Long Beach State
No. 6 Mustangs Split Final Two Matches at Best in the West
4/6/2025 5:31:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — The No. 6 ranked Cal Poly beach volleyball team split its final two matches of the Best in the West Sunday in Laguna Beach. The No. 6 Mustangs (21-3) came up just short to No. 11 Long Beach State, falling 3-2. They then finished the event with a 4-1 win over No. 17 Hawai’i.
Cal Poly got strong performances Sunday from both its No. 2 pair of Izzy Martinez and Logan Walter and No. 5 pair of Abbey Reinard and Elise Lenahan, who were both 2-0 on the day.
In the third meeting of the season against No. 11 Long Beach State, Cal Poly got wins at the No. 2 and No. 5 spots. The duel ended up coming down to a third set at the No. 3 spot, with the Mustang pair of Quinn Perry and Lindsey Sparks coming up just short 15-12.
Cal Poly bounced back with a strong performance against No. 17 Hawai’i as the Mustangs picked up straight sets wins at the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 spots.
It was a strong weekend at Best in the West for the Mustangs, going 5-1 with all six matches against fellow ranked teams. Cal Poly collected wins over No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 LMU, No. 14 Stetson, and No. 17 Hawai’i.
Walter and Martinez are now 21-3 on the season while Ferch and Inskeep are 19-4 and Reinard and Lenahan are 15-3 together.
At 21-3, the No. 6 Mustangs will now get ready to host the premiere regular season college beach volleyball event next weekend, the Center of Effort Challenge Friday, April 11 and Saturday April 12 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The event will feature No. 1 TCU, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 LMU, No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 Florida State, No. 7 USC, and No. 12 Arizona State in addition to Cal Poly.
Beach Volleyball Match Results
Cal Poly vs Long Beach State
Apr 06, 2025 at Laguna Beach, CA
#11 Long Beach State 3, #6 Cal Poly 2
1. Taylor Hagenah/Malia Gementera (LBSU) def. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskeep (CP) 21-19, 21-18
2. Izzy Martinez/Logan Walter (CP) def. Haley Carrington/Julia Westby (LBSU) 21-19, 21-16
3. Skyler Germann/Natalie Glenn (LBSU) def. Quinn Perry/Lindsey Sparks (CP) 22-20, 17-21, 15-12
4. Demi Wagdy/Megan Widener (LBSU) def. Ella Connor/Madi Nichols (CP) 21-19, 21-19
5. Abbey Reinard/Elise Lenahan (CP) def. Mahala Esser/Tineke Hinton (LBSU) 21-10, 21-15
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (5,1,2,4,3)
Beach Volleyball Match Results
Hawai'i vs Cal Poly
Apr 06, 2025 at Laguna Beach, CA
#6 Cal Poly 4, #17 Hawai'i 1
1. Piper Ferch/Erin Inskeep (CP) def. Alana Embry/Amirah Ali (UH) 21-10, 21-15
2. Izzy Martinez/Logan Walter (CP) def. Sarah Burton/Caprice Lorenzo (UH) 21-15, 21-16
3. Ella Connor/Madi Nichols (CP) def. Jasmine Wandeler/Jesse Mann (UH) 21-13, 21-15
4. Kristen Serrano/Sydney Amiatu (UH) def. Quinn Perry/Maddy Byrne (CP) 16-21, 21-17, 15-10
5. Abbey Reinard/Elise Lenahan (CP) def. Sydney Miller/Sophie Buschmann (UH) 21-19, 21-17
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2,5,4)
