SEASIDE – The Cal Poly Pomona volleyball picked up their first win of the season in a four-set victory (25-18. 21-25, 25-16, 26-24) over Dixie State as they split the final day of the Otter Classic.
 
The Broncos (1-3) were led by Andrea Bosnic who tallied a high of 20 kills with a .333 hitting percentage. Jenna Goldsberry continued to perform well, totaling nine kills while Alexandra Gresham finished the night with eight kills.
 
Holding a slight advantage at 12-11 in the opening set, the Broncos used a 9-3 run to pull away from the Trailblazers and take the first set 25-18.
 
Offensively, the Broncos out hit Dixie State with a hitting percentage of .213 compared to only .164.
 
Dixie State had a strong outing in the second set, tying the match at one set a piece as they edged out the Broncos 25-21.
 
Once again, the third set started out close with each team trading points. Ahead 9-7, the Broncos rattled off a 10-3 run to secure the set and take the lead for the remainder of the match.
 
Desi Martin added seven kills for CPP while newcomer Ally Wilder also finished with seven kills off of 13 swings with zero errors. Alina Smith and Kay Powell shared time at the setter spot, collecting 22 and 23 assists respectively.
 
Broncos put up a strong fight in game two, losing to CSU Monterey Bay in a non-CCAA match 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18). Martin led the second match with eight kills followed by Bosnic with seven and Goldsberry and Gresham each with six.
 
Samantha Figueroa finished with 20 or more digs in both matches, claiming 21 against Dixie State before finishing the day with 20 vs the Otters.
 
The Broncos return to action for another tournament next week as they head to the NCAA DII Volleyball Showcase at San Francisco State, playing Academy of Art on Thursday, Sept. 7.