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Kaitlan Tucker
2
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 13-4,7-3 CCAA
3
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 7-11,5-5 CCAA
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
13-4,7-3 CCAA
2
Final
3
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM
7-11,5-5 CCAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 25 15 24 25 13 (2)
Cal St. San Marcos CSSM 15 25 26 16 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications

Broncos Fall in San Marcos, Split Weekend With Cougars

SAN MARCOS, CA – The Cal Poly Pomona volleyball team dropped their match against Cal State San Marcos on Saturday afternoon, falling to 14-4 on the season. This loss came just one day after their 3-0 sweep over the Cougars in Kellogg Arena, resulting in a 1-1 series split on the weekend.
 
The No. 20 ranked Broncos now sit in third place in the CCAA standings with a 7-3 conference record, behind only #23 Cal State LA (9-1) and #11 Cal State San Bernardino (8-2). The Golden Eagles' only conference loss this season came to the Broncos on September 22nd, when CPP swept CSULA at home in three sets. CSULA has since won seven consecutive matches while the Yotes from CSUSB have won five in a row.
 
Senior Daisy Duke put up her second consecutive 20-kill game against the Cougars, finishing the weekend with 43 kills and 49.5 points. Duke's 1,102 career kills ranks seventh all-time in school history, and with 17 more kills will pass both Kellie Francis (2002-05) and Kimberly Van Beek (2000-03) to move into fifth place on the all-time kill list. Her 1,268.0 career points also ranks ninth in program history.
 
Senior middle blocker Kaitlan Tucker racked up a season-high 12 kills, her most in a match since 2021 and the second-most of her career. Tucker also led the team with four block assists, tied with freshman Alexia Athans.
 
The Broncos recorded a season-high 11 service aces, three coming from libero Avery Percival. The junior out of Riverside, CA also led the team with 20 digs across the five sets, while Caitie Mueller, Samantha Campion, and Emily Payne also each recorded double-digit digs. In total, the Broncos' 82 digs are their second-most in a match this season.
 
Mueller capped off an impressive weekend with 45 assists in the match, giving her 91 in the two matches against CSUSM. The San Clemente, CA native ranks second in the CCAA in assists per set at 10.50 on the season.
 
After taking the first set 25-15, the Broncos dropped both the second and third sets by scores of 25-15 and 26-24. They rebounded in the fourth set with a 25-16 win, forcing a decisive fifth set. Neither team wavered in the final set, as the Cougars' largest lead never exceeded three points. CSUSM would hang on to that lead for a 15-13 win, handing the nationally-ranked Broncos their fourth loss of the season.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will welcome Cal Poly Humboldt and Sonoma State to Kellogg Arena this weekend, with a 3:00 PM game on Friday, October 20th, and a 1:00 PM game on Saturday, October 21st. Saturday's match against Sonoma State will be CPP's Dig Pink game – a dedicated effort to raise awareness and honor those that have been impacted by breast cancer. You can learn more about Dig Pink HERE.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • Entering Saturday, CPP had won four straight matches against the Cougars dating back to 2021, winning 12 of 13 sets played with three sweeps.
  • Traci Dahl is now 69-31 (.690) as head coach of the Broncos, and 42-21 (.667) in conference. 
  • With the AVCA Top 25 Poll that came out on Monday, the Broncos have now been ranked in 18 consecutive Top 25 polls dating back to last season.