Coyote player earns weekly honor
Cal State San Bernardino outside hitter Jane Chafeh has been named Molten California Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Player of the Week for Aug. 31 - Sept. 6.
Chafeh, a junior from Fontana, led the second-ranked Coyotes to a 4-0 record at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla over the weekend. Cal State San Bernardino improved to 7-0 on the season after registering wins over Mesa State, Alaska-Anchorage, Saginaw Valley State and Northern Michigan.
Chafeh was selected to the all-tournament team after averaging 5.3 kills and 3.73 digs, totaling five service aces, posting a .268 attack percentage and recording four double-doubles (kills and digs).
The Cal State San Bernardino junior tallied a tournament-high 24 kills, 19 digs and a 4.35 hitting percentage in the team's opening match against Mesa State. She had 19 kills and 13 digs against Alaska-Anchorage, 17 kills and 14 digs against Saginaw Valley State and 20 kills and 10 digs against Northern Michigan.
Cal State San Bernardino opens CCAA play this week when it hosts undefeated UC San Diego on Friday.
Molten CCAA Women's Volleyball Player of the Week:
Aug. 24-30: Roxanne Brunsting (UC San Diego)
Aug. 31 - Sept. 6: Jane Chafeh (Cal State San Bernardino).
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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