Cal Poly struggled from the floor in a 65-49 loss against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Feb. 13 inside Titan Gym. ending the weekend series with a record of 1-1. The Mustangs now move to 9-7 on the season with a conference record of 5-5. The Titans, who are now 2-14 overall, recorded their first […]
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Men’s Tennis begins 2021 season with win at SDSU, defeats at LMU and USD
Cal Poly Men’s Tennis began their 2021 season with a 1-2 record over three matches against San Diego State, Loyola Marymount and the University of San Diego. The Mustangs picked up their first win at San Diego State on Thursday, Feb. 4, followed by two away losses to Loyola Marymount on Friday, Feb. 5 and […]
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Men’s Basketball suffers road sweep against Hawai’i after 81-64 loss
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dropped the second game of the weekend series against the University of Hawai’i by the score of 81-64 on Saturday, Feb. 6th at the Stan Sheriff Center. The defeat was Cal Poly’s (3-13, 1-9) third straight loss of the season, while the Rainbow Warriors (7-5, 5-5) have now won three straight […]
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Women’s Basketball’s defense leads to 56-43 win against UC Riverside
Cal Poly handled UC Riverside in the first game of a weekend doubleheader by the score of 56-43 on Friday, Jan. 29 inside the UCR Student Recreation Center. The win put the Mustangs above .500 on the season, improving their record to 6-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play. The Highlanders dropped to 5-6 overall […]
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“A beautiful thing for the program”: Freshmen find success early in the season for Men’s Basketball
Although Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has struggled to open up the 2020-21 season, there have been a few bright spots, one of which being the performance of the freshmen making their college debuts for the Mustangs. Cal Poly currently has seven freshmen on the basketball roster. In most cases, these first-year players are eased into […]
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Men’s Basketball loses first half momentum, sees defeat to UC Riverside for fifth straight loss
UC Riverside dominated the second half and handled Cal Poly by a score of 86-51 on Friday, Jan. 15th inside Mott Athletics Center. The loss puts the Mustangs at a 2-7 start this season, including a 0-3 record in the Big West. The Highlanders improved their record to 5-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference. […]
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Abbey Ellis’s game-winner gives Women’s Basketball victory over Santa Clara
With two seconds left in the game and Cal Poly down by one, sophomore point guard Abbey Ellis got open and hit a game-winning floater to give the Mustangs the 57-56 victory over Santa Clara on Monday, Dec. 14 inside Mott Athletics Center. After Ellis’s late game heroics, the Mustangs are now 2-1 on the […]
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Women’s Basketball drops season opener to No. 2 Stanford 108-40
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball fell short in their 2020-21 season opener to No. 2-ranked Stanford by a score of 108-40 on Wednesday, Nov. 25 inside Maples Pavilion. The Mustangs (0-1) were looking to build on a solid run in the Big West Conference tournament at the end of last season, while the Cardinal (1-0) wanted […]
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Men’s Basketball freshmen are ready to prove themselves this season
Going into his second season as the Cal Poly Men’s Basketball head coach, John Smith has added seven freshmen to his roster. Smith said he is confident in the talent and potential in his first recruiting class with the Mustangs going forward. “They’re talented young guys that are learning more and more everyday,” Smith said. “They’ve […]
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With one extra year of eligibility for players, Cal Poly Baseball looks to finish what they started last season
The NCAA granted athletes an extra year of eligibility to any player whose season was affected by the pandemic in March. This means that all returners from last year’s Cal Poly Baseball team will have an extra year to play for the Mustangs, including redshirt junior infielder Tate Samuelson. Samuelson will return this year after […]
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Division I Board of Directors announces playoff plan for fall sports to take place in the spring
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a plan to conduct the championships for fall sports in the spring on Tuesday, Sept. 22 . The plan was completed once the Football Championship Subdivision committee came to an agreement on the playoff bracket for the revised football season.