Wednesday, November 22
Long Beach, CA
7 P.M.
21-10,14-4Big West
3
vs
2
UC Davis
13-16,8-10Big West
1
2
3
4
5
F
UC Davis
25
25
19
22
13
2
Cal Poly
19
15
25
25
15
3
Team Stats
UCD
CPO
Kills
49
49
Errors
25
29
Attempts
155
143
Hitting %
.155
.140
Points
70.0
65.0
Assists
46
47
Aces
9
6
Blocks
12
10
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
5
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
L/DS
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Mustangs Pull Off Incredible Reverse Sweep Victory over UC Davis in First Round of Big West Championship
11/22/2023 11:18:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The 'Cardiac Stangs' did it again Wednesday, coming back after dropping the first two sets to win the next three and reverse sweep UC Davis 3-2 (19-25, 15-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-13) in the First Round of the Big West Championship inside Walter Pyramid in Long Beach.
Redshirt junior Tommi Stockham and redshirt sophomore outside hitter Annabelle Thalken helped lead the way for Cal Poly (21-10) to pull off their fifth reverse sweep of the season and their 10th five-set victory. Stockham led the Mustangs with 16 kills while Thalken was right behind her with 14.
Redshirt sophomore setter Emme Bullis recorded a double-double with 38 assists and 17 digs. Libero Jolei Akima led the back row defense with 21 digs for the Mustangs, who out-dug the Aggies 68 to 57.
Tied 8-8 in the first set, UC Davis 12-0 run to go up 20-8. Cal Poly responded with a 7-1 run to get back within six at 21-15. However, the Aggies went on to win the set 25-19.
The second set was back-and-forth early. With UC Davis leading 14-13, the Aggies went on a 9-1 run to go up 23-14. UC Davis later took the set 25-15.
With Cal Poly leading 10-9 in the third, the Mustangs were able to put create some distance from UC Davis with a 5-1 run to go up 15-10. The Aggies got it back within two at 17-15 before the Mustangs got it back up to four after back-to-back points. Cal Poly cruised from there, going on to win it 25-19.
The Mustangs jumped out to a 12-5 lead to begin the fourth set. Cal Poly later extended its lead to as much as eight at 19-11. UC Davis eventually made its way back within one at 23-22. Back-to-back kills by Stockham and Amy Hiatt finished off the fourth for Cal Poly 25-22 to force a fifth set.
Tied 6-6 in the fifth, Cal Poly scored consecutive points to go up by two before UC Davis put up three in a row to take a 9-8 lead. The Mustangs swung the momentum back to their side of the net with three straight points to go back ahead by two. Tied at 12 apiece, Cal Poly scored three of the next four points to win the set 15-13 and finish off the reverse sweep.
The Mustangs now move on to the Semifinals where they will face No. 2 seed Hawai'i on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Cal Poly split the season series with the Rainbow Wahine during the regular season.
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