When Cal Poly Volleyball needed a new head coach, Athletics Director Don Oberhelman knew to promote Caroline Walters immediately. “We didn’t even do a search,” Oberhelman said. “[Walters] was clearly ready at that point … that was one of the easiest hires I’ve ever made.” Walters was entering her 11th year with the program and […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball’s Maia Dvoracek earns spot on U.S. National College team
After a breakout season that ended with being named a third team All-American, junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek will join the United States National College Volleyball team this summer. “I haven’t had a smile off my face yet … It feels like basically the entire athletic community here, in Truckee and and every place that […]
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Volleyball’s NCAA Tournament run comes to an end with 3-0 defeat to No. 3 Stanford
Cal Poly Volleyball’s run at the NCAA Tournament came to an end with a 3-0 defeat to No. 3 Stanford Saturday, Nov. 7 inside Maples Pavilion. Junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek had a team-high 15 kills in the defeat. Junior middle blocker Madilyn Mercer added nine kills. The Mustangs finished the season with an overall […]
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Best in the Big West returns: Torrey Van Winden makes a triumphant comeback for Cal Poly Volleyball
After a year of recovering on the sidelines, Cal Poly Volleyball senior outside hitter Torrey Van Winden made her return to the court in dramatic fashion — helping the Mustangs complete a reverse sweep to win their first round match in the NCAA Tournament. “I wouldn’t say that it was seamless by any means, especially […]
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Volleyball pulls off reverse sweep for first round victory in NCAA Tournament
Cal Poly Volleyball climbed out of a 2-0 deficit with three consecutive set wins against Georgia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday, Dec. 6 inside Maples Pavilion. Junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek had a team-high 14 kills in the victory. Senior outside hitter Torrey Van Winden, who made her first return to […]
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Volleyball to play first round of NCAA Tournament Friday against Georgia
For the third consecutive year, Cal Poly Volleyball is going to the NCAA Tournament. The Mustangs received an at-large bid to the 64-team tournament and will face Georgia in the first round of the tournament on Friday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m inside Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, CA. “We were so excited,” sophomore middle […]
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Volleyball extends home winning streak to 32 matches, finishes second in the Big West
Cal Poly Volleyball capped off its regular season with two victories inside Mott Athletics Center to extend its nation’s-best home winning streak to 32 matches. The Mustangs swept UC Irvine on Friday, Nov. 22 before taking down Cal State Fullerton 3-1 on Saturday, Nov. 23. Five seniors played their final home matches for the Mustangs, […]
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Volleyball’s five graduating seniors are looking to finish season strong
Cal Poly Volleyball will play its final match of of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 23 versus Cal State Fullerton. For seniors Mika Dickson, Nikki Jackson, Jessica McRoskey, Nadia Retoff and Torrey Van Winden, the match marks the last time they will compete for Cal Poly inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (19-8, 12-3 […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball prepares for final two home matches of the season
Cal Poly Volleyball will play its final two home matches of the season this weekend. The Mustangs (18-8, 11-3 Big West) are defending the nation’s longest home winning streak of 30 consecutive matches tonight, Friday, Nov. 22 against UC Irvine (5-21, 2-12) at 7 p.m. The second place Cal Poly is currently one win behind […]
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Volleyball falls 3-1 to Long Beach State, still holds second place in conference
Despite a match-high 20 kills by junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek, Cal Poly Women’s Volleyball fell to Long Beach State 3-1 on the road on Saturday, Nov. 16. Despite the loss, the Mustangs (18-8, 11-3 Big West) still hold second place in the Big West Conference while Long Beach State (12-15, 9-6) are now in […]
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Volleyball holds on to second place spot in Big West with sweep over CSUN
Cal Poly Volleyball swept CSUN (25-10, 25-19, 25-19) on Friday, Nov. 15 to remain in second-place in the Big West Conference standings. The away win is the second sweep over CSUN this season after the Mustangs took down the Matadors in three sets on Oct. 20. The Mustangs dominated the match in every statistical category: […]