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 […]