Fresno State volleyball wrapped up their opening weekend by starting the year 1-2, after picking up their first victory over Long Island, then falling to San Diego in the nightcap. Both games were actually played in three sets, with libero Korrin Wild earning All-Tournament honors for her play. In the afternoon contest versus Long Island, the Bulldogs were once again lead by newcomer Barbara Alcantara with 21 assists and 11 digs. Veteran Marissa Brand also had a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs. San Diego, ranked No. 20 this season, struggled early versus Fresno State [...] Read more »

    Fresno State volleyball kicked off their season with a closely-knitted contest versus Cal Poly, but fell to the Mustangs in five sets. The Bulldogs, who were 13-15 in 2010, took set one from the Mustangs and were mostly led by a few newcomers to the program inside the Save Mart Center. Setter Barbara Alcantara, a junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho, finished with 21 assists and 12 digs. Fellow setter Christina Lee of San Francisco capped off her debut with 26 assists and 12 digs. Cal Poly would return the favor against the Bulldogs by taking [...] Read more »

                                                              The Western Athletic Conference unveiled their preseason conference rankings for the upcoming women’s volleyball season on Friday, and the early prediction has Fresno State finishing in the middle of the pack.  The Bulldogs, who went 13-15 and 7-9 in the WAC last season, was picked to finish fifth overall in the WAC coaches’ preseason polls. The Bulldogs finished sixth overall in the conference last year and concluded their season with two straight wins.  Traditional WAC powerhouse Hawaii was picked to win the WAC after receiving the most first-place votes with seven of eight. New Mexico State, another conference power, [...] Read more »