Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net If there is one thing nearly every Cal Poly fan, player and attendee inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium had in common on Saturday night it was the familiar feeling of adrenaline, excitement and awe all rolled into one single emotion throughout the game — one generated by more than 11,000 screaming fans […]
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Men’s soccer drops 3-2 loss to Sacramento State
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly men’s soccer team couldn’t make it two come-from-behind victories in as many weeks, as the Mustangs dropped their latest match, a 3-2 decision to Sacramento State inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Saturday night. A goal by Hornets junior midfielder Gabe Silveira three minutes from time broke a 2-2 […]
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Pridham’s heroics lead men’s soccer
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Mackenzie Pridham has had a flair for the dramatic this season. He’s produced four game-winning goals in 15 games. He’s scored six goals in the opening seven games of Big West Conference play. He’s even placed himself on track to be the third player in Cal Poly men’s soccer Division I history […]
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Men’s soccer turns up golden in Santa Barbara
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net For 88 minutes on Friday night, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team looked like it would be dealt yet another road loss to rival UC Santa Barbara. But then, lightning struck — twice. Down by one in the 89th minute, the Mustangs got the tying goal with 66 seconds left in the […]
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The Portland connection: Mustangs look to defeat Vikings in homecoming game
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly football head coach Tim Walsh may understand how to beat Saturday night’s opponent Portland State better than anyone. That’s a perk of being the former Vikings head coach for 14 years. Walsh, now in his fourth year at the helm of a Cal Poly program (6-0, 4-0 Big Sky) that […]
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Football scores five unanswered touchdowns in win
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly football team found itself trailing after the first quarter of last week’s game against Weber State. This week, Cal Poly found itself in a similar scenario – tied at the end of the opening frame. But with the help of five consecutive touchdowns in the final three quarters, Cal […]
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Men’s, women’s basketball prepare for 2012-13 season
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The entire Cal Poly men’s basketball roster will look different this upcoming season. There will be no David Hanson, no Will Taylor, no Chris Donahue and no Amaurys Fermin. But with a roster filled with names such as Chris Eversley, Drake U’u and Kyle Odister, Cal Poly will open practice in preparation […]
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Laura Hollander: from high school phenom to collegiate elite
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Laura Hollander stared straight at motivation during the brief instance she lay face down on the track. On the first lap of the 3,200-meter final at the 2011 CIF State High School Track and Field Championships, she took a hard tumble to the ground. After pacing the field early on in the […]
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Soccer roundup: Men’s soccer split, women’s team sweeps
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Junior forward Mackenzie Pridham scored a game-winner — his second goal of the match — to give the Cal Poly men’s soccer team a 3-2 overtime win over UC Irvine on Sunday, splitting its weekend matchups inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Looking to rebound after their second conference loss to Cal State […]
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Maliik Love undergoes surgery, out for at least three weeks
Stephen Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Maliik Love, the potential starter at point guard for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team suffered a major setback to his chances of seeing the court this upcoming season. The junior guard underwent surgery on his left foot Thursday, after suffering a broken fifth metatarsal bone in a mid-September workout. The unofficial […]
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Men’s, women’s soccer begin conference play
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams begin conference play this Friday and look forward to capitalizing on their Big West Conference schedules in 2012. The women’s squad (3-5-1) is coming off a five-match losing streak heading into conference play after starting the 2012 campaign 3-0-1. Mustangs head coach Alex Crozier looks […]