CSU beats San Jose State to win the Mountain West volleyball tournament

The Colorado State volleyball team is back in the NCAA tournament.

The Rams secured the Mountain West’s automatic bid on Saturday by defeating San Jose State 3-1 (27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16) to win the conference tournament championship game in Las Vegas.

CSU dominated the Mountain West tournament, becoming the first No. 1 seed to win since the conference tournament was reinstated in 2021. The Rams had a bye to the semifinals, where they defeated San Diego State 3-1 and then beat the No. 1 seed. Second seed San Jose State in the title game.

Malaya Jones top-scored with 26 kills, increasing her CSU single-season record (modern scoring format) to 541 and counting. Karina Leber had 11 kills and Naeemah Weathers had 10.