The No. 4 ranked Mustangs split its final day at the Battle for Los Angeles on Saturday, falling to now No. 3 USC 4-1 before sweeping Concordia Irvine 5-0 at Merle Norman Stadium.
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball falls to UCLA, beats Boise State at Battle for LA tournament
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball took their first loss of the year during the first day of Battle for LA to No. 2 ranked UCLA as three of the five courts of play went to a third set.
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball sweeps every opponent in undefeated season-opening tournament
Across four matches at the Third Coast tournament in Houston, the Mustangs went a perfect 4–0, sweeping every opponent 5–0 and going to a third set just once all weekend.
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10 Mustangs rake in awards following Cal Poly Beach Volleyball’s historic season
Following one of the best seasons in program history, Cal Poly beach volleyball dominated both conference and national award lists. Four Mustangs earned All-American praise, with Cal Poly joining No. 3 UCLA, No. 5 USC, and No. 2 Stanford as one of four teams in the NCAA with four honorees. 10 Mustangs also received All-Big […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball dominate in day one of NCAA Championships, will face tough matchup in quarterfinals
Even in the unfriendly visiting environment of Gulf Shores, Alabama, Cal Poly Beach Volleyball looked right at home on day one of the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships. The 32-team member cheering section couldn’t be missed on the ESPN 2 broadcast, and Cal Poly looked like a legitimate title contender on the sand, knocking out No. […]
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Cal Poly advances to NCAA Beach Volleyball quarterfinals after sweeping LSU
In the first match of her final NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship run, graduate student Lindsey Sparks made two diving saves to keep their second set alive, setting up her partner sophomore Quinn Perry for a hit back onto LSU’s side for the winning point. The play sealed the win for the No. 3 duo, and […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball look to make another run at the NCAA Championships
One day before the Cal Poly Beach Volleyball team was set to leave for the NCAA Championships, the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex on Cal Poly’s campus sat empty. The team could instead be found over 13 miles away, getting their final practice in on the public courts of Avila Beach on the coast of San […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball advances to Big West Championships semifinals
After one day of Big West Beach Volleyball Championships action, No. 1-seeded Cal Poly will move on to the semifinals with a completely unblemished record, having won every individual match on Thursday, April 24, in Santa Monica, Calif. The No. 6-ranked Mustangs (28-6) came into the opening round as favorites against No. 5 seed UC […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball looks to win fourth Big West Championship title
Cal Poly’s campus is just a 10-minute drive from the beach, but for the Mustangs beach volleyball team, the sands they call home are much closer – at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex right at the heart of campus. This year, Swanson has played host to another dominant season, as they finished the regular season […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball dominates at Lone Star Invite
After going 1-3 at the Center of Effort Challenge last weekend, Cal Poly Beach Volleyball looked to bounce back at the Lone Star Invitational on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19. The Mustangs were given some of their toughest tests of the season at the Center of Effort as they took on No. 1 […]
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No. 3 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball drops first two matches of Center of Effort
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball dropped their first two matches of the Center of Effort Challenge to No. 5 Stanford and No. 6 USC on Friday, April 11, at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The No. 3-ranked Mustangs (22-5) are now 5-4 against opponents ranked in the top 10 in the nation, while the Cardinal (22-7) […]