No. 13 Mustangs Drop Pair of Matches to Finish Center of Effort Challenge

Saturday, April 16

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

1:45 P.M.

UCLA

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

No. 13 Mustangs Drop Pair of Matches to Finish Center of Effort Challenge

4/16/2022 8:34:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Continuing its tough stretch of matches against some of the top teams in the country, the Cal Poly beach volleyball team fell in both of its matches Saturday at the final day of the third annual Center of Effort Beach Volleyball Challenge at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The No. 13 Mustangs (17-15) came up short against No. 3 UCLA and No. 6 LMU, losing both by scores of 5-0. Against the Bruins, Cal Poly's No. 5 pairing of sophomore Piper Naess and redshirt junior Delaney Peranich took UCLA's Rileigh Powers and Marlie Monserez to three sets but were just edged out in the third, 15-13. A few hours later against the Lions, the Mustangs' No. 1 pair of freshman Ella Connor and redshirt senior Tia Miric went to three sets with LMU's Reka Orsi Toth and Megan Rice but fell in the third 15-11. After the match against LMU, Cal Poly honored its four seniors playing who played their final regular season home matches Saturday in Miric, redshirt junior Eleonore Johansen, grad transfer Addie Hermstad and redshirt junior Vanessa Roscoe. It will not be their final matches at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex however as Cal Poly is set to host the 2022 Big West Tournament April 29-30. Before that gets underway, the Mustangs will finish out the regular season next weekend in Salt Lake City where they will take on No. 17 Arizona, Boise State, Salt Lake Community College, and the University of Utah.

Photo courtesy of Owen Main | www.fansmanship.com