Volleyball Secures First Outright CCAA Title in Program History on Dahl’s 100th Win
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona volleyball head coach Traci Dahl collected her 100th win at CPP on Saturday afternoon, defeating San Francisco State by a score of 3-1.
With the win, the No. 3 ranked Broncos break the program record for most CCAA wins in a season at 17, while also securing their first outright regular season title in program history. CPP claimed at least a share of the title last Saturday with a 3-0 sweep over Cal State Dominguez Hills, but locked down the outright title with the win against the Gators. The Broncos had only ever won two regular season titles before in 1990 and 2005, both being co-champions with other schools.
Dahl becomes the fourth coach in program history to capture 100 wins, tying Tom Ash (1980-83) for third-most wins among head coaches in CPP volleyball history. Dahl became the head coach in 2019, after two seasons as the associate head coach under legendary head coach Rosie Wegrich from 2017-18. Before CPP, Dahl spent nine seasons as the head coach at Indiana State, collecting 101 wins – making her career total 201 after Saturday's victory. Since the start of the 2021 season, Dahl's Broncos are an incredible 92-21 overall and 59-13 in conference.
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The Broncos stepped up in a big way against the No. 2 team in the region, winning three sets to one by scores of 26-24, 17-25, 25-19, and 25-20. Four players recorded double-digit digs, along with nine blocks to the Gators' four. Helen McMullin led the Green & Gold with five blocks in the match, while Caitie Mueller tied a season-high with 11 digs. Sarah Ybarra, Charlotte Koerber, and Avery Percival also recorded double-digit digs, with Ybarra and Koerber logging double-doubles.
CPP swung at an impressive .304 clip, just their seventh time swinging above .300 in a match this season. San Francisco State was less efficient in their attacks, swinging at a .255 clip. Samantha Campion did not log a single attack error, good for a .400 hitting percentage to go along with 14 kills. She is now just 108 kills and seven digs away from reaching 1,000 in each statistical category for her Cal Poly Pomona career.
Up Next
Cal Poly Pomona has officially secured the No. 1 seed in the upcoming CCAA Tournament hosted in Kellogg Arena, and will play the winner of the 4/5 seed on Friday, November 22nd, at 5:30 PM. It will be their first home postseason match in 32 years.
The Broncos were ranked No. 1 in the first official NCAA regional rankings on Wednesday. If that ranking holds, the Broncos would be in a position to host their first NCAA Tournament games since 1992. The NCAA selection show will take place November 25th at 4:30 PM PST on NCAA.com.
Bronco Bits
- The Broncos are now 46-10 all-time against San Francisco State, including 9-1 in their past 10 matches. CPP has two 12-game winning streaks against the Gators, the first coming from 1999-2008 and the most recent from 2014-2022.
- Traci Dahl is now 100-37 (.730) as head coach of the Broncos with a 65-24 (.730) record in conference.
- Cal Poly Pomona lost just eight sets in CCAA play this year. They have outscored opponents 51-8 in sets won.
- Samantha Campion is 108 kills and 7 digs away from 1,000 in her CPP career in both categories.
- The Broncos are an incredible 7-0 against nationally-ranked opponents this season.
- The Broncos remained ranked at No. 3 in the national rankings this week, their highest in program history.
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