.500 Season Within Sight for CSUB
In just their second season of playing a full NCAA Division I schedule Cal State Bakersfield Volleyball is within four games of securing a .500 record for the season. With nine games remaining four more wins will not only give this team a .500 record or better, but give the University it's first .500 finishing record in any sport during this Division I transition period.
While a .500 season for most programs might not be anything to write home about, the Runners reaching this milestone in just their second full Division I season is nothing short of tremendous. Currently sitting at 13-10 after a win over fellow NCAA Independent Seattle University on the road, CSUB is looking history in the face. Just one year ago this team was 5-17 and showing the pains of making the transition from Division II contender to Division I whipping post. Now a season later the same team is showing that CSUB's time as a whipping post was short lived, winning big-time games over Pacific, Fresno State, and head coach John Price's former school Cal State Northridge.
The volleyball squad's performance is an early indicator of the entire transition process at CSUB. Nobody thought becoming a Division I athletic program would be easy, especially after years of domination and numerous National Championships at the D II level, but it looks like the bumps and bruises may be far less harmful than originally thought. If the volleyball squad can accomplish this milestone, the Runners will be on their way to success at the Division I level.
It's already becoming apparent that CSUB's presence at the Division I level is getting noticed. More teams with national recognition are calling for games, while others are opting out. I guess losing to a Division I transitional squad doesn't sit well with some programs that think they should win games against CSUB. From volleyball to basketball, soccer to the newly formed baseball team, this program is starting to not only win, but carry themselves like winners at the Division I level.
While a .500 record in volleyball might not get the attention it deserves, the legend of this possible accomplishment will ring throughout the halls of Roadrunner athletic history as the first of many winning teams. As the years roll on and this program continues to chalk up wins, land big time recruits and eventually fill the trophy case at the Icardo Center with Division I hardware, we might be looking back at this 2008 volleyball squad with not only pride, but a great deal of thanks for showing us the way.
While a .500 season for most programs might not be anything to write home about, the Runners reaching this milestone in just their second full Division I season is nothing short of tremendous. Currently sitting at 13-10 after a win over fellow NCAA Independent Seattle University on the road, CSUB is looking history in the face. Just one year ago this team was 5-17 and showing the pains of making the transition from Division II contender to Division I whipping post. Now a season later the same team is showing that CSUB's time as a whipping post was short lived, winning big-time games over Pacific, Fresno State, and head coach John Price's former school Cal State Northridge.
The volleyball squad's performance is an early indicator of the entire transition process at CSUB. Nobody thought becoming a Division I athletic program would be easy, especially after years of domination and numerous National Championships at the D II level, but it looks like the bumps and bruises may be far less harmful than originally thought. If the volleyball squad can accomplish this milestone, the Runners will be on their way to success at the Division I level.
It's already becoming apparent that CSUB's presence at the Division I level is getting noticed. More teams with national recognition are calling for games, while others are opting out. I guess losing to a Division I transitional squad doesn't sit well with some programs that think they should win games against CSUB. From volleyball to basketball, soccer to the newly formed baseball team, this program is starting to not only win, but carry themselves like winners at the Division I level.
While a .500 record in volleyball might not get the attention it deserves, the legend of this possible accomplishment will ring throughout the halls of Roadrunner athletic history as the first of many winning teams. As the years roll on and this program continues to chalk up wins, land big time recruits and eventually fill the trophy case at the Icardo Center with Division I hardware, we might be looking back at this 2008 volleyball squad with not only pride, but a great deal of thanks for showing us the way.
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