SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. โ After a historic run to reach the semifinals for the first time in program history at the NCAA Championships last week, Cal Poly Beach Volleyball made more history this week by ranking No. 3 in the final AVCA national rankings. I made. Highest amount in program history.
The Mustangs were ranked just behind this year's NCAA champions at USC and the national runner-up at UCLA. Last week, California State made history by defeating Arizona State and Florida State in Gulf Shores, Alabama, becoming the first Division I team in Cal State history to reach the Final Four.
This year's team will go down as one of the best in Cal Poly history. They were the first team to reach the NCAA Championship semifinals, the No. 5 seed was the highest ever earned by a Cal Poly team, and their 31 wins this season were the most in program history, all of which In addition, this third place ranking is as follows: Best ever.
Additionally, the Mustangs had four players named AVCA All-Americans for the first time. They also won Big West Freshman of the Year, Big West Coach of the Year, Big West Pair of the Year honors, and all five starting pairs earned All-Conference honors for the first time in history. Assistant coach Angela Locke was also named AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year.
On the other hand, the junior No. 2 pair is piper felch and a new student erin inskeep They went 30-5 this year, setting a new program record for pair wins in a season.
Cal Poly's momentum won't slow down any time soon. Next year, the team plans to return 24 of the 25 players from this year's roster.