POMONA, Calif.--- The fourteenth-ranked Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (12-1, 5-0 CCAA) swept this afternoon conference match with the visiting Stan State Warriors (15, 25, 16-25, 11-25) at Kellogg Arena in Pomona, Calif.
FIRST SET: Cal Poly Pomona jumped out to a 12-6 lead to open the match in the first set. A Daisy Duke kill increased the Broncos' lead to 18-7. An
Isabella Saucedo ace cut the deficit to 19-11. The Broncos finished out the set recording seven of the final 15 points to take the first set 25-15.
SECOND SET: The second set was back and forth until the Broncos took a 10-4 lead on a Daisy Duke kill. Back-to-back kills by
Ellison Weaver and
Mariah Iosua cut the Bronco lead to 11-9. The hosts came right back and took a 19-12 lead. A kill by Weaver and a service ace by
Autumn Kirby cut the Warrior deficit to 19-14. The Broncos recorded the next three points to increase their lead to 22-14. Two kills by
Samaya Royal and
Isabella Saucedo made it 23-16 Broncos, but the hosts recorded the final two points to take the second set 25-16 and as they took a 2-0 lead in the match.
THIRD SET: A Jenna O'Shea service capped a 11-1 beginning of the third set for the Broncos. They increased their lead to 14-2 on a kill by Caitie Mueller. Stan State (6-7, 1-4 CCAA) recorded the next four points capped by an
Ellison Weaver service ace. A kill by Madison Novak increased the hosts' lead to 20-8. Cal Poly Pomona took five of the next eleven points to take the set 25-11 and the match 3-0.
WARRIOR LEADERS: Alex Byrd had five kills in ten attempts for a .500 hitting percentage while
Mariah Iosua had four kills.
Haley Burdo paced the Warriors with ten assists and
Gabby Rawson recorded 12 digs.
UP NEXT: Stan State will continue its four-match road trip tomorrow afternoon at 3pm, when the Warriors travel to San Marcos for another CCAA match-up with Cal State San Marcos. The Cougars defeated Chico State in four sets (12-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-20).