POMONA – The 20th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona volleyball team continued its incredible start to the 2022 campaign, sweeping Cal State East Bay in three sets (25-15, 25-18, 25-23) on Friday evening at Kellogg Arena in Pomona.
 
The Broncos have now won 13 consecutive matches, rising to 13-1 overall and a perfect 7-0 in the CCAA. The Pioneers, which entered the contest tied for second in the conference standings, lost just their second match of the season, falling to 12-3 overall and 5-2 in league play.
 
In the opening frame, Cal State East Bay looked destined for an upset, taking an 8-3 lead early. However, Cal Poly Pomona went on a tear, outscoring the visitors 15-3 over the next 18 points to grab momentum that carried the Broncos to a 25-15 win in the first set, followed by a 25-18 triumph in the second set to take a 2-0 match lead.
 
The third set was an entirely different story. The Pioneers were in control for much of the game, jumping out to an 18-12 lead. That's when the Broncos came roaring back, forcing a 20-20 tie before eventually five of the next eight points to clinch the match victory.
 
Daisy Duke again led the attack, scoring 12 kills for a .400 hitting percentage. Kaitlan Tucker added eight kills with four blocks on defense, and Kylie Brandt chipped in with seven kills. Avery Percival served a match-high three aces, all of which came on back-to-back-to-back serves in the third set to help CPP turn the tide in its favor late. Mackenzie Sullivan led all players with 16 digs and Erin McFarland assisted on four blocks.
 
Cal State East Bay was led by the 11 kills off the hands of Lexi Pagani.
 
Cal Poly Pomona returns to action Saturday afternoon at home in Kellogg Arena against Cal State San Marcos. First serve is set for 2:00 pm.
 
Bronco Bits 

• Head coach Traci Dahl moves to 46-22 in her fourth year (third season) at Cal Poly Pomona, including 36-6 the last two seasons.
• The Broncos have opened their season with an 13-1 record through the first 14 matches for the third time in the last four seasons.
• It is just the second time in program history that the Broncos have compiled a win streak of 13 or more matches; the longest win streak in program history came during the 2005 season, a 19-match win streak (from 8/26/05 to 10/15/05).
• Cal Poly Pomona extends its win streak over Cal State East Bay to 12 matches, improving to 20-6 all-time against the Pioneers; the last defeat by CSUEB came during the 2013 campaign
• Daisy Duke has recorded double-digit kills in 34 career matches, including 11 this season
• Kaitlan Tucker entered the weekend as the leading blocker in all of Division II with 1.48 blocks per set.
• As a team, the Broncos also entered the match as the top blocking team in all of NCAA Division II at 2.72 blocks per set.
• Ranked in the Top 25 this week at No. 20, CPP is now 274-163 as a nationally-ranked team since 1986.
• As a program, CPP is now 765-530 all-time, including 293-158 in home matches and 375-295 in conference play since the program's inception in 1980.
• The Broncos have now won 15 consecutive CCAA matches dating back to last season, the longest such streak in the conference currently.
• CPP is now 315-204 in three-set matches all-time.

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