Cal Poly Volleyball swept a tightly contested match with UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, Oct. 29, inside the Thunderdome, The Mustangs (15-7, 8-3 Big West) swept the season series with the Gauchos (10-13, 6-5 Big West). Cal Poly jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the opening set before UC Santa Barbara could regroup. With […]
Author Archives: Jonathan Sze
Jonathan got involved with journalism because he was simultaneously looking for an out from engineering and an in back to the sports realm since he wasn't playing sports beyond high school. He enjoys playing disc golf, golf, and pickup basketball.
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dominates Cal Tech in exhibition
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dominated Cal Tech in their opening exhibition game 110-53 on Oct. 25 at Mott Athletics Center. Last season, the Mustangs lost their opening exhibition game to Division II Cal State LA 59-44. This year, it took them 17 minutes to score more points than they did against the Eagles. The exhibition […]
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Cal Poly Partners Plaza has grand opening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Cal Poly Partners opened its brand new Plaza located behind the north endzone at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 11. The 14,000-square-foot area can be used to host concerts and other live events when Cal Poly athletics are away from home. “We have the VIP terrace that’s reservable for students, faculty, or outside […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball falls to UC Davis, bounces back with sweep of UC Riverside
Cal Poly Volleyball split their two Big West Conference games this week in their first games at Mott Athletics Center since Aug. 31. The Mustangs (10-5, 3-1 Big West) dropped their first conference game of the season against UC Davis (8-5, 3-1 Big West) before bouncing back with a sweep over UC Riverside (5-12, 0-4 […]
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Cal Poly Football drops shootout to Idaho State
Cal Poly Football came up just short in a back-and-forth battle with Big Sky Conference opponent Idaho State by a score of 41-38 on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky) couldn’t find their first 2-0 conference start since 2013 against the Bengals (3-3, 1-1 Big Sky). Redshirt junior […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball opens Big West play with wins over CSUN and CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly Volleyball started its Big West Conference schedule with two road wins on Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28, against CSU Northridge and CSU Bakersfield. The Mustangs (9-4, 2-0 Big West) cruised to comfortable three-set sweeps against both the Matadors (5-8, 0-2 Big West) and Roadrunners (7-7-, 1-1 Big West). Sweeping Start against […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer draws with Portland to open 2024 season
Alex Crozier’s final season as the head coach of Cal Poly Women’s Soccer started off with a 1-1 draw against the University of Portland Pilots. The Pilots (0-0-1) took their first visit to Mustang Memorial Field after hosting their four previous matches against the Mustangs (0-0-1). It was a physical affair throughout the night with […]
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‘The third time hurt the worst’: How past shortcomings fuel Cal Poly Women’s Soccer upcoming season
For the second time in three years, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer found themselves 90 minutes away from a Big West Tournament Championship in 2023. In their fourth matchup against UC Irvine in the Big West finale, Cal Poly fell short again. A 40th minute strike from the Anteaters ended the Mustangs’ chance at a Big […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball needs a fresh start: How Mike DeGeorge is the right fitÂ
Jonathan Sze is a journalism junior and Mustang News sports reporter. The opinions expressed in this piece do not necessarily represent the opinions of Mustang News. After two historically bad seasons, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball gets a much-needed fresh start. Hired on March 26, new head coach Mike DeGeorge represents the potential new era of […]
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Ryan Stafford named Buster Posey Award Finalist
Junior catcher Ryan Stafford became the first-ever Mustang to be named as a finalist for the Buster Posey Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate catcher. A committee votes on semifinalists for the award before Division-I head coaches vote on the finalists and winner. Stafford led the Big West in hits (86), doubles (23) and […]
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Cal Poly Baseball falls to Santa Clara in midweek matchup
Cal Poly dropped their midweek non-conference matchup against the University of Santa Clara on Tuesday, May 7 by a score of 4-2. The Mustangs (28-18, 17-7 Big West) had trouble getting their offense going against a stingy Broncos (22-23, 8-10 West Coast) pitching staff. Junior catcher Ryan Stafford had his 25-game hitting streak snapped in […]