HAYWARD, Calif. -- Cal State East Bay junior newcomer Savannah McGill (Lacey, Wash.) began her Pioneer career with an impressive weekend to earn California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Player of the Week honors for Nov. 6-12, the conference office announced Tuesday.

McGill, a junior South Puget Sound College and the all-time leading rebounder in the Northwest Athletic Conference, helped the two-time defending CCAA champion Pioneers to a pair of victories, averaging 15.5 points and 16.5 rebounds on 70 percent shooting in wins over Bay Area foes Holy Names and Academy of Art at Kezar Pavilion. 

She was the squad's leading scorer in the season opener against the Hawks with 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field. The following afternoon, McGill notched her first double-double in an East Bay uniform with 10 points and 25 rebounds. Her impressive rebounding mark is the highest total by a Pioneer in a single game in the CCAA era, and it fell just two shy of matching a school record that has been on the books for 32 years. She ranked as the second-leading rebounder in the nation for the opening week of the season. 

With its 2-0 start, Cal State East Bay women's basketball now has a record of 60-17 over its last 77 contests dating back to 2015, and a 24-9 mark under second-year head coach Shanele Stires.

McGill and the Pioneers are back in action tonight as the team travels south to take on Point Loma in non-conference play. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. from San Diego.