Cal Poly’s men’s basketball suffered their first loss by a score of 60-57 in a back-and-forth matchup with North Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 12 inside Mott Athletic Center. The Mustangs (1-1) squared off against the Bison (2-0) in a thrilling loss that came down to the final seconds of regulation. Cal Poly looked to […]
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Women’s soccer advances to Big West Championship game with 2-0 win over Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly women’s soccer took down Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals of the tournament by a score of 2-0 on Thursday, Nov. 4 inside Anteater Stadium in Irvine to advance to the Big West Championship game. This game was the first conference tournament action for the Mustangs in seven years and the team is […]
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Women’s soccer drops regular season finale to UC Irvine 2-0 to split Big West regular season title
Cal Poly women’s soccer came up short against UC Irvine 2-0 in the final game of the regular season on Sunday, Oct. 31 at Anteater Stadium. Entering the match, the Mustangs (12-7-0, 8-2-0 Big West) held a three-point lead over the Anteaters (13-5-0, 8-2-0 Big West) in the Big West conference standings, only needing a […]
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The End of an Era: The Shotwell Family Reflects before their last Family Weekend
The Shotwell name will take the field for the Mustangs this Saturday, Oct. 23 for the last family weekend game in their family’s distinguished 18-year football career at Cal Poly. Since 2003, Cal Poly has seen the four brothers, oldest Kyle, middle brothers Ryan and Troy and current player Matt play at Alex G. Spanos […]
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Men’s soccer’s defensive battle with UC Riverside ends in 1-1 draw
Cal Poly’s men’s soccer ended a hard-fought matchup with a 1-1 overtime draw against UC Riverside on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The Mustangs (5-5-4, 3-1-3 Big West) now sit in third place in the Big West, while the draw placed the Highlanders (8-5-2, 3-2-2 Big West) in fifth place. Riverside wasted no time getting on the […]
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Women’s soccer retakes first place with golden goal victory over UC San Diego
Cal Poly women’s soccer regained first place in the Big West Conference with a 3-2 overtime victory over UC San Diego on Sunday, Oct. 17 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The extraordinary year for the Mustangs (10-6, 6-1 Big West) continued as they jumped UC Santa Barbara in the standings once again to take a […]
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Cal Poly Athletes flock to sign with Barstool Sports
Equipped with a new policy, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) encouraged a flood of Cal Poly athletes to sign with Barstool Sports. On June 30, the NCAA adopted a new policy surrounding name, image and likeness rules, which allowed college athletes to receive money, gifts and other items from companies. This was previously outlawed […]
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Men’s soccer opens up Big West play with 1-1 draw against Sacramento State
Led by junior goalkeeper Carlos Arce-Hurtado, Cal Poly men’s soccer tied 1-1 in the state’s capital on Wednesday, Sept. 29 against the Sacramento State Hornets. The first conference game for both the Mustangs (2-4-2, 0-0-1 Big West), who had dropped their last three games, and the Hornets (2-6-2, 0-0-1 Big West) went into double overtime, […]
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Women’s soccer wins Big West opener with golden goal in overtime against Cal State Fullerton
Led by sophomore midfielder Camille Lafaix, Cal Poly women’s soccer won their first conference matchup of the season 3-2 in overtime against Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, Sept. 23 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Cal Poly (5-5-0, 1-0-0 in Big West) got a two-goal performance, including the golden goal, from Lafaix to take down the […]
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Football suffers blowout loss to Fresno State, 63-10
Cal Poly football suffered their first loss of the season against the Fresno State Bulldogs by a score of 63-10 inside Bulldog Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 11. Fresno State’s (2-1) offense was too much to handle for Cal Poly (1-1), as the FBS opponent rolled to a victory. Despite the lopsided final score, the Mustang […]
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Men’s soccer’s home opener ends in 1-1 tie against San Diego State
Cal Poly ended their home opener with a 1-1 tie against San Diego State on Friday, Sep. 4 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (1-1-1) were playing their first game at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in 660 days. The first half was a back and forth affair that ended up with neither team finding […]