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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‘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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Balancing Passions: Brooke Golik’s transition from collegiate soccer to beach volleyball
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 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 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 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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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. 8 Beach Volleyball to play first on-campus matches against ranked opponents at the Center of Effort Beach Volleyball Challenge
The No. 8 ranked Cal Poly Beach Volleyball team will play its first ever matches on the Cal Poly campus on Saturday, Feb. 29. Cal Poly will take on No. 6 Pepperdine at 5 p.m. and No. 9 LMU at 7 p.m. at the Mustang Beach Volleyball Complex, located on the south side of Mott […]
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Beach Volleyball wins first ever Big West Conference championship
The No. 6 ranked Cal Poly Women’s Beach Volleyball team secured their spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history by claiming the Big West Championship on April 27. Friday The Mustangs opened the tournament April 26 with a pair of sweeps, winning 5-0 over both Sacramento State and Long Beach […]