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 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 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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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 suffers sweep by UCSB in front of sellout crowd
After defeating their first two Big West opponents, Cal Poly women’s volleyball suffered their first conference loss to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos by way of a sweep (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) on Friday, Oct. 1 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (4-10, 2-1) saw their first sellout crowd since 2019 but were swept for the […]
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How first year head coach Caroline Walters continued Cal Poly Volleyball’s success
When Cal Poly Volleyball needed a new head coach, Athletics Director Don Oberhelman knew to promote Caroline Walters immediately. “We didn’t even do a search,” Oberhelman said. “[Walters] was clearly ready at that point … that was one of the easiest hires I’ve ever made.” Walters was entering her 11th year with the program and […]
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Volleyball’s NCAA Tournament run comes to an end with 3-0 defeat to No. 3 Stanford
Cal Poly Volleyball’s run at the NCAA Tournament came to an end with a 3-0 defeat to No. 3 Stanford Saturday, Nov. 7 inside Maples Pavilion. Junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek had a team-high 15 kills in the defeat. Junior middle blocker Madilyn Mercer added nine kills. The Mustangs finished the season with an overall […]
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Best in the Big West returns: Torrey Van Winden makes a triumphant comeback for Cal Poly Volleyball
After a year of recovering on the sidelines, Cal Poly Volleyball senior outside hitter Torrey Van Winden made her return to the court in dramatic fashion — helping the Mustangs complete a reverse sweep to win their first round match in the NCAA Tournament. “I wouldn’t say that it was seamless by any means, especially […]
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Volleyball to play first round of NCAA Tournament Friday against Georgia
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’s five graduating seniors are looking to finish season strong
Cal Poly Volleyball will play its final match of of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 23 versus Cal State Fullerton. For seniors Mika Dickson, Nikki Jackson, Jessica McRoskey, Nadia Retoff and Torrey Van Winden, the match marks the last time they will compete for Cal Poly inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (19-8, 12-3 […]