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PHOTO ILLUSTR ATION BY JOSEPH PACK | MUSTANG NE WS TRADEOFF | Some Cal Poly students feel pressured to balance food with exercise, making themselves work out to offset their meals. But at some point, it could become excessive.

EXCESSIVE EXERCISE Treading the line between a healthy habit and a problem

Sam Gilbert Special to Mustang News

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hether it's hiking Bishop Peak or participating in a workout class at the Recreation Center, Cal Poly students have plenty of ways to stay fit. In fact, it's a main feature that sets this community apart.

But at what point does the goal to become fit go from healthy to obsessive?

Cal Poly alumna Katy Lackey noticed Cal Poly students' focus on exercise three years ago.

“Just walking across campus, you can see that the majority of students are not overweight,” Lackey said.

The campus norm, she said, is beautiful, in-shape individuals and a culture that endorses healthy living.

“I’m not judging whether it’s a bad or good thing," Lackey said.

"I just know that myself and my peers are very aware that Cal Poly students, especially women, are expected to be healthy and fit."

Lauren Meers, who instructs the Recreation Center Breakaway class, also sees this pressure but says she loves the energy of the students on campus.

“Specifically at Cal Poly, everyone is very athletic,” Meers said.

“I like seeing people who look like they take care of and nourish

themselves.”

In about eight years' experience as a spin instructor, Meers has observed a change in what “healthy” looks like now compared to years past. The attractive image has become slimmer and more athletic.

“From what I see, I like that there is a good range of people willing to motivate themselves,” Meers said.

see EXERCISE, pg 3.

Women’s soccer season ends in semifinal loss Mustang News Staff Report @CPMustangSports

JOSEPH PACK | MUSTANG NE WS DEJA VU | The Cal Poly women’s soccer team lost in a penalty shootout once again in the Big West semis.

The Cal Poly women's soccer team saw its season come to a close last Thursday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals. The Mustangs suffered a brutal loss at the hands of Long Beach State in a penalty kick shootout after 110 minutes of scoreless play.

It is the second year in a row the Mustangs have lost in the exact same fashion, dropping last year in a shootout as the No. 1 seed to Cal State Fullerton, the eventual champion.

Junior forward Elise Krieghoff finished the year with a team-high 14 goals, most of which were as-

sisted by sophomore forward Megan Abutin, who finished the season with 12 assists.

The Mustangs will return all but four seniors next season: midfielder Sara Lancaster, goalkeeper Megan Heddinger, midfielder Christina Eichinger and defender Tracy Hong.

A very young team this season, the Mustangs roster featured 12 freshmen, many of whom saw significant playing time. Next season, Krieghoff, Abutin and junior goalkeeper Alyssa Giannetti will be back in a Cal Poly uniform with a more experienced squad that will be looking to secure a Big West Championship.

Nick Larson contributed to this report.

Football winning streak snapped by Idaho State

COURTESY PHOTO | CHEL SE A BROWN COURTESY PHOTO | IDAHO STATE UNIVERSIT Y MEDIA REL ATIONS SNAPPED | The Cal Poly football team saw its five-game win streak end, as it lost 30-28 to a hot Idaho State team.

Mustang News Staff Report @CPMustangSports

The Cal Poly football team (6-4, 5-2 Big Sky Conference) was unable to extend its win streak to six games this past weekend, losing 30-28 to Idaho State (7-3, 5-1).

With the loss, the Mustangs fall out of the top spot in the Big Sky and drop into fifth place.

The Bengals remain in a tie at the top of the conference standings.

Junior quarterback Chris Brown once again led the offense, rushing a season-high 39 times for 195 yards and three touchdowns. However, Brown struggled in the air, going just 8-of-22 for 105 yards and a touchdown.

The Mustangs continued their dominance on the ground, rushing for 425 yards total. But they could not stop the Bengals' senior quarterback, Justin Arias, who passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns.

The statline was dominated by the Mustangs, but two fumbles and four failed fourthdown conversion attempts proved to be too much to overcome.

The Mustangs need a miracle to win the Big Sky championship now, as they have just one conference game remaining. They return home on Nov. 15 to take on rival UC Davis in Alex G. Spanos Stadium for the final home game of the year.

Nick Larson contributed to this report.

MORE THAN A GAME | Industrial engineering senior Chad Kihm used tips and strategies from his experi-

ence with Game of War to create a website featuring blogs and videos that help gamers play more effectively.

Game of entrepreneurship: Gaming tips website wins CIE Elevator Pitch Kelly Trom @kttrom

When industrial engineering senior Chad Kihm pulls out his phone to play the mobile application Game of War, it’s not all fun and games.

Kihm gathers tips and strategies from his own experiences with the game to write blogs and create videos, helping gamers who are new to or very invested in Game of War learn how to play more effectively.

Kihm pitched this idea at the Cal Poly Center for

Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Elevator Pitch competition last month and won $1,000. He advanced to the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) National Elevator Pitch Competition in Orlando, Florida, where he made it to the top 12.

His main challenge was to convey how valuable his website, GameofWarRealTips.com, could be to an audience unfamiliar with the market of mobile games and game education.

see GAME, pg 4.

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The only time you can dunk a cop and get away with it Olivia Proffit @ojproffit

Phi Sigma Kappa raised more than $1,000 at its latest philanthropy event, “Dunk a Cop,” this past Thursday to sponsor an athlete in next year’s Special Olympics.

“Dunk a Cop” is a new event for the fraternity this year. Anybody could participate by purchasing T-shirts and the opportunity to sink one of the seven participating University Police Department (UPD) officers.

Phi Sigma Kappa had been interested in supporting the Special Olympics for as long as fraternity president Karim Dudum has been involved. According to Dudum, a biomedical engineering senior, the fraternity

thought the support could be possible this year with the help of newly appointed philanthropy chair and software engineering junior Deniz Tumer.

The idea came about last summer after seeing the Virginia Commonwealth University chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma’s success with hosting the same event. Other fraternity chapters across the nation have hosted the event as well.

Still, it wasn’t easy to bring it to Cal Poly.

It took Cal Poly’s Phi Sigma Kappa three and a half months to plan. Tumer talked to the police about the event for weeks. UPD was hesitant at first, but they finally agreed and ended up having a great

time with everybody, watching and taking Snapchats.

“Seeing everyone walk by and notice the event was the best part,” Dudum said. “The event is just really different.”

The fraternity chose to host “Dunk a Cop” to raise money and bring UPD and the Cal Poly community together to help

combat the negative stigma associated with police officers.

“We wanted to bridge that gap and show that police officers are humans, too, and they like having a good time,” Dudum said. “They’re literally just trying to protect us.”

The fraternity was hoping to raise $2,500 for the Special

Olympics. They raised a total of $1,146.60.

“It was extremely successful and incredibly fun,” Tumer said. “All of the officers and everybody who came out had a great time.”

Phi Sigma Kappa hopes to host “Dunk a Cop” for years to come. Cal Poly President Jeffrey

Armstrong and Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey also expressed interest in being in the dunk tank for next year’s event, Tumer said.

“Everybody already wants to dunk police officers, but having the president come down would make the event even better,” Dudum said.

ILIANA ARROYOS | MUSTANG NE WS MAKING A SPLASH | Cal Poly university police officer Frank Herrera was one of seven officers who volunteered to be in the dunk tank.

NEWS | 3

Monday, November 10, 2014 EXERCISE continued from pg 1.

The pressure to keep up with this lifestyle, however, creates blurred lines between a healthy amount of exercise and excess.

Meers said she understands what it’s like when everyone around you is going to the gym, making you feel pressured to go as well.

As a result, Lackey developed an eating disorder during her time at Cal Poly. She called it “exercise bulimia,” where exercise became a requirement — or a punishment — for eating.

Lackey recounted a time when she would push herself to work out to burn off a certain amount of calories or weigh a certain amount.

“I think this is different for

every person,” Lackey said.

“I’ve known people who overexercisedw and really struggled with their body image and measuring their worth in terms of a number on a scale or the calories burned on a treadmill.

I noticed my friend had an issue with exercise when she only talked about exercise, reduced her calorie intake drastically and was in the gym more often

DANIEL DEMPSTER | MUSTANG NE WS BREAKAWAY | Lauren Meers has seen campus fitness change while working as a Recreation Center instructor.

than not.”

Cal Poly has a unique population of students who focus on being active and fit, which creates the pressure to uphold a certain standard.

Cal Poly psychology professor Shawn Burn said compulsive exercising and obsession with appearances occur as a result of self-objectification, which stems from sexual objectification.

“We self-objectify when we internalize those messages from society and we start to judge ourselves based on how well we fit these idolized body images for our gender,” Burn said.

From birth, he said, men are exposed to messages about masculinity via video games, television and action figures that embody the “ideal” man: one with a small waist, muscles and six-pack abs. As men grow older, there’s even more pressure to conform.

“If a man is in a culture with other men — his friends, sports team, fraternity brothers — that judgment, based on how well they conform to those idolized body images, causes him to self-objectify as well,” Burn said. “This can lead to overexercising and steroid abuse.”

Women, he said, turn to selfobjectification primarily from society’s obsession with fattism, or prejudice against those who are overweight. As a result of Burn’s research, it’s been found that if a woman’s friend group is centered on appearance, even talking about appearance or weight can inadvertently lead to self-objectification.

At Cal Poly, where exercise is constantly a topic of interest, the obsession with looks is prevalent.

Lackey said the point at which someone is “overdoing” a workout varies between individuals. To figure out whether

they have reached that point, people need to assess why they work out so hard.

“A person needs to consider why they exercise and the thoughts they have about themselves before, during and after,” Lackey said. “The issue is the self-talk, and I think a major problem is when the exercise becomes a means to validate a person’s worth.”

The healing process occurs from intrinsic motivation; the person must be motivated to get help and make a change.

“I think over-exercising is a behavior where the treatment depends on the severity and the level of insight the person has; one must also consider if it’s a stand-alone issue or a part of a bigger problem,” Lackey said. “I believe that therapy, a strong support system and a willingness to change are key to healing.”

Monday, November 10, 2014

ARTS | 4 GAME continued from pg 1.

“The gaming industry as a whole is worth $20 billion and all of the companies that are out there that write tips for console and online games have not reached into mobile games yet,” Kihm said. “It doesn’t make sense because these mobile games make $500,000-1 million a day.”

Many judges and audience members at the competition did not play video games. Kihm’s strategy was to open up with numbers instead of a potentially confusing description of his idea.

That’s where Chelsea Brown, programs, events and media coordinator of the CIE, stepped in to help Kihm. Before working with Kihm on his pitch, Brown

wasn’t knowledgeable about the gaming industry.

“We worked together to implement feedback that other people had given us on understanding the gaming industry, because that is one of the hardest things to understand if you are a non-gamer,” Brown said.

Using Brown’s point of view as a newcomer to the industry and Kihm’s experience with the gaming community, the two worked on a pitch that would capture the attention of business-minded people who may not have realized how much of a market it could attract.

“It took me a while to understand how big the industry is and how tight-knit the groups are,” Brown said.

“I was the person who helped with layman’s terms to explain the industry to the non-techy gamer.”

Kihm said his website generates approximately 3,000 views per day, which translates into an estimated po-

tential revenue model worth $10,000 per month.

Kihm realized he had to validate the whole model for learning about video games. Otherwise the judges might not realize people are willing to pay for both the game and the strategies to get better at the game.

To do this, Kihm recommended Twitch, a platform that allows amateur gamers to learn from professional gamers, which just sold to Amazon for $1 billion.

Most of the content on Kihm’s website is free for now, but he is thinking about adding a subscription fee later on. He is also working with the developer of the game Machine Zone to sell in-game currency through his site.

Graduate student Zoheb Mohammed is helping Kihm reach out to big names in the gaming industry to receive their advice and hopefully pursue revenue

DAVID LEVI | COURTESY PHOTO GOOD GAME | Kihm’s website won the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepeneurship Elevator Pitch. The website provides tips for the Game of War mobile game.

streams within their companies.

“It is such a new concept, people have only just recently been getting into mobile games,” Mohammed said. “There is so much potential for bloggers writing about strategy in this realm of gaming rather than just computer or console game.”

Mohammed said it is much easier to get a foot in the door at these big-name companies when mentioning Cal Poly because of its professional reputation.

The website has changed from a free WordPress website template to a professional setup. That change alone increased the number of people who viewed the site. The content was the same, but there was more media rather than just text-based articles.

“The gaming community is a really helpful group of people who are willing to do things for free to help each other out,” Kihm said.

Kihm also has had users of the website offer to write content for the blog posts and create videos for the site. Kihm wants to expand this concept to work with other mobile games.

“Right now, I am figuring out a model that works where people are attracted to my site,” Kihm said. “I am understanding how to teach them and how they want to learn and have a community.”

Within the next year, Kihm would like to be running three such websites for other mobile games. But first he has to solidify the necessary business model and processes.

“I realized that although I like industrial engineering, I can’t do it every day,” Kihm said. “But I really like the idea of building a company.”

Not only was Kihm’s concept for his mobile game website nurtured by CIE, but his passion for entrepreneurship was as well.

“I really appreciate the entrepreneurs in SLO and in the Hot House,” Kihm said. “I feel like I would not be as successful without these people and mentors. I think this center and its resources are underutilized because we don’t have enough man power to market it, but once people realize the value of what we have here, they get attached.”

Monday, November 10, 2014

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Guy I met in the pub last night: Volume III Benjy Egel @BenjyEgel

Benjy Egel is a journalism junior studying abroad in Cork, Ireland, where he frequents local pubs in search of lively conversation and a good time. He writes a recurring column about the people he meets entitled “Guy I met in the pub last night.” This week, he met an Irish student named Conor McGovern.

Conor McGovern is a lifelong Cork resident, and he loves the city.

But he can’t wait to get out.

After finishing his last year at University College Cork (UCC) and getting some work experience, Conor wants to teach English in a foreign country before settling down in Canada or the United States’ East Coast. For someone interested in information technology (IT), getting out of Europe offers more long-term employment opportunities.

“I don’t want to be one of those guys who stays stuck in the same town his whole life,” he said. “I am well aware that Ireland is one of the top European countries for

IT, but if I could live anywhere it would be the East Coast or somewhere in Canada.”

He won’t be the first McGovern to pick up a technical trade: Conor’s great-grandfather was the first programmer in Ireland, two of his uncles own software companies and his Dublin-based cousin learned to take apart and reassemble a computer at the age of eight.

So what’s Conor’s major?

Computer science? Software engineering? Some sort of business discipline? No — he’s pursuing a double honors degree in English and history because of Ireland’s strictly organized education system.

Students essentially decide their career paths at the age of 15 by choosing what classes they will take throughout the rest of secondary school (the Irish equivalent of high school). Conor initially wanted to be a history teacher and scored well on his Leaving Certificate, a test at the end of secondary school that singlehandedly determines where one can attend college.

Bogged down by endless read-

ing assignments, Conor grew tired of his studies after a year or two at UCC. Since Irish universities don’t allow students to switch majors, he had to either withdraw from school or finish his degree.

“It’s a shame that it’s too late to drop out, because I’m in my final year,” he said. “It’s only a threeyear course, so there’s absolutely no point in dropping out. So I’m finishing it because it’s a degree, and in Ireland once you have a Level 8 degree, it opens you up to post-grad (work).”

Conor made sculptures all throughout secondary school but decided against pursuing art as a career. His older brother graduated from Cork Institute of Technology’s art school, and natural talent runs in their family.

The brothers used to mold PlayDoh sculptures in their hands while watching TV, subconsciously forming whatever happened to be on the screen, without looking at their creations.

“Other people are always amazed, like, ‘How the hell did you do that without even looking?’” Conor said. “Even though I don’t actually do art (regularly),

I can still do (it) as well as ever. It’s just something that comes naturally to me.”

For Irish youth, drinking and socializing go hand-in-hand, more so than in the U.S. Many American teenagers will have to decide whether to take a swig of a vodka-filled water bottle, but for Irish 17-year-olds, not partying is basically the same as not socializing.

Conor began drinking moderately when he was 15. His parents started grounding him as his intake increased in secondary school to the point where he’d come home drunk every weekend. Punishments didn’t do anything to deter him. Conor was going to keep drinking like everyone else, and his parents did the same thing when they were his age.

“I’d promise (my mom) I wouldn’t drink again, but I’d go out and all my friends are drinking,” Conor said. “It sounds like I’m an alcoholic — I’m not. It’s just that drinking is very much a part of the Irish culture, and sadly, it’s kind of one of the main ways you can meet girls when you’re younger.”

Off-licenses, or liquor stores, are not as strict on demanding identification as their American equivalents, Conor said. Even if a store is particularly strict, there’s usually someone outside willing to “hey mister” a little alcohol for those under 18 — the legal drinking age.

Drinking occasionally leads to fighting in Cork, though at

least one of the parties is usually from the blue-collar north side of the city. Certain nightclubs in particular attract booze-fueled brawls, usually over a girl or a misunderstanding.

enough do so that Irish women are unnaturally defensive. Icy responses are often interpreted by men as a signal to try harder, creating an unfortunate cycle.

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THE SAME TOWN MY WHOLE LIFE CONOR MCGOVERN IRISH STUDENT

Irish women, while beautiful, tend to be colder than American women, Conor said.

Whereas many foreign students go to pubs and clubs looking to meet new people, locals often want to stay with their established friend groups.

“Irish girls are quite unapproachable in town … If you talk to a girl, if you try to say hi to her or you’re dancing with someone, they’ll instantly get the wrong impression,” he said. “I notice talking to Erasmus students, they’re more open. They don’t instantly assume you have some type of agenda, which is nice.”

Irish guys are far from blameless, though. Too many flirt with girls aggressively and don’t know when to leave them alone, Conor said.

While not all guys consistently give girls unwanted attention,

rial when drunk,” he said. “In that sense, I do not blame Irish women for being so aware of their surroundings and instantly assuming a guy is trying to creep on them.”

The best way to meet girls is through mutual friends, Conor said. Having a trusted source implicitly vouching for him allows them to relax and let friendships form without the pretense of romantic interest.

Conor has ditched clubs and discos for bars and house parties as he’s gotten older, opting for laid-back environments where he already knows most people.

“At the moment, I’m more of a pub guy than a club guy,” he said. “(At clubs) you can’t hear anyone, you lose people … it’s not relaxed. It’s not like you can talk or dance or whatever, it’s just everyone’s really drunk and shouting.”

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Republicans’ time to shine Eric Stubben @ EricStubben

Eric Stubben is a mechanical engineering junior and Mustang News conservative columnist. These views do not necessarily reflect the opinion or editorial coverage of Mustang News.

As I sit down to write this article, my hands are still shaking from the happenings of the past week. I can’t say I’m sure which has me shaking more: the complete Republican destruction of the midterm elections or the sight of my favorite country music artist Eric Church sharing the stage with country legend George Strait during the CMA Awards.

But for the sake of this article, we’ll assume it’s the midterm elections.

The thought of President Barack Obama hunkered down somewhere in the corner of the White House, surrounded by his distraught posse, was merely a dream for most Republicans just four years ago. Weeks ago, I had high hopes of being able to write this column. Last Tuesday, it became a reality.

Squandering my way through five hours of class on election night, my insight into election results was limited to “live texts” from various friends supplemented by various not-so-up-to-date online updates. My mind wandered from the economics and electrical engineering coursework at hand and toward the implications of the

positive election results.

Cruising into 31 governorships, 52 (and counting) Senate seats and their largest House majority since 1929, Republicans will have more power than they’ve had in years come January. With power comes responsibility — the ability to harness the power and refrain from harming the party’s image.

The midterm results tell a broad story. Americans are ready for change — and certainly not President Obama’s “hope and change” type of change. Americans are fed up with unilateral executive actions, they’re fed up with soft stances in foreign policy, they’re fed up with healthcare reform and — most importantly — Americans are fed up with the direction of our economy.

I, along with probably every other right-winger in this country, am personally excited to see where the Republican Party can take the United States. Republicans have essentially a year and a half to let their colors fly before the 2016 presidential election stalls any productive political activity. They need to use this time wisely.

John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are the keys to the getting the Republican wheel rolling — “X-factors,” as some may call them. Because my brain seems to want to relate everything to football, let’s call Boehner and McConnell the quarterbacks. The Congressmen and Senators around them are their supporting players: running backs, wide receivers, linemen or defensive players.

Each politician is unique and has their own style, flair and personality, but they must all work together toward a common goal to achieve success.

Now, it’s no secret that Republicans’ worst enemy is their own two feet. Despite their success over the past week, the key to maintaining success is to stay grounded and take a bluecollar, roll-up-the-sleeves-andwork-hard approach to success in the nation’s capital. Now that campaigning is over, the hard work really begins.

Uniting on common goals, the next year and a half can be a period of boom for Republicans. Setting goals with common objectives, such as removing critical parts of the Affordable Care Act, reforming energy policy and implementing bipartisan immigration reform will result in Republican success. Whether President Obama approves Republican measures or not, the mere act of reaching a hand across the aisle and working on progressing America for the better can take Republicans a long way. I personally enjoy the way Politico summed up the Republicans’ opportunity in a recent article: Republicans can either band together or become an Animal House-type group of raucous and rowdy fools, creating cannon fodder for 2016 election ads.

Another positive from the recent “Republican Wave” is that the political spotlight will be shining on Republicans, allowing potential 2016 presidential candidates plenty of opportunities to display leadership and reconcile. Potential candidates will have ample time to either make or break their campaigns before their official campaigns even begin.

Republicans’ ability to groom future (past 2016) presidential candidates shouldn’t get lost in

the right angle the light, either. Newly elected officials — including my favorite, Senator-elect Tom Cotton of Arkansas — will have opportunities to grow their names and agendas, albeit not at the expense of the American people.

There’s no doubt that the next 18 will make or break the Republican Party. On the tail end of the Obama presidency, Republicans were able to overcome the Tea Party schism and debunk

the myth of the “war on women” while scraping out victory after victory in battleground states across the country.

While Democrats regroup and do some soul-searching, it’s time for Republicans to move away from midterm success, roll up their sleeves and get to work. It’s no secret that when it comes to political progress, Congress has a lot of boot left to fill.

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Erik Chu @CPMustangSports

The Cal Poly volleyball team (9-13, 4-8 Big West Conference) won the second match of its twogame homestand Saturday evening at Mott Athletics Center, defeating Cal State Fullerton 3-1.

Freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen was the star of the match and couldn’t be stopped, accumulating a career-high 24 kills.

The Titans (7-17, 1-10), who came into the match in eighth place in conference play, were the better team early on. The Titans pounced on the Mustangs’ lackadaisical start and raced out to a 16-11 lead.

The Mustangs finally woke up and tied the first set at 24 and rallied to win in dramatic fashion, 29-27, thanks to a Titan hitting error.

“I’m a pretty mellow person,” head coach Sam Crosson said about whether or not these close sets make him nervous. “I really trust in our team to execute and make all the plays needed to succeed.”

In the second set, the Mustangs could not continue the momentum and trailed the Titans 13-10. The

Mustangs once again clawed their way back into the set at 23-a-piece thanks to excellent serves by junior libero Nicole Kessler. However, the Mustangs could not get over the hump and dropped the set 28-26.

The Mustangs struggled against the Titans’ lengthy front wall and only managed to accumulate a .133 hitting percentage in the second set.

In the pivotal third set, Cal Poly came out of the break with more focus and energy.

Led by Greisen and junior outside hitter Hannah Schleis, the Mustangs were much better offensively. They amassed 15 kills, committed only five errors and had a respectable .263 hitting percentage. Defensively, the Mustangs also dominated, holding the Titans to a disastrous minus-.129 hitting percentage while winning the set 25-18.

Leading the match two sets to one, the Mustangs were in prime position to close it out.

Schleis stepped up and had three early kills in the set to put the Mustangs up 10-6.

Schleis had a terrific night, finishing the match with a seasonhigh 15 kills. However, a 6-0 run

produced by the Titans put them in front 12-10. Undeterred, the Mustangs used strong communication and crisp attacking to retake the lead 16-15. Greisen came through in the clutch, tallying seven of her 24 kills late in the fourth set.

A Titan hitting error would eventually give the Mustangs the set and the match, clinching the victory with a 26-24 fourth-set win.

“It was my teammates passing and setting that gave me the opportunity to succeed,” Greisen said about her new career high.

“Taylor Nelson had a great game and everybody else did a great job communicating and executing the game plan.”

The Mustangs were dominant at the service line, recording an astounding 11 aces, nine more than their opponent. They also forced the Titans into 11 return errors, further asserting their serving skills.

With just four matches left, the Mustangs travel to conferenceleading Long Beach State on Nov. 14, then to Cal State Northridge on Nov. 15 for their final road trip of the season. The match against the 49ers will be broadcast on ESPN3.

IAN BILLINGS | MUSTANG NEWS KILLIN’ IT | Junior outside hitter Hannah Schleis (No. 7) and freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen (No. 16) combined for 39 kills in Saturday’s victory over Cal State Fullerton in Mott Athletics Center.