Coast Conference champion Bulldogs get No. 4 seed for NorCal Playoffs, host second-round match on Tuesday
The run to the 2022 state championship for the College of San Mateo women's volleyball team begins next week. On Thursday, the Bulldogs were named the No. 4 seed for the upcoming Northern California Regional Playoffs. Postseason brackets were announced by the California Community College Athletic Association for the both the north and south regions.
CSM received a first-round bye and will host the winner of No. 13 Taft College and No. 20 Mendocino College in a second-round playoff match on Tuesday (Nov. 22) at 6:30 p.m.
Ticket prices for the CCCAA postseason match at CSM's College Heights Arena are $12 for general admission and $8 for all identified students, faculty, staff, senior citizens age 60 and over, and children under 12 years old. Tickets are available online at the CSM Athletics website. | TICKETS
The Bulldogs recently wrapped up their first-ever Coast Conference North Division championship with a perfect 10-0 record. CSM enters the postseason as one of the hottest teams in the state and is currently riding a 15-match winning streak. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 3 in the most-recent California Community College Women's Volleyball Coaches Association (CCCWVCA) State Poll and are 20-3 overall.
CSM, under head coach Katie Goldhahn, is making its fourth consecutive postseason appearance. Last year, the Bulldogs advanced to the second round of the NorCal Playoffs.
Taft is 16-9 overall heading into the postseason and finished third in the Central Valley Conference with a 12-4 mark. Mendocino is 15-5 overall and took second place in the final Bay Valley Conference standings at 10-2.
Two wins are needed by the Bulldogs to advance the CCCAA Women's Volleyball State Championships, scheduled for Dec. 2-4 at Fresno City College in Fresno.