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San Diego Mojo of the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF), the premier women’s professional volleyball league in North America, has re-signed middle blocker Ronika Stone for the 2025 season, the team announced on Monday, July 1. Stone is San Diego’s first signee for the 2025 season.
“Returning to San Diego fills me with a renewed excitement and determination,” Stone said. “After falling short last season, my sights are set on redemption and the ultimate goal, of course – to bringing home the championship.”
An All-PVF Second Team selection in 2024, Stone led the league in hitting percentage (.336), ranked seventh within kill percentage (.406), tied for eighth in service aces (13), and was ninth in blocks per set (0.53).
“I am thrilled to announce the return of middle blocker Ronika Stone,” said head coach Tayyiba Hanneef-Park. “Ronika brings a wealth of leadership and talent to our roster having finished as a member of the second-team all-league last year. She was an integral part of our offense and championship run last year and she is beyond hungry to bring the title home this year.”
Stone was one of four players to appear in all 24 regular season matches for the Mojo in 2024 and among three to start each match, leading the team with 96 sets played. She led the team in hitting percentage and aces, ranked second in points (238) and blocks (51), and was third in kills (174) and attempts (429).
The San Jose native scored in double-digits in 13 matches, highlighted by a season-high 18-point effort against Orlando on March 11 in which she registered 15 kills and three blocks. Stone tallied at least three blocks in 10 matches, including six against Vegas on April 26, and collected two or more service aces in three matches, one of two Mojo players to accomplish the feat.
In San Diego’s PVF Championship semifinal matchup against eventual champion Omaha, she scored eight points on five kills and three blocks while adding two digs.
Stone was an AVCA second-team All-American during her four-year collegiate career at Oregon (2016-19) and was named the French Women’s League’s Best Spiker for the 2020-21 season. She is the daughter of former NFL Pro Bowler Ron Stone and her fiancé, Jordan Love, plays quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.
Fans can place deposits for 2025 season memberships at sandiegomojovb.com. For more information contact the team at [email protected] or call 619-391-7739.
PLAYER DETAILS
Name: Ronika Stone
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-2
Number: 7
Date of Birth: June 7, 1998
Hometown: San Jose, Calif.