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 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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No. 13 Beach Volleyball opens season with winless weekend in Florida
No. 13 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball went winless against three ranked opponents in the opening tournament of the weekend at the Florida State Sand Courts in Tallahassee, Fla. on Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26. On Saturday, the Mustangs (0-4) fell to No. 19 South Carolina (1-3) and No. 2 Florida State (5-0). Sunday […]
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No. 13 beach volleyball ends regular season with three wins at University of Utah Invitational
No. 13 Cal Poly beach volleyball won three of their four matchups to close out the season at the University of Utah Invitational on Friday, Apr. 22 and Saturday, Apr. 23. The Mustangs (19-16) defeated No. 17 Arizona (18-9), Salt Lake Community College (1-2) and Utah (9-17), but fell to Boise State (20-9). The matchup […]
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Beach volleyball wins three of four matchups in Palo Alto
Cal Poly beach volleyball went 3-1 in their four matches over the weekend at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday, Apr. 2 and Sunday, Apr. 3 in Palo Alto, Ca. The Mustangs (17-11) had dual matches on both days over the weekend with their only defeat coming to No. 8-ranked Stanford (13-6) on Saturday. The No. […]