Cal Poly Volleyball traveled to Sacramento to play in a three-game tournament to open up the 2023 season. The Mustangs (2-1) faced off against Iowa State, University of Nevada Reno and Sacramento State at the Sacramento State Invitational and finished with a 2-1 record. Redshirt sophomore Lizzy Markovska finished with a team-high 40 kills and […]
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With no seniors, Cal Poly volleyball looks for new leaders in 2023 season
Despite Cal Poly volleyball having 14 returning players, the Mustangs have no seniors on the 2023 roster. It’s abnormal for a team of the Mustangs’ caliber to have no seniors in terms of athletic eligibility, but there are still many experienced players returning from last season. Redshirt junior outside hitter Tommi Stockham is one of […]
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The person behind the player: How Caroline Walters has impacted Cal Poly Volleyball
From Player to Coach | Coaching off the Court | Putting the Person before the Player | Her Lasting Impact on the Program Cal Poly Volleyball had just pulled off an upset over the University of Hawaii on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, with a sold-out crowd in attendance at Mott Athletics Center. Embracing her daughter, […]
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Volleyball wraps up 2022 season by splitting weekend matchups to UC Irvine, UC San Diego
Cal Poly Volleyball closed out its season by going 1-1 over the weekend against UC Irvine and UC San Diego on Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (17-13, 14-6 Big West) close out the season in third place after a tightly contested four-set loss (25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 25-19) […]
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‘We are sisters before teammates’: The Haberfield sisters and their impact on Cal Poly Volleyball
Competing at the collegiate level is something that very few people are able to accomplish. It takes athletic skill, hard work and determination, and even then, sometimes that may not be enough. So, it is rare to find two siblings playing the same sport at the same time. It’s even rarer that these siblings play […]
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Volleyball eliminated from Big West title contention with four-set loss to Hawaii
Cal Poly volleyball fell to the first-place University of Hawaii in a four-set contest (25-16, 12-25, 16-25, 23-25) on Friday, Nov. 18 inside the Stan Sheriff Center. The loss officially ended the Mustangs’ (16-12, 13-5 Big West) chances of winning the Big West as they now sit four matches behind the Rainbow Wahine (19-6, 16-1 […]
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Volleyball earns four-set win over CSU Bakersfield
Volleyball took down CSU Bakersfield in four sets (25-11, 25-21, 11-25, 25-23) on Tuesday, Nov. 15 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (16-11, 13-4 Big West) clinched the late-season victory over the Roadrunners (7-22, 4-13 Big West) to remain locked into third place in the conference standings. Set One The Mustangs started off down 4-1 […]
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A look inside Emme Bullis’s path to becoming the starting setter for Cal Poly Volleyball
On Aug. 26, redshirt freshman setter Emme Bullis saw the court for the first time in her college career playing the most important position in all of volleyball. The setter runs the offense, like a quarterback in football. Ideally, the setter is touching the ball every time the team has it, transitioning the ball from […]
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Volleyball takes down UC Davis in five sets, sweeps UC Riverside
Cal Poly volleyball went on the road and took down both UC Davis and UC Riverside on Thursday, Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov. 12 to move into sole possession of third place in the Big West standings. The Mustangs (15-11, 12-4 Big West) battled hard in a five-set victory over the Aggies (12-14, 7-9 Big […]
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Volleyball takes down CSU Northridge, gets swept by UC Santa Barbara in weekend action
Cal Poly volleyball opened the weekend with a sweep of CSU Northridge and closed it by getting swept by UC Santa Barbara on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 inside Mott Athletics Center. With the win over the Matadors (7-19, 2-12 Big West) and the loss to the Gauchos (16-8, 12-2 Big West), the […]
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Fighting through adversity: Maia Dvoracek’s impact on Cal Poly women’s volleyball
For Maia Dvoracek, 1,072 is the number of days between her last game played and the start of the 2022 season. She missed more than two years worth of time due to a knee injury and the Big West conference not having a season in 2020 due to COVID-19. “It was hard to remember how […]