Malyssa Cawa

Career Accolades

  • All-ACC Academic Team (2024)

As a Freshman (2024)

  • All-ACC Academic Team
  • Played in 15 matches, appearing in 43 sets as a defensive specialist
  • Averaged 1.05 digs per set
  • Recorded kills at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 10) and at No. 12 SMU (Oct. 16)
  • Put down her first collegiate ace at No. 12 SMU (Oct. 16)
  • Twice registered a career-high six digs
    • versus NC State (Oct. 4) and against Wake Forest (Oct. 6)

Prior to Stanford

  • Captained her team as a senior
  • As a senior, helped lead team to CIF-SS Open Division championship, CIF Open Regional Championship, CIF Open State Championship and MaxPreps National Championship
  • Under Armour All-American (2023)
  • MaxPreps First Team All-American (2023)
  • Trinity League MVP (2023)
  • 2023 recipient of the CIF Sportsmanship Award and Andi Collins Award
  • Two-time MaxPreps Underclassman All-American (2021, 2022)
  • Trinity League Second Team (2022)
  • Also played beach volleyball
    • Two-time all-league
  • Played for Momentous VBC

Personal

  • Daughter of David and Myla Cawa
  • Has a younger brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Marly
Career Highs
Statistic Career High Opponent Date
Kills 1 (2X) last at SMU Oct. 16, 2024
Attempts 1 (2X) last at SMU Oct. 16, 2024
Hitting Percentage 1.000 (1-0-1) (2X) last at SMU Oct. 16, 2024
Assists 2 (3X) last vs. Virginia Tech Nov. 15, 2024
Service Aces 1 at SMU Oct. 16, 2024
Digs 6 (2X) last vs. Wake Forest Oct. 6, 2024
Blocks -- -- --
Malyssa Cawa
2024
Defensive Specialist
5-6 / -