GREENWOOD, Ind. – On Tuesday, the 2023 Academic All-District® Women's Volleyball Teams were announced by College Sports Communicators. From Cal State East Bay, four Pioneers were named to the team for their excellence in the classroom and in competition, including Alexandria Gloria, Kara Green, Mia Jordan and Lexi Pagani. For Green and Jordan, it's the second straight year in which they received the honor of its kind.
Alexandria Gloria - Jr. - HaywardDuring the 2023 season, Gloria appeared in all 25 matches and tallied 166 kills for a .204 attack percentage. In the season finale on Nov. 11, had a career-high 17 digs against CSUSM.
Kara Green - Sr. - CerritosFor the second consecutive year, Kara Green was named to Academic All-District®. Finishing her career with 920 kills, Green is currently has the sixth most in Pioneer history after 212 in 2023. She had a .203 attack percentage during the season and defensively had 295 digs passing the 1,000-mark in her career to finish with 1,020 (seventh most in Pioneer history). She had six double-doubles throughout the 2023 season and on October 14, had a career-high 23 digs against Cal State Monterey Bay. During all four seasons in which the CCAA had volleyball competition in Green's career, she earned a postseason honor from the CCAA, including All-CCAA Second Team in 2022 and All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
Mia Jordan - Jr. - Portland, Ore.For the second consecutive year, Mia Jordan was named to Academic All-District®. With 232 kills (2.34 per set) on the season and a .359 attack percentage, Jordan was third in the CCAA for attack percentage. Defensively, she reached 200 blocks in her career this past season and sits sixth all time in Pioneer history for total blocks with 210, as she led the team with 79.0 during the season. In early October, Jordan was named CCAA Defensive Player of the Week. Jordan repeated her accomplishment of All-CCAA Second Team as she earned the same honor following the 2022 season.
Lexi Pagani - Jr. - ClovisPagani was named All-CCAA Honorable Mention following the 2023 season. She led the team in kills in 2023 with 269 (2.72 per set) and in digs with 327 (3.30 per set). On September 2, she had a season high each in kills (19) and digs (30). In total, she had 12 double-doubles in 2023, capped off with 18 kills and 17 digs in the regular season finale in an incredible Pioneer comeback against Cal State San Marcos.
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