On Friday, Sept. 23, the Cal Poly volleyball team returned to Mott Athletics Center after 10 straight road games to face Long Beach State. As the home opener, the game held a special meaning for a number of players on the team; whether it be their first home game in more than 1,079 days or […]
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Volleyball battles for five-set victory over CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly volleyball won a five-set, back-and-forth war over CSU Bakersfield on the back of redshirt freshman Lizzy Markovska’s career-high 15 kills on Thursday, Oct. 11 inside the Icardo Center. The Mustangs’ (9-8, 6-1 Big West) five-set match against the Roadrunners (5-13, 2-4) saw close, alternating sets: 21-25, 25-21, 24-25, 25-21, 15-13. The win extended […]
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Volleyball rolls to back-to-back sweeps over UC Riverside, UC Davis
Cal Poly volleyball dominated over the weekend with a pair of sweeps over UC Riverside and UC Davis on Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (8-8, 5-1 Big West) cruised by the Highlanders (3-12, 1-5 Big West) and the Aggies (8-8, 3-3 Big West) to stay in third […]
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Volleyball suffers loss to UC Santa Barbara, bounces back with win over CSU Northridge
Cal Poly Volleyball went 1-1 over the weekend on the road against UC Santa Barbara and CSU Northridge on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1. In game one on Friday, the Mustangs (6-8, 3-1 Big West) fell 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 24-26) to UCSB (7-6, 3-0 Big West) in the first of two blue-green […]
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Volleyball kicks off Big West play with wins over Long Beach State and CSU Fullerton
Cal Poly volleyball opened up Big West play with a pair of victories over Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (5-7, 2-0 Big West) have turned around a slow start to the season, as they have now won five straight […]
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Volleyball dominates Northern Colorado Classic with trio of sweeps
Cal Poly volleyball collected a trio of sweeps in the Northern Colorado Classic on Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17 inside the Bank of Colorado Arena. The Mustangs (3-7) took down Santa Clara and Northern Colorado on Friday before defeating Tarleton State to wrap up the weekend on Saturday en route to their first […]
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Volleyball loses seventh straight to open season against Portland State
Cal Poly volleyball continued their struggles when they suffered a sweep to Portland State on Sunday, Sept. 11th in Portland, Ore. This Mustang (0-7) loss to the Vikings (4-5) extended their losing streak to seven games to open the season. Redshirt freshman setter Emme Bullis led the team in digs with 13 on the game […]
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Volleyball has upset efforts fall short at Husky Invite, finishes tournament 0-3
The Mustangs could not come out of the Husky Invite with a win in three games on Thursday, Sept. 8 and Friday, Sept. 9 at the University of Washington. Cal Poly (0-6) dropped game one against Northwestern 3-1 and narrowly lost 3-2 to No. 24 ranked Pepperdine on Friday. The following day, the Mustangs also […]
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Volleyball drops third straight to Utah Valley, 3-1
Cal Poly volleyball fell three sets to one against Utah Valley on Monday, Aug. 29 at the Lockhart Arena. The Mustangs (0-3) have yet to find a win in the early marks of the season and the Wolverine victory (1-3) notches them their first win at the start of the 2022 campaign. Cal Poly started […]
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Volleyball opens season with two losses in Utah State Tournament
Cal Poly volleyball began their season by falling in both of their matchups in the Utah State Tournament inside the Waynes Estes Center on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27. The Mustangs (0-2) opened the year with a four-set loss to Utah State on Friday and a three-set sweep to UCLA on Saturday. Game […]
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How Volleyball All-American Maia Dvoracek turned “one of the most crushing days of [her] life” into a new way to stay connected to the sport she loves
The lights at Mott Athletics Center went dark, the marching band started playing and strobe lights began to shine onto the Cal Poly volleyball team as the announcer introduced the starters for the 2021 season. However, one name was left off the list this year: star player Maia Dvoracek. Dvoracek suffered a serious leg injury […]
