Sports Updates

Soccer

Oregon State scored four goals and CSUS put in two Friday afternoon. The Beavers' Greg Howes scored first in the 19th minute off a center pass and 20 minutes later assisted James Albert who scored to lead the Hornets 2-0.

CSUS tried to catch up in the second half with two goals scored, but it wasn't enough for the win.

On Sunday, the University of Washington shut out CSUS to end a winless season for the squad.

The Huskies out-shot, out-scored, and out-played the Hornets in the final game of their first season in the Mountain Pacific Soccer Federation.

Washington's Matt Annis scored first late in the first half, using a clearing pass to get a clean shot past Hornet goalie Ryan Duncan. Sophomore Mike Casale added the insurance goal in the 84th minute and the Husky defense kept the Hornets out of scoring range to end the game 2-0.

These games left the Hornets 0-16-2 for the season. Good luck next year.

Volleyball

A ten-game winning streak put the women's volleyball team within striking distance for the Big Sky playoffs. On Saturday night, they faced the Matadors of Cal State Northridge and knocked them out 3-1.

"It was a real important win," said head coach Debby Colberg, "and it was a tight match." This win tied the Hornets for the conference title.

After a loss in the first match, 15-13, the Hornets rallied back and took the next three games 15-6, 15-8, 15-13. Seniors Rebekah Capel and Carissa Buie, and junior Angela Lewis gave outstanding performances throughout the four-game play. Capel had 23 kills, Buie and Lewis tied with 16 kills leading CSUS to its 10th consecutive win and it's 11th straight win in conference play. The women stand 21-8 overall and 14-1 in the Big Sky.

Colberg tips her hat to the players for a good season, saying, "They are one of the best groups I have ever coached."

But they're not done yet. Wednesday is the Causeway Classic of the net as they host UCD at 7 p.m. in the Hornet Gym. Their last game of the season is against the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona University.

Cross-Country

Stanford took it for the men and the University of Arizona took it for the women. The District meet for cross-country was held under sunny skies in Fresno's Woodwork Park Saturday.

The Hornet men harriers placed 18th out of 23 with a score of 538. Sophomore Enrique Torres lead the team in 48th place at 32:30 for 6.2 miles.

The women didn't field a team so they didn't place. Katie Fontana placed 69th and first for the Hornet women with a time of 18:39 for 3.1 miles.

Neither team placed high enough for a box at the NCAA Championships, but they will keep running into track season. Their first meet is January 23rd in Reno, Nevada at the Silver State Invitational.