Cal State keeper wins weekly award

Cal State San Bernardino goalkeeper Chelsey Jones has been named the Wilson/California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Soccer Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 10-16.

Jones, a sophomore from Hesperia, was solid in goal while helping the Coyotes to a pair of wins over southern California rivals Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A.

In 180 minutes in front of the net, Jones posted a pair of shutouts while totaling seven saves. The weekend performance marked her third straight blanking of an opponent and brought her season shutout total 4.5.

Cal State San Bernardino, which has won a school-record six consecutive matches, returns to the pitch on Friday when it hosts CCAA North Division leader Sonoma State beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Wilson/CCAA Women’s Soccer Player of the Week:
Aug. 29 – Sept. 4: Lisa Ohberg (Cal State L.A.)

Sept. 5-11: Tiffany Hollis (Cal State Dominguez Hills)

Sept. 12-18: Cassie Callahan (UC San Diego)

Sept. 19-25: Nicole Vanni (San Francisco State);

Sept. 26 – Sept. 2: Kasey Wall (Chico State)

Oct. 3-9: Casey Hirsch (Cal State San Bernardino);

Oct. 10-16: Chelsey Jones (Cal State San Bernardino).

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Former Etiwanda standout earns college honor

Former Etiwanda high School standout Marquis Mora, now a junior at Cal State Los Angeles, has been named Molten/California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 3-9.

Mora led Cal State L.A. to a pair of CCAA wins over Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State East Bay. In eight sets, she totaled 45 kills, eight digs, 13 total blocks and 53 points (6.6 per set), while posting a .567 hitting percentage.

Mora had a career-high 28 kills and a hitting percentage of .765 to lead the Golden Eagles to a four-set win over Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday. Her 28 kills are tied for the conference single-match high this season and are tied for eighth on Cal State L.A.’s all-time list. Her .765 hitting percentage is second all-time in program history (minimum of 15 attacks) and the highest ever for a player with more than 20 kills and 30 attacks. She also had seven blocks and totaled 32.5 points (8.1 per set) in the game.

On Saturday, Mora had 17 kills and six blocks to lead the Golden Eagles past Cal State East Bay. She hit at a .364 clip and her final two kills got the Golden Eagles to match point and then ended the contest. She had 20.5 points in the match.

Cal State L.A. returns to action on Friday when it travels to UC San Diego for a 7 p.m. contest.

Molten CCAA Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week:
Aug. 29 – Sept. 4: Samantha Middleborn (Cal State San Bernardino)

Sept. 5-11: Keala Peterson (Sonoma State)

Sept. 12-18: Taylor Krenwinkel (Sonoma State)

Sept. 19-25: Samantha Middleborn (Cal State San Bernardino)

Sept. 26 – Oct. 2: Jessica Leek (Chico State)

Oct. 3-9: Samantha Middleborn (Cal State San Bernardino)

Oct. 10-16: Marquis Mora (Cal State L.A.).

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SBVC football players honored

San Bernardino Valley College boasted all three American Division Mountain Conference football honors last week.

Freshman running back Damar Sowell was the Offensive Player of the Week. The Riverside Patriot alumn had his best game of the season with 97 yards on 18 carries.

Sophomore defensive back Kingdwayne Solomon took defensive honors with 11 tackles, seven of them solo. He laso had a kickoff return for 47 yards.

Sophomore Jamal Anderson, a graduate of Summit High School, earned special teams honors with a 50-yard fumble return for a touchdown. He also returned four kicks for a total of 103 yards,

SBVC (1-4) opens conference play on Saturday with a 1 p.m. game at Mt. San Jacinto.

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