The San Diego Mojo are a women's professional

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team based in

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, California, that competes in the

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(PVF). The team plays its home games at

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. The Mojo began play in the league's inaugural 2024 season.

History

On May 25, 2023, San Diego was announced as the sixth city to receive a

franchise for the league's inaugural season, owned by

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legend

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. Two-time

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silver medallist

Tayyiba Haneef-Park Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef-Park (born March 23, 1979) is an American indoor volleyball head coach and former player who is the head coach of the San Diego Mojo of the Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF). She played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athen ...

was hired as the team's head coach, later joined by assistant coach

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, a member of the

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Hall of Fame. The Mojo name, logo, and colors were announced on November 9, 2023.

2024 season

In their inaugural match on February 1, 2024, the Mojo were swept by the

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in three sets, 17–25, 15–25, 16–25. The Mojo went on to earn their first victory in team history on February 23, defeating the

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in four sets, 36–34, 25–27, 25–23, 25–23, in their home opener in front of a crowd of over 6,000. They set a new team attendance record on April 7, beating the

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in four sets in front of an announced crowd of 8,938. After losing eight of their first 12 matches, the Mojo finished their inaugural season with a record of 13–11 and earned the third overall seed in the PVF playoffs. San Diego faced the second-seeded

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in the semifinals and were defeated in five sets, 20–25, 16–25, 25–18, 25–8, 15–11. Haneef-Park was named the Coach of the Year, while

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won the Setter of the Year award.

Roster

''Current as of April 9, 2025.''

References

External links

Official website
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