Malia Gementera

Photo by: Diego Devia @Devia.Img

Photo by: Josue Vasquez, @JosueAvasqz

Photo by: Josue Vasquez, @JosueAvasqz

Photo by: Josue Vasquez, @JosueAvasqz

Photo by: Diego Devia @Devia.Img

Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Major:
Psychology
Hometown:
Chula Vista, Calif.
High School:
Eastlake HS
Prev School:
Eastlake HS

2025 First Team All-American

2025 Big West Pair of the Year (with Taylor Hagenah)

2025 AVCA Top Flight Award Recipient (Flight 1)

2025 All-Big West First Team

2024 First Team All-American

2024 AVCA Top Flight Award recipient (Flight 1)

2024 All-Big West First Team

2023 Big West Co-Freshman of the Year

2023 All-Big West First Team

2023 AVCA Top Flight Award recipient (Flights 2,3)

All-Time Winningest Individual (with Taylor Hagenah)

All-Time Pairs Win Record Holder (with Taylor Hagenah)

Single-Season Program Individual Win Record Holder

Single-Season Program Pairs Win Record Holder (with Taylor Hagenah)

Junior (2025): Earned the title of First Team All American for the second time in her career...Third time earning All-Big West First Team and named Pair of the Year with Taylor Hagenah...Received five Big West Pair of the Week awards throughout the season and National Pair of the Week in March...Set the all-time record for wins with a win in the first round of the Big West Championship.

Sophomore (2024): Earned the title of First Team All American... Back to back All-Big West First Team selection with Taylor Hagenah and AVCA Top Flight Award recipient...Posted a 27-9 record at the first flight with 11 wins over ranked opponents, including two wins over top five teams...Set the all-time pairs wins record with a win over Cal in the first round of the NCAA Championships.

Freshman (2023): Shared the Big West Freshman of the Year award and earned an All-Big West First Team selection with Taylor Hagenah … Set the single-season program record for individual and pairs wins, going 34-5 in her rookie campaign … Was a perfect 6-0 in flight one, 16-1 in flight two, and 12-4 in flight three … Ended the season on a 14-dual win streak and winner in 27 of final 28 duals … Went a perfect 4-0 at the Big West Championships, including the clinching point in the semi-final victory over Hawai’i … Won her first flight dual in the first round of the NCAA Championships … Racked up a team-best 16 wins over ranked opponents, including eight over top ten programs.

Beach Volleyball: Named a Second Team AVCA Junior All-American honoree … Played club ball with Wave Beach Volleyball … Also earned JVA Best of the Beach honors … Finished third at the 2022 AAU Nationals, CBVA Women’s Open, and 2021 AAU Junior Olympic Games.

High School: A four-year letterwinner in indoor volleyball at Eastlake High School … Helped her team to four consecutive league titles … Was a two-time First Team Metro League selection and one Second Team selection … As a senior, named First Team All-CIF San Diego and MVP.

Major: Psychology.

LBSU Career Record: 95-20
Record by Flight
1: 66-14
2: 17-2
3: 12-4
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