Cal State East Bay's Deja Thompson Earns CCAA Volleyball Player of the Week Honors
SAN RAMON – Cal State East Bay outside hitter Deja Thompson was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 10-16, becoming the first Pioneer to earn the honor since former player Roxanne Neeley, who was named in November 2010.
Thompson was a force for the Pioneers, helping helping her team pull off their first weekend sweep of the season with wins over the North Division's top squads -- Chico State and Stanislaus State.
Friday in a three-set sweep over the Warriors, Thompson hit .526 (11-1-19), while also totaling three blocks. The following night Thompson smashed a team-leading 19 kills and four blocks, helping her team rally back from a 2-1 deficit and bring Chico State's six-game win streak to a close.
On the weekend, the Rialto product hit .355 with 30 kills and just eight errors in 62 total swings and totaled seven blocks.
Others Nominated:
Claire Autrey, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Blair Ehrlich, Stanislaus State
Kayla Evans, UC San Diego
Taylor Kushner, Cal State LA
Lauren Nicholson, Cal State San Bernardino
Torey Thompson, Chico State
| 2016 Women's Volleyball Player of the Week |
| Sept. 1-4 |
Meagan Wright, UC San Diego |
| Sept. 5-11 |
Malika O'Brien, Cal State San Bernardino |
| Sept. 12-18 |
Olivia Mediano, Chico State |
| Sept. 19-25 |
Alma Serna, Cal State LA |
| Sept. 26-Oct. 2 |
Camryn Rocha, Chico State |
| Oct. 3-9 |
Olivia Mediano, Chico State |
| Oct. 6-10 |
Deja Thompson, Cal State East Bay |