No. 13 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball went winless against three ranked opponents in the opening tournament of the weekend at the Florida State Sand Courts in Tallahassee, Fla. on Saturday, Feb. 25 and Sunday, Feb. 26. On Saturday, the Mustangs (0-4) fell to No. 19 South Carolina (1-3) and No. 2 Florida State (5-0). Sunday […]
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Beach Volleyball begins quest for fourth straight Big West Championship
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball is coming off of back-to-back-to-back Big West Championships and NCAA National Championship appearances. This year, nearly half the team is made up of new faces and a handful of the returners are facing injuries. On top of that, the team has a gauntlet of a schedule, as per usual. They will […]
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Wrestling captures Pac-12 dual meet title with wins over Stanford, Oregon State
Cal Poly Wrestling clinched the Pac-12 dual meet title with a pair of wins over Stanford and Oregon State on Friday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 19 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustang (8-6, 5-0 Pac-12) wins over the Cardinal (6-6, 2-2 Pac-12) and the Beavers (7-7, 2-2 Pac-12) gave them their first undefeated conference […]
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Men’s Tennis dominates weekend matchups with University of San Francisco, Grand Canyon
Cal Poly Men’s Tennis dominated its pair of home matches against the University of San Francisco and Grand Canyon University on Friday, Feb. 10 and Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Mustang Tennis Complex. The Mustangs (3-3) had a near-perfect 6-1 win against the Dons (1-4) on Friday and, two days later, they turned it up […]
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Men’s Tennis picks up losses to Michigan, Arkansas on opening weekend
Cal Poly Men’s Tennis opened up its season with a pair of losses to No. 4 Michigan and Arkansas on Saturday, Jan. 28 and Sunday, Jan. 29 at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Mustangs (0-2) struggled to put up points against the Wolverines (6-0) and Razorbacks (6-1). Saturday vs. No. 4 […]
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Wrestling pulls off comeback in upset win over No. 8 Arizona State, 19-18
Cal Poly Wrestling rallied back from down 15-0 to defeat No. 8 Arizona State, 19-18, in Desert Financial Arena on Friday, Jan. 20. After trailing, the Mustangs (4-6, 1-0 Pac-12) won four consecutive bouts against the Sun Devils (2-4, 0-1 Pac-12) and clinched the victory with a dominant third period from heavyweight Trevor Tinker. Three […]
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Men’s Basketball falls short of upset with 83-78 overtime loss to UC Riverside
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball went on a dominant second-half run but fell apart down the stretch in an 83-78 overtime loss versus UC Riverside on Monday, Jan. 17 inside the SRC Arena. The Mustangs (7-11, 1-5 Big West) continued their conference struggles in the new year with another heartbreaking loss to the second-place Highlanders (13-6, […]
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Women’s Basketball falls to UC Santa Barbara, 65-69, despite strong second half
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped the first matchup of the Blue-Green rivalry against UC Santa Barbara by a score of 65-59 on Saturday, Jan. 7 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (4-8, 1-3 Big West) let the Gauchos (9-4, 2-1 Big West) stretch their lead to 12 points at halftime. The Green and Gold, however, cut […]
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Men’s Basketball drop New Year’s Eve matchup with Hawaii, 57-48
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball traveled to Hawaii for a New Year’s Eve contest with the Rainbow Warriors, where they fell 57-48 inside SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Mustangs (7-7, 1-1 Big West) were ice cold the first 10 minutes of the game, which allowed the Rainbow Warriors (11-3, 2-0 Big West) to […]
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Pickleball: How the nation’s fastest-growing sport is impacting SLO County and beyond
Emily Ackerman, Cal Poly’s No. 1 doubles player, walked off the tennis court one last time following a loss in the Big West Championship on April 30. In the coming days, Ackerman looked ahead to graduation and joked that she is “retired.” Jokes aside, her competitive sport career appeared to be over. Ackerman would still […]
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Men’s Basketball held in check by San Jose State in 65-43 loss
Every Mustang was held to single-digit points in Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s 65-43 loss to San Jose State on Tuesday, Dec. 20 inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center. The Mustangs (5-6) are now below .500 on the season and their losing skid sits at three games with the road loss to the Spartans (9-4). […]