TURLOCK, Calif.--- Stan State continues its final four-match road trip of the regular season this week with a pair of non-conference matches at the CCAA Pod Weekend in Southern California. The Warriors (6-12) will face No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. before taking on Cal State Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. Both matches will be played at Coussoulis Arena on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino. Stan State enters the weekend coming off a four-set victory at Cal State Monterey Bay and will look to build momentum before returning home for its final four CCAA matches of the regular season.

Flowers at the Helm
Lauren Flowers is in her fifth season at the helm of the Stan State volleyball program and enters this week's CCAA Pod Weekend with a 69-60 (.535) career record. Flowers ranks third on the program's all-time victories list behind Christina Lore (82) and Cindy Nikkel (78), while her career winning percentage remains the highest in program history. During Flowers' tenure, the Warriors have earned 16 All-CCAA honors, including 2024 CCAA Libero of the Year Gabby Rawson and 2024 CCAA Freshman of the Year Malia Tanksley. Rawson also earned AVCA All-America honors in 2024, while Ellison Weaver was named the 2024 CCAA Tournament MVP and became the first Warrior to earn AVCA National Player of the Week honors. Flowers has guided Stan State to three CCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by the program's first CCAA Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024, when the Warriors established a program record with 22 victories.

Weekend Recap
Stan State went 1-1 during the opening weekend of its final four-match road trip of the regular season, falling in five sets at Menlo College on Friday before rebounding with a four-set victory at Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday. The Warriors hit .257 as a team over the nine sets, averaging 12.11 kills, 11.00 assists, 2.33 service aces, 14.78 digs and 2.61 blocks per set. Emily Meyer led Stan State with 29 kills (3.22 per set) while hitting .333, followed by
Fallon Freeman with 20 kills and Lauren Hamilton with 16 kills while hitting .375. Hamilton led the Warriors defensively with 13 total blocks (1.44 per set), while Soraya Forbes added 10 blocks. Reagan Wilkerson recorded double-doubles in both matches, finishing with 50 assists and 20 digs, while Leah Mendoza had seven service aces and 21 digs. Lauren Gonzales led Stan State with 27 digs and added four service aces. The Warriors totaled 109 kills, 21 service aces, 133 digs and 23.5 team blocks over the weekend. Stan State enters this week's CCAA Pod Weekend 6-12 overall and 2-7 in the CCAA.

Warriors in Review
Stan State enters this week's CCAA Pod Weekend with a 6-12 overall record and a 2-7 mark in conference play. The Warriors are hitting .191 as a team and averaging 11.41 kills, 10.32 assists, 1.40 service aces, 14.64 digs and 1.91 blocks per set. Emily Meyer leads Stan State with 158 kills, averaging 2.19 kills per set, followed by Fallon Freeman with 132 kills (2.03 per set), Maggie Olson with 128 (1.97 per set), Lauren Hamilton with 117 (1.67 per set) and Lauren Gonzales with 110 (1.59 per set). Hamilton leads the Warriors with a .307 hitting percentage, followed by Sydney Hoffman at .290, Freeman at .256 and Soraya Forbes at .232. Reagan Wilkerson directs the offense with 410 assists, averaging 6.31 assists per set, while Ireland Avalos has contributed 151 assists. Defensively, Leah Mendoza leads the Warriors with 185 digs, followed by Gonzales with 173, Rylee Szyszka with 162 and Wilkerson with 152. Gonzales leads Stan State with 26 service aces, followed by Szyszka with 21 and Wilkerson with 16. Hamilton leads the Warriors at the net with 68 total blocks, including 20 solo blocks, while Freeman has recorded 32 total blocks and Forbes has added 29.

Seeing Double
Stan State has received double-double performances from five Warriors this season. Reagan Wilkerson leads the team with nine double-doubles, including two this past weekend. Wilkerson recorded 25 assists and 10 digs in Friday's five-set match at Menlo before posting another 25-assist, 10-dig performance in Saturday's four-set victory at Cal State Monterey Bay. Wilkerson now has 11 double-doubles in her Warrior career. Lauren Gonzales has recorded four double-doubles this season, while Ireland Avalos has three as a Warrior. Rylee Szyszka recorded her first career double-double with 11 assists and 19 digs at Cal State Dominguez Hills, while Fallon Freeman posted her first double-double as a Warrior with a career-high 23 kills and 15 digs against Cal State East Bay during the CCAA Pod Weekend in Turlock.

Warrior Standouts
Emily Meyer, Lauren Hamilton and Reagan Wilkerson led Stan State during its 1-1 CCAA road weekend at Menlo and Cal State Monterey Bay. Meyer recorded a team-high 29 kills while hitting .333 over nine sets, averaging 3.22 kills per set. The senior finished with 15 kills while hitting .300 at Menlo before adding 14 kills while hitting .375 in the Warriors' four-set victory at Cal State Monterey Bay. Hamilton anchored Stan State's defense with 13 total blocks, including three solo blocks, averaging 1.44 blocks per set. The senior also contributed 16 kills while hitting .375, highlighted by 12 kills while hitting .391 and seven block assists at Menlo. Wilkerson recorded two double-doubles during the weekend, finishing with 50 assists, 20 digs and three service aces. The junior setter posted identical performances of 25 assists and 10 digs in both matches, bringing her season total to nine double-doubles and her Warrior career total to 11.

CCAA Standings
Stan State enters this week's CCAA Pod Weekend with a 6-12 overall record and a 2-7 mark in conference play. No. 4 Fresno Pacific leads the CCAA with a perfect 9-0 conference record and is 19-0 overall, followed by No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino at 9-1 (18-2 overall) and Cal Poly Pomona at 7-2 (15-4 overall). Cal State LA is fourth at 6-3, followed by San Francisco State and Cal State East Bay, both at 5-4. Cal State San Marcos and Menlo are tied for seventh at 5-5, followed by Cal Poly Humboldt at 4-5 and Cal State Monterey Bay at 4-6. Stan State and UC Merced are tied at 2-7, followed by Chico State and Cal State Dominguez Hills at 1-8.

The top seven teams in the CCAA standings will qualify for the 2026 CCAA Volleyball Tournament, which begins with quarterfinal matches Tuesday, Nov. 10, at campus sites. Fresno Pacific and Cal State San Bernardino have already clinched tournament berths. This week's CCAA Pod Weekend matches against Cal State San Bernardino and Cal State LA are non-conference contests and will not count toward the CCAA standings. The Warriors have four conference matches remaining, all at home, to make a push for a postseason berth. The tournament semifinals and championship will be held Nov. 13-14 at Pioneer Gym on the campus of Cal State East Bay in Hayward.

CCAA Leaders
Stan State ranks among the top half of the 14-team CCAA in two team statistical categories. The Warriors are sixth in hitting percentage at .191 and sixth in opponent hitting percentage, holding opponents to a .193 clip. Individually, Lauren Hamilton ranks fifth in the CCAA in blocks with 68 total blocks, including 20 solo blocks, averaging 0.97 blocks per set. Hamilton also ranks seventh in hitting percentage at .307 with 117 kills on 277 attempts. Reagan Wilkerson ranks eighth in assists with 410, averaging 6.31 assists per set, while Lauren Gonzales ranks seventh in service aces with 26, averaging 0.38 per set.

NCAA Division II NPI Rankings
The first NCAA Division II volleyball National Power Index (NPI) rankings were released Monday, Oct. 19, with two CCAA teams ranked among the nation's top 10. No. 4 Fresno Pacific (19-0) leads the West Region at No. 6 nationally with an NPI value of 66.392, followed by No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino (18-2) at No. 8 nationally with a value of 65.319. Central Washington (13-4) is third in the West Region at No. 23 nationally, followed by Cal Poly Pomona (15-4) at No. 25, Seattle Pacific (14-5) at No. 28, Biola (16-4) at No. 30, Concordia Irvine (17-4) at No. 36, Hawai'i Hilo (17-5) at No. 40 and Simon Fraser (11-5) at No. 42. The next NPI rankings will be published Oct. 26, followed by Nov. 2. After Nov. 2, rankings will be updated daily until the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship selections are announced Sunday, Nov. 15.

Scouting No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino
No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino enters Thursday's CCAA Pod Weekend match with an 18-2 overall record and a 9-1 mark in conference play. The Coyotes have won seven consecutive matches, including a five-set victory at Cal State LA (25-23, 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-12) on Thursday and a four-set victory at Cal Poly Pomona (25-20, 26-24, 22-25, 27-25) on Saturday. Cal State San Bernardino is undefeated at home this season with an 11-0 record. The Coyotes' only two losses came in five sets at No. 4 Fresno Pacific on Sept. 18 and at Cal Poly Pomona on Sept. 26. As a team, Cal State San Bernardino is hitting .273 and averaging 13.27 kills, 11.93 assists, 1.85 service aces, 15.30 digs and 2.55 blocks per set. The Coyotes are holding opponents to a .145 hitting percentage and 10.62 kills per set.

Kacie Pedersen leads Cal State San Bernardino with 255 kills, averaging 3.45 kills per set, and has added 226 digs, 25 service aces and 32 total blocks. Sarai Ross follows with 213 kills (2.88 per set) while hitting .274, while Kisa Sagiao has contributed 161 kills (2.18 per set) and 44 total blocks. Allison Legates leads the Coyotes with a .394 hitting percentage and 86 total blocks, including 16 solo blocks, averaging 1.18 blocks per set. M'Kera Drake is hitting .346 with 102 kills and 72 total blocks. McKenna Edwards directs the offense with 420 assists and leads the team with 39 service aces, averaging 0.53 per set, while Jaiden Van Horn has added 320 assists and 21 service aces. Defensively, Saniyah Sobers leads Cal State San Bernardino with 291 digs, averaging 3.93 per set, followed by Pedersen with 226 and Edwards with 156.

Stan State-Cal State San Bernardino Series
Cal State San Bernardino leads the all-time series with Stan State 26-4 since 2007. The Coyotes won the most recent meeting in three sets, 25-20, 25-14, 25-21, on Nov. 1, 2025, in Turlock. Teagan Irish led the Warriors with seven kills, while Christallynn Tate and Malia Tanksley each added five. Tate recorded a team-high four total blocks, while Leah Mendoza finished with 13 digs. Reagan Wilkerson recorded eight assists, six digs and three service aces, while Shaelyn Pruiett added eight assists and two service aces. Stan State finished with 30 kills, five service aces and five team blocks, while the Coyotes hit .255 and were led by Kacie Pedersen with 12 kills.

Prior to that match, Stan State had won two consecutive meetings during the 2024 season, sweeping the Coyotes 25-19, 25-22, 25-22, on Oct. 5 in Turlock before earning a four-set victory, 25-16, 25-18, 17-25, 25-20, on Oct. 31 in San Bernardino. In that road victory, Makenna Carrillo led the Warriors with 12 kills, followed by Isabella Saucedo with 11 and Ellison Weaver with seven. Alex Byrd recorded a team-high six total blocks, while Gabby Rawson finished with 17 digs, nine assists and two service aces. Haley Burdo added 15 assists and 14 digs, while Shaelyn Pruiett contributed 14 assists. Stan State finished with 48 kills, six service aces, 10 team blocks and 73 digs while holding the Coyotes to a .162 hitting percentage. The victory marked Stan State's first win at Cal State San Bernardino in the series.

The Warriors have won three of the last 10 meetings, including a five-set victory on Oct. 15, 2022, in Turlock. Stan State is 1-12 all-time in San Bernardino and 3-13 at home against the Coyotes. Thursday's match will be the first of two meetings between the programs this season, with the teams scheduled to meet again Nov. 6 in Turlock.

Scouting Cal State LA
Cal State LA enters Friday's CCAA Pod Weekend match with a 7-12 overall record and a 6-3 mark in conference play. The Golden Eagles have won four of their last five matches, including a five-set victory over Cal State San Marcos (25-18, 20-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-6) on Saturday. Cal State LA also defeated Stan State in four sets (25-23, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20) on Oct. 10 in Turlock and swept Chico State on Oct. 9. The Golden Eagles' lone setback during that stretch came in five sets to No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino on Oct. 15. Cal State LA is 4-1 at home, 2-4 on the road and 1-7 at neutral sites this season. As a team, the Golden Eagles are hitting .146 and averaging 10.84 kills, 10.00 assists, 1.83 service aces, 13.16 digs and 1.99 blocks per set.

Samarah DaCoud leads Cal State LA with 297 kills, averaging 3.96 kills per set, and has added 210 digs, 21 service aces and 21 total blocks. Amber Walker follows with 127 kills (2.02 per set), while Isabella Barrios has contributed 68 kills while hitting .238 and leads the Golden Eagles with 59 total blocks, including eight solo blocks, averaging 1.00 block per set. Oluwatoyin Sunday has added 59 kills and 19 total blocks, while Anaiya Cooper has recorded 55 kills. Ruby Ennis directs the offense with 400 assists, averaging 6.06 assists per set, and has added 109 digs and 18 service aces. Seriah Demski follows with 106 assists, while McKinley Chase has 90. Defensively, Juliana Speiski has recorded 206 digs, averaging 3.12 per set, while DaCoud leads the team with 210 digs (2.80 per set) and Ennis has 109. Teegan Charapata leads the Golden Eagles with 27 service aces, averaging 0.40 per set.

Stan State-Cal State LA Series
Cal State LA leads the all-time series with Stan State 26-5 since 2007. The Golden Eagles won the most recent meeting in four sets, 25-23, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20, on Oct. 10, 2026, in Turlock during the Warriors' annual Dig Pink match. Reagan Wilkerson recorded a double-double with 26 assists and 11 digs, while Soraya Forbes led Stan State with nine kills while hitting .538 and added four total blocks. Lauren Gonzales contributed five kills, four service aces and nine digs, while Laila Greene finished with five kills and four block assists. The Warriors rallied from a 22-17 deficit to capture the second set 26-24 before the Golden Eagles won the final two sets.

Prior to that match, Stan State had won three of the previous four meetings with Cal State LA, including a five-set victory on Nov. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. The Warriors rallied from a two-set deficit to defeat the Golden Eagles 22-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-11.

The last time the two programs met at a neutral site was Nov. 23, 2024, in the CCAA Tournament championship match at Kellogg Arena in Pomona. Stan State defeated Cal State LA in four sets, 22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-17, to capture the program's first CCAA Tournament championship. Ellison Weaver led the Warriors with 18 kills and 16 digs, while Mariah Iosua added 12 kills and Isabella Saucedo finished with eight. Alex Byrd recorded a team-high nine total blocks, while Gabby Rawson contributed 18 digs, 12 assists and three service aces. Haley Burdo finished with 22 assists and two service aces, while Shaelyn Pruiett added 16 assists and 11 digs. Stan State hit .228 with 53 kills, eight service aces and 10 team blocks while holding Cal State LA to a .176 hitting percentage. The Warriors hit .542 in the fourth set with 13 kills and no attack errors to secure the championship.

Stan State has won three of the last 10 meetings and is 3-12 all-time in Los Angeles, 1-14 at home and 1-0 at neutral sites against the Golden Eagles. Friday's match will mark the second meeting between the programs this season and the first neutral-site meeting since the 2024 CCAA Tournament championship.

CCAA Sports on FloCollege
Both of Stan State's matches during this weekend's CCAA Pod Weekend in San Bernardino will be streamed live on FloCollege. Fans can watch the Warriors face No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. before taking on Cal State LA on Friday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. Both non-conference matches will be played at Coussoulis Arena on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino. Fans can also follow both matches through live stats on the Warrior Athletics website.

Up Next
Following this weekend's CCAA Pod Weekend in San Bernardino, Stan State returns home for its final four matches of the regular season at the Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena. The Warriors will begin their homestand against a pair of Central Valley rivals, hosting No. 4 Fresno Pacific on Friday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. before facing UC Merced on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 5 p.m. The following weekend, Stan State will host No. 9 Cal State San Bernardino on Friday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. before concluding the regular season against Cal State San Marcos on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. for Senior Day. Prior to the match against the Cougars, the Warriors will recognize five seniors: Leah Mendoza, Irene London, Emily Meyer, Lauren Hamilton and Maggie Olson. All four matches will count toward the CCAA standings as Stan State looks to secure one of the seven berths in the 2026 CCAA Volleyball Tournament, which begins Tuesday, Nov. 10.