Cal State East Bay vs. UH Hilo  –– 10 a.m. HST (1 p.m. Pacific) - WATCH | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
Played at HPU Shark Tank - Honolulu, Hawaii

Cal State East Bay at No. 9 Chaminade –– 7 p.m. HST (10 p.m. Pacific) - WATCH | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
Played at McCabe Gym - Honolulu, Hawaii

The Pioneers' first three opponents include a trio of Hawaii teams from the PacWest as part of the Hawaii Challenge, most notably No. 9 Chaminade, and wrap up their matches in the tournament against UC Colorado Springs. The first two matches for East Bay take place at HPU Shark Tank (Thursday and Friday's first match) and the second two take place at McCabe Gym (Friday evening and Saturday afternoon). In the CCAA Preseason Coaches' poll, East Bay was picked to finish sixth, which was the actual place for the team to finish the 2024 regular season and enough to qualify for the 2024 CCAA Volleyball Tournament. 

The team includes a mix of returners and key newcomers. Setters Pi'ilani Carvalho and Jada Stone return for their junior season along with libero Kale'a Kuamo'o. Middle Blocker Fane Paua returns for her senior season. Some important newcomers include outside hitters Barakat Adekola and Makaiya Gerhardt.

Can the Pioneers carry their strong finish to the 2024 season into 2025? A late season run propelled them into the No. 2 seed for the CCAA Tournament. 

And East Bay was picked second in the 2025 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll, only short of last season's NCAA Division II National Champion Cal Poly Pomona. Several starters return to the squad, four of which are on the CCAA Preseason Watchlist, including Abigail Kern, Jaeden Nelson, Morgan Pearson and Mika Sayfurahman. 

Anne Whipple's second season at the helm for East Bay begins with a pair of road matches, starting Thursday at UC Colorado Springs then Sunday at Dominican (Calif.). Three matches in six days wraps up Tuesday with a home fixture against Hawai'i Pacific, which will be played at Las Positas College in Livermore, California. 

The third season for the Pioneers under the direction of head coach Mike Haswell begins with a pair of road fixtures in the Bay Area, starting with a showdown at Menlo on Thursday afternoon, then a matchup with Dominican on Saturday. Last season, East Bay defeated Menlo, 2-1 but lost to Dominican, 3-1. 

Several Pioneers return to the lineup for 2025 from a historical 2024 season that saw them reach the CCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. East Bay was picked fourth in the CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll. On the CCAA Preseason Watchlist are Yuto Hatayama and Julian Valle.