For the first time in program history, Cal Poly Beach Volleyball earned four All-American selections in the latest AVCA poll. Only two other schools, UCLA and Stanford, had four selections as well. The Mustangs’ No. 1 duo, sophomore Izzy Martinez and redshirt sophomore Ella Connor, both earned the First Team All-American title. Freshman Erin Inskeep […]
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Beach Volleyball begins quest for fourth straight Big West Championship
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball is coming off of back-to-back-to-back Big West Championships and NCAA National Championship appearances. This year, nearly half the team is made up of new faces and a handful of the returners are facing injuries. On top of that, the team has a gauntlet of a schedule, as per usual. They will […]
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Beach volleyball has upset bid fall short in 3-2 opening-round loss to Florida State in NCAA Championship
No. 12 seed Cal Poly beach volleyball narrowly lost by a score of 3-2 to No. 5 seed Florida State in round one of the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship in Gulf Shores, Ala on Wednesday, May 4. Cal Poly came into the tournament as the No. 12 seed after winning their third consecutive Big […]
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Three-peat: Beach volleyball secures third straight Big West championship with 3-2 victory over Hawaii
Cal Poly beach volleyball won the Big West championship over Hawaii on Saturday, Apr. 30 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, and will now head to Gulf Shores, Ala. for the 2022 NCAA National Championship. The No. 14 Mustangs secured their third straight Big West championship by saying “aloha” to No. 9 Hawaii and sending them […]
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Beach volleyball sweeps Friday matchups, earns spot in the Big West Championship
No. 14 Cal Poly beach volleyball earned three wins on day one of the Big West tournament on Friday, Apr. 29 at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs came into the tournament as the No. 3 seed, behind the University of Hawaii and Long Beach State. Cal Poly took down CSUN for the first […]
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How a combination of youth and experience brought together beach volleyball’s top pairings
The top three duos for Cal Poly beach volleyball have a freshman paired with an upperclassman who has at least four years of collegiate experience under their belt. With eight players leaving the team from last year’s team and four new players –– three true freshmen –– entering, head coach Todd Rogers had to make […]
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No. 13 beach volleyball goes 0-4 in Center of Effort Challenge against top teams in the nation
No. 13 Cal Poly beach volleyball (17-15) went 0-4 against four of the top six teams in the country on Friday, Apr. 15 and Saturday, Apr. 16 at the Swanson Beach Complex. The Mustangs fell to USC 5-0, battled and lost to Florida State 3-2, got swept by UCLA 5-0 and ended their weekend with […]
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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. […]
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No. 12 beach volleyball ends weekend with two wins in final three Big West matchups
No. 12 Cal Poly beach volleyball won two out of three conference matches on Saturday, Mar. 26 in Long Beach, Ca. The Mustangs (14-10) shut out Cal State Bakersfield (7-9) and UC Davis (7-9) 5-0 but lost to No. 9 Hawai’i (15-6) 3-2. Cal State Bakersfield Cal Poly pulled out two comfortable victories from their […]
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No. 12 beach volleyball takes two of three Monday to cap off strong weekend performance
No. 12 Cal Poly beach volleyball won two of three matches on Monday, Mar. 21 at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. Cal Poly (10-8) defeated Boise State (11-8) by a score of 5-0 and No. 16 Arizona (7-4) 4-1 but fell 4-1 to No. 10 Cal (14-4). The Mustangs took five of six games of […]
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No. 12 beach volleyball wins all three matches Sunday
No. 12 Cal Poly beach volleyball won all three of its matches to extend its win streak to five on Sunday, Mar. 20 at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs (8-7) defeated Southern Miss 5-0, Houston Baptist 4-1 and No. 18 Pepperdine 3-2. Southern Miss Cal Poly started the day by defeating Southern Miss. […]