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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Utah Valley | 14 | 16 | 19 | 0 |
Mustangs Sweep Weekend Big West Slate with Inaugural Conference Win Over Utah Valley
10/3/2026 2:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
OREM, Utah — Cal Poly volleyball finished its first Big West road weekend with another dominant straight-set victory Saturday, sweeping new conference foe Utah Valley (25-14, 25-16, 25-19) at Lockhart Arena.
The Mustangs moved to 8-6 overall and 4-0 in Big West play with their fourth consecutive conference victory, following Thursday night's sweep at Sacramento State. Cal Poly is back above .500 for the first time since mid-September after four of its six losses came against top-25 programs.
Caroline Walters added another win to her career total, now at 140 after the weekend sweeps. She is three victories from tying and four from passing Mike Wilton's 143 career victories for the program record.
Cal Poly opened with an early exchange of points before pulling away in the first set, then carried that momentum into the middle portion of the match. After taking the first two sets, the Mustangs faced their biggest challenge at the start of the third, when Utah Valley opened with four straight points. Cal Poly answered with three consecutive points of its own, eventually working its way in front and continuing to build from there. The Wolverines remained within striking distance late, but Cal Poly closed out the match with a kill for its second consecutive road sweep.
Cal Poly finished with 41 kills against just seven errors on 74 attacks, hitting .459 for the match. It was the second straight match and the third time this season the Mustangs have reached the .400 mark. Cal Poly also held sizable advantages in kills (41-28), assists (37-27), aces (7-3), digs (36-22) and total blocks (5-0), all while holding Utah Valley to a .159 hitting percentage as a team.
The two-match weekend produced some of Cal Poly's most efficient volleyball of the season. Across six sets against Sacramento State and Utah Valley, the Mustangs hit .430 while limiting their opponents to a .099 hitting percentage.
Emma Fredrick led Cal Poly with 22 kills across the two matches, hitting .459, while Kendall Beshear added 20 kills, four aces and 12 digs. Charlotte Kelly also turned in an efficient weekend at the net, putting down 13 kills without an error on 21 attempts for a .619 hitting percentage while adding 10 block assists. Kayla Murdoch matched Kelly with 13 kills and hit .476, adding six block assists. Breklyn Pulling contributed 11 kills on .474 hitting and four block assists.
Alexis Haury, the conference's statistical leader among setters, enjoyed another consistent weekend, recording 65 assists in six sets while averaging 10.83 assists per set. She also had four kills on five attempts, three aces, 15 digs and three blocks. Her work helped Cal Poly average 13.83 kills and 12.33 assists per set across the two matches.
Cal Poly continues Big West play next weekend with another pair of road matches in Southern California. The Mustangs visit Cal State Fullerton Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m., followed by a second 6 p.m. match down the road at Long Beach State on Saturday, Oct. 10.
