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Leroy Crook
0
Western Wash. WWU 2-3,0-0 Great Northwest
3
Winner Cal Poly Pomona CPP 5-1,0-0 CCAA
Western Wash. WWU
2-3,0-0 Great Northwest
0
Final
3
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
5-1,0-0 CCAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Western Wash. WWU 22 19 17 (0)
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 25 25 25 (3)

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

Broncos Sweep No. 24 Western Washington Behind .422 Hitting Percentage

POMONA, Calif. - Cal Poly Pomona volleyball delivered its most efficient offensive performance of the young season Friday, hitting .422 in a 25-22, 25-19, 25-17 sweep of Western Washington at Kellogg Arena.
 
The Broncos improved to 5-1 after totaling 50 kills against just 12 errors across 90 attacks. Sarah Ybarra led the offense with 16 kills on a .500 hitting percentage, adding nine digs, four assists, two aces and two block assists. Elle Walker recorded 15 kills while hitting .400, and Charlotte Koerber finished with 13 kills, eight digs and a .400 clip.
 
CPP trailed 12-8 in the opening set before taking control with an 8-1 run. Ybarra supplied three kills during the surge, while Addi Knight contributed a solo block as the Broncos moved ahead 16-13. Western Washington later pulled within 22-21, but Ybarra answered with two of CPP's final three points, including the set-clinching kill.
 
The Broncos established separation much earlier in the second frame. Leading 5-3, CPP used a 7-2 run featuring three Walker kills, a Koerber ace and a block by Lexi Zammit and Alexia Athans to build a 12-5 advantage. Western Washington fought off three set points to narrow the margin to 23-19 before Walker closed the 25-19 victory with her fifth kill of the set.
 
CPP broke open the third set with another decisive run. The Broncos scored eight of nine points to turn an 8-7 edge into a 16-8 lead, receiving three kills from Walker along with two Koerber kills and consecutive blocks by Knight and Ybarra. Walker later delivered match point before teaming with Hadassah Makama on the match-ending block.
 
Zammit directed the offense with 34 assists and added seven digs. Libero Renee Nachtigall totaled a team-high 11 digs and eight assists, while Knight contributed four blocks. CPP held Western Washington to a .157 hitting percentage.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will conclude the Bronco Classic tomorrow, September 5th at 4:00 PM against No. 19 ranked Simon Fraser. The Broncos are 6-2 all-time against the Red Leafs, with both of their losses coming early last season.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos are now 5-5 all-time against Western Washington, including three straight wins since 2024.
  • Traci Dahl is now 126-46 (.733) as head coach of the Broncos, including 57-18 at home.
  • Now in its 46th season, CPP Volleyball is 847-554 (.605) all-time with a 331-164 (.669) record in home matches.
  • Cal Poly Pomona is an impressive 33-8 in non-conference regular season matches since the start of the 2021 season.
  • The last time the team started with a 5-1 record was 2024.
  • Charlotte Koerber (140 to go) and Sarah Ybarra (127 to go) are closing in on 1,000 kills in their collegiate career.
  • Charlotte Koerber (159 to go) and Renee Nachtigall (133 to go) are closing in on 1,000 digs in their collegiate career.