POMONA, Calif. – The No. 4 ranked Broncos picked up their 15th consecutive win on Friday afternoon, improving their overall record to 19-1 on the season. This ties the best start to a season through their first 20 matches in program history, having also gone 19-1 to open the 2005 campaign.
Friday's 3-0 win over Sonoma State also marked the seventh consecutive sweep for the Green & Gold, tying another program record. The team now has 14 sweeps on the season, just one shy of the program record set just last season.
In a similar story to just about every other match over the past month, Cal Poly Pomona handled Sonoma State in three sets by scores of 25-11, 25-18, and 25-15. The Broncos are an incredible 39-3 in sets won since the start of conference play, having not lost a set since October 5th to contribute to their 13-0 conference record. The team swung .305 in the match compared to the Seawolves' .029, marking the worst of a CPP opponent all season.
Sarah Ybarra, who wears #14, turned in an appropriately impressive performance with 14 kills and 14 digs while swinging .440 in the match. Samantha Campion turned in yet another double-double with 12 kills and leading the team with 17 digs, marking her 12th of the season. The duo accounts for over 52 percent of the team's kills this season.
Caitie Mueller turned in 33 assists, while tying Charlotte Koerber for the team lead with two blocks. Koerber has stepped up in a big way over the past month, recording just shy of 100 kills and swinging .271 on the season.
Up Next
The Broncos will face Cal Poly Humboldt tomorrow, November 2nd, in another iteration of the Cal Poly Clash rivalry at 3:00 PM. The Broncos previously won 3-1 against the Lumberjacks back on October 3rd in Arcata.
Bronco Bits
- The Broncos are now 31-29 (.517) all-time against Sonoma State, including 7-3 in their past 10 matches.
- Traci Dahl is now 96-36 (.727) as head coach of the Broncos with a 61-23 (.723) record in conference.
- The Broncos' 15-game winning streak is the longest in the CCAA, second-longest in the west region, and the fourth-longest in the nation.
- Cal Poly Pomona has lost just three sets since the start of CCAA play. They have outscored opponents 39-3 in sets won over the past month.
- CPP's previous longest stretch of 3-0 wins was seven games, coming from August 25th to September 7th, 2018. The 2024 squad tied the record on Friday afternoon, and could break it with another sweep on Saturday.
- The Broncos' No. 4 national ranking this week is the highest in program history.
Latest All Athletics News
- O’Sullivan Named CCAA Coach of the Year, Nine Broncos Receive All-CCAA HonorsNine different Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer student-athletes received all-conference recognition on Wednesday night, in addition to head coach Matt O'Sullivan being named CCAA Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. The team's nine selections ties a program-high, and was the most in the conference.
- Volleyball Ranked No. 1 in First Regional RankingsThe Cal Poly Pomona volleyball team was ranked No. 1 in the first NCAA Division II West Region rankings on Wednesday afternoon, it was announced on NCAA.com HERE.
- Cruz and Mason Earn Individual Honors, Broncos Tie Program Record With Nine All-CCAA HonoreesNine Cal Poly Pomona women's soccer student-athletes earned All-CCAA recognition on Wednesday morning, tying the most in a season in program history.
- Men’s Cross Country Receives At-Large Bid for 24th Appearance at NationalsThe Cal Poly Pomona men's cross country team received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on Monday afternoon, it was announced via press release on NCAA.com. It is the team's 24th appearance at the national championships in program history, and their ninth in the past 11 seasons.
- Big Fourth Quarter Leads No. 19 Broncos to First WinThe Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team picked up their first win of the season on Saturday night, defeating Point Loma by a score of 71-66. After trailing 30-26 at the end of the first half, the Broncos kicked it into high gear with 45 points in the second half to come back for the victory.
- Volleyball Clinches First CCAA Regular Season Title Since 2005For the first time since 2005, Cal Poly Pomona volleyball has won the CCAA regular season title! Their 3-0 win against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday night secured at least a co-championship, and just one win next week will secure an outright regular season title.