California Collegiate Athletic Association · 2026 season
UC Merced
4–10
Overall
2–6
CCAA
.171
Hitting % · 176th in D2
.229
Opponents hit · 252nd in D2
171
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Next · Fri, Oct 9, 4:00 PM CT
vs. San Fran. St. 6–8
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
Nothing in the top 30% of D2 yet.
Where they can be pushed
- Blocks per set1.23 · 260th in D2
- Opponent hitting %.229 · 252nd in D2
- Point-scoring %41.6% · 240th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Kyra Miller | S | 51 | 44 | 144 | 0.86 | .181 | 9.0450th D2 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 2.57 | 1.58 |
| 2 | Kinnedy Miller | MB | 31 | 19 | 55 | 0.61 | .145 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.76 |
| 3 | Mariainez Lopez | OH | 36 | 17 | 75 | 0.47 | .067 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.92 | 0.49 |
| 4 | Colette Ejang | MB | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0.11 | -.143 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Faith Lee | S | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Jourdyn Ozeta-Banks | L/DS | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 6 | Gianella Tijamo | L/DS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.09 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.32 |
| 7 | Kaitlyn Anderson | L/DS | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0.08 | .200 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.20 |
| 8 | Kylah Guzman | OH | 26 | 14 | 64 | 0.54 | .031 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.62 |
| 9 | Giselle Henley | MB | 18 | 14 | 47 | 0.78 | .149 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Jazmine Banks | L/DS | 52 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.96 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 4.4677th D2 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Natalie Riley | OH | 51 | 177 | 482 | 3.4761st D2 | .191 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1.96 | 3.7190th D2 |
| 12 | Tangi Netane | OPP | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0.14 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Callie Neufeld | OH | 45 | 130 | 371 | 2.89 | .191 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 2.42 | 3.08 |
| 14 | Yahaira Vazquez | OPP | 39 | 85 | 241 | 2.18 | .199 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 1.26 | 2.31 |
| 17 | Claudia Aber | MB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | -1.000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Ayana Ruffin | MB | 25 | 19 | 56 | 0.76 | .089 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.16 | 1.12 |
| 19 | Eve Dixon | S | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | .500 | 1.39 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 0.09 |
| 20 | Taylor Crayne | OH | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Morgan Kristy | OPP | 24 | 17 | 49 | 0.71 | .143 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Morgan Wilson | MB | 52 | 86 | 240 | 1.65 | .196 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 2.18 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won51.2% of 123
- Sideout %56.6% · all rallies 52.3%
- Point-scoring %47.1% · all rallies 41.6%
- Late kills–errorsRiley 14–4 · Neufeld 6–2 · Vazquez 4–2 · Ruffin 2–1 · Miller 2–1 · Wilson 2–2 · Guzman 1–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run7 straight · 25–20 in set 3 vs. Jessup 08/28
- Longest run against10 straight · 23–25 in set 3 vs. Cal St. Monterey Bay 10/03
- Sets with a 5-point run18 for · 25 against · of 52
- Comeback setsdown 8, won 24–21 in set 1 vs. Cal St. San Marcos 09/05
down 7, won 25–20 in set 3 vs. Jessup 08/28
down 7, won 25–22 in set 1 vs. Fresno Pacific 09/12 - Leads lostNone from 5+ up
UC Merced news
- Bobcats Drop Five-Set Battle at MenloOct 6
- Women’s Volleyball Falls to Cal State San MarcosSep 28
- Women’s Volleyball Comes Up Short at CSUDHSep 26
- UC Merced Falls to No. 9 Cal State San BernardinoSep 22
- Bobcats Offense Overpowers Cal State San Marcos in Four-Set VictorySep 20
Headlines from UC Merced athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Jessup | 3–13 | L 1–3 25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 19-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs.  Hawaii Hilo | 14–5 | L 0–3 13-25, 16-25, 16-25 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | at  Western Ore. | 6–9 | L 0–3 16-25, 22-25, 25-27 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | vs.  Minn.-Crookston | 3–14 | W 3–1 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Bemidji St. | 13–4 | L 0–3 15-25, 12-25, 12-25 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Saint Michael's | 3–11 | W 3–0 25-17, 25-18, 25-20 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Cal St. San Marcos CCAA | 7–8 | W 3–2 25-22, 25-18, 17-25, 26-28, 15-9 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs.  Fresno Pacific CCAA | 15–0 | L 1–3 25-22, 20-25, 13-25, 20-25 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | vs. Cal St. San Marcos CCAA | 7–8 | W 3–1 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs.  CSUSB CCAA | 14–2 | L 0–3 14-25, 23-25, 14-25 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at  Cal St. Dom. Hills CCAA | 2–13 | L 1–3 12-25, 12-25, 26-24, 20-25 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at Cal St. San Marcos CCAA | 7–8 | L 1–3 25-14, 23-25, 11-25, 22-25 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Menlo CCAA | 5–9 | L 2–3 25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 7-15 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Cal St. Monterey Bay CCAA | 3–11 | L 0–3 27-29, 15-25, 24-26 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs.  San Fran. St. CCAA | 6–8 | Oct 9, 4:00 PM CT 10% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs.  Cal St. East Bay CCAA | 6–8 | Oct 10, 7:00 PM CT 10% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | at  Cal Poly Humboldt CCAA | 7–7 | Oct 15, 9:00 PM CT 22% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | at Cal St. Dom. Hills CCAA | 2–13 | Oct 17, 7:00 PM CT 57% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs.  Chico St. CCAA | 4–7 | Oct 23, 7:00 PM CT 35% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. Cal Poly Humboldt CCAA | 7–7 | Oct 24, 9:00 PM CT 32% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | at Chico St. CCAA | 4–7 | Oct 29, 7:00 PM CT 25% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at  Stanislaus St. CCAA | 5–9 | Oct 31, 7:00 PM CT 18% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs.  Cal Poly Pomona CCAA | 12–3 | Nov 6, 7:00 PM CT 3% |
| Sat, Nov 7 | vs.  Cal State LA CCAA | 4–11 | Nov 7, 3:00 PM CT 16% |