SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Mojo Professional Volleyball team (11-17) won their final two games of season, both at home at SDSU’s Viejas Arena against the Columbus Fury (8-19) on Thursday and the Indy Ignite (13-15) on Saturday night. With the win, the Mojo finished sixth out of eight teams on the season.

The Mojo earned their first sweep of the season against the Fury, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20 before an enthusiastic crowd of 820.

"I think we were all disappointed in the last time we faced Columbus at their place," said head coach Tayyiba Haneef-Park. "It's our first sweep of the season. Being able to go in and play disciplined, clean volleyball. ... That's exactly what we did.”

Middle blocker Regan Pittman led the Mojo on the night with 13 points off of 10 kills and 3 blocks and a 48% kill percentage, while Ronika Stone scored nine on seven kills and two blocks, and a 50% kill percentage.

Rookie outside hitters Maya Tabron and Elise McGhee showed their fire: Tabron scored 10 points on eight kills, one block, and one service ace, and added 12 digs defensively, while McGhee tallied eight points off the bench with three kills, three blocks and a team-high two aces.

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Setter Sarah Sponcil had a match-high 32 assists and was feisty on the attack with four kills, while libero Shara Venegas tallied 11 digs.

“Sarah ran an amazing offense today and really incorporated our middles transition-wise,”said Haneef-Park. “I think that ultimately led to our victory."“

Outside hitters Jenaisya Moore and Lauren Page rounded out the scoring with nine and three points respectively.

For the stats fans, check out match statistics here.

Before a crowd of almost 3,000 screaming fans, the Mojo dropped the first set against the Indy Ignite, but regrouped and came back fiercely as the Mojo dominated the next three to secure the win, 22-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19.

Rookie outside hitter Maya Tabron had her best game of the season. She led the team with 20 points that included 14 kills, two aces, and four blocks, with 10 digs for good measure.

“She's got such a high ceiling,” said head coach Tayyiba Haneef-Park. “She stepped in right away and played some significant minutes for us and had a significant impact.”

Libero Shara Venegas recorded her Mojo single-game career high with 26 digs.

“She's just like a ball of energy,” said teammate Tabron, who will play for the Swedish national team in 2026. “Everybody's seen her slap on the floor, and that just gets us all hyped.”

The Mojo lost the first set, 25-22. After going down by six, 21-15, the Mojo won the next seven of nine points to close the gap and get within two, still down 24-22. After an Indy timeout, a Mojo service error ended the set.

After going up 4-3 in the second, the Mojo never looked back. At 16-11, Indy staged a mini-comeback, winning two straight to close to 16-13. What followed may have been the best point of the match, if not the season. Digs and kills by both teams ensued as the ball went over the net an extraordinary 19 times with 14 attacks and several point-saving digs. The point ended with an attack error by Indy, and the Mojo increased their lead to four, 17-13.

“I think we won almost all of the long rallies, and there were some extremely long rallies in there,” said Haneef-Park. “And so just playing calm, playing disciplined, and forcing Indy to make those errors, I think really worked to our advantage.”

Including the long point, the Mojo won seven of the next nine to make it 23-15. The set ended on a dominant block by middle blocker Regan Pittman.

Down 2-1 to start the third set, the Mojo won seven straight to go up 8-2. Indy maintained their composure and tied the game at 11-11 and again at 12-12. Another Mojo run— this time of four points — staved off the charge and the Mojo went up 16-12. Another four-point run gave the Mojo some breathing room and they won the set, 25-19.

The teams stayed close in the fourth until the Mojo took the lead at 12-11 and extended it to as many as seven points. They closed out the fourth 25-19 off a kill by Pittman.

Three players had double-doubles, including Tabron, outside hitter Jenaisya Moore (10 kills and 10 digs), and opposite Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani (13 kills and 13 digs).

Setter Dayeong Lee had 34 assists on the evening. Tabron shared how much Lee’s calmness and consistency allow her teammates to depend on her.

“I'm proud of the way that this team just continued to fight, that we got to end on the win streak, and more importantly, that we got to do it in front of our own fans and family,” said Haneef-Park. “Indy is a tough team, and we struggled that first set as they threw in some different people, but as soon as we figured out their tendencies, I think it was smooth sailing from there where we knew that we wanted to take control of this game.”

Are you at stats fanatic? Check out the statistics for the game here.

Haneef-Park reflected on the season and the team and how the team came together as a family. During the season, she was named an assistant coach of the U.S. National team and in March she was selected for induction into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame.

“The anticipation of being able to tell the girls, I was just so excited,” said Haneef-Park. “There was no one else that I really wanted to be around in that moment. They were my family, and so it was really exciting being able to tell them and then have them celebrate with me.”

The coach and players were asked their thoughts about the recent growth in interest in women’s sports in the United States.

"I retired after college because I didn't want to go play overseas, and I never thought I would have the opportunity to play in front of my family, my friends," said Pittman. "Watching women's sports grow and basketball and volleyball and all aspects has been really cool. (For 13-year old me) to look up and see that there's women who are, excuse my language, bad as**s. There are women who are strong and confident and want to win."

"This is a level of strong, athletic, beautiful, passionate women who are out there pursuing their passion and purpose," said Haneef-Park. "This is the best of the best athletes that you can find in volleyball. And so it's an honor to be here on the stage with these women and creating opportunities for younger generations."

Be sure to stay up-to-date with the Mojo in the coming season! Get the team’s schedule here.