TURLOCK, Calif.--- Stan State volleyball players Fallon Freeman and Lauren Hamilton earned All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) recognition for the 2026 season, as announced by the conference. The two Warriors were recognized for their performances on the court this fall under fifth-year head coach Lauren Flowers.

Leading Stan State with 207 points, Freeman finished second on the team with 180 kills while hitting .271. Hamilton paced the Warriors with 85 total blocks and a .319 hitting percentage while adding 147 kills and 203 points. Both played important roles in the Warriors' offensive and defensive efforts throughout the season.

In her first season as a Warrior, Freeman earned All-CCAA Honorable Mention recognition after recording 180 kills in 83 sets, averaging 2.17 kills per set while hitting .271. She led Stan State with 207 points (2.49 per set) and added 104 digs and 45 total blocks (five solo and 40 assists). Freeman recorded 10 or more kills in seven matches, highlighted by a career-high 23 kills while hitting .392 against Cal State East Bay on Sept. 26. She also recorded 15 digs in that match for her first double-double as a Warrior. Freeman finished the season with 10 kills without an attack error while hitting .455 in Stan State's three-set Senior Day sweep of Cal State San Marcos on Nov. 7.

A senior middle blocker, Hamilton earned All-CCAA Honorable Mention recognition after leading Stan State with a .319 hitting percentage and 85 total blocks (23 solo and 62 assists), averaging 0.98 blocks per set. She recorded 147 kills (1.69 per set) and finished with 203 points in 87 sets. Hamilton was named FloCollege/CCAA Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 12-18 after recording 13 total blocks in two matches against Menlo and Cal State Monterey Bay. She registered a season-high 12 kills and seven blocks at Menlo on Oct. 16 while adding 15.5 points. Hamilton closed out her Warrior career with six kills while hitting .714 and adding three block assists in Stan State's Senior Day sweep of Cal State San Marcos on Nov. 7.

With this year's two selections, Stan State has earned 46 All-CCAA honors since 1998, including 12 First Team, 15 Second Team and 19 Honorable Mention selections. The Warriors have earned 25 All-CCAA honors during Lauren Flowers' five seasons as head coach, including three First Team, five Second Team and 17 Honorable Mention selections. Stan State has had at least two All-CCAA honorees in each of the past five seasons, highlighted by six selections in 2024 and five in 2025.

Among the conference's special award recipients, Cal Poly Pomona's Sarah Ybarra was named CCAA Player of the Year, while Fresno Pacific's Devyn Castaneda earned Libero of the Year honors. Fresno Pacific's Mikayla Weiss was selected Setter of the Year, while teammate Rilee Pitney received Newcomer of the Year recognition. Cal Poly Pomona's Paige Bowyer earned Freshman of the Year honors, and Cal State San Bernardino's Kim Cherniss was named Coach of the Year.

Closing out the 2026 season with an 8-16 overall record and a 4-9 mark in CCAA play, Stan State finished its final four-match home-stand with a 2-2 record. The Warriors recorded three-set victories over UC Merced and Cal State San Marcos while falling to nationally ranked Fresno Pacific and Cal State San Bernardino. In the regular-season finale against Cal State San Marcos, Stan State hit .444 as a team with 40 kills and just four attack errors while recording 11 service aces. Freeman led the Warriors with 10 kills, while Hamilton hit .714 with six kills and three block assists.