Cal Poly Beach Volleyball Ranked Fourth in Final AVCA Rankings

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Following their run to the NCAA Championship semifinals last week, Cal Poly beach volleyball came in ranked No. 4 in the final AVCA Poll released Tuesday.

The Mustangs were ranked behind the other three final four teams from last week’s NCAA Championship in national champion TCU, runner-up LMU, and UCLA.

This marks the second straight year Cal Poly has been ranked in the top four in the final rankings. Last year, they finished ranked No. 3 in the country after also making it to the NCAA Championship Semifinals.

This year’s team finished with a record of 31-8, matching the most wins by a Mustang team in a season. They also made it to the Big West Championship finals and collected the program’s first wins over UCLA and LSU.

In addition, the Mustangs had four players be named AVCA All-Americans, and 10 players who earned All-Conference honors. Meanwhile, the No. 1 pair of senior Piper Ferch and sophomore Erin Inskeep broke the program record for career wins by a pair in a season with 58.

Cal Poly will lose nine players from this year’s team but return six of their 10 starters next year.