Big streak on the line for Coyotes

Sept. 9 — 8 p.m.: No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears vs. No. 25 Regis Rangers

Sept. 9 — 9 p.m.: No. 4 Washburn Lady Blues vs. West Florida Argos

Sept. 9 — 10 p.m.: No. 2 Cal State-San Bernardino Coyotes vs. San Francisco State Gators

Sept. 10 — 11 a.m.: No. 3 Tampa Spartans vs. No. 17 Emporia State Hornets

Middleborn

CSSB

Samantha Middleborn
Cal State-San Bernardino
Senior
Middle Blocker

Key Notes: Middleborn, the reigning DII player of the year, fired off a match-high 12 kills and a .600 attack percentage in a 3-0 victory against then-17th ranked Western Washington on Saturday. The win was the 50th consecutive home victory for the Coyotes.

Other Players to Watch this Weekend:  Concordia-St. Paul’s Megan Carlson (Senior, Outside Hitter), Tampa’s Kahley Patrick (Freshman, Setter), Washburn’s Mollie Lacy (Senior, Middle Hitter), Nebraska-Kearney’s Liz McGowan (Freshman, Outside Hitter).

• Hard-charging No. 2 Cal State-San Bernardino puts a 50-match home winning streak on the line Friday night against San Francisco State. The last team to defeat CSUSB was Western Washington in the 2007 NCAA West Region final.

• Top-ranked Concordia-St. Paul and fourth-ranked Washburn head to the Colorado Premier Challenge this weekend. No. 25 Regis is one of the hosts for the event.