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Mustangs’ Historic Season Ends in NCAA Championship Semifinals
5/4/2024 2:39:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
GULF SHORES, Ala. – Cal Poly beach volleyball's historic 2024 season came to end Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Championship Semifinals as the No. 5 seed Mustangs fell to No. 1 seed USC 3-0.
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Cal Pol put up an incredible battle against the Trojans in the Final Four match. Two matches went to third sets while four sets were decided by two points.
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USC won at the No. 1 spot 21-13, 21-16 to get the first point. Then despite a great fight by the Mustangs' Lindsey Sparks and Quinn Perry, the Trojans won at the No. 3 pair 23-21, 21-17.
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After a back-and-forth battle at the No. 4 spot that saw the second set go several extra points, USC just came out on top in that match 21-17, 28-26 to clinch the dual and move on to the National Championship match.
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Despite the loss, Cal Poly's 2024 team goes down as the best in program history. They are the first team to go the NCAA Championship Semifinals, their No. 5 seed was the highest a Cal Poly team has ever received, their 31 wins this season are the most in program history, and they were ranked as high as No. 4 this year which tied the highest ever national ranking.
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In addition, the Mustangs had four players be named AVCA All-Americans for the first time. They also had all five starting pairs earn All-Conference honors for the first time ever in addition to having the Big West Freshman of the Year, Big West Co-Coach of the Year, and Big West Pair of the Year.
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Meanwhile, the No. 2 pair of junior Piper Ferch and freshman Erin Inskeep broke the program record for wins by a pair in a season with a 30-5 record this year.
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So much to be proud of for the Mustangs in 2024 and despite losing a very talented senior in Piper Naess who has meant so much to the program, Cal Poly brings everyone else back next season.
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Cal Pol put up an incredible battle against the Trojans in the Final Four match. Two matches went to third sets while four sets were decided by two points.
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USC won at the No. 1 spot 21-13, 21-16 to get the first point. Then despite a great fight by the Mustangs' Lindsey Sparks and Quinn Perry, the Trojans won at the No. 3 pair 23-21, 21-17.
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After a back-and-forth battle at the No. 4 spot that saw the second set go several extra points, USC just came out on top in that match 21-17, 28-26 to clinch the dual and move on to the National Championship match.
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Despite the loss, Cal Poly's 2024 team goes down as the best in program history. They are the first team to go the NCAA Championship Semifinals, their No. 5 seed was the highest a Cal Poly team has ever received, their 31 wins this season are the most in program history, and they were ranked as high as No. 4 this year which tied the highest ever national ranking.
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In addition, the Mustangs had four players be named AVCA All-Americans for the first time. They also had all five starting pairs earn All-Conference honors for the first time ever in addition to having the Big West Freshman of the Year, Big West Co-Coach of the Year, and Big West Pair of the Year.
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Meanwhile, the No. 2 pair of junior Piper Ferch and freshman Erin Inskeep broke the program record for wins by a pair in a season with a 30-5 record this year.
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So much to be proud of for the Mustangs in 2024 and despite losing a very talented senior in Piper Naess who has meant so much to the program, Cal Poly brings everyone else back next season.
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