Cal State San Bernardino racked up its fourth straight California Collegiate Athletic Association volleyball championship and seventh in the last nine years Saturday night with a 3-0 sweep of Cal State Monterey Bay on Senior Night in Coussoulis Arena.
    The Coyotes now await the announcement of the seedings and the site for the 2009 NCAA Division II West Regional tournament on Sunday night. CSUSB is ranked No. 1 in the region and its record is now 29-1 overall. 
    CSUSB, by winning Saturday night, set a new team record for conference wins with 21 as they finished CCAA play 21-1. The Coyotes went 20-2 on three occasions in winning three straight titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The win was also the team's 28th straight in the arena since the start of the 2008 season.
   The team's 29 wins sets a record for most regular season wins and CSUSB could equal its all-time single-season win record of 30 (set in 2008) in the upcoming West Regional.
     "I am just so proud of the girls who continue to do great things even though we graduate tremendous players each season. This group carried the torch so we could do it again," said Head Coach Kim Cherniss.
    "The group that was pivotal for us this year, spent last year understanding what the journey is about and the stepped in almost seamlessly. They were very diligent and determined to get this done. I told them to enjoy this part of the season and to enjoy being conference champions for awhile before things get busy again next week," she added.
    The visiting Otters finished their season 13-19 overall and 7-15 in the CCAA.
    Junior Jane Chafeh led the Coyotes with 19 kills on .372 hitting with eight digs. Sophomore Morgan Carty had eight kills and 13 digs. Sophomore Samantha Middleborn had eight kills and two blocks. Senor setters Sara Hoffman and Alyssa Auck combined for 44 assists.
    Rheann Fall led the Otters with 13 kills on .462 hitting. Katie Box had a match-high 14 digs.
    Before the match, the volleyball team and Coyote athletics honored three seniors playing the final regular season home match of their four-year careers. The trio -- Alyssa Auck, Ashtin Hall and Sara Hoffman -- are the first volleyball players in the history of the program to play on four straight conference title teams.