Cal State East Bay Athletics saw some outstanding accomplishments among teams and student-athletes throughout the fall sports seasons of 2024. After all, all three fall team sports reached postseason action, there were some great results on the golf course by both Pioneer golf teams, several medals were achieved in swimming and records were set in cross country. However, most notably, there are three stories of the 2024 fall season that captivated the Pioneer community that are the focus of this week's Pioneer Spotlight.

SAN FRANCISCO - Last week, the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) announced its 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer All-West Region Teams. From Cal State East Bay, Mika Sayfurahman named to the Second Team following the 2024 season. It was the second year in a row the midfielder received an accolade from D2 CCA.

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ARCATA, Calif. - Cal State East Bay advanced to the final of the 2024 CCAA Women's Soccer Tournament presented by FloCollege, with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay in the semifinals on Friday at College Creek Field on the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – The 2024 All-CCAA Women's Soccer All-Conference individual awards were announced on Wednesday. Five members of the Cal State East Bay women's soccer program were named to the team, including Mika Sayfurahman (First Team), Abigail Kern (Second Team), Ashley Levi (Honorable Mention), Jaeden Nelson (Honorable Mention) and Gabriella Rodil (Honorable Mention).

The excitement of the CCAA Soccer Tournaments takes place this week. Cal State East Bay hosts the men's soccer tournament, while the Pioneer women's soccer team heads to Arcata for the CCAA Women's Soccer Tournament. The second week of the basketball season takes place. And volleyball controls its own destiny in terms of reaching the CCAA Tournament.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. - In a thrilling regular season finale at The Cage on Thursday, Cal State East Bay women's soccer team clinched a spot in the CCAA Tournament with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Cal State San Marcos. The win not only secured the Pioneers' postseason berth but also propelled them to the second seed in the conference standings, marking the program's highest regular season finish since joining the CCAA.