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Stanislaus State’s Malia Tanksley has been voted the FloCollege/CCAA Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 22-28, 2025. 

Tanksley averaged 2.0 blocks per set and helped hold both opponents under a .100 hitting percentage to help lead Stanislaus State to two wins. The sophomore opposite side hitter added 15 kills and two digs. 

The Sloughhouse, Calif., native opened the weekend with seven combined blocks, two digs, five kills, and 8.5 points in Friday’s sweep of Chico State. Tanksley followed with another strong outing against Humboldt, posting seven kills on a .235 hitting percentage, five combined blocks, and 9.5 points in Saturday’s sweep. Stanislaus State is now 4-0 in CCAA play for the first time in program history. 

Tanksley ranks sixth in the CCAA in blocks with 1.0 per set. Click here to see the complete CCAA leaderboard. 

This is the first career CCAA weekly honor for the 2024 CCAA Freshman of the Year.  Click here to see a complete list of past weekly award winners. 

The Warriors will put their perfect conference record on the line this week when they travel to Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday, Oct. 3, and Cal State East Bay on Saturday, Oct. 4. Both matches will be available on FloCollege. 

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