Cal Poly volleyball lost both of their weekend matchups in the Pepperdine Asics Classic in Malibu against No. 9 Washington and No. 22 Pepperdine on Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, Sept. 12. The Mustangs (2-7) lost to the Huskies (5-1) in four sets (17-25, 15-25, 25-23, 14-25) and dropped their second weekend matchup against the […]
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Volleyball finishes 1-2 in Utah Classic Tournament
Cal Poly volleyball traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah September 3-4 to participate in the Utah Classic Volleyball Tournament. The Mustangs (2-5) faced No. 19 Utah, Utah Valley and No. 22 San Diego in their three matches and left with an overall record of 1-2. No. 19 Utah In their first match of the tournament, […]
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Volleyball ends 32-game home winning streak with loss against Texas A&M
Cal Poly volleyball hosted their first home match at Motts Athletics Center since 2019 on Wednesday, Sept. 1, and, in a five-set battle against Texas A&M, the Mustangs not only lost the game (19-25, 29-27, 24-26, 25-20, 15-11), but their home winning streak that began in 2016 came to an end. Coming into the match, Cal […]
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Volleyball begins season 1-2 after Sun Devil Volleyball Classic Tournament
Cal Poly Volleyball was back in action at the Sun Devil Volleyball Classic after over a year and a half since their last game as a team. The Mustangs were a part of the two day tournament at Arizona State from Friday, Aug. 27 to Saturday, Aug. 28 inside Desert Financial Arena and left with […]
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Fall sport athletes react to Big West season cancellations
After a tumultuous fall quarter with the potential for fall sport competition to be moved to spring, the Big West Conference announced in December 2020 that all fall sports sponsored by the conference will not compete at all in the 2020-2021 school year. Cal Poly sports affected by the announcement include Men’s and Women’s Cross […]
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Fall season with no sports: How the captains of Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer and Volleyball are coping
The captains of Men’s and Women’s Soccer along with Volleyball shared some insight into the current standing of their teams.
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How first year head coach Caroline Walters continued Cal Poly Volleyball’s success
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 […]