First NCVF Mizuno Rankings

Written by Ken Chu | 01 February 2010

The first NCVF Mizuno National Rankings were released February 1st.

On the men's side, the Sac State men received an Honorable Mention nod with the top 4 spots going to Viginia Tech (1), Oshkosh (2), UC Davis (3) and Illinois (4).  Other NCCVL teams making the list were UC Berkeley (8) and Fresno State (20).

For the Hornet women, their #15 ranking marks the highest ranking achieved by a Sac State Women's Club team in it's short history.  The top 4 teams in this initial ranking are Michigan (1), Cal Poly (2), Wisconsin (3) and Arizona (4).  Other NCCVL teams making the women's list are Santa Clara (5), UC Davis (16) and San Jose State (21).

For a full listing of all the NCVF Mizuno National Rankings, go to http://ncvfvolleyball.org/

Men's Alumni Team

Written by Joseph Gengler | 01 February 2010

Alumni, If you are interested in playing for the Sacramento State Alumni Team at Nationals ASAP. Nationals at at Louisville, KY Thursday April 1st and Friday April 2nd so you will have plenty of time to watch the tourney Saturday for the National Championship.

Call me at 925.408.8105 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it me and let me know what you want to do. We would like to take at least 12-15 guys there.  

Also I would want to see if we can pool our money and fly Weidi out to the tournament so we can give him one last Nationals send off as our honorary coach as he is retiring from Sacramento State and NCAA volleyball this June. 

So far I have this small list 
Jon Saxton - (Libero Confirmed)
Terry Dyer - Outside Hitter (Not confirmed yet)
Zach Morro - Setter/Libero (Confirmed)
Jeff Steffens - Outside Hitter (Confirmed)
Joe Gengler - Opposite/Middle (confirmed)
Mark Harrison - Coach (Confirmed) 

Estimated cost is $650 for team entry$360 per person for flight on Southwest from Sacramento round trip$73/night is the cheapest hotel there Let me know as the deadline to register teams for Nationals is February 26th

Weekend #2

Written by Ken Chu | 29 January 2010

The second weekend of the NCCVL season has arrive and all three Sac State teams are in action!

First the D1 Men are travelling all weekend.  First, on Saturday the Hornet men are at Chico State for a Noon match.  On Sunday, the D1 Men then travel down to Palo Alto to take on Stanford for a 4:00PM match.  The D1 Men will finally have their home opener the following Saturday.

For the D2 Men open the league season with a pair of home matches.  The D2 Men start at 6:00PM on Saturday by hosting Humboldt State.  On Sunday, the D2 Men will follow that up by hosting NCCVL newcomers City College of San Francisco for a 2:00PM match.

The Hornet Women only have 1 match on their slate this weekend.  Hoping to keep on track after going 2-0 last weekend, the Hornet Women host the always strong Santa Clara team.  Match time is set for Sunday at 6:00PM.

Come out and support Hornet Volleyball!

League Season Opens

Written by Ken Chu | 23 January 2010

This weekend, The Hornet D1 Men and Women's  teams open their Northern California Collegiate Volleyball League (NCCVL) season.  Both teams have matches schedule for Saturday and Sunday.

The Sac State Men open the season on the raod, first on Saturday against the defending NCCVL and national champions, Fresno State.  The Hornet men  then continue the road trip Sunday to play an always solid Cal Poly team.

The Hornet Women opened the season last weekend with a 5th place finish at the MLK Battle of the Bay Tournament.  This weekend, the women open the league season at home Saturday against the defending national champions, UC Santa Barbara.  Game time agaisnt UCSB is set for 7:00PM.  This is UC Santa Barbara's first year in the NCCVL as they previously competed in the Southern California Collegiate Volleyball League. Sunday, the Hornet women travel for a 2:00PM match at Chico State.