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10/20/2026 2:15:00 PM | General, Women's Volleyball
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THIS WEEK IN MUSTANG ATHLETICS
- Cal Poly volleyball is off to an 8-0 start in conference play led by the program’s new all-time winningest coach Caroline Walters. It’s Blue-Green week as they face UC Santa Barbara twice, first in Goleta on ESPNU Thursday before the Mustangs host the Gauchos on Saturday.
- Prior to closing the regular season with three straight ranked opponents, Cal Poly football hosts Utah Tech on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.
- The Cal Poly women’s soccer team returns home to host a pair of crucial conference matches at Spanos Stadium, taking on Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday in a Big West Championship rematch and UC Irvine on Sunday.
- After upsetting No. 22 Oregon State, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program closes this week with a pivotal Pac-12 Saturday matchup at Gonzaga.
- The Cal Poly men’s golf program completes fall play when hosting the Oct. 26-27 Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel Valley.
- Cal Poly basketball is back in action for both the men and women programs. The women’s team hosts Cal State San Marcos in an exhibition Wednesday, Oct. 21, while the men’s team hosts Westmont, also an exhibition, Friday, Oct. 23.
- Fans can get their first look at the 2027 Cal Poly beach volleyball team on Friday when the Mustangs host LMU at noon, Cal State Bakersfield at 2 p.m. and Stanford at 5 p.m. in some fall beach action at the Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. Cal Poly will also play those teams on Saturday at Pismo Beach.
#RIDEHIGH MOMENTS
WEEKLY SNEAK PEEK
- Cal Poly's winning streak was extended to eight matches last weekend, leaving the Mustangs unbeaten in conference play for the fourth straight week.
- With a five-set thriller over Cal Baptist and a 3-1 defeat of UC Riverside, Caroline Walters earned her 143rd career victory, tying Mike Wilton for the most by a Mustang volleyball head coach.
- Cal Poly returns to action with the final iterations of the Blue-Green rivalry as Big West foes. The home-and-home week features a Thursday night ESPNU-broadcast match at 7:30 p.m. before the Gauchos are hosted at 7 p.m. inside Mott Athletics Center on Cancer Awareness Night.
- Over the two-match weekend, Emma Fredrick totaled 37 kills on .267 hitting with 20 digs and four blocks. She earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts, the program's third straight week earning a conference honor.
- Kendall Beshear also had an incredibly productive weekend, especially from the service line, notching 22 kills, 13 digs, and a whopping nine aces across the two matches. Breklyn Pulling, despite limited playing time as she recovers from a lingering injury, was remarkably efficient over the weekend, recording 21 kills on .600 hitting with 12 total blocks.
- Following a two-game road stretch, Cal Poly returns home to host first-time Big Sky Conference opponent Utah Tech on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff from Mustang Memorial Field is 2 p.m. with action live on ESPN+.
- Despite a 28-18 loss at Northern Colorado (Oct. 17), Cal Poly (4-4, 3-2) is tied for fourth place in the Big Sky standings alongside No. 14 Montana (5-3, 3-2). Both the Mustangs and Grizzlies sit just one game behind co-leaders Northern Arizona and Weber State.
- Junior Jaden Green continues to lead all FCS players with 163.5 all-purpose yards per game. He’s also third in the Big Sky with 111.8 rushing yards per outing.
- With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Mustangs will be looking to bolster their chances of making the six-team Big West tournament this week when they host two pivotal conference matches at Spanos.
- Cal Poly battles Blue-Green rival UCSB in a Big West Championship rematch at 6 p.m. Wednesday before hosting UC Irvine at 1 p.m. Sunday. You can purchase tickets to both matches HERE and both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+. Links to watch both matches and follow live scoring can be found on the Cal Poly women’s soccer schedule page.
- The Mustangs went unbeaten across two road matches this past week, earning a 1-1 draw at CSUN and a scoreless draw at Cal State Bakersfield. The results allowed Cal Poly to remain in a tie for sixth place in the Big West standings at 9 points. They trail a trio of teams tied for third place — including UC Santa Barbara — by just 3 points.
- Last year, Cal Poly avenged a 3-1 regular season defeat to the Gauchos with a 1-0 victory in the Big West Championship match to claim its fourth Big West tournament title all-time and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 21 years. UCSB is 8-2-6 this season and 3-1-3 in conference play. Cal Poly leads the all-time series 19-10-8.
- UC Irvine is 4-7-3 overall this season and 2-4-1 in Big West play, and currently sits in eighth place in the conference standings, 2 points behind the Mustangs. Cal Poly beat the Anteaters 2-1 in Irvine last season and is 22-15-2 all-time against UCI.
- Junior midfielder Miah Thomas is responsible for six of Cal Poly’s 15 goals this season. Thomas is a perfect 4-4 on penalty kicks this season and her six goals are fourth most in the Big West.
- 29 players have seen the field for the Mustangs this season with five starting in all 15 matches — senior Siena Urzua, juniors Miah Thomas, Mya Clarke and Shannon Porubski and freshman Kate Nunes.
- Following this week’s action, Cal Poly travels to UC Riverside on Wednesday, Oct. 28, before hosting Sacramento State at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, to close out regular season play.
- After a 4-3 home upset of No. 22 Oregon State (Oct. 17), Cal Poly visits UC Irvine for a Wednesday, Oct. 21 non-conference contest before visiting Gonzaga in a pivotal Pac-12 matchup on Saturday, Oct. 24. Both matches kick off at 6 p.m. with video stream and live stats available HERE.
- With the win against Oregon State, Cal Poly grabbed a share of fourth place in the Pac-12 table on five points alongside UC San Diego. Oregon State and California Baptist share the top spot on 10 points with San Diego State third on six points. The top four programs qualify for the Nov. 7 and 13 Pac-12 Tournament.
- With a goal and an assist in both a 3-1 home win against Utah Valley (Oct. 14) and Oregon State, junior forward Finn Linas was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Linas now leads Cal Poly with five goals this fall.
- The Mustangs close fall action when hosting The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate, scheduled Oct. 26-27 at The Preserve in Carmel Valley. Live scoring will be available HERE.
- Freshman Frederick Egnatios has emerged as Cal Poly’s top player this fall. The nation’s 76th-ranked player, Egnatios captured the individual title at Northwestern’s Sept. 28-29 Windon Memorial before enjoying a top-10 showing at the Oct. 19-21 Saint Mary’s Invitational.
- The Cal Poly cross country program officially wrapped up regular season action this past week, competing in the Arturo Barrios Invitational hosted by Texas A&M on Friday and the Bronco Invitational hosted by Santa Clara on Saturday. You can read the full recaps for the meets HERE and HERE.
- Fifth-year Tatiana Cornejo continued her impressive season, capturing fourth in the women’s 6K race at the Arturo Barrios Invitational with a time of 19:17.0. The performance earned her Big West Cross Country Women’s Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season
- The Mustangs now gear up to compete in the Big West Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, at UC Riverside’s Ag/Ops Course. The men’s 8K starts at 8:30 a.m. and the women’s 6K at 9:15 a.m.
- The Cal Poly women’s tennis team wrapped up play at the ITA Southwest Regionals on Sunday, as the men later wrapped up theirs on Monday.
- Two pairs of doubles highlighted action for the Mustangs, with Natalie Lynch and Jessica MacCallum advancing to the women's Round of 16 while Jovan Lubbe and Leo Matthysen advanced to the men's semifinals after upsetting Arizona's No. 4 seed duo.
- The Mustangs travel as a program to Palos Verdes on Oct. 30-Nov. 1 for the Dennis Rizza Classic to continue their respective fall men's and women's season.
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