CCCAA Volleyball Championship Preview: Cosumnes River vs. Los Medanos College

Game Details:
Date:                      Saturday November 18^th              

Game time:          3 pm                              
Round:                  First
Venue:                  Clark Court
City, State:           Sacramento, California

This Week: The #13 seed Hawks will take on the #20 seed Los Medanos College in the first round of the CCCAA Volleyball Championship. The first round starts on Saturday and the Hawks/Mustangs match-up is at 3 pm.

Scouting the Mustangs: The Mustangs finished the regular season with a 15-15 record. They were second in the Bay Valley Conference with an 8-2 record in conference play. Maddie Kruse led the Mustangs in kills with 362. Brooke Slous leads the Mustangs with 8.25 assists per set.

Scouting the Hawks: The Hawks had a 16-12 overall record and were fourth in the Big 8 Conference with a record of 8-8. Abigail Siever led the Hawks in kills with 182. Ella Cline leads the Hawks with 4.51 assists per set.

Last Time Out: The two teams played each other this season on September 12^th. The Hawks won the matchup 3-0.   

The Hawks and Mustangs have 11 common opponents – College of the Siskiyous, De Anza College, Diablo Valley College, Folsom Lake College, Lassen College, Ohlone College, Sacramento City College, Shasta College, Solano Community College, Taft College and Yuba College. The Hawks had a 9-5 record against those opponents while the Mustangs had a 6-7 record against those opponents.

Getting to Know Los Medanos College: The college was founded in 1974

About The Coaches:
Kari Nahlen has been the head coach at Cosumnes River for the last nine seasons. Prior to Cosumnes River, she was head coach at Pasadena City College in 2015 and was assistant coach at Pasadena City in 2013 and assistant coach at Citrus College in 2012.

Lou Panzella is in his 13^th year as head coach of the Mustangs. Prior to Los Medanos, he coached at Antioch High School in 1988 and at Deer Valley High School from 1996-2015.

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