For the third consecutive year, Cal Poly Volleyball is going to the NCAA Tournament. The Mustangs received an at-large bid to the 64-team tournament and will face Georgia in the first round of the tournament on Friday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m inside Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, CA. “We were so excited,” sophomore middle […]
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Volleyball falls 3-1 to Long Beach State, still holds second place in conference
Despite a match-high 20 kills by junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek, Cal Poly Women’s Volleyball fell to Long Beach State 3-1 on the road on Saturday, Nov. 16. Despite the loss, the Mustangs (18-8, 11-3 Big West) still hold second place in the Big West Conference while Long Beach State (12-15, 9-6) are now in […]
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Volleyball holds on to second place spot in Big West with sweep over CSUN
Cal Poly Volleyball swept CSUN (25-10, 25-19, 25-19) on Friday, Nov. 15 to remain in second-place in the Big West Conference standings. The away win is the second sweep over CSUN this season after the Mustangs took down the Matadors in three sets on Oct. 20. The Mustangs dominated the match in every statistical category: […]
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Volleyball sweeps Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara to extend home winning streak to 30 matches
Cal Poly Volleyball extended their home winning streak to 30-straight games with an impressive sweep over rivals UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Nov. 9. inside Mott Athletics Center. The nation’s-best winning streak was defended in front of a crowd of nearly 3,000 people, according to Cal Poly Athletics. “The Mott Magic is real,” head coach […]
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Volleyball falls to second-place in Big West Conference, defeated by No. 21 University of Hawai’i
Despite Cal Poly’s loss against the University of Hawai’i in four sets, Maia Dvoracek was still the kill-leader of the night with 29 kills, just one short of her record for a single game. Dvoracek was followed by University of Hawai’i outside hitter Hanna Hellvig with 13 kills. Sophomore setter Avalon Denecochea led in assists […]
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Volleyball’s “Mott Magic” continues with sweep over CSUN
Cal Poly Volleyball secured its third straight Big West Conference win since falling to UC Santa Barbara with a 3-0 sweep over UC Riverside Tuesday, Oct. 20 inside Mott Athletic Center. The victory extended the Mustangs winning streak on home turf to 29 wins in a row. “It feels great, I’m shocked every time I […]
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Volleyball earns sweep over UC Riverside for the second time this season
Cal Poly Volleyball bounced back from last week’s loss against UC Santa Barbara with an away sweep (25-16, 25-13, 25-20) over the UC Riverside Highlanders Thursday, Oct. 24. Junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek continued to exercise her dominance on the court with 16 kills while sophomore setter Avalon DeNecochea had a match-high 31 assists. The […]
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Volleyball drops first conference match of the season against Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Volleyball lost to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 15-25, 25-21) on Oct. 19 inside the Thunderdome. The defeat is the first conference loss of the season for the Mustangs, who are now tied for first place in the Big West standings. With the loss, the Mustangs (13-6, 6-1) are now […]
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Volleyball outplays UC Davis in five sets, remains unbeaten in the Big West Conference
Cal Poly Volleyball narrowly escaped a five set battle with UC Davis on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Mott Athletic Center. With the victory, the Mustangs extended their record of the nation’s longest home winning streak to 27 games. They remain undefeated in the Big West Conference at 5-0. Junior outside hitter Maia Dvorcek recorded a […]
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Volleyball sweeps UC Riverside to extend Big West winning streak to ten straight sweeps
Cal Poly Volleyball swept the UC Riverside Highlanders on Oct. 4 inside Mott Athletics Center to extend their Big West winning streak to ten straight sweeps. With the win, the Mustangs (11-5, 4-0 Big West) remain unbeaten in conference play, while the Highlanders (5-9, 1-2 Big West) remain fifth-place in the Big West standings. “To […]
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Volleyball puts on dominant performance in 3-0 sweep against Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly Volleyball completed their eighth straight sweep against a Big West opponent with a 3-0 victory (25-14, 25-21, 25-15) at Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 27. The victory marked the 11th successive win over the Titans as the Mustangs advance toward their goal of a third consecutive Big West Conference Championship. Junior outside hitter […]