Cal Poly (23-9) recovered from an early loss to win its second straight Big West Championship this past weekend.
The Mustangs fell into the losers bracket after losing to Hawai’i (3-2), then battled to the championship by beating Long Beach State (4-1), and getting two victories over Hawai’i (3-2) to complete the championship.
Cal Poly’s Emily Sonny reached a landmark 100 career wins in the win over Long Beach State and got one more to get to 101, a program record.
The Big West final results: 1. Cal Poly, 2. Hawai’i, 3. Long Beach, 4. Bakersfield, 5. CSUN, 6 (tie) UC Davis, 6. (tie) Sacramento State.
Cal Poly now goes to Gulf Shores, Alabama, for its second national-championship appearance, the last in 2019. The Mustangs open against USC on Thursday. Full TV listings can be found at our TV and streaming listings.
Enjoy Jim Wolf’s photos from the Big West Championship:
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- Hawai’i’s Brooke Van Sickle with one of many great digs/Jim Wolf photo
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- Hawai’i’s Amber Igiede with the monster stuff block/Jim Wolf photo
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- Lexi McLeod runs down a hard cross court shot/Jim Wolf photo
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- SUN’s Lexi McLeod with a spike attempt against Kalani Hayes/Jim Wolf photo
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- Makenzie Griffin with the dominant joust position against Megan Luly/Jim Wolf photo
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- UC Davis’ Colleen McGuire tooling off the block attempt/Jim Wolf photo
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- Amber Igiede hitting uncontested/Jim Wolf photo
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- Hawai’i’s Kylin Loker tries to push through the block from Cal Poly’s Mariah Whalen/Jim Wolf photo
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- Tia Miric dives for a short serve/Jim Wolf photo
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- Long Beach State players getting fired up in their huddle/Jim Wolf photo
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- Maria Molina lays out for a net serve reception/Jim Wolf photo
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- High flying Maria Molina surveying hitting opportunities/Jim Wolf photo
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- Tyler Spriggs hitting past the block of Milica Vukobrat/Jim Wolf photo
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- Skyler Germann navigates around the block attempt/Jim Wolf photo
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- Sam Strah with the scoop dig off a net serve/Jim Wolf photo
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- Jayelin Lombard reaches for a cut shot/Jim Wolf photo
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- Pani Napoleon dives to keep the play alive/Jim Wolf photo
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- Sam Strah with a deep court dig/Jim Wolf photo
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- Amber Igiede reaches for an outside set/Jim Wolf photo
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- Brooke Van Sickle getting vertical/Jim Wolf photo
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- Jamie Santer hitting hard angle/Jim Wolf photo
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- Brooke Van Sickle showing her coach why she is playing on the No. 1 court/Jim Wolf photo
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- Pani Napoleon tracks down a hard angle shot/Jim Wolf photo
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- Cal Poly’s Vanessa Roscoe covers a line shot under the watchful eye of her teammates/Jim Wolf photo
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- Cal Poly SLO players rush the court to celebrate their 3-2 comeback win over Hawai’i in a playoff tieberaker/Jim Wolf photo
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- Cal Poly celebrates with another Big West Championship trophy for their school/Jim Wolf photo
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- Cal Poly and Coach Todd Rogers pose with their trophy and Big West Championship banner/Jim Wolf photo
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- Katie Kennedy with overhead dig/Jim Wolf photo
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- Brooke Van Sickle with layout dig/Jim Wolf photo
