The path is clear for the top-seeded Cal Poly women’s basketball team to make a run for the NCAA Tournament. With the second, third and fourth seeds gone, the top-seeded Mustangs will take on Long Beach State at the Big West Tournament in Anaheim this Friday at noon. With a win, the Mustangs will advance […]
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Cal Poly golf rebuilds
The Cal Poly men’s and women’s golf teams compete from September through May, but the bulk of their season is under way as spring approaches. Head coach Scott Cartwright, who’s in his 10th season with the Mustangs — eighth with both the men’s and women’s teams — said his players are capable of putting up […]
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Injury shortens game, women's basketball prevails
Cal Poly (14-12) defeated Long Beach State University (11-15) 68-41 in a game that was stopped with 5:11 to play, after 49er guard Bianka Balthazar collapsed at half court and was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center by ambulance. According to an official on the court, Balthazar told teammates she felt like she was […]
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Lucky straight seventh win for Mustangs
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team — the same one that lost seven straight games in December — won its seventh straight game against UC Riverside on Saturday. Cal Poly (13-12, 9-3) looks poised to defend its 2011 Big West league championship, playing its best basketball at the most critical point in the season. “We’re […]
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Mustangs buck Cowboys out of Baggett Stadium
Kyle Brueggemann struck out seven Oklahoma State hitters in his first start at Cal Poly as the Mustangs came out with a 6-0 victory and a three-game sweep in front of the largest crowd at Baggett Stadium — more than 2,000 fans — since 2009. “There was no nerves; we’ve been preparing really well and practicing […]
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Brittany Woodard: Moving forward
Junior forward Brittany Woodard was recruited by Cal Poly as a senior at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento in 2008, but instead, she chose to play basketball at Nevada. Two years later, a frustrated Woodard contacted Cal Poly about a possible transfer. After one official visit, she signed with the Mustangs and began her […]
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Sharing the athletic love with men's basketball
After every home game, the men’s basketball team returns to a much quieter Mott Gym to meet and mingle with family, friends and, of course, significant others. Senior forward David Hanson has taken part in this postgame ritual for the past four seasons and said this year is special because of increased home fan support. […]
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Mustangs fend off late run by Highlanders
Sophomore forward Chris Eversley notched his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds as Cal Poly overcame a late rally to beat UC Riverside 54-52. Eversley also defended the Big West’s second-leading scorer, Phil Martin, and his potential game-winning 3-point shot as time expired. “(Head) coach Callero always tells me, ‘play […]
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Championships await swim and dive squad
The Cal Poly swim and dive team lost its dual meet against rival UC Santa Barbara last weekend, concluding the regular season.
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Jonae Ervin assists Mustang to victories
Last season, sophomore guard Jonae Ervin led the Big West Conference with an assist-turnover ratio of 1.8. This season, she is one of the safest ball handlers in the nation, and a crucial component to Cal Poly’s success entering the final month of conference play. Ervin has played in all 20 games so far this […]
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Aztecs, Warriors invade new-look Big West
The Big West will get even bigger when San Diego State University (SDSU) joins the conference in 14 sports, including basketball, in 2013. The announcement came last month after SDSU announced its football team will join the Big East Conference. The Aztec’s athletics director Jim Sterk said in a December press conference he is excited […]