The crowd at Monday's league bout between the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) and the host El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA), saw Merced's volleyball squad nip El Capitan by a tally of 2-1.

With the win, Merced upgrades its record to 4-2 on the year. The Bears host Atwater (Atwater, CA) to play the Falcons in a bout on Wednesday, September 13. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 5-3. Atwater won 2-0 in their recent league bout against Patterson (Patterson, CA)

The Gauchos now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Lincoln for a non-league bout on Wednesday, September 13. El Capitan will play a Trojans squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over East Union (Manteca, CA). The Trojans record now stands at 4-0.