SAN LUIS OBISPO – Highlighted by Cal Poly junior middle blocker Dominique Olowolafe’s second-successive selection to the All-Big West first team, three Mustangs earned all-conference recognition when awards and honors were announced Tuesday afternoon. Olowolafe, who finished the regular season ranked second among conference players with a .344 hitting percentage, became the seventh Mustang in program history to earn multiple selections to the All-Big West first team. Mustang freshman outside hitter Megan McConnell earned honorable mention...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Junior middle blocker Dominique Olowolafe posted a match-best 12 kills and hit a season-high .647 against just one error as the Cal Poly volleyball team completed its 2009 regular season schedule by whitewashing Cal State Northridge inside Mott Gym on Friday evening, 25-18, 25-17, 25-21. Freshman middle blocker Jennifer Keddy added eight kills and swung for a .467 percentage – her seventh-straight match with at least a .333 hitting mark – for...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly volleyball team completes its 2009 campaign by hosting Cal State Northridge on Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. inside Mott Gym. Dating to the 2005 season and including a five-set victory on Oct. 9, Cal Poly (8-20, 4-10) has won eight-straight decisions against Cal State Northridge (8-20, 4-10). The Matadors, who last week relegated Big West leader Long Beach State from sole possession atop the conference standings, complete...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Head volleyball coach Jon Stevenson and the Cal Poly Athletics Department confirmed recently that 6-0 outside hitter Kristina Graven (Mitty HS / San Jose, CA) has signed a National Letter of Intent with the expectation of joining the Mustang program for the 2010 campaign. Graven, prepvolleyball.com’s 28th-ranked senior player in the class of 2010, is the highest-rated athlete to have signed with the Cal Poly program during Stevenson’s five seasons. Currently averaging...

DAVIS – Sophomore outside hitter Catie Smith matched a career high with 17 kills to lead four Mustangs in double-digit figures, but the Cal Poly volleyball team still dropped a 26-28, 28-26, 25-23, 22-25, 15-6 decision against UC Davis during its final road match of the 2009 campaign at The Pavilion. Junior middle blocker Dominique Olowolafe added 16 kills, freshman middle blocker Jennifer Keddy totaled her fourth-straight double-digit outing with 14 and freshman outside hitter...

STOCKTON – Led by freshman middle blocker Jennifer Keddy’s team-high 15 kills, a season-best five Mustangs recorded double-digit figures Friday evening as the Cal Poly volleyball team posted a 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-7 victory against Pacific at the Spanos Center. Junior Dominique Olowolafe added 13 kills, sophomore outside hitter Catie Smith delivered 11 and freshmen outside hitters Molly Pon and Chelsea Hardin totaled 10 apiece for Cal Poly (8-19, 4-10), which had dropped 19-straight matches...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly volleyball team snapped a seven-match slide by upending previous Big West Conference leader UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 7 and the Mustangs will have another opportunity to skew the Big West Conference title picture when they visit UC Davis (18-9, 9-4) Saturday, Nov. 4. First, however, the Mustangs (7-19, 3-10) face Pacific (16-9, 6-7) on Friday at the Spanos Center – a building where Cal Poly has produced...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Freshman middle blocker Jennifer Keddy led four Mustangs in double-digit kill figures with 17 as the Cal Poly volleyball team terminated a seven-match losing streak Saturday evening by knocking central coast rival UC Santa Barbara from its Big West Conference-leading perch with a 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 victory in Mott Gym. Freshman outside hitter Megan McConnell recorded 16 kills and freshman outside hitter Chelsea Hardin and junior middle blocker Dominique Olowolafe each...