Lauren Hackett, senior graphic design major and outside hitter on the women’s volleyball team, has been named to two all-tournament teams and earned the PacWest Player of the Week honor merely one month into the season. Hackett is no stranger to receiving awards. As an allstate player out of high school and a three-time All-PacWest […]
Category: Volleyball
Kralj sets up team for success
New captain brings pride to Lancers with honors and achievements. Taking the lead as team captain of the women’s volleyball team this year, Sydney Kralj, senior communications studies major and setter, credits her success in college volleyball at California Baptist University to the combined efforts of her entire team. Kralj’s achievements include being an All-American player, being marked as […]
Men’s volleyball cut, women’s beach volleyball added
Last May, CBU’s Athletics Department publicly announced that as the entire program transitions to the Western Athletic Conference and NCAA Division I status, it would be discontinuing the men’s volleyball team starting immediately and that it will also integrate women’s beach volleyball as an intercollegiate sport in the near future. In the original press release […]
Women’s volleyball feels at home in Van Dyne Gym
Walk into Van Dyne Gymnasium on the campus of California Baptist University during a volleyball match and one will see standing room only for loud, raucous fans. All of this is crammed into a 987-seat venue, but the CBU women’s volleyball team would not have it any other way. That is why, when CBU announced […]
Volleyball closes season with win, prepares for incoming freshmen
Finishing its season with eight wins and 21 losses, the California Baptist University men’s volleyball team is now focusing on improving the team and having a successful season next spring. Jacob Terabetz, sophomore kinesiology major and setter, said despite the tough competition this season, the team always reminded one another they had nothing to lose. […]
Lancer tries out for national team
Lauren Hackett, junior graphic design major and outside hitter on the women’s volleyball team at California Baptist University, participated at the U.S. National Team Open Tryouts March 3-5. Tryouts took place in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the U.S. Olympic Training Center where Hackett was one of 238 athletes to participate and was the only participant […]
Women’s volleyball team earns first NCAA berth
The California Baptist University women’s volleyball team defeated Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Nov. 12, to reach the NCAA DII playoffs for the first time in program history. It was one of their best performances of the season, when the fifth-ranked Lancers showed their passion and heart, beating the Seasiders in four sets, including two overtime games […]
Blair Penner earns induction into CBU Hall of Fame
To be inducted in the California Baptist University Hall of Fame is an honor only 65 athletes have achieved since 1983. Taking the No. 66 spot for his contributions to the men’s volleyball team in his career at CBU is Blair Penner, alumnus. Penner, the current assistant coach to the women’s volleyball team, was a […]
Rivals clash in PacWest women’s volleyball conference
A crowd of 1,054 showed up to watch the women’s volleyball team at California Baptist University take on school and PacWest conference rival, Azusa Pacific University. The home crowd and rivalry combined fueled the momentum CBU needed for the 3-2 victory in a five-set battle (25-17, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17,15-11). It was a battle of momentum […]
Powell signs with Habo Volley
The men’s volleyball team at California Baptist University possesses many talents on its roster, allowing the team to fight through its rigorous NCAA Division I schedule. Some of these talents find themselves with stellar seasons, capturing the attention of professional volleyball leagues. The team is familiar with graduating alumni to professional leagues. Kristopher Johnson, former […]