clinch a tie for its third straight CCAA title with a win
over L.A. on Friday. The Coyotes have won six of the last eight
conference championships.
Rice is the third Coyote to earn the weekly honor. Jessica Granados
and Sara Hoffman were lauded for their efforts earlier this season.
named the Molten-California Collegiate Athletic Association women's
volleyball player of the week for her performances in two victories
last weekend.
The Yucaipa High School product averaged 3.83 kills per set and 1.16
blocks per set as the Coyotes stayed atop the CCAA standings with 3-0
shutout wins over Sonoma State and Humboldt State and improved their
national ranking from No. 3 to No. 2.
The 6-foot Rice had 14 kills and three blocks while hitting at a .545
clip as CSUSB handed Sonoma State its first home loss of the season
after 12 straight wins.
She followed that up with a team-leading nine kills and four blocks
on .533 hitting in the sweep of the Lumberjacks in Arcata. For the
two games she totaled 23 kills, two digs and seven blocks with a
combined hitting percentage of .541.
Rice leads the CCAA in hitting percentage at .407 with only 39 errors
in 334 attacks in 78 games over 26 matches.
The Coyotes, 23-3 overall and 15-3 in the CCAA, have a one-game lead
in the CCAA standings with two regular season matches at home left -
on Friday against third-place Cal State L.A. (13-5, 20-5 overall) and
on Saturday against cellar-dweller Cal State Dominguez Hills (3-23).
CSUSB can clinch a tie for its third straight CCAA title with a win
over L.A. on Friday. The Coyotes have won six of the last eight
conference championships.
Rice is the third Coyote to earn the weekly honor. Jessica Granados
and Sara Hoffman were lauded for their efforts earlier this season.
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