Did anyone go to the volleyball game? Who won?

Aggies won. Took it three sets to 2. We dominated in the second set, won the third.

Geez, I hope this is not a clue of things to come.

It was an exhibition match. I imagine the new coach was experimenting with lineups.

I hope so.

It's a scrimmage….you are supposed to play different lineups, experiment, etc

Cal softball lost to Sac State during fall ball and guess what? It had no impact on them making it to the tournament because ITS A SCRIMMAGE

https://calbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster?view=3&sort=class

Roster and photos are up for this season's 17 players. Enjoy.

I thought Sam Taumoepeau was supposed to be coming back?

Cal swept Nevada, 3-0, in its opening match this afternoon at the Rose City Showdown hosted by Portland State.


Next up:

USF 11:30 am Saturday.

Portland State 6 pm Saturday.

First Cal win for Coach Jen Malcom and her staff.

Go Bears!!

Great kickoff ! I hope that the Bears sweep Nevada, USF & Portland State!

I don't know how to screenshot and copy stats here:
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=541272

Don't know if there are injuries, but Malcolm only played a few people:
Maggie Li
DeJardin
Hayden
Ashley Li
Thomsen
Maeder
Johnson
Bartolo

So, no Scott, Morningstar, Hamm, Merhten. No grad transfer Antonio. No freshmen players.

I also thought SamT was coming back, but she's not on the roster.

Maggie led with 10 kills, 9 digs, 3 blocks and 200 (30 attacks)
DeJardin with 9 kills, 5 digs and 222 (27 attacks)
Hayden with 7 kills and 6 blocks and 278 (18 attacks)
Ashley Li with 4 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks and (ugh) -167 (18 attacks)
Thomsen with 5 kills, 1 dig, 4 blocks and 556 (9 attacks)
Maeder with 4 kills, 5 blocks and 27 assists
Johnson is on the score sheet with a service ace and 3 digs
Bartalo with 5 assists and 22 digs

As team, Cal hit 213. (Nevada hit .093)

The pickup of Bartolo seems particularly important this season.

Is USF that good or is CAL not that good???

Cal bears USF in five.
Cal sweeps host Portland State

Bartalo is filling the void from the graduation of libero DeSa. The only other player used in three matches was the 6-2 frosh MB, Mansfield, from Texas in the final against Portland State. I guess that the new HC is attempting to settle on a starting lineup.

Schroeder71 said:

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Bartalo is filling the void from the graduation of libero DeSa. The only other player used in three matches was the 6-2 frosh MB, Mansfield, from Texas in the final against Portland State. I guess that the new HC is attempting to settle on a starting lineup.

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Hamm also saw the court against Portland State
Mansfield also saw the court against San Francisco.

Still, no Scott, Merhten, Antonio or Morningstar. I don't know how good Antonio is but she is a senior transfer and 6'4". Ashley Li is not doing great to start the season, so perhaps we will see them soon (unless some are injured) Understandable to not see Morningstar given Maeder's play.

I was surprised that frosh Grace Agolli has not seen any action.

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Schroeder71 said:

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Bartalo is filling the void from the graduation of libero DeSa. The only other player used in three matches was the 6-2 frosh MB, Mansfield, from Texas in the final against Portland State. I guess that the new HC is attempting to settle on a starting lineup.

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Hamm also saw the court against Portland State
Mansfield also saw the court against San Francisco.

Still, no Scott, Merhten, Antonio or Morningstar. I don't know how good Antonio is but she is a senior transfer and 6'4". Ashley Li is not doing great to start the season, so perhaps we will see them soon (unless some are injured) Understandable to not see Morningstar given Maeder's play.

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FWIW- Antonio appeared to be limping a bit after the match. Her leg also appeared to be wrapped up or had some type of compression on it.

Although our official Cal website doesn't show it, ESPN+ will be streaming Thursday's matches against #8 Purdue and Utah. Hopefully, it will do the same for Friday's match against Utah State.

https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catalog/be9385dc-c518-3a55-9197-ec47a9e0e7f6/volleyball#bucketId=29794&sourceCollection=Browse_By_Sport_New

Purdue is #8 and 3-0 in the latest AVCA rankings (Sept 1).

We lost to Utah (2-3) in our only match with them last season. It was also in Salt Lake City.

Two ACC Players of the Week.

Cal Duo Earns First ACC Weekly Honors - California Golden Bears Athletics (calbears.com)

Purdue hands Cal their first loss of the season - 29-27, 25-12, 18-25, 25-23. Cal had a five point lead midway through the fourth set.
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=541685&vislive=cal

Cal played the 8th ranked Purdue Boilermakers very tough. Bodes well for the rest of the season as the players further acclimate to the new coaching staff.

Go Bears!!

Cal is currently playing Utah on watchespn.com 2-0. Third set is about to begin

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Cal is currently playing Utah on watchespn.com 2-0. Third set is about to begin

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I'm sure the Bears are tired. Second match of the day. Only one for Utah. They play Purdue tomorrow.

In yesterday's 2nd set of Utah's match, Allanea Maeder went down with a leg injury and was replaced by Natalie Lau who played the rest of the match. Does this mean Paige Morningstar is also not available for today's Utah State match?

Here's a possible streaming link for today's match: https://utahstateaggies.com/watch/

> Here's a possible streaming link for today's match..
https://utahstateaggies.com/watch

works for me, thanks SanseiB. also online is gametracker..
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=540724&vislive=cal

oh, and from the get go the teams seem evenly matched, w/score of 5-5

I do wonder what the story is with Morningstar - if Lau is getting Meador's time on the court.

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I do wonder what the story is with Morningstar - if Lau is getting Meador's time on the court.

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When the camera panned the team in the huddle in the 4th set, I didn't see Morningstar and Sophie Scott, although they could have been out of view.

I must say I was impressed by Natalie Lau's play!

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ncbears said:

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I do wonder what the story is with Morningstar - if Lau is getting Meador's time on the court.

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When the camera panned the team in the huddle in the 4th set, I didn't see Morningstar and Sophie Scott, although they could have been out of view.

I must say I was impressed by Natalie Lee's play!

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Scott apparently tore her ACL last spring and is redshirting this year.

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SanseiBear said:

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ncbears said:

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I do wonder what the story is with Morningstar - if Lau is getting Meador's time on the court.

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When the camera panned the team in the huddle in the 4th set, I didn't see Morningstar and Sophie Scott, although they could have been out of view.

I must say I was impressed by Natalie Lee's play!

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Scott apparently tore her ACL last spring and is redshirting this year.

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Mahalo, ncbears!

Natalie Lau is playing extremely well, but I wonder who her backup is since Morningstar hasn't played this season and Maeder's injury appeared serious. True frosh Grace Agolli was a setter/OH in high school, but I haven't seen her on the bench. Stay healthy, Natalie!

match at wyoming just ended, when cal's late comeback took the 4th set 28-26

gametracker and stats..
https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=541692&vislive=cal
https://calbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2024/wyoming/boxscore/36598