Borchin Named NCAA Assistant Coach

Written by Ken Chu | 02 June 2010

taken from: http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/wvball/release.asp?release_id=8916

FORMER HORNET JASON BORCHIN NAMED ASSISTANT VOLLEYBALL COACH

6/2/2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State head volleyball coach Ruben Volta announced today that former Hornet Jason Borchin will join the coaching staff as an assistant for the upcoming season.

Borchin, who played for the Sacramento State men’s volleyball team in 2006 and 2007, takes over for longtime assistant Weidi Zhang, who recently retired.

Every member of the Hornets’ coaching staff is now a former Sacramento State volleyball player, comprised of Volta (played for the men’s team from 1991-93 and 1995), assistant Sarah Chlebana (played for the women’s team from 1997-00) and Borchin (2006-07).

A graduate of Oakmont High School and a native of Roseville, Borchin has six years of coaching experience, including numerous stops at the intercollegiate, high school and club levels. That includes serving as a volunteer assistant for the Sacramento State’s women’s team in 2007, when the squad went 29-8 while reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament and winning both the Big Sky Conference’s regular season and tournament titles.

“Having already coached here a few years ago, Jason is familiar with our program and it’s nice to have him back,” Volta said. “He brings a lot of coaching and playing experience, and he’ll be a good fit with our team. Jason has a very good demeanor, a strong work ethic and he will work primarily with our outside hitters and passers.”

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Hornet Men - All League

Written by Ken Chu | 22 April 2010

This season, four Hornet men were named to 2010 NCCVL Men's Division I All League teams.  Named to the 2nd Team All League were Warren Williams (OH) and Tyler Madden (S).  Both of Warren and Tyler were named to the 2009 All League 2nd team as well, both at different positions. Named as 2010 All League Honorable Mentions were Hornet 1st year player Sam Hochwald (OH) and Matt Johnson (Lib).  Sam brought versatility to the team, who during the season, started at every single position on the court. Matt becomes the first Hornet Libero named to any All League or National All Tournament team since Ryan Miranda was named as a Libero to the Men's Div III National All Tournament 1st Team in 2002.

NCVF Nationals

Written by Ken Chu | 11 April 2010

Sacramento State Club Volleyball traveled to Louisville, Kentucky April 1-3, to compete in the National Collegiate Club Volleyball Championships hosted by the NCVF in partnership with USA Volleyball.  The men competed in Division I while the women competed in Division II during this 3 day tournament.

For day 1 pool play, the Hornet men lost in 3 to #10 Long Beach and #15 UW Whitewater before falling to Navy in 2.  This placed the men in a consolation power pool for day 2. In power pool play, the Hornet men had to win both matches in order to earn a spot in the silver bracket for day 3.  Sac State played Purdue and Boston University and defeated both in 3.  On the final day, Sac State swept the University of Central Florida before falling in 3 to #14 UC Davis during the Silver Quarterfinals.  The Hornet men placed 21st at the National Championship Tournament.

The Hornet women competed in Division II at the National Tournament which placed teams into a 5 team pool.  These pools competed over the first 2 days of the tournament which placed them into bracket play on day 3.  Women's Division II did not play power pools.  During pool play the Hornet women swept Georgia Southern, UW Stout and Western Michigan before falling to Loyola and finishing 2nd in pool play.  The Hornet women then had to play a challenge round match against UW River Falls.  Sac State lost to UW River Falls and were placed in the Silver Bracket for the final day of the tournament.  During bracket play, the Hornet women defeated Ithaca in 3 in the first round, then swept Western Illinois in the quarter finals.  The Sac State women then fell to Virginia in the semifinal match, placing the Hornets 19th at this years National Championships.

For the full final tournament results, click here.

Photos from the tournament, taken by Ken Chu, can be found by clicking on the following links:
- Sac State - men (92 photos)
- Sac State - women (92 photos)
- Tournament photos - various teams (564 photos)

You can also order copies of the recorded championship matches that were webcast live over the internet.  For details on ordering, visit the NCVF website. (http://ncvfvolleyball.org/)

Hornet Women Named All League

Written by Ken Chu | 08 March 2010

The 2010 NCCVL season has come to a close with only the Las Vegas Open and the NCVF National Championship Tournament left on the schedule.

The NCCVL Championship match had the leagues top 2 teams competing.  #1 seed Cal Poly vs #2 seed Santa Clara.  Even more impressive and attesting to the strength of NCCVL volleyball, both these teams are also ranked in the top 4 nationally with #2 Cal Poly and #4 Santa Clara.  The match lived up to that high powered billing as Santa Clara defeated Cal Poly 3-2 (19-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-13) to take their 4th straight league championship.

During the championship weekend, the 2010 NCCVL Women's Division I All League teams were also announced.  The two Hornets named to the All League teams were Karlynn Only and Julie Coelho.  Karlynn, who is serving as club president this year, was named to the Second All League team as a Middle Blocker.  Julie, was named Honorable Mention Outside Hitter.  All League selections were voted on by coaches from each league team from nominations made throughout the year.