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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Founded | 2023 |
| League | Major League Volleyball |
| Based in | San Diego, California |
| Arena | Viejas Arena |
| Colors | Navy, light blue, yellow and white |
| Owner | Gary E. Jacobs |
| Head coach | Tayyiba Haneef-Park |
| Website | sandiegomojovb |
TheSan Diego Mojo are a women's professionalindoor volleyball team based inSan Diego, California, that competes inMajor League Volleyball (MLV). The team plays its home games atViejas Arena. The Mojo began play in the league's inaugural2024 season.
On May 25, 2023, San Diego was announced as the sixth city to receive aPro Volleyball Federation franchise for the league's inaugural season, owned bybeach volleyball legendKerri Walsh Jennings.[1] Two-timeOlympic silver medallistTayyiba Haneef-Park was hired as the team's head coach, later joined by assistant coachDeitre Collins, a member of theAmerican Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[2][3] The Mojo name, logo, and colors were announced on November 9, 2023.[4]
In their inaugural match on February 1, 2024, the Mojo were swept by theAtlanta Vibe in three sets, 17–25, 15–25, 16–25.[5] The Mojo went on to earn their first victory in team history on February 23, defeating theGrand Rapids Rise in four sets, 36–34, 25–27, 25–23, 25–23, in their home opener in front of a crowd of over 6,000.[6] They set a new team attendance record on April 7, beating theColumbus Fury in four sets in front of an announced crowd of 8,938.[7] After losing eight of their first 12 matches,[8] the Mojo finished their inaugural season with a record of 13–11 and earned the third overall seed in the PVF playoffs.[9] San Diego faced the second-seededOmaha Supernovas in the semifinals and were defeated in five sets, 20–25, 16–25, 25–18, 25–8, 15–11.[10] Haneef-Park was named the Coach of the Year, whileNootsara Tomkom won the Setter of the Year award.[10][11]
Current as of April 9, 2025.[12]
| Number | Player | Position | Height | College/Club |
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| 1 |  Rainelle Jones | Middle blocker | 6'3" | Maryland |
| 2 |  Shara Venegas | Libero | 5'7" | Universidad Metropolitana |
| 3 | T'ara Ceasar | Outside hitter | 6'1" | Florida |
| 7 | Ronika Stone | Middle blocker | 6'2" | Oregon |
| 8 | Kendra Dahlke | Outside hitter | 6'0" | Arizona |
| 10 | Jenaisya Moore | Outside hitter | 6'0" | Ohio State,Tennessee |
| 15 | Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani | Opposite hitter | 6'4" | Texas |
| 16 | Kamaile Hiapo | Libero | 5'7" | Arizona,BYU |
| 19 |  DaYeong Lee | Setter | 5'10" | N/A |
| 21 | Regan Pittman | Middle blocker | 6'4" | Minnesota |
| 23 | Elise McGhee | Outside hitter | 6'5" | Baylor |
| 24 | Sarah Sponcil | Libero / Setter | 5'8" | UCLA,LMU |
| 26 | Leyla Blackwell | Middle blocker | 6'4" | San Diego,Nebraska |
| 28 | Kayla Lund | Outside hitter | 6'0" | Pittsburgh |
| 31 | Maya Tabron | Outside hitter | 6'0" | Colorado,SMU |
| 32 | Lauren Page | Middle blocker | 6'0" | Oregon |
| 61 | Celia Cullen | Setter | 6'1" | Michigan State,SMU |
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