No. 11 Mustangs Take Down Santa Clara, No. 13 FIU Saturday

Saturday, March 9

Long Beach, CA

9 A.M.

Santa Clara

No. 11 Mustangs Take Down Santa Clara, No. 13 FIU Saturday

3/9/2024 8:29:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The 11th ranked Cal Poly beach volleyball team kept its strong start to the season going Saturday, going 2-0 on the day after beating Santa Clara, 5-0, before knocking off No. 13 Florida International University, 3-2 down in Long Beach. The wins now move the Mustangs to three straight victories and improves their record to 8-2 this season. Cal Poly had three pairs go 2-0 on the day: the No. 2 duo of Piper Ferch and Erin Inskeep, the No. 4 pair of Quinn Perry and Madison Nichols, and the No. 5 tandem of Julia Soeller and Abbey Reinard. Against Santa Clara, Cal Poly won four of the five spots in straight sets. In addition to Ferch/Inskeep, Perry/Nichols, and Soeller/Reinard all picking up wins, the Mustangs' No. 1 pair of Ella Connor and Izzy Martinez as well as the No. 3 duo of Piper Naess and Logan Walter also collected wins. The against No. 13 FIU, it was tight start to finish. Ferch and Inskeep got things started with a straight sets win at the No. 2 spot to give Cal Poly a 1-0 lead. That lead went up to 2-0 after Perry and Nichols won their match at the No. 4 spot also in straight sets. After FIU won at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots to tie the duel up 2-2, it all came down to the No. 5 spot. Soeller and Reinard answered the call as they bounced back from losing the first set to win the next two 21-19, 15-8 and clinch the victory for the Mustangs. Cal Poly will look to keep things rolling Sunday when facing No. 18 Stetson at 9 a.m. and Southern Mississippi at 1 p.m.