Saturday, November 18
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
8 P.M.
20-10,14-4Big West
3
vs
2
UC Davis
13-15,8-10Big West
1
2
3
4
5
F
UC Davis
25
18
26
25
13
2
Cal Poly
22
25
28
20
15
3
Team Stats
UCD
CPO
Kills
61
56
Errors
29
21
Attempts
170
159
Hitting %
.188
.220
Points
78.0
73.0
Assists
57
52
Aces
8
6
Blocks
9
11
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
L/DS
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
L/DS
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
Mustangs Beat UC Davis 3-2 in Home Finale; Earn No. 3 Seed in Big West Championship
11/19/2023 12:14:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The cardiac Mustangs struck again Saturday night, beating UC Davis in the home finale 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 28-26, 20-25, 15-13) and earning the No. 3 seed in next week's Big West Championship in Long Beach and set up a rematch with UC Davis in the first round.
It was a balanced attack for the Mustangs (20-10, 14-4 BW), who played their 11th five set match of the season and moved to 9-2 in those matches, as three players finished with double digit kills. Freshman outside hitter Emma Fredrick was outstanding, collecting a career-high 17 kills with just three errors to hit .350. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Annabelle Thalken finished with 13 kills and four blocks while redshirt junior outside hitter Tommi Stockham added 12 kills and seven digs.
Defensively, libero Jolei Akima and defensive specialist Ella Scott were fantastic in the back row. Akima finished with a career-high 27 digs while Scott had a career-high 13.
Tied 22-22 in the first set, the Aggies (15-15, 8-10 BW) scored three straight to steal the first set 25-22.
Cal Poly answered back strong in the second, getting out to a 9-3 lead. After UC Davis got it to 12-11, the Mustangs went on an 11-2 run to pull away and eventually win the set 25-18.
It was a tight back-and-forth third set. With the Mustangs leading 20-18, UC Davis rattled off four straight points to take a 22-20 lead. Cal Poly came back to tie it a 23 apiece before teams traded the next few points. Tied at 26, a UC Davis service error followed by a Stockham kill won the set for the Mustangs.
With UC Davis leading 20-19 in the fourth set, the Aggies scored three straight to go up by four. Cal Poly scored to make it 23-20 before UC Davis scored the next two points to win the set 25-20 and force a deciding fifth set.
The Mustangs got out to a 5-2 lead to begin the fifth before the Aggies got back within one at 6-5. Cal Poly then scored three straight to go up by four at 9-5. A 4-1 run by UC Davis got them back within one at 10-9. After the Aggies tied it at 13, a UC Davis service error followed by an Aggie attack error finished off the victory for the Mustangs, 15-13.
As the No. 3 seed in next week's Big West Championship, Cal Poly will face these Aggies again on Wednesday in the first round as they earned the No. 6 seed. The match will start at 7 p.m. inside the Walter Pyramid on the campus of Long Beach State. The winner will move on to face No. 2 seed Hawai'i in the semifinals on Friday at 7 p.m.
Cal Poly vs. UC Santa Barbara, Volleyball Highlights -- Oct 7th, 2025
Wednesday, October 08
Mustangs Fights Childhood Cancer - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Video with Cal Poly Volleyball
Monday, October 06
Cal Poly vs. Cal State Northridge, Volleyball Highlights -- Sep 26th, 2025
Saturday, September 27
Cal Poly vs. Cal Baptist, Volleyball Highlights -- Sep 20th, 2025
Sunday, September 21
