Big blocks net Stan State’s Alex Byrd FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week Nov 12, 2024 Share: Complete list of weekly winners >>> For the second time in three weeks, Alex Byrd from Stanislaus State has been named the FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4-10). Byrd helped lead the Warriors to a pair of wins as Stanislaus State clinched a spot in the upcoming 2024 CCAA Volleyball Tournament, Nov. 21-23 in Pomona, Calif. Byrd averaged 1.67 blocks per set (10 total), adding to her school record. The senior from Stockton started with two kills and five total blocks including three solos and a dig in Stan State's sweep of Humboldt. She finished with a five-kill, five-block, two-dig performance in the Warriors' sweep of Sonoma State as they clinched a spot in the CCAA Volleyball Championship. Her performance raised her CCAA-leading average to 1.22 blocks per set (26th NCAA Div. II). Byrd also paces the conference in total blocks by five. Click here to see the complete CCAA leaderboard. This is Byrd’s second CCAA Defensive Player of the Week honor and the fourth of the season for Stanislaus State. Click here to see a complete list of past award winners. Stanislaus State will close out the regular season at home against Cal State East Bay (Nov. 15) and Cal State Monterey Bay (Nov. 16). The Warriors can earn the No. 3-6 seed in the CCAA Tournament. Both games this weekend can be viewed at CCAA on FloCollege. Visit GoCCAA.org/FloCollege for more information. Related Stories 10.21.25 Kacie Caoili from Cal Poly Pomona captures FloCollege/CCAA Setter of the Week 10.21.25 Cal State East Bay’s Kale’a Kuamo’o collects her second FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week award 10.21.25 Sarah Ybarra claims fifth FloCollege/CCAA Offensive Player of the Week award of 2025 10.14.25 SF State’s Melanie Hewlett earns her first career FloCollege/CCAA Setter of the Week award Related Videos Now Playing: Play Video