Cal Poly volleyball won a five-set, back-and-forth war over CSU Bakersfield on the back of redshirt freshman Lizzy Markovska’s career-high 15 kills on Thursday, Oct. 11 inside the Icardo Center. The Mustangs’ (9-8, 6-1 Big West) five-set match against the Roadrunners (5-13, 2-4) saw close, alternating sets: 21-25, 25-21, 24-25, 25-21, 15-13. The win extended […]
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Volleyball rolls to back-to-back sweeps over UC Riverside, UC Davis
Cal Poly volleyball dominated over the weekend with a pair of sweeps over UC Riverside and UC Davis on Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (8-8, 5-1 Big West) cruised by the Highlanders (3-12, 1-5 Big West) and the Aggies (8-8, 3-3 Big West) to stay in third […]
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Volleyball suffers loss to UC Santa Barbara, bounces back with win over CSU Northridge
Cal Poly Volleyball went 1-1 over the weekend on the road against UC Santa Barbara and CSU Northridge on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1. In game one on Friday, the Mustangs (6-8, 3-1 Big West) fell 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 24-26) to UCSB (7-6, 3-0 Big West) in the first of two blue-green […]
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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 dominates Northern Colorado Classic with trio of sweeps
Cal Poly volleyball collected a trio of sweeps in the Northern Colorado Classic on Friday, Sept. 16 and Saturday, Sept. 17 inside the Bank of Colorado Arena. The Mustangs (3-7) took down Santa Clara and Northern Colorado on Friday before defeating Tarleton State to wrap up the weekend on Saturday en route to their first […]
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Volleyball loses seventh straight to open season against Portland State
Cal Poly volleyball continued their struggles when they suffered a sweep to Portland State on Sunday, Sept. 11th in Portland, Ore. This Mustang (0-7) loss to the Vikings (4-5) extended their losing streak to seven games to open the season. Redshirt freshman setter Emme Bullis led the team in digs with 13 on the game […]
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Volleyball has upset efforts fall short at Husky Invite, finishes tournament 0-3
The Mustangs could not come out of the Husky Invite with a win in three games on Thursday, Sept. 8 and Friday, Sept. 9 at the University of Washington. Cal Poly (0-6) dropped game one against Northwestern 3-1 and narrowly lost 3-2 to No. 24 ranked Pepperdine on Friday. The following day, the Mustangs also […]
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Volleyball drops third straight to Utah Valley, 3-1
Cal Poly volleyball fell three sets to one against Utah Valley on Monday, Aug. 29 at the Lockhart Arena. The Mustangs (0-3) have yet to find a win in the early marks of the season and the Wolverine victory (1-3) notches them their first win at the start of the 2022 campaign. Cal Poly started […]
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Volleyball opens season with two losses in Utah State Tournament
Cal Poly volleyball began their season by falling in both of their matchups in the Utah State Tournament inside the Waynes Estes Center on Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27. The Mustangs (0-2) opened the year with a four-set loss to Utah State on Friday and a three-set sweep to UCLA on Saturday. Game […]
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“We play a lot, we win a lot”: Women in sports reflect on role models and fighting for recognition
At Cal Poly, women’s sports dominate the headlines with undefeated starts, national rankings, and no-hitters. Here’s what some of Cal Poly’s top athletes have to say about their female role models and how the NCAA treats women’s sports. For Women’s Basketball sophomore point guard and Australian native Abbey Ellis, one of her most inspiring moments […]
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Fall sport athletes react to Big West season cancellations
After a tumultuous fall quarter with the potential for fall sport competition to be moved to spring, the Big West Conference announced in December 2020 that all fall sports sponsored by the conference will not compete at all in the 2020-2021 school year. Cal Poly sports affected by the announcement include Men’s and Women’s Cross […]