Game Highlights: NCAA DI Championship First Round: Cal Poly v. No. 5 BYU

Big West champion Cal Poly upended the No. 5 seed BYU Cougars in a five-set thriller in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship on Thursday at the Galen Center on the campus of Southern California. Cal Poly (26-7) registered 64 kills with a hitting percentage of .313, while also recording 72 digs while outblocking their opponents from Provo 12-5. The Mustangs maintained a 7-4 edge at the service line including the night's final point to claim the win, taking sets 1, 4 and 5 to advance. This marks the Mustangs fourth Power 4 win of the season, twice taking down ranked foes from the Big 12. By defeating fifth-seeded and 22nd-ranked BYU in the Kentucky quadrant, the Mustangs await the winner of Princeton and No. 4 seed USC on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Cal Poly has now won their first round game in consecutive NCAA appearances, taking the win over Georgia in 2019.