At 16 years old, Brooke Golik faced one of the hardest choices in her life. She was being urged by those close to her to commit to a Division-I school to play beach volleyball. Yet, what seemed like support made Golik more doubtful and anxious. A few months prior, she accepted a scholarship to play […]
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Beach Volleyball falls to Long Beach State in Big West Championship
As the lowest seed to ever reach the championship game, Cal Poly Beach Volleyball fell in the Big West Championships to Long Beach State, 4-1, after the two-day conference tournament on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 in Hawaii. Coming into the season, the Mustangs (15-25) were looking to defend their Big West title […]
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Beach Volleyball falls to all four opponents at Center of Effort Challenge
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball went winless in four matchups as San Luis Obispo played host to the Center of Effort Challenge on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs (11-23) hosted the nation’s best, with seven ranked teams making the trip, including five of the top six. Friday […]
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Beach Volleyball cruises to wins over Pacific, CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball tallied two wins in Bakersfield on Saturday, April 8 at the Barnes Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs (11-19) had a near-perfect weekend with a 5-0 sweep of the University of Pacific (0-16) and a 4-1 win versus CSU Bakersfield (14-7). Saturday vs. Pacific Short on players, Pacific had to forfeit on […]
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Beach Volleyball splits quartet of matchups at Mustang Invitational
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball tallied two wins and two losses in the Mustang Invitational on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs (9-19) got off to a hot start with a pair of wins on day one but went winless on Sunday to split their matchups in the […]
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Beach Volleyball manages two wins at Bigger West Tournament
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball picked up two wins in the six-match Bigger West Tournament on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26. The Mustangs (7-17) played host to six fellow Big West squads over the weekend. Saturday vs. Sacramento State Cal Poly opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over Sacramento State. The sweep happened […]
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Beach Volleyball drops four matchups against highly-ranked opponents
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball faced off against four powerhouses and came out winless on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 in Los Angeles. The Mustangs (2-12) were swept by UCLA (13-1, 3-0 Pac-12), Grand Canyon (8-4) and USC (10-0), and fell to Stanford (10-5, 2-0 Pac-12) 3-2. Saturday vs. No. 3 UCLA Cal Poly’s […]
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Beach Volleyball picks up wins against Santa Clara, Utah in home opener
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball earned its first wins of the season against Santa Clara and Utah on Wednesday, March 8 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs (2-8) took down the Broncos (2-4) by a score of 3-2, before putting away the Utes (4-8), 4-1, under the lights. Game One vs. Santa Clara In the […]
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Beach Volleyball loses all four matchups at Best in the West tournament
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball failed to find the win column against No. 9 Hawaii and No. 14 Long Beach State at the Best in the West tournament from Saturday, March 4 to Sunday, March 5 in Laguna Beach. The Mustangs (0-8) faced off against the Rainbow Wahine (7-3) and the Beach (2-4) on both days, […]
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Beach Volleyball begins quest for fourth straight Big West Championship
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball is coming off of back-to-back-to-back Big West Championships and NCAA National Championship appearances. This year, nearly half the team is made up of new faces and a handful of the returners are facing injuries. On top of that, the team has a gauntlet of a schedule, as per usual. They will […]