No. 5 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball was swept by No. 1 USC in their first Final Four appearance in program history at the NCAA Championships in Gulf Shores, AL. Cal Poly Beach Volleyball dominated No. 12 Arizona State on Friday before taking down No. 4 Florida State University on Saturday to advance to take on […]
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‘We don’t have to be the underdog’: Cal Poly Beach Volleyball heads to NCAA Tournament with championship in mind
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball heads to Alabama to compete in the NCAA Championship this weekend in Gulf Shores, Ala. The 2024 NCAA beach volleyball championship field was split into nine automatic qualifiers and eight at-large teams on Sunday, April 28. The Mustang made it into the tournament as an at-large program after the team fell […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball falls in Big West Semifinals to Long Beach State
Competing head-to-head for a spot in the Big West Championship finals, No. 1 seed Cal Poly lost to No. 2 seed Long Beach State, 3-2, in the two-day conference tournament on Thursday, April 25, and Friday, April 26. The Mustangs (29-6) came into the tournament looking for redemption after breaking their streak of earned conference […]
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No. 5 ranked Cal Poly Beach Volleyball to compete at Big West Championship
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball will compete in the Big West Championship from April 25 to April 26 in Long Beach. The Mustangs have significantly improved from last season. In 2023, the team finished with an underwhelming 15-25 record. This season, the Mustangs have a 27-5 record and are the No. 1 seed in the Big […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball ends regular season with sweep at NOLA Classic
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball ended the 2024 regular season after taking down all four of its opponents at the NOLA Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. After placing third in the Center of Effort Challenge and rising to No. 4 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association rankings, the Mustangs continued their strong play. On Friday, April […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball finishes third in Center of Effort Challenge
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball finished in third place in the Center of Effort Challenge from Friday, April 12 through Saturday, April 13. The tournament the Mustangs had longed for all year had finally come and they split a quartet of matches against No. 1 UCLA, No. 4 Florida State, No. 5 TCU and No. 10 […]
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No. 18 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball competes in the Battle for LA Tournament
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball collects two wins and two losses at the Battle For LA Tournament co-hosted by UCLA and USC on Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2. After their successful season opening in Louisiana last weekend, the Mustangs moved up to No. 18 in the AVCA Coaches Poll and were looking to keep […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball opens season with sweep in Louisiana
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball swept the competition against all four opponents at their first tournament of the season hosted by McNeese State in Lake Charles, La. on Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24. On Friday, the Mustangs (4-0) swept both Tarleton State (1-3) and Nicholls State (1-3) in each individual two-set match. Cal Poly […]
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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 […]