5/1/2025 12:05:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Cal Poly beach volleyball was all over the All-Big West awards that came out Thursday as a total of 10 players received All-Big West honors.
All four of the Mustangs' No. 1 and No. 2 pair players: Piper Ferch, Erin Inskeep, Izzy Martinez, and Logan Walter all earned First Team All-Big West honors. Redshirt junior Ella Connor was named Second Team All-Big West
Sophomore Quinn Perry, graduate student Lindsey Sparks, senior Madi Nichols, and freshman Elise Lenahan all were named Honorable Mention All-Big West. Lenahan and fellow freshman Maddy Byrne were both named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.
Ferch and Inskeep have been one of the top pairs in the country this season. They are 27-6 with several victories over No. 1 pairs from some of the top teams in the nation. Earlier this season, they became the winningest pair in program history, currently at 57 career victories.
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Pairing for the first time this year, Walter and Martinez have been incredible for the Mustangs at the No. 2 spot. They are currently 29-7 this season and have won eight matches in a row.
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Connor is 25-9 combined this season with different partners. She's primarily been playing with Madi Nichols at the No. 4 spot in the lineup. Together, they are 17-6 this season. This is the third time Connor has earned All-Big West honors in her career.
Perry is 26-9 combined with different playing partners this year. She has played with Lindsey Sparks at the No. 3 spot the most, going 11-4 together there. This is Perry's second year in a row earning All-Conference honors.
Sparks is 15-8 this season while playing with four partners. Primarily with the aforementioned Perry, they are11-4 at the No. 3 spot together. Between her time at UCLA and Cal Poly, this is the fourth time in her collegiate career she's earned All-Conference honors.
Nichols has a combined record of 26-10 this season, split mostly between the No. 3 and No. 4 spots in the lineup. She has played the majority of her matches with Ella Connor at the No. 4 spot, going 17-6 with her. This is the second straight year she has earned All-Big West honors.
Lenahan has a record of 20-8 so far in her rookie campaign, garnering her both All-Big West Honorable Mention and All-Freshman Team honors. She has played almost exclusively at the No. 5 spot and with senior Abbey Reinard.Â
Also earning All-Freshman Team honors is Maddy Byrne who went 9-1 this season. She played with two different partners and played primarily at the No. 4 spot when she was in the lineup.
The No. 5 seed Mustangs start the NCAA Championship Friday against No. 11 seed LSU at 1 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
All four of the Mustangs' No. 1 and No. 2 pair players: Piper Ferch, Erin Inskeep, Izzy Martinez, and Logan Walter all earned First Team All-Big West honors. Redshirt junior Ella Connor was named Second Team All-Big West
Sophomore Quinn Perry, graduate student Lindsey Sparks, senior Madi Nichols, and freshman Elise Lenahan all were named Honorable Mention All-Big West. Lenahan and fellow freshman Maddy Byrne were both named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.
Ferch and Inskeep have been one of the top pairs in the country this season. They are 27-6 with several victories over No. 1 pairs from some of the top teams in the nation. Earlier this season, they became the winningest pair in program history, currently at 57 career victories.
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Pairing for the first time this year, Walter and Martinez have been incredible for the Mustangs at the No. 2 spot. They are currently 29-7 this season and have won eight matches in a row.
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Connor is 25-9 combined this season with different partners. She's primarily been playing with Madi Nichols at the No. 4 spot in the lineup. Together, they are 17-6 this season. This is the third time Connor has earned All-Big West honors in her career.
Perry is 26-9 combined with different playing partners this year. She has played with Lindsey Sparks at the No. 3 spot the most, going 11-4 together there. This is Perry's second year in a row earning All-Conference honors.
Sparks is 15-8 this season while playing with four partners. Primarily with the aforementioned Perry, they are11-4 at the No. 3 spot together. Between her time at UCLA and Cal Poly, this is the fourth time in her collegiate career she's earned All-Conference honors.
Nichols has a combined record of 26-10 this season, split mostly between the No. 3 and No. 4 spots in the lineup. She has played the majority of her matches with Ella Connor at the No. 4 spot, going 17-6 with her. This is the second straight year she has earned All-Big West honors.
Lenahan has a record of 20-8 so far in her rookie campaign, garnering her both All-Big West Honorable Mention and All-Freshman Team honors. She has played almost exclusively at the No. 5 spot and with senior Abbey Reinard.Â
Also earning All-Freshman Team honors is Maddy Byrne who went 9-1 this season. She played with two different partners and played primarily at the No. 4 spot when she was in the lineup.
The No. 5 seed Mustangs start the NCAA Championship Friday against No. 11 seed LSU at 1 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
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