Cal Poly Pomona’s Renee Nachtigall earns FloCollege/CCAA Women’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Oct 27, 2026

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Cal Poly Pomona’s Renee Nachtigall has been selected as the FloCollege/CCAA Women’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 19-25.
 
The senior libero from Bernau, Germany, led the CCAA with 5.71 digs per set across two victories, totaling 40 digs in seven sets. Nachtigall recorded a career-high 27 digs in Thursday’s 3-1 win over San Francisco State before adding 13 digs in Friday’s 3-0 sweep of Cal State East Bay. She also contributed four assists and three service aces during the week.
 
Nachtigall’s 279 digs this season rank her sixth in the CCAA (3.77 digs per set). She has been a key part of the Broncos’ defensive effort, as Cal Poly Pomona ranks second in the conference in opponent hitting percentage, holding opponents to a .171 attack percentage. Click here to see the complete CCAA stats leaders.
 
The Broncos are 17-4 overall and 7-2 in CCAA play, placing third in the conference standings behind Fresno Pacific and Cal State San Bernardino. Cal Poly Pomona has won two consecutive matches and will return home this week to host Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m., followed by Cal Poly Humboldt on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. Both matches will be played at Kellogg Arena. Click here to see the complete CCAA standings.
 
Nachtigall earns Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career and is the first Broncos to garner the honor this season.  
 
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