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Charlotte Koerber
Leroy Crook
3
Winner Cal Poly Pomona CPP 17-4,7-2 CCAA
0
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 7-11,5-4 CCAA
Winner
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
17-4,7-2 CCAA
3
Final
0
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB
7-11,5-4 CCAA
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 25 25 25 (3)
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 23 19 22 (0)

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

No. 14 Broncos Sweep Cal State East Bay Behind Balanced Offensive Attack

SAN FRANCISCO – The Cal Poly Pomona volleyball team earned its 17th victory of the season Friday night, sweeping Cal State East Bay, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22, in a non-conference pod contest at the San Francisco Federal Credit Union Gym.
 
The No. 14 ranked Broncos improved to 17-4 overall and remained 7-2 in CCAA play while posting their 12th sweep of the season.
 
Elle Walker led CPP with a match-high 15 kills while hitting .355, and Sarah Ybarra added 13 kills, 13 digs, and a service ace. Redshirt freshman Addi Knight delivered an efficient performance with eight kills on 14 attacks without committing an error, while Alexia Athans also recorded eight kills and added two blocks.
 
Back-to-back CCAA Setter of the Week Paige Bowyer continued her impressive run with her third consecutive match with 40 or more assists, helping the Broncos hit .250 as a team. Charlotte Koerber added 10 kills and hit .300, while Renee Nachtigall anchored the defense with 13 digs. Both Nachtigall and Keira Limbrick contributed three service aces.
 
Cal Poly Pomona overcame an early deficit in the opening set, turning an 18-14 disadvantage into a 25-23 victory. Walker and Athans helped spark the comeback with timely kills, and a block from Walker and Knight evened the score at 22-22. Ybarra followed with a kill and closed the set with another attack for a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
CPP controlled the second set from the midpoint forward. With the score tied at 10-10, Nachtigall served during a 7-0 run that featured an ace, two East Bay attack errors, a block from Athans, and kills from Koerber and Athans. The Broncos extended their advantage to 17-10 and never allowed the Pioneers closer than five points.
 
The Broncos opened the third set with a 4-0 run and later used Limbrick's serving to build a 14-6 lead. East Bay rallied to tie the set at 16-16, but Athans and Walker answered with key kills before CPP closed on a 5-2 run. Ybarra closed out the match with her 30th service ace of the season.
 
Ybarra finished the afternoon with 14.5 points, passing Vanessa Williams (2005-08) for 9th on the all-time point list in program history.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos return home Friday, Oct. 30, to host Chico State at 7 p.m. in Kellogg Arena.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos are now 27-6 all-time against Cal State East Bay, including a 19-match winning streak dating back to 2014.
  • Traci Dahl is now 138-49 (.738) as head coach of the Broncos, including 40-14 (.741) in non-conference matches.
  • Now in its 46th season, CPP Volleyball is 859-557 (.607) all-time.
  • This is the second straight season that CPP has been 17-4 through their first 21 games.
  • Charlotte Koerber is 17 kills away from reaching 1,000 in her collegiate career.
  • Alexia Zammit remains 27 assists away from reaching 1,000 in her collegiate career.
  • The Broncos now have 12 sweeps on the season. The program record is 16, set back in 2024.
  • Sarah Ybarra is 9 kills away from moving into 7th all-time in program history, and 11 kills away from moving into 6th all-time.
  • Alexia Athans' .391 hitting percentage this season would rank first in program history under the 25-point scoring format (since 2008).
  • Addi Knight's 15 solo blocks are tied for 9th-most in a season in program history under the 25-point scoring format (since 2008).