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Cal State East Bay women's volleyball team concluded another successful season with a 29-5 record. For the third time in school history, the Cal State East Bay women's volleyball program hosted the 2007 NCAA Division III West Regionals. The Pioneers hosted the West Regionals in 2001 and 2004. Cal State East Bay women's volleyball team was ranked 12th in the latest AVCA Coaches poll. The Pioneers were 11-1 at home and for the 12th consecutive season, won 20 or more matches. Cal St East Bay had a pair of 10 and 11 match winning streaks this season. The Pioneers had 1825 kills and a .232 hitting percentage. Their opponents had a .137 hitting percentage. The Pioneers had 253 service aces compared to 146 for their opponents. Jackie Randolph had a team-best and school record 512 kills followed by Beverly Hazell with 394. Hazell had 52 service aces. Kelly Paris enjoyed a solid junior campaign with 366 kills, a team-best .302 hitting percentage, and 58 blocks. Libero Lauren Massa, named Association of Division III Independents October Female Athlete of the Month, was solid on defense with 700 digs. Alyssa Chang had 1013 assists,a team-best 53 service aces and 284 digs. Jackie Randolph was named Honorable Mention AVCA Division III All-American and first team All-West Region. Lauren Massa and Kelly Paris received honorable mention All-West Region recognition. Randolph was also selected to the Association of Division III Independents All-Independent first team. Paris was also a first team selection. Massa was named Newcomer of the Year and second team All Independent. Hazell and Jessica Juarez were honorable mention selections.

The Pioneers went 1-1 in the 2007 NCAA Division III West Regionals. Cal State East Bay opened regional play with a 3-1 victory over Colorado College. The scores were 30-25, 30-15, 28-30, 30-18. Jackie Randolph and Kelly Paris had 19 and 18 kills respectively. Randolph completed a double-double with 26 digs. Libero Lauren Massa recorded a match-high 28 digs. A successful season ended for the Pioneers as they lost to U. of La Verne 3-2: 30-26, 23-30, 34-32, 28-30, 13-15. Jackie Randolph led the Pioneers with 24 kills and 19 digs. Beverly Hazell had a solid match with 19 kills, four service aces, and 19 digs. Kelly Paris had a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs. Lauren Massa led all back row players with 35 digs. Cal State East Bay concluded the regular season on October 31 with a 3-2 victory over visiting Menlo College. Jackie Randolph, who broke a single-season school record with 469 kills, led the Pioneers with 22 attacks. She completed a double-double with 20 digs. Beverly Hazell also recorded a double-double with 18 kills and 26 digs. Jessica Juarez and Kelly Paris had 16 and 15 kills respectively. Libero Lauren Massa was once again solid on defense with 32 digs.The Pioneers defeated visiting William Jessup University 30-19, 30-22, 30-22. Jackie Randolph and Kelly Paris had 11 and 10 kills respectively. Paris hit for a .643 percentage. Beverly Hazell had eight kills and a team-best 14 digs. Setter Alyssa Chang had 34 assists. Cal State East Bay finished 2-2 in the Juniata College Tournament on October 19-20. The Pioneers opened Tournament play with a pair of 3-1 victories over Carnegie Mellon University and Eastern University. In the victory over Eastern, Kelly Paris and Jackie Randolph had 15 and 14 kills respectively. Beverly Hazell hit for a .346 percentage and had 18 digs. The Pioneers lost to U. of La Verne and Juniata College 3-0. Lauren Massa played outstanding defense in the two matches with 37 digs. Massa was named to the All-Tournament team. The Pioneers improved to 24-2 with a 30-23, 30-21, 30-26 victory over U.C. Santa Cruz on October 16. Kelly Paris recorded 13 kills and a .455 hitting percentage. Jackie Randolph followed with 11 kills. Beverly Hazell had five service aces while libero Lauren Massa had 27 digs. Cal State East Bay posted a 4-0 record in the Pioneer Wild West Volleyball Tournament on October 12-13. The Pioneers opened tournament play with a 30-15, 30-14, 31-29 over Concordia University. As a team, the Pioneers hit for a .412 percentage. Kelly Paris had 12 kills and a .450 hitting percentage. Lauren Massa recorded 23 digs. In a 30-17, 30-9, 30-24 win over College of St. Benedict, Jackie Randolph hit for a .433 percentage while recording 17 kills. Jessica Juarez was 8-for-11 hitting while Beverly Hazell had 11 kills and a .429 hitting percentage. On October 13, the Pioneers defeated Edgewood College and Cal Lutheran by identical 3-0 scores. Kathryn Friend came off the bench to record eight kills and .500 hitting percentage. Jasmine Pettis hit .538 on 8-of-13 attempts. Lana Wilhelm had 15 digs. The Pioneers had four players with 10 or more kills in the victory over Cal Lutheran. Hazell had 14 kills, followed by Randolph with 12. Juarez and Paris each had 10 kills. Massa was solid on defense with 28 digs while Alyssa Chang had 47 assists. Hazell, Juarez, Massa, Paris, and Randolph were named to the All-Tournament team.

The Pioneers improved to 19-2 with a 3-0 victory over visiting Holy Names University on October 10. As a team, the Pioneers hit for a .361 percentage led by Jackie Randolph (.519) and Kelly Paris (.458). Randolph and Paris had 16 and 14 kills respectively. Setter Alyssa Chang had a solid match 33 assists and no ball handling errors. Lana Wilhelm came off the bench to record three service aces. Sarah Johnson played the third game and had nine digs. On October 3, Cal State East Bay defeated Menlo College 3-1: 30-25, 25-30, 34-32, 30-27. Jackie Randolph led a balanced Pioneer hitting attack with 22 kills. Beverly Hazell and Kelly Paris followed with 14 kills each. Hazell and Randolph recorded double-doubles with 20 and 13 digs respectively. Lauren Massa had another solid match with 37 digs. On October 1, Cal State East Bay defeated Hawaii-Hilo 30-19, 30-26, 30-27. Jackie Randolph had a season-best 24 kills while libero Lauren Massa was outstanding on defense with 37 digs. Randolph completed a double-double with 14 digs. As a team, the Pioneers hit for a .313 percentage. The Pioneers recorded a 3-1 victory over Notre Dame de Namur on September 28. The scores were 30-24, 30-21, 24-30, 30-27. Jackie Randolph led the Pioneers with 14 kills, 14 digs and three service aces. Jessica Juarez had four service aces while libero Lauren Massa was solid on defense with 28 digs. Cal State East Bay split a pair of matches against nationally ranked opponents in Washington on September 21-22. The Pioneers defeated #17 Puget Sound 22-30, 30-23, 34-32, 27-30, 15-6. Jackie Randolph led the Pioneers offensively with 21 kills. Kelly Paris had 17 kills, a .262 hitting percentage and nine assists. Alyssa Chang had 35 assists and two service aces. Libero Lauren Massa recorded 38 digs. Cal State East Bay lost to #21 Pacific Lutheran 30-32, 24-30, 27-30. Randolph and Paris recorded 13 and 10 digs respectively. Besides 13 kills, Randolph added three service aces. The Pioneers won their home opener over U.C. Santa Cruz 30-25, 30-21, 30-25 on September 18. Beverly Hazell and Jackie Randolph each recorded 15 kills. Alyssa Chang had a solid match with 23 assists, two service aces and 15 digs. Libero Lauren Massa had 26 digs and two service aces.

Cal State East Bay lost in three close games to Chapman. Juniors Jackie Randolph and Beverly Hazell had 15 kills each for East Bay.

The Pioneers defeated Cal Lutheran in four games. The team had a strong day on the front row, combining for a total of 17 blocks. Senior Lana Wilhelm had 23 digs in the match.

East Bay made quick work of Claremont- Mudd on Sept. 15, winning in three games. The Pioneers totalled 53 kills in the victory.

The Pioneers faced off against Santa Cruz on Sept. 15 and beat the Banana Slugs three games to none.

The Pioneer women's volleyball team is off to their best start in school history with a record of 10-0 after winning five matches in Southern California last week. Included in the 10 victories are wins over nationally ranked teams #6 U. of LaVerne, #13 Rhodes College, #17 Redlands, #22 Pacific Lutheran, and #24 Linfield College. The Pioneers are ranked 13th in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll. On September 7, Pioneer coach Jim Spagle won his 300th match as Cal State East Bay defeated Thomas More College 3-0. Spagle, in his 12th year as head coach of the Pioneers, has compiled an impressive record of 302-80 (79% winning percentage). Cal State East Bay will compete in the Cal Lutheran Tournament on September 14-15. The Pioneers will play Chapman and Cal Lutheran on September 14. Cal State East Bay will conclude tournament play on September 15 with a pair of matches against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and U.C. Santa Cruz.

The Pioneers took first place in the Pacific University Tournament held Sept. 1 and 2. They went undefeated, winning all four matches.

The Pioneers took the first match against 22nd ranked Pacific Lutheran in three games.Junior Beverly Hazell had 11 kills and 11 digs.

In the second match vs. Pacific University, the Pioneers dropped the first game, but won the next three to take the match. The team combined for a total of 54 kills.

The Pioneers defeated #13 Rhodes College 30-24, 30-28, 30-23,led by senior Alyssa Chang with 27 assists and two service aces.

The final match for the Pioneers was won in similar fashion, knocking out opponent Lewis and Clark. Cal State East Bay combined for 72 digs. Prior to the Pacific Tournament, the Pioneers defeated #24 Linfield College 30-23, 30-19, 30-22.

On September 6, the Pioneers overcame a 2-1 deficit to defeat #17 Redlands 3-2. The scores were 30-19, 28-30, 25-30, 30-20, 15-10. Beverly Hazell had 22 kills and five service aces while Jackie Randolph connected on 16 kills and defensively recorded 27 digs.

On September 7-8, Cal State East Bay went 4-0 in the Pomona-Pitzer Tournament. The Pioneers defeated #6 U. of LaVerne 28-30, 31-29, 30-22, 26-30, 15-10. Kelly Paris and Jackie Randolph recorded 23 and 21 kills respectively. Randolph added four block assists. The Pioneers defeated Thomas More 3-0 behind seven kills and 17 digs by Beverly Hazell. Cal State East Bay concluded tournament play with a 30-26, 30-24, 30-27 win over North Central College and a 27-30, 30-23, 30-21, 30-18 victory over Pomona-Pitzer. In the Pioneers five victories last week, Randolph had 74 kills and 75 digs, Hazell recorded 70 kills, 82 digs, and 15 service aces while Kelly Paris hit for a .302 percentage with 58 kills. Alyssa Chang had 136 assists and 10 service aces while Lauren Massa recorded 84 digs.

The Pioneer women's volleyball team will once again field a strong team for the 2007 season.

Last year the Pioneers reached the NCAA III West Regionals for the ninth consecutive time while posting a 27-9 record.

Four players return from last year along with a solid nucleus of newcomers expected to contribute towards a successful season.

"I like the mental makeup of this team," said 12th year coach Jim Spagle. "I'm more excited about this team than in years past. I'm looking forward to the season."

At outside hitter, the Pioneers welcome the return of Jackie Randolph who played for CSUEB in 2004.

"Jackie provides athleticism at outside hitter," said Spagle. "If Jackie can develop consistency, she has the potential to be a Division III All-American." Beverly Hazell, a transfer from Albany State and sister of former Pioneer volleyball player Liz Hazell, will see a lot of action at outside hitter. "Beverly is a hard worker who has a good presence on the court and the ability to take over a match,"said Spagle. Kelly Paris, coming off a solid sophomore campaign with 251 kills, 57 digs and 49 blocks in 120 games,will play both outside and rightside hitter. "Kelly is strong and really focuses on defense and passing,"said Spagle. "She has a great attitude and a chance to be an outstanding volleyball player." The Pioneers have an outstanding freshman prospect at outside and rightside hitter in Kathryn Friend from Rim of the World High School. "Kathryn is a lefthander who has great offensive skills," said Spagle. "She is coming around both offensively and defensively." Krista Frausto, a freshman from Evergreen Valley High School, will help the Pioneers at rightside hitter. "Krista is a strong athlete who does the little things on the court to help her team," said Spagle. "She will be an impact player for us."

Senior Alyssa Chang returns at setter. Last season, Chang recorded 60 service aces and 227 digs. "Alyssa knows the offense and is a superb defensive player," said Spagle. "The key for Alyssa will be maintaining her up tempo play." Roxanne Neely, a freshman from Lancaster High School, will give the Pioneers two solid setters for the 2007 campaign. "Roxanne's physical presence makes her an impact player," said Spagle. "Roxanne's strength and competitive nature could make her a big time player." Lana Wilhelm, who had 211 digs and 36 service aces, will see action at libero, setter and defensive specialist. "Lana does a phenomenal job at all three positions," said Spagle. "Lana will help us on defense because of her solid play in the back row. She is a key player whose presence is huge and will make an impact." Lauren Massa, a freshman from Mountain View High School, will play libero in 2007. "Lauren will help us on defense because of her solid play in the back row," said Spagle. "She is a brilliant defensive player."

Jessica Juarez (El Camino College), Jasmine Pettis (James Logan High School), Cassandra Baxter (American River College), and junior Melanie Fernando will play at middleblocker. "Jessica is a very dynamic athlete who will make a big impact in the middle," said Spagle. "Jasmine is hard working and has a great personality. I'm looking for big things from Jasmine. Cassandra will make her biggest impact in the middle. She has made great strides and could be a really good middleblocker. Melanie is a great individual who is doing well in practice and should contribute at the middleblocker position."

Freshmen Amanda Shawhan (Chino High School), Sarah Johnson (Ukiah High School), and Nichole Mikkelson (Walnut High School) should contribute towards a successful season.

"We could experience growing pains in the beginning, but by October our team could be outstanding and compete in the West Regionals," said Spagle. "If our athletes can step up and be mature enough to see the big picture, this will be as good as any team I've coached at Cal State East Bay."