12-2 (2-0)
Cal State Fullerton
4-10 (0-2)
Mustangs Sweep Cal State Fullerton in Home Opener
9/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Sophomore outside hitter Torrey Van Winden finished with a team-high 13 kills, hitting .619 as Cal Poly swept Cal State Fullerton (25-12, 25-16, 25-13) Friday night at Mott Athletics Center in the team's first home match of the season.
The Mustangs (12-2, 2-0) overpowered the Titans (4-10, 0-2) hitting .477 for the match as team while limiting Cal State Fullerton to a .054 hitting percentage.
"It was great to finally be back at home and playing in front of all of the students, fans, and supporters of Cal Poly Volleyball," head coach Sam Crosson said. "The gym had a great electricity about it and it is always a great time when the Mustang Band is present, one of the great traditions of Cal Poly."
Cal Poly came out strong in the first set, getting out to a 13-7 lead and never looking back as they finished the set on a 12-5 run. They hit .542 for the set, their highest hitting percentage set of the match while only committing one attack error.
The second set was back-and-forth early on until the Mustangs, up 10-9, went on a 9-1 run and would go on to win the set 25-16. Torrey Van Winden posted six of her 13 kills in the second set alone.
Cal Poly kept its foot on the gas pedal in the third set, quickly getting out to a 14-4 lead before going on to finish it out 25-13.
"Tonight was a good team effort, Taylor did a nice job of distributing the ball and getting our attackers some good opportunities to be successful," Crosson said. "Raeann had another terminal night offensively and was able to show improvement with her block moves at the net."
Senior setter Taylor Nelson led the Mustangs in assists with 35 to go along with seven digs. Junior outside hitter Adlee Van Winden added 11 kills and senior outside hitter Raeann Greisen finished with 10 kills, hitting .833 and posted two blocks.
For the third time this season, all 13 Mustang players played in the match.
"Overall we had a good rhythm with our group," Crosson said. "We certainly have some areas of the game that we can be better at and the group is looking forward to another opportunity tomorrow to compete versus UC Riverside."
Cal Poly returns to Mott Athletics Center Saturday at 4:30 p.m. to face UC Riverside (8-6, 0-2).
Saturday's game against the Highlanders is the first "Double-Up Saturday," meaning fans who show their ticket to the Cal Poly football game later that night get free admission for the volleyball match.
