Saturday, March 16
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
4:30 P.M.
5
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Pacific
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Cal Poly Takes Down Tigers, Ospreys in First Home Matches
3/16/2024 9:30:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — In its first home matches of the season, the Cal Poly beach volleyball program rolled to victories over Pacific and North Florida at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex on Saturday.
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With the victories, the ninth-ranked Mustangs extended their win streak to seven and improved to 12-2 overall on the season.
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Cal Poly opened the day with a sweep, beating Pacific 5-0. The Tigers forfeited at the No. 5 allowing Abbey Reinard and Sydney Terrell to pick up a victory, then Piper Ferch and Erin Inskeep continued their impressive start to the season, grabbing a commanding 21-9, 21-10 win at the No. 2 pairing.
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The Mustangs' top pairing of Ella Connor and Izzy Martinez earned a decisive 21-12, 21-15 win, Quinn Perry and Madison Nichols snagged a 21-10, 21-14 victory at No. 3 and Piper Naess and Logan Walter finished off the sweep with a 21-16, 21-11 win at No. 4.
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The Mustangs wrapped up their home-opening night with a gritty 4-1 victory over North Florida, who received votes in the latest AVCA national poll. Connor and Martinez improved to 10-4 on the season as a pairing with a 21-14, 21-15 win at No. 1, and Perry and Lindsey Sparks teamed up for a 21-14, 21-14 at No. 3 to give Cal Poly a 2-0 advantage over the Ospreys (9-7).
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North Florida won at No. 4 to make it 2-1, but Ferch and Inskeep quickly responded with a 21-19, 21-13 victory at No. 2 to help the Mustangs clinch the match win and jump in front 3-1. With their two victories Saturday, Ferch and Inskeep improved to an astonishing 12-1 as a pairing. The duo has won their last eight matches.
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The final match between the Mustangs and Ospreys at No. 5 went to a decisive third set and Naess and Walter emerged victorious, winning a thriller 23-21, 18-21, 15-13.
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Cal Poly completes its home-opening weekend at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex on Sunday with matches against Santa Clara at 11:30 a.m. and UC Davis at 3:15 p.m.
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With the victories, the ninth-ranked Mustangs extended their win streak to seven and improved to 12-2 overall on the season.
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Cal Poly opened the day with a sweep, beating Pacific 5-0. The Tigers forfeited at the No. 5 allowing Abbey Reinard and Sydney Terrell to pick up a victory, then Piper Ferch and Erin Inskeep continued their impressive start to the season, grabbing a commanding 21-9, 21-10 win at the No. 2 pairing.
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The Mustangs' top pairing of Ella Connor and Izzy Martinez earned a decisive 21-12, 21-15 win, Quinn Perry and Madison Nichols snagged a 21-10, 21-14 victory at No. 3 and Piper Naess and Logan Walter finished off the sweep with a 21-16, 21-11 win at No. 4.
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The Mustangs wrapped up their home-opening night with a gritty 4-1 victory over North Florida, who received votes in the latest AVCA national poll. Connor and Martinez improved to 10-4 on the season as a pairing with a 21-14, 21-15 win at No. 1, and Perry and Lindsey Sparks teamed up for a 21-14, 21-14 at No. 3 to give Cal Poly a 2-0 advantage over the Ospreys (9-7).
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North Florida won at No. 4 to make it 2-1, but Ferch and Inskeep quickly responded with a 21-19, 21-13 victory at No. 2 to help the Mustangs clinch the match win and jump in front 3-1. With their two victories Saturday, Ferch and Inskeep improved to an astonishing 12-1 as a pairing. The duo has won their last eight matches.
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The final match between the Mustangs and Ospreys at No. 5 went to a decisive third set and Naess and Walter emerged victorious, winning a thriller 23-21, 18-21, 15-13.
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Cal Poly completes its home-opening weekend at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex on Sunday with matches against Santa Clara at 11:30 a.m. and UC Davis at 3:15 p.m.
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