Jefferson Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net All Atticus Disney could do was sit on the sideline with crutches as he watched his team quickly fold under the weight of Air Force. A forfeit in the heavyweight competition summarized the day for the Cal Poly wrestling team (2-6, 0-1 Big West Conference) as Air Force (8-1) defeated the Mustangs […]
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Post-Santiago, women’s basketball is ready to go
Jefferson P. Nolan jeffersonnolan.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly women’s basketball team had only one offensive mission last season: get the ball to Kristina Santiago. The rest would take care of itself. “Give the ball to her, and she’ll score every time,” sophomore guard Ariana Elegado said of her old teammate and friend. “It was like playing […]
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Women’s basketball team takes down rival Aggies 73-71
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net As head coach Faith Mimnaugh predicted, it was “fast-pace mode” for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team against rival UC Davis. The Mustangs (8-6, 2-1 Big West Conference) defeated the Aggies (5-8, 0-2 Big West), 73-71 Thursday night in Mott Gym. And they did it while dealing with an offensive formation […]
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Winter break nonexistent for Cal Poly athletes
Brian De Los Santos Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net Men’s basketball junior forward Chris Eversley’s break consisted of basketball, basketball and more basketball. And the thing is, he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I wouldn’t rather be anywhere else, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else, I wouldn’t want to be with anyone else,” Eversley […]
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Tim Walsh named Big Sky Co-Coach of the Year
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Big Sky Conference announced Wednesday the selection of head coach Tim Walsh as the Co-Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with Eastern Washington’s Beau Baldwin. Walsh, who has coached the Mustangs to a 26-18 record in his four seasons at Cal Poly, celebrated his first coach of the […]
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Men’s basketball falls to Fresno State 76-67
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net They blocked. They rebounded. They limited turnovers. They saw their shooting percentage increase. They got to the free-throw line. But for every run they made, Fresno State had an answer. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team (1-2) was unable to top the Fresno Sate Bulldogs (3-1) on Monday night, falling 76-67 […]
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Andre Dome cruises to tournament victory
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Coming off a Big West Conference Player of the Year Award, Cal Poly men’s tennis senior Andre Dome looks poised for another big season in 2012-13 after winning the 56th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships without dropping a single set throughout the tournament. Dome, who was the No. 1 seed, […]
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Cal Poly men’s basketball kicks off season at TCU
Last season, they had an 18-15 overall record, going 8-8 in the Big West Conference. Last season, they finished with Cal Poly’s highest seeding in conference (2nd). Last season, they had six seniors and two freshmen. But on Friday, the Mustangs will kick off their season against TCU, and the lineup is going to be […]
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Cal Poly football team falls to Sacramento State
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net For 19 years in the Division I era, every Cal Poly football team that began its season 7-0 has lost in the eighth week of conference play. Unfortunately for head coach Tim Walsh and his football team, this year was no exception. The Mustangs dropped their first game of the […]
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Men’s, women’s tennis preparing during fall season
James Corbett jamecorbett.md@gmail.com Rolling off a Big West tournament championship, the Cal Poly men’s tennis team is looking for more. The Mustangs, along with the Cal Poly women’s tennis team, are using a series of tournaments this fall to prepare for their regular season beginning in late January. The men’s team, specifically, is looking to […]
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Football hosts Northern Colorado this weekend
The Cal Poly football team was a few plays away from dropping its first game of the season last week against Weber State. This week, the Mustangs are trying to make sure that doesn’t happen again. Rolling off their first 5-0 start in eight years, the Mustangs are looking to continue their success this week, […]