November 8th, 2007
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly senior libero Kristin Jackson (above) became both the 25th player in the history of NCAA Division I volleyball to record 2,000 career digs and appear in 400-consecutive games Thursday evening, as the No. 22 Mustangs won for the 13th time in their last 14 matches by downing UC Santa Barbara, 30-21, 30-23, 23-30, 30-17, at Mott Gym.
Jackson entered Thursday’s match needing 11 digs to notch 2,000 for her career. She reached the plateau early in the second game and finished the evening with 28 to move into 21st on the all-time leaderboard. Jackson, who has appeared in each of the Mustangs’ 402 games since the start of her 2004 freshman season, enters Saturday’s 7 p.m. match at UC Riverside ranked 25th in Division I history in consecutive games played. In Division I history, only 15 other athletes have played every possible game of their career for their respective program (minimum 400 games).
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