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 […]
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Volleyball caps off season with sweep of UC San Diego
Cal Poly volleyball wrapped up their 2021 season with a sweep (25-20, 25-17, 25-20) of UC San Diego on Saturday, Nov. 27 inside RIMAC Arena in La Jolla. The Mustangs (15-16, 13-7 Big West) ended their campaign as the third place team in the Big West, while the Tritons (10-21, 7-13 Big West) finished in […]
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Volleyball downs UC Irvine in four sets
Cal Poly volleyball bounced back from their back-to-back losses last week with a four-set victory over UC Irvine on Friday, Nov. 24 inside the Bren Events Center in Irvine. The third-place Mustangs (14-16, 12-7 Big West) defeated the fifth-place Anteaters (16-13, 9-10 Big West) by scores of 25-21, 25-6, 20-25, 25-20. Cal Poly evened the […]
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Volleyball injuries force freshmen to start
The Cal Poly volleyball team entered the 2021 season without All-American senior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek due to a leg injury, so they relied on fellow senior outside hitter Jamie Stivers to fill that void. However, Stivers’ season ended midway through the year with an arm injury, forcing the team to turn to some of […]
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Volleyball swept by Hawaii on Senior Night
Cal Poly volleyball fell to top-seeded Hawaii in their final home game of the year on Saturday, Nov. 20 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (13-16, 11-7 Big West) lost in the second matchup of the year between the two teams in three sets, 22-25, 18-25, 20-25. With the victory, Hawaii (20-5, 17-1 Big West) […]
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Volleyball’s win streak snapped in four-set loss to CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly volleyball’s three-match win streak was snapped against CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday, Nov. 16 inside the Incardo Center in Bakersfield. The Mustangs (13-15, 11-6 Big West) lost to the Roadrunners (17-8, 10-7 Big West) in four sets, 14-25, 21-25, 25-12, 22-25. Despite the loss, Cal Poly remains in third place in the Big West […]
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Volleyball wins third straight against UC Riverside in four sets
Cal Poly volleyball won its third straight match against UC Riverside on Saturday Nov. 13 inside the Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (13-14, 11-5 Big West) defeated the Highlanders (6-20, 2-14 Big West) in four sets, 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23. After a back-and-forth opening set, the Mustangs and Highlanders found themselves tied 9-9 in the […]
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Volleyball downs UC Davis in four sets
Cal Poly volleyball secured their second win in a row after defeating the UC Davis Aggies 3-1 on Friday, Nov. 11 inside Mott Athletics Center. After the Mustangs (12-14, 10-5 Big West) defeated rival UC Santa Barbara last week, Cal Poly won in four sets 25-21, 21-25, 25-19 and 28-26. “We are happy with how […]
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Volleyball takes down rival UCSB in four sets
Cal Poly volleyball bounced back from their loss to CSUN with a win over Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov. 6 inside the Thunderdome in Santa Barbara. The Mustangs (11-14, 9-5 Big West) downed the Gauchos (16-10, 12-2 Big West) in four sets 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-22. The win evened the season series […]