Riding High: Cal Poly Takes Utah State Invitational Title

Utah State Invitational

• Logan, Utah
• Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2018

Cal Poly was challenged in its opener, but held on for the five-set win and claimed the tournament title with two more victories, both via sweep. The wins move Cal Poly to 5-1 on the season.

The Standings

1. Cal Poly 3-0
2. Loyola Marymount 2-1
3. Texas Rio Grande Valley 1-2
4. Utah State 0-2

The Results

Friday

Cal Poly def. Loyola Marymount 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 28-30, 15-12)

• Box Score
• Cal Poly Recap / LMU Recap

Texas-Rio Grande Valley def. Utah State 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-20)

• Box Score
• UTRGV Recap / Utah State Recap

Cal Poly def. UTRGV 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-20)

• Box Score
• Cal Poly Recap / UTRGV Recap

Loyola Marymount def. Utah State 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-21)

• Box Score
• LMU Recap / Utah State Recap

Saturday

Loyola Marymount def. UTRGV 3-0 (25-14, 28-26, 25-17)

• Box Score
• LMU Recap / UTRGV Recap

Cal Poly def. Utah State 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-21)

• Box Score
• Cal Poly Recap / Utah State Recap

Notables

• With the three wins in Logan, Cal Poly has now won four in a row.
• The Mustangs hit .300 or better in six of their 11 sets, including a weekend-best .467 effort in Set 1 vs. Utah State on Saturday.
• Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden was the star of the show
  • 15 kills, eight digs and a team-high five blocks vs. LMU, while hitting .268 (15-4-41)
  • 9 kills, hitting .389 (9-2-18), while notching a team-leading 13 digs vs. UTRGV
  • 18 kills vs. Utah State, while hitting .552 (18-2-29) and putting up three blocks
• Building Blocks: Despite going 0-3, Utah State won the block in two of its three matches and tied in the third.
  • vs. UTRGV – both teams managed 5 stuffs
  • vs. LMU – led 12-9
  • vs. Cal Poly – led 7-5