17-7,13-1Big West
Cal State Fullerton
7-20,2-12Big West
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal St. Fullerton | 16 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| Cal Poly | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
11/7/2026 10:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Cal Poly volleyball made swift work of Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night inside Mott Athletics Center, sweeping the Titans 25-16, 25-12, 25-17 to close out the weekend and secure a berth in the upcoming Big West Championship, which San Luis Obispo will host.
The Mustangs (17-7, 13-1 Big West) never trailed by more than a point in any set. Cal Poly broke a 3-3 tie in the first set with a 9-2 run that included four straight points on Elif Hurriyet's serve. Fullerton (7-20, 2-12) crept back within 15-13, but the Mustangs answered with a 6-1 push to close out the frame.
The second set was even more lopsided. With Alexis Haury distributing all over the court, Cal Poly jumped out to a 3-0 lead and then blew it open from the service line. Beshear ripped off a run that featured two aces and a pair of Fredrick kills as part of a 7-1 stretch. The lead swelled as the Mustangs finished the 25-12 set, hitting .500 in the frame with 13 kills against just one error.
Fullerton hung around early in the third, tying the score multiple times, but Cal Poly pulled away for good with several service runs to put it out of reach at 23-15. Fredrick sealed the match with a kill at 25-17.
Fredrick finished with 18 kills on 31 swings (.419) to go with six digs and three block assists. Beshear added 12 kills, two aces and four digs, while Pulling had eight kills at a match-high .500 clip. Leluge posted four kills and five block assists, and Murdoch had three block assists of her own.
Haury ran the offense with 36 assists and added 10 digs, and Hurriyet led the back row with 10 digs and an ace. Haury had already amassed 14 assists after a roaring opening set.
Cal Poly hit .391 as a team with 44 kills against 10 errors on 87 attempts, while holding the Titans to .073 (29-22-96). The Mustangs also owned a 6-5 edge in total blocks and a 38-27 advantage in digs.
The weekend as a whole belonged to Fredrick, who posted 37 kills across the two matches, including a team-leading 19 in Friday's five-set loss to Long Beach State, and hit .206 over eight sets while averaging 4.63 kills per set.
Beshear also turned in a strong two-match stretch with 24 kills, five aces, 19 digs and two block assists, and Pulling was efficient as ever with 14 kills on 27 swings (.444). Haury averaged 9.63 assists and 3.88 digs per set over the weekend, which included a single-match career high of 21 digs against LBSU, and Hurriyet anchored the defense at 2.88 digs per set.
On the season, Fredrick now has 343 kills (3.94 per set) and 383.5 total points, both team bests, while hitting .242. Beshear's two aces Saturday pushed her career total to 96, leaving her four shy of 100. The sweep was Cal Poly's 12th straight-set victory of the year.
With the win, the Mustangs officially clinched a spot in the Big West Championship field and will have the chance to defend their 2025 conference title on their home floor when the tournament comes to Mott Athletics Center later this month.
Cal Poly closes its home slate against Utah Valley on Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m., followed by Sacramento State on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. The Mustangs close the regular season on the road at UC Riverside (Nov. 20) and California Baptist (Nov. 21).
