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 […]
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Volleyball sweeps CSU Fullerton, falls to Long Beach State in five sets
Cal Poly volleyball was on the road again for a pair of games against Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State on Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29. On Friday, the Mustangs (12-10, 9-3 Big West) swept Cal State Fullerton (12-8, 6-6 Big West) and then fell to Long Beach State (14-9, 9-3 Big […]
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Volleyball splits weekend matchups against UC San Diego, UC Irvine
Cal Poly volleyball went on the road and split a pair of weekend matchups with UC San Diego and UC Irvine on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22. On Friday, the Mustangs (11-9, 8-2 Big West) opened up the weekend with a solid win over the Tritons (10-12, 3-7 Big West), but followed that […]
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‘There’s a reason we call it Mott Magic’: Volleyball upsets Hawaii to move into tie for Big West lead
Cal Poly volleyball won a critical back-and-forth matchup with the visiting University of Hawaii in four sets (25-22, 31-33, 25-21, 25-19) inside a sold-out Mott Athletics Center on Saturday, Oct. 15. The Mustangs (10-8, 7-1 Big West) dominated defensively, doubling the block output of the Rainbow Wāhine (10-6, 7-1 Big West). The first set mainly […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball player Brooklyn Burns’ fight with cancer: ‘You’re a human before you’re an athlete.’
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 […]