2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

8 TaKenya Stafford

8 TaKenya Stafford

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool:
    Bishop Montgomery HS
  • Hometown:
    Los Angeles, Calif.

Summary

Biography

Career: 2x MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Performer (2023 & 2025)… 3x First Team All-MEAC (2023-25)… 3x MEAC All-Tournament Team… 2025 MEAC Player of the Year… 1x AVCA All-America & All-Region Selection… 9x MEAC Player of the Week… Ranks 2nd in CSU history in kills (1,270), kills/set (3.51), attempts (3,506) and points (1,406)… Ranked 8th in digs (972) and 9th in hitting percentage (.224).
 
2025 (Redshirt Senior): AVCA All-America Honorable Mention… AVCA All-East Coast Region Honorable Mention… MEAC Player of the Year… 1st Team All-MEAC… 1st Team All-ECAC… MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player… MEAC All-Tournament Team… 3x MEAC Player of the Week (9/15, 9/29, 10/13)… Started all 35 matches and appeared in all 135 sets during the season at outside hitter… Recorded a CSU single-season record 491 kills (3.64/set) on .220 hitting to go with 355 digs (2.63/set) and 44 blocks (0.33/set) for a CSU record 550.0 total points (4.07/set)… Added 35 aces and 25 assists… Led the MEAC in total kills, points and double-doubles (22) while ranking 6th in total digs… Also placed 4th in the league in both kills/set and points/set while sitting 6th in digs/set… Recorded double-digit kills in 31 matches with at least 20 kills in four contests… Tallied double-digit digs in 22 matches… Posted multiple blocks in 12 contests while recording at least four in four those games… Served multiple aces in nine matches… Opened the season with four-straight double-doubles, recording 19 kills on .304 hitting to go with 12 digs in the season opener at Elon (8/29)… Posted 21 kills on .278 hitting along with three blocks against Liberty at the WVU Invitational (9/4)… Swung .481 with 15 kills in a sweep of North Dakota (9/5)… Posted 18 kills while hitting .359 to go with three aces, 11 digs and four blocks against Lafayette (9/12)… Notched a double-double with 13 kills, 12 digs and three blocks against Maryland (9/16)… Hit .340 with 21 kills and 16 digs at George Mason (9/18)… Hammered a season-high 25 kills with 11 digs and four blocks for 28 total points at Howard (9/26)… Swung .356 with 19 kills and just three errors to go with 14 digs against Howard (10/23)… Tallied 21 kills and 12 digs at NC Central (11/2)… Closed regular season with four-straight double-doubles, starting with the match at Central, followed by UMES, at Delaware State and against Morgan State where she registered 16 kills on .353 hitting and 12 digs… Opened MEAC Tournament with 12 kills and 11 digs in sweep of South Carolina State (11/20)… Finished a dig shy of a double-double in the Semifinal against Delaware State but added 11 kills and four blocks (11/21)… Dominated the Title Game against Howard with 16 kills on .387 hitting to go with 11 digs (11/22)… Tallied five kills and six digs at Arizona State in the NCAA Tournament (12/4).

2024 (Redshirt Junior): First Team All-MEAC… MEAC All-Tournament Team… 4x MEAC Player of the Week… CSC Academic All-District Team… Started in all 32 matches and appeared in all 116 sets... Led the Eagles with 416 kills (3.59/set) on .241 hitting along with 323 digs (2.78/set) and 35 blocks (0.30/set)… Added 21 aces and 18 assists while leading the MEAC in double-doubles (17), second in total kills, third in points, fifth in digs and ninth in hitting percentage… Her kills and 455.5 total points were the third-highest in CSU single-season history… Posted double-digit kills in 23 matches and double-digit digs in 19 matches… Recorded at least 20 kills in four matches, including 22 in back-to-back matches against Delaware State, where she hit .500 with 10 digs (9/27) and at Maryland Eastern Shore (9/29)… Also had 21 kills with 15 digs at Robert Morris (9/6) and 21 kills on .340 hitting to go with 12 digs and four assists at Norfolk State (11/8)… Posted 18 kills and 18 digs with two aces against Morgan State (10/18) and another 18 kills with 19 digs at NC Central (11/3)… Hit .600 with 16 kills on 25 swings, seven digs and two aces at Morgan State in regular season finale (11/15) just after a 14 kill on .406 hitting, 18 dig and three block effort against Howard (11/10)… Tallied 16 kills, 12 digs and three aces in MEAC Tournament against Morgan State (11/22)… Posted errorless games against Loyola Maryland with 11 kills and 14 digs (9/14) and South Carolina State where she recorded 12 kills, ten digs and three blocks (10/4)… At St. John’s Tournament to open season, had three-straight 10+ kill matches with two double-doubles and missed out on a third by just one dig against CCSU (8/30-31)… Hit .370 with 11 kills on 27 swings, 11 digs and three blocks vs. Niagara (9/7).

2023 (Sophomore): MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player… First Team All-MEAC… Two-time MEAC Player of the Week… Penn Invitational All-Tournament Team… Led team with 363 kills (2nd in MEAC) and 3.27 kills/set (3rd in MEAC) on .212 hitting percentage… Second on team with 294 digs (5th in MEAC)and 2.65 digs/set (9th in MEAC) to go with 39 blocks 16 aces and 14 assists… Second in the MEAC in total points (400.5) and third in points/set (3.61)… Led MEAC with ten double-doubles…Only player in MEAC ranked in both kills and digs… Had double-digit kills in 21 matches and double-digit digs in 13 matches… Posted Career-high 27 kills and 23 digs at NC Central… Had another 21 kills with eight digs and six blocks at Maryland Eastern Shore… In MEAC opener, tallied 19 kills with 16 digs at Delaware State and went for 15 kills with 13 digs in home match against the Hornets… Combined 29 kills and 18 digs with one double-double in regular season matches against Norfolk State… Double-double 12 kills with 17 digs at Howard… Went for ten kills and 11 digs at Auburn after adding 12 kills and ten digs against Jacksonville State in War Eagle Invitational… Posted 15 kills with 14 digs against McNeese in UNLV Rebel Challenge… Opened MEAC Tournament with nine kills and 12 digs vs. South Carolina State before going for five kills and ten digs vs. Maryland Eastern Shore… Hit career-high .480 with an errorless 12 kills on 25 swings and six digs in MEAC Championship Match vs. Howard.

Prior to Coppin: Played two seasons at Eastern Illinois University, recording 76 kills with 117 digs (2.29 per set), nine blocks and five aces as a freshman in 2021… Recorded 20 kills with 14 digs at Belmont (10/15/21) before going for 14 kills and ten digs the following day against Belmont (10/16/21)… Also had 14 kills with 13 digs in win over Bellarmine (8/28/21)… Played in just two matches in 2022… Also played in EIU’ inaugural beach season in 2022, appearing in 12 matches while primarily in the number one duo spot while playing a hand in two wins.
 
High School: Played volleyball at Bishop Montgomery HS while playing club for Sunshine Volleyball Club... received the Female Distinguished Athlete award... named to the California All-State Honorable Mention Team...  named to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) First Team... named to the Southern California All-Area Team... team MVP... selected Del Ray First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Area... named to the  Dave Mohs All-Tournament Team and Tesoro All-Tournament team in 2019... National Honor Society and Honor Roll.

Personal: Born April 3, 2003... Daughter of Toykia & Kevin... Has three brothers, Anthony, Kevin, Jr., and Kamari, and two sisters, Imani and Torrey. Imani played basketball at Texas and was the 10th overall selection in the WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky, while Torrey currently plays volleyball at Pittsburgh.
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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2023Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    20
  • 8

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    8
  • 8

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    8