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Jessie Camarillo
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Chico St. Chico 7-12,3-9 CCAA
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Winner Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB 5-14,4-8 CCAA
Chico St. Chico
7-12,3-9 CCAA
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Final
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Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB
5-14,4-8 CCAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Chico St. Chico 22 25 22 12 (1)
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSMB 25 20 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Rick Hoskin - Senior Athletics Communications Coordinator (rhoskin@csuchico.edu)

'Cats Take Set Two but Can’t Contain Otters Late

SEASIDE, Calif. – The Chico State volleyball team started strong but couldn't sustain its early momentum Saturday night, falling to Cal State Monterey Bay 3–1 (25–22, 20–25, 25–22, 25–12) at the Otter Sports Center.

The Wildcats won the second set behind a balanced attack and a .382 hitting percentage but couldn't slow the Otters' offense in the final two frames. With the loss, Chico State moves to 7–12 overall and 3–9 in CCAA play, while Monterey Bay improves to 5–14 overall and 4–8 in conference.

Notable Performances
– Maria Wahl – 11 kills, 17 digs, 1 block, 12.5 points
– Gwyneth Wentzel – 11 kills (.474), 1 block, 12.0 points
– Claire Nordeen – 7 kills (.250), 38 assists, 18 digs, 1 ace, 8.0 points
– Sophia Heller – 10 kills, 5 digs, 10.0 points
– Jessie Camarillo – 22 digs, 2 service aces, 2 assists

Match Summary
Set 1 – Chico State traded points early but couldn't hold off a late Otter run in a 25–22 loss.
Set 2 – The Wildcats evened the match with their best offensive set of the night, hitting .382 to win 25–20.
Set 3 – Chico tied the set at 21-all before Monterey Bay scored four of the final five points to win 25–22.
Set 4 – The Otters surged to a 10–4 lead and never looked back, closing out the match with a 25–12 win.

By the Numbers
– The Wildcats are hitting .183 for the season while holding opponents to .198
– Chico averages 12.04 kills, 10.64 assists, and 15.90 digs per set
– Maria Wahl leads the team with 198 kills (2.91 per set) and 221.0 total points
– Gwyneth Wentzel ranks among the CCAA's top 10 in hitting percentage (.302) and is third on the team in total points
– Claire Nordeen ranks fifth in the CCAA in assists per set (7.67) and has totaled 591 assists this season
– Jessie Camarillo ranks second in the CCAA in digs per set (4.16) with 290 total digs
– The Wildcats have recorded 106 service aces (1.51 per set), their highest rate since 2019

Up Next
Chico State returns home to Acker Gym to take on CCAA newcomer UC Merced on Thursday and Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday. Both matches are set for 5 p.m. first serve.
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