Saturday, April 6
Laguna Beach, CA
12:15 P.M.
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Long Beach State
No. 6 Mustangs Win Streak Ends with Loss to No. 9 Long Beach State
4/6/2024 8:42:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – Cal Poly beach volleyball's No. 1 pair of Ella Connor and Izzy Martinez extended their win streak as a duo to 13 straight but the No. 6 Mustangs saw their 16 match win streak come to an end Saturday after falling to No. 9 Long Beach State, 3-2.
Cal Poly won its first match of the day, an exhibition against NAIA school University of Saint Katherine, 5-0.
Connor and Martinez won their match at the lineup's top spot in straight sets, 21-19, 21-14 to notch their 13th straight and improve their record to 19-4.
The No. 6 Mustangs almost pulled off a great comeback. After dropping points at the No. 2 and No. 4 spots, Cal Poly's No. 5 pair of Piper Naess and Logan Walter won their match to get the Mustangs on the board.
Naess and Walter are now 13-3 together this year.
Connor and Martinez were then victorious to tie the dual at 2-2. Cal Poly's No. 3 pair of Lindsey Sparks and Quinn Perry battled tough but ultimately fell 21-18, 21-19 as Long Beach State won it.
The Mustangs will return home next weekend for the annual Center of Effort Challenge, April 12 & 13 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The event includes teams from No. 4 Florida State, No. 10 LMU, No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 USC, Pepperdine, No. 9 Long Beach State, and No. 5 TCU.
Cal Poly will begin the COE Challenge Friday, April 12 at 1:45 p.m. against No. 4 Florida State.
Cal Poly won its first match of the day, an exhibition against NAIA school University of Saint Katherine, 5-0.
Connor and Martinez won their match at the lineup's top spot in straight sets, 21-19, 21-14 to notch their 13th straight and improve their record to 19-4.
The No. 6 Mustangs almost pulled off a great comeback. After dropping points at the No. 2 and No. 4 spots, Cal Poly's No. 5 pair of Piper Naess and Logan Walter won their match to get the Mustangs on the board.
Naess and Walter are now 13-3 together this year.
Connor and Martinez were then victorious to tie the dual at 2-2. Cal Poly's No. 3 pair of Lindsey Sparks and Quinn Perry battled tough but ultimately fell 21-18, 21-19 as Long Beach State won it.
The Mustangs will return home next weekend for the annual Center of Effort Challenge, April 12 & 13 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The event includes teams from No. 4 Florida State, No. 10 LMU, No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 USC, Pepperdine, No. 9 Long Beach State, and No. 5 TCU.
Cal Poly will begin the COE Challenge Friday, April 12 at 1:45 p.m. against No. 4 Florida State.
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