By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

At the start of this year’s season, head coach Deitre Collins-Parker had two main goals. She wanted the San Diego State volleyball team to improve from last year and get better as the season progressed....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

Mountain West Conference play is complete. But the San Diego State volleyball team has one more match to play. SDSU will finish its 2009 campaign against UC Santa Barbara at 6 p.m. today in the Thunderdome....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

At the start of this season, there was only one senior listed on the San Diego State volleyball team’s roster: Caitlin McMillan. But that soon changed.  ...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

There was someone missing at the San Diego State volleyball team’s practice on Saturday. Head coach Deitre Collins-Parker was nowhere to be found. She was out of town and didn’t return until Sunday’s match....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

The role she was asked to step into as a freshman was a big one. Lauren Van Orden would start alongside senior setter Leah Lathrop in the San Diego State volleyball team’s 6-2 offense....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

On Saturday, the odds were against the San Diego State volleyball team. Not only was Colorado State coming in riding a three-match winning streak, but Rams head coach Tom Hilbert had just picked up his 500th career victory two days prior against Air Force...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

After dropping its last two Mountain West Conference games, the San Diego State volleyball team will look to get back in the win column this weekend....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

After having its four-match winning streak snapped by TCU on Thursday night, the San Diego State volleyball team came out against New Mexico on Saturday afternoon looking to get back on track. After an opening set victory, SDSU appeared to be on its way. ...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

It happened more than three years ago, but it is something that Courtney Lamphier will always remember. It was the day that the senior defensive specialist’s career on the San Diego State volleyball team began. Then-head coach Mark Warner had just l...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

The beginning of this month wasn’t kind to the San Diego State volleyball team, as it lost three consecutive Mountain West Conference matches. But things have changed since then. SDSU is currently on a four-match winning streak, with the most recent...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

It was all planned out. Hannah Evans would be joining the San Diego State volleyball team after graduating from Kingwood High School in Texas. But in an instant, that plan changed....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

It had been almost two months since the San Diego State volleyball team recorded a 3-0 sweep. On Aug. 28, SDSU swept Seattle in its season opener, but in the Aztecs’ 16 matches since, they’ve lost at least one set in every contest. That change...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

Kristi Jackels made her decision at the last second. Instead of accepting a scholarship to play at another college, the defensive specialist would attend San Diego State and walk on the volleyball team. Jackels didn’t have a problem getting a spot, ...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

It was a long Saturday afternoon for the San Diego State volleyball team. SDSU appeared to have the match in hand after taking the opening two sets against Wyoming, but allowed the Cowgirls to mount a comeback. Ultimately, Wyoming’s comeback bid fel...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

Many miles north of San Diego, across the U.S. border in Canada is where Caitlin McMillan’s story begins. In her hometown of Coquitlam,  British Columbia, McMillan found her passion for volleyball. She started in fifth grade and each year playe...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

When junior middle blocker Lauren Salisbury was named to the preseason all-Mountain West Conference volleyball team, it was clear that she would play an important role for the San Diego State volleyball team this year. Not only did she finish last season ...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

After dropping the opening two sets of Saturday’s match against TCU, the San Diego State volleyball team needed to regroup. The Horned Frogs had been in control up to this point and SDSU was on the verge of being swept....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

After defeating UNLV 3-2 last Saturday at Peterson Gym, the San Diego State volleyball team will hit the road to face New Mexico today and TCU on Saturday....

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

Earlier this month against St. Mary’s, the San Diego State volleyball team was unable to take advantage of a career day by Kelsey Manasco in a 3-1 loss. But that was not the case Saturday afternoon. The junior outside hitter’s career-best 24 k...

By: Beau Bearden, Senior Staff Writer

A third-grade Paije Pearson sat down, stared at her father and watched his mouth mold into a question. “Are you really interested in playing?” Pearson, who had just made her club volleyball team, looked up, smiled, and told her dad, yes, &ldqu...