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Cal Poly Volleyball falls short in Big West Championships final to Hawai’i
In the Big West Championship, Cal Poly Volleyball and the University of Hawaii battled for the automatic bid into the NCAA National Tournament, with Hawaii ultimately coming out as Big West Champions in four sets on Nov. 30 at the Bren Events Center. After going down 2-0, the tournament’s top-seeded Mustangs (22-9, 14-4 Big West) […]
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A close look at Cal Poly Volleyball before the Big West Championships
After recording the same number of conference wins as the past two seasons, Cal Poly Volleyball has secured its first Big West regular season championship since 2018. With the regular season championship, Cal Poly has made their way into the 2024 Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship tournament. As the tournament’s No. 1 seed, the […]
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Walters reaches 100 wins with weekend victories over Cal State Bakersfield and CSUN
Cal Poly Volleyball celebrated head coach Caroline Walters’ 100th career win with the program with two wins over Cal State Bakersfield and CSUN this past weekend at Mott Athletics Center. With the wins over the Roadrunners (11-15, 5-9 Big West) and the Matadors (8-17, 3-11 Big West), the Mustangs (17-8, 10-4 Big West) now sit […]
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Cal Poly dominates Big West awards: four major honors in historic season for men’s soccer
In a historic season, Cal Poly Men’s Soccer secured four out of six individual awards in the Big West Conference, with young talent and one of the best defenses in the nation leading the way to the team’s first regular-season conference title in program history. Cal Poly’s dominant defense swept the awards, with junior goalkeeper […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball falls to UC San Diego at home
Cal Poly Volleyball could not muster any Mott Magic as they dropped their third Big West Conference game of the season to the visiting UC San Diego Tritons 3-1 in Mott Athletics Center on Saturday, Oct. 26. Despite nine attacking errors, resulting in a .171 attack percentage, and three service errors in the first set […]
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How Cal Poly Volleyball fared in their early season month long road trip
Cal Poly Women’s Volleyball has had some long road trips in their history, but not that many as long as their time away from home earlier this season. After hosting the Mustang Invitational Tournament on Aug. 30 and 31 to open the season, the Mustangs went on the road for 10 straight games over the […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball sweeps UC Santa Barbara, swept by Hawaii in crucial home weekend
Cal Poly Volleyball swept Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Oct. 17, before falling to the University of Hawaii on Friday, Oct. 18 at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (13-6, 6-2 Big West) dominated the Gauchos (7-12, 3-4 Big West) before their sweep to the Rainbow Wahine (11-6, 5-2 Big West) knocked them out […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball extends win streak to three straight with sweeps over Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine
Cal Poly Volleyball completed their third consecutive sweep on the road against UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 12. The Mustangs (12-5, 5-1 Big West) jumped over the Anteaters (10-7, 4-2 Big West) in the Big West Conference standings while solidifying their place with another win over the […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball releases 2024-2025 season schedule
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball released their 2024-25 schedule on Friday, Sept. 27 featuring 14 home games and 18 away games. The schedule is highlighted by 15 teams that won 20 or more games last season and four that won their conference championships last season. Saint Mary’s, Grambling State and Long Beach State all made the […]
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Stockham leads Cal Poly Volleyball to two wins in Cal Poly Tournament
Redshirt senior Tommi Stockham recorded 46 kills, tied for tournament best, in a competitive weekend of volleyball at the Cal Poly Tournament in Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (2-1) kicked off their 2024 campaign by playing host to Sacramento State (0-2), St. Mary’s (0-2) and No. 19 Arkansas (3-0) over the weekend. Back and forth […]