Don't want to say I told you so (lie), but Lindsay Macias' 13 kills in Thursday night's season-ending loss to Western Washington moved her past Stacy Clifton in the Chico State record books — as a junior. She's still got another year to tack onto what has already been a spectacular career. She's now at 1,167 kills, close to an average of 400 a year.

Joining in on the happy volleyball news are Erica Brick and Gillian Heydorff, who joined Macias as All-California Collegiate Athletic Association selections on Thursday. Good for them, and as a program, it's a good core to take into both Brick's and Macias' senior seasons next year. Of course, that implies "wait for next year," which is never fun to have to say.

I'm pretty pumped for basketball season, by the way. In my sports reporting experience and extensive sports fandom, basketball games are usually the ones that most readily go down to the last few seconds, and a lively crowd feeds on momentum. That results in some loud atmospheres, and when you're getting paid to take it all in, it's a pretty sweet deal. The Wildcat women take on Mesa State tonight in their season opener, while the men will try to score a win over Northwest Nazarene.

As the ever-intoxicated 21-year-old women patrolling my humble Ivy Street abode Thursday night (Thursday night!?) would say: "Weeeoooo!"