A student reported an individual breaking into their apartment on Saturday night at Poly Canyon Village. According to a Clery Act notification issued to students Saturday afternoon, the victim woke up to the burglar holding their hand over the victim’s face. There was a struggle between the victim and the intruder before the suspect fled […]
Author Archives: Matthew Ho
Matthew is a journalism major who decided to get involved in Mustang News sports because he is passionate about sports journalism, and MMG has a great team environment. Moreover, he wants to tell stories around sports.
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Cal Poly forward Natalia Ackerman announces transfer to UC Berkeley
The 2024 All-Big West First Team and All-Defensive Team member is the first Cal Poly Women’s Basketball player to transfer to a Power Four conference since 2021.
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Samba Johnson named to Silver Waves Media’s Most Impactful Assistants list
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Samba Johnson was named one of the 50 Most Impact Assistants in women’s college basketball by Silver Waves Media on June 25. Johnson completed his second season with the women’s basketball program, where he reached the Postseason WNIT for the first time in a decade. Johnson was hired […]
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Cal Poly Football player Keith Marco dies at 21
Cal Poly football player Keith Marco died on June 5 at the age of 21. Marco, a junior food science major, passed away from a pulmonary embolism, according to an email from the Vice President for Student Affairs. Marco was also a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. The Mayo Clinic defines a pulmonary […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball adds Guzmán Vasilić to recruiting class
For more information on the rest of the Cal Poly Men’s Basketball recruiting class, visit the previous article here Cal Poly Men’s Basketball has added another signee to their recruiting class. The Mustangs signed incoming sophomore Guzmán Vasilić to the 2024-2025 team on May 3, according to social media and basketball recruitment tracker website Verbal […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball receives three commitments for 2024-2025 season
Head coach Mike DeGeorge and the Cal Poly Men’s Basketball coaching staff have made some of their first offseason moves. According to social media and basketball recruiting website Verbal Commits, the Mustangs have signed freshman guard Cayden Ward from St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, freshman guard Peter Bandelj from Team Royal Crown in Canada, […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball earns fourth Women’s National Invitational Tournament bid in program history
After 10 years, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball will make their return to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). This appearance is the Mustangs’ fourth in program history. The WNIT announced the field of 48 Division I women’s basketball programs on Sunday, March 17. Subsequently, the tournament announced the first round of games on Monday, March […]
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Cal Poly will part ways with head men’s basketball coach John Smith
Cal Poly announced the team will part ways with head men’s basketball coach John Smith after the 2023-2024 season. Smith will continue to lead the team in the final three games of the season. Smith, who is in his fifth season at the helm of the program, compiled 30 wins and 114 losses in his […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Tennis nearly pulls off upset but falls at No. 42 Oregon 4-3
Cal Poly Men’s Tennis suffered their third loss in a row in a hard-fought match against No. 42 Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Mustangs (2-4) took on their second straight ranked opponent in the Ducks (6-1) at San Diego, after a tough 7-0 loss to No. 16 University of San Diego. In doubles, Oregon […]
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Shah’s 10 assists propels Mustangs past Cal State Fullerton
Junior guard Annika Shah crossed the ball over from left to right on a fast break. With four defenders surrounding her, the 5 foot 3 guard drove into a forest of bodies. Before she came to a complete stop, Shah jumped into the air looking for a teammate to dish it off to. But then […]
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Sanders’ 22 points not enough as Mustangs drops fourth in a row against UC Santa Barbara
In year five of his tenure at Cal Poly, Head Coach John Smith didn’t expect to have nine newcomers on his team that have never played in the Big West. He also didn’t expect to not have some of the long standing members of his program. “I expected to have Brantly Stevenson, Ali Koroma, and […]