Saturday, September 23
La Jolla, CA
7 P.M.
7-7,1-1Big West
3
at
2
UC San Diego
8-6,0-2Big West
1
2
3
4
5
F
Cal Poly
18
23
25
25
15
3
UC San Diego
25
25
17
19
13
2
Team Stats
CPO
UCSD
Kills
63
54
Errors
24
30
Attempts
159
172
Hitting %
.245
.140
Points
78.0
79.0
Assists
61
51
Aces
3
10
Blocks
12
15
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
L/DS
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's Volleyball
Cal Poly Volleyball Pulls Off Another Reverse Sweep Victory Saturday
9/24/2023 4:15:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LA JOLLA, Calif. — For the third time this season, Cal Poly volleyball pulled off another victory via a reverse sweep, this time coming back after dropping the first two sets to beat UC San Diego on the road Saturday 3-2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-13).
Three Mustangs (7-7, 1-1 BW) finished with double digit kills. Redshirt junior outside hitter Tommi Stockham recorded another double-double with 18 kills and 12 digs. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Lizzy Markovska also had a double-double of 16 kills and 10 digs while hitting .308. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Annabelle Thalken added 12 kills and three blocks.
Defensively, junior libero Jolei Akima tied her career-high with 25 digs while junior middle blocker Kate Slack also matched her career-high with seven blocks and redshirt junior Amy Hiatt chipping in six blocks for Cal Poly, who held the Tritons (8-6, 0-2 BW) to a .140 hitting percentage for the match.
After coming up short in the first two sets 25-18 and 25-23, the Mustangs bounced back in the third. They jumped out to a 13-7 lead following a 6-1 run. UC San Diego got it back within three at 14-11 but that is as close as the Mustangs let them get, as the Mustangs cruised to a 25-17 set win.
Tied at 10 in the fourth, the Mustangs scored three straight to take a 13-10 lead, one they held for the remainder of the set. UC San Diego got back within two at 20-18 before Cal Poly finished the fourth on a 5-1 run to win it 25-19 and force a decisive fifth set.
The Tritons got out to a 5-2 lead to begin the fifth before Cal Poly responded with a 4-1 run to tie it up at 6 apiece. UC San Diego later took a 12-10 lead but not backing down, the Mustangs scored the next three points to regain the lead at 13-12. After the Tritons tied it back up at 13-13, a kill by Thalken followed by a kill from Slack sealed the comeback for the Mustangs, winning it 15-13.
It is the third time in the last four matches that the Mustangs have gone to five sets and already the sixth time overall this season. Cal Poly returns to Mott Athletics Center next week for matches against UC Irvine Friday at 7 p.m. and Cal State Fullerton Saturday at 2 p.m.
Three Mustangs (7-7, 1-1 BW) finished with double digit kills. Redshirt junior outside hitter Tommi Stockham recorded another double-double with 18 kills and 12 digs. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Lizzy Markovska also had a double-double of 16 kills and 10 digs while hitting .308. Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Annabelle Thalken added 12 kills and three blocks.
Defensively, junior libero Jolei Akima tied her career-high with 25 digs while junior middle blocker Kate Slack also matched her career-high with seven blocks and redshirt junior Amy Hiatt chipping in six blocks for Cal Poly, who held the Tritons (8-6, 0-2 BW) to a .140 hitting percentage for the match.
After coming up short in the first two sets 25-18 and 25-23, the Mustangs bounced back in the third. They jumped out to a 13-7 lead following a 6-1 run. UC San Diego got it back within three at 14-11 but that is as close as the Mustangs let them get, as the Mustangs cruised to a 25-17 set win.
Tied at 10 in the fourth, the Mustangs scored three straight to take a 13-10 lead, one they held for the remainder of the set. UC San Diego got back within two at 20-18 before Cal Poly finished the fourth on a 5-1 run to win it 25-19 and force a decisive fifth set.
The Tritons got out to a 5-2 lead to begin the fifth before Cal Poly responded with a 4-1 run to tie it up at 6 apiece. UC San Diego later took a 12-10 lead but not backing down, the Mustangs scored the next three points to regain the lead at 13-12. After the Tritons tied it back up at 13-13, a kill by Thalken followed by a kill from Slack sealed the comeback for the Mustangs, winning it 15-13.
It is the third time in the last four matches that the Mustangs have gone to five sets and already the sixth time overall this season. Cal Poly returns to Mott Athletics Center next week for matches against UC Irvine Friday at 7 p.m. and Cal State Fullerton Saturday at 2 p.m.
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