Kale’a Kuamo’o Earns Her First Career FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week Award
Kale'a Kuamo'o from has been voted this week's FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week. Kuamo'o averaged a CCAA-best 4.38 digs on the weekend to help Cal State East Bay defend its home court with a pair of victories. She added five assists and two aces.
Kuamo'o had 12 digs, three assists, and an ace in the sweep over UC Merced. She backed it up with season high 23 digs in a five-set win over Stanislaus State, handing the Warriors their first CCAA loss.
The junior from Keaukaha, Hawaii, is now tied for second in the CCAA with 4.28 digs per set and fifth in aces per set (0.4). Click here to see the complete CCAA leaderboard.
This is the first career CCAA Player of the Week award for Kuamo'o, and it's the first for Cal State East Bay since the 2023 season. Click here to see a complete list of past award winners.
The Pioneers are tied with Cal State San Bernardino and San Francisco State for fourth in the CCAA standings at 4-2. CSUEB will host Cal State Dominguez Hills (2-4 CCAA) on Friday, Oct. 10, before welcoming in Cal Poly Pomona (6-0 CCAA) on Saturday, Oct. 11. Both matches will be available on FloCollege.
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- Pioneers Power Past Chico State in Straight-Set Home SweepHAYWARD — Cal State East Bay delivered a commanding performance Friday night at Pioneer Gymnasium, sweeping Chico State 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 to extend its strong CCAA run and improve to 11-8 overall and 8-3 in conference play.
- Kuamo’o Collects her Second FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week awardCal State East Bay's Kale'a Kuamo'o has been voted the FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 13-19.
- Pioneers Topple UC Merced in Four SetsMERCED, Calif. — The Cal State East Bay volleyball team continued its strong run through CCAA, taking down UC Merced 3–1 (21–25, 25–19, 25–23, 25–20) on Saturday night. The Pioneers improved to 10–8 overall and 7–3 in conference play and currently sit in fourth place.
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- Pioneers Push Cal Poly Pomona to the Brink in Five-Set ThrillerHAYWARD, Calif. — Cal State East Bay went toe-to-toe with conference leader Cal Poly Pomona on Friday night at Pioneer Gymnasium, taking the match the full five sets before ultimately falling 3–2. The Pioneers fell 23–25, 26–24, 20–25, 25–21, 13–15 to snap a three match win streak and move to 8-9 overall and 5-3 in CCAA play.
