After a week of dominant performances capped off with a career-high 30 points against Stanford, graduate forward Owen Koonce of Cal Poly men’s basketball earned College Insider’s Lou Henson National Player of the Week and Big West Player of the Week honors. Koonce, a transfer from head coach Mike DeGeorge’s former school, Colorado Mesa, has […]
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PGA Dreams: How Baron Szeto’s Golf Journey Fueled his Recent Success
When Cal Poly Men’s Golf coach Phil Rowe decided to take his team on a trip to England and Ireland this season, his objective was to take the players to see the game internationally, learn new courses and see different traditions of golf. Though the squad was primed to compete at the Lyon Links Invitational […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball travels to Stanford
After returning home for a win against Grambling State, Cal Poly men’s basketball will return on the road as they visit Stanford on Saturday. The game will be their last non-conference fixture for some time before beginning Big West play against UC Davis on Thursday, Dec. 5. The Mustangs (4-4) look to keep their momentum […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball returns home to face Grambling State
Following their longest road trip of the season, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball will return home against 2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament champions Grambling State for the first time in program history. The match will be Cal Poly’s first game against a SWAC opponent since 2018. The Mustangs (3-4) look to snap a two-game skid after […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball edge out SeattleU in back and forth battle
Chaos was the only word that could describe Mott Athletics Center on Thursday night as Cal Poly Men’s Basketball took on the Seattle University Redhawks. In an up-and-down game that featured 18 lead changes, the Mustangs (2-2) found themselves down 70-69 to Seattle (0-3) with less than a minute in the game after giving up […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball falls just short to University of San Francisco in season opener
Following two tumultuous seasons that featured losing streaks of 18 and 20 games, respectively, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball was set to undergo a complete overhaul. As their leading scorer from last year, Kobe Sanders, departed to Nevada, and the team decided to part ways with head coach John Smith, change was incoming fast for the […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer falls to UC San Diego to wrap up their season
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer couldn’t overcome UC San Diego in a 2-0 final on Thursday, Oct. 31, at La Jolla Stadium in their final match of the season and head coach Alex Crozier’s career. Failing to finish in the top six of the Big West conference, the Mustangs (5-11-3, 3-6-1 Big West) will not make […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer take down Big West leader Hawaii
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer defeated Hawaii 3-1 on Thursday, Oct. 24, at Mustang Memorial Field in their penultimate regular season home match. The Mustangs (5-9-3, 3-4-1 Big West) had a rough outing in their last game, losing 2-0 to Cal State Bakersfield. They responded with a convincing win over the current Big West leader, Hawaii […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer snaps winless streak with win over CSUN
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer got back into the victory column in a 2-0 win over CSUN at Matador Soccer Game Field on Thursday. Head coach Alex Crozier has focused on two aspects of the game recently: finishing and defense on set pieces. The Mustangs (4-8-3, 2-3-1 Big West) succeeded in both avenues, dominating the game […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops second straight Big West match to UC Irvine
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer struggled to score again, failing to find a goal in their 2-0 loss to UC Irvine on Friday. The Mustangs (3-8-2, 1-3 Big West) were shut out in their rematch against the 2023 Big West Women’s Soccer Champion Anteaters (4-4-3, 2-0-1 Big West). Cal Poly’s offense found many chances, outshooting UC […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer takes down UC Riverside for first Big West win
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer earned their first Big West Conference win in a 2-0 road victory against UC Riverside. After dropping four games in a row and scoring just one goal in their last two, the Mustangs (3-6-2, 1-1 Big West) bounced back last week with a flurry of second-half goals in a 5-1 routing […]