The Cal Poly volleyball team entered the 2021 season without All-American senior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek due to a leg injury, so they relied on fellow senior outside hitter Jamie Stivers to fill that void. However, Stivers’ season ended midway through the year with an arm injury, forcing the team to turn to some of […]
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Men’s basketball drops fourth straight in overtime to Nicholls State, 75-72
Cal Poly men’s basketball narrowly fell in a 75-72 overtime loss to Nicholls State on Monday, Nov. 22 in the SoCal Challenge Sand Bracket opener inside JSerra Pavilion in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. The Mustangs (1-4) led by 11 points in the second half before the Colonels (4-2) ultimately came out with the victory. The […]
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Volleyball downs UC Davis in four sets
Cal Poly volleyball secured their second win in a row after defeating the UC Davis Aggies 3-1 on Friday, Nov. 11 inside Mott Athletics Center. After the Mustangs (12-14, 10-5 Big West) defeated rival UC Santa Barbara last week, Cal Poly won in four sets 25-21, 21-25, 25-19 and 28-26. “We are happy with how […]
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Volleyball loses in four sets to Cal State Northridge
Cal Poly volleyball fell in four sets on the road to the Cal State Northridge Matadors on Friday, Nov. 5 inside the Matadome. The Mustangs (10-14, 8-5 Big West) lost narrowly in three of the four sets 22-25, 21-25 and 23-25 while blowing out the Matadors (5-18, 4-9 Big West) in their lone set victory […]
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Volleyball bounces back with sweep of Long Beach State
Cal Poly women’s volleyball bounced back from a loss and swept Long Beach State on Saturday, Oct. 30 inside Mott Athletics Center. After recording back-to-back losses, the Mustangs (10-13, 8-4 Big West) maintained their third place spot in the Big West standings after winning in three sets 25-13, 25-23, and 26-24. “This win was really […]
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Volleyball falls to UC Irvine in three straight sets
Cal Poly volleyball suffered a 3-0 sweep against the UC Irvine Anteaters on Saturday, Oct. 23 inside Mott Athletics Center. After losing the first set 25-18, the Mustangs (9-12, 7-3) narrowly fell in the following sets 25-22 and 32-30. “I think this game is a big eye-opener because it shows that we need to come […]
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Sophomore Standouts: Trucco and Lafaix lead first-place Mustangs
With just three games to go in the season, Cal Poly women’s soccer team is currently in sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference thanks to standout seasons from sophomore forward Nikki Trucco and sophomore midfielder Camille Lafaix. “I think we are both so competitive that we just want to win,” Trucco […]
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Men’s soccer secures sole possession of second place with 2-0 victory over Fullerton
Cal Poly men’s soccer defeated the Cal State Fullerton Titans 2-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 13 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. After Wednesday night’s win, the Mustangs (5-5-2, 3-1-1 Big West) secured sole possession of second place in the Big West Conference ahead of Saturday’s match against the first-place UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. “It is very […]
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Men’s soccer shuts out UC San Diego 1-0 to remain undefeated in conference
Cal Poly men’s soccer defeated the UC San Diego Tritons 1-0 in a shutout victory to remain unbeaten in conference play on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “We challenge ourselves to give more intensity than the other team,” senior forward Emmanuel Perez said. “We all came out and did it and we […]
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Volleyball suffers sweep by UCSB in front of sellout crowd
After defeating their first two Big West opponents, Cal Poly women’s volleyball suffered their first conference loss to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos by way of a sweep (25-19, 25-19, 25-21) on Friday, Oct. 1 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (4-10, 2-1) saw their first sellout crowd since 2019 but were swept for the […]
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Men’s soccer drops first Blue-Green matchup of the season to UCSB, 2-0
Cal Poly men’s soccer fell 2-0 to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in the first installment of the Blue-Green Rivalry of 2021 on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Harder Stadium. After a scoreless first half, UCSB (4-3-2) scored two goals just five minutes apart in the second half to outlast the Mustangs (2-4-1) in front of […]