For the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, it was a season of ups and downs culminating in a heartbreaking upset by Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals to end their 2011-12 campaign. The No. 1-ranked team heading into the tournament, the Mustangs found their groove midway through their conference schedule, capturing […]
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Women upset in Big West semi
The road to the NCAA Tournament ended abruptly for the No.1 seeded Cal Poly women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs dropped a 51-48 decision to No.7 Long Beach State (14-17) in the second round of the Big West Tournament.Senior Ashlee Burns’ last-second 3-pointer found only iron ending what proved to be a […]
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Men's basketball Big West Tournament preview
It’s March. It’s tournament time. And head coach Joe Callero can’t hide his excitement to be vying for a championship in this week’s 2012 Big West Conference Tournament. “This is Christmas for us,” he said. “We’ve worked seven months for this when we started this journey. This culminates it. I sleep well as a coach […]
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Men win two games, clinch fourth seed
Head coach Joe Callero knows momentum is everything going into the Big West Conference Tournament. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team secured a No. 4 seed heading into this week’s tournament with a 67-38 rout of Pacific in Mott Gym on Saturday, the team’s second double-digit win in as many games. “The momentum of winning […]
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Men's tennis racquets up 2012 victories
After three consecutive losses to start off the 2012 campaign, the Cal Poly men’s tennis team found its groove — winning six straight matches since its early season slide powered by No.22-ranked singles player Andre Dome. Dome, a native of Indonesia, was sidelined for a portion of his sophomore year due to hip surgery, but […]
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Women clinch share of Big West title
The win streak continued for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team as they overpowered second-place Cal State Northridge 70-56 on senior night inside Mott Gym Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs’ last loss came on the road in a 74-67 defeat at Long Beach State on Jan. 21. Since then Cal Poly has racked up nine straight […]
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Baseball is back
The Cal Poly baseball team will open the 2012 season this weekend with a three-game series against 2011 NCAA Regional qualifier Oklahoma State inside Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs finished the 2011 campaign with another winning season — their ninth since 2000 — posting a 27-26 overall record and going 15-9 in the Big West Conference […]
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Mustang soccer takes on MLS squads in Spanos
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team played Major League Soccer’s (MLS) San Jose Earthquakes to a 0-0 draw and dropped a 1-0 decision to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon in a pair of 35-minute scrimmage affairs inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The preseason clashes featured players who didn’t play — or played limited minutes — […]
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Smith battles more than opponents
He’s waited his turn. He’s suffered through injury, sickness and even the politics of collegiate wrestling. In Ryan Smith’s mind, he’s deserved a shot at what has proved to be such an elusive goal: to become an All-American. “I see those guys that I used to compete with and beat (in high school) who are now All-Americans […]
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Women dominate Titans, Santiago scores 17
After suffering several losing streaks early in the season, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team (11-12, 7-3) caught fire, winning five straight games including their most recent 66-48 triumph over Cal State Fullerton inside Mott Gym on Saturday afternoon. Defense has been key for the team’s success — the Mustangs haven’t lost since implementing a stingier […]
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Soccer returns to the Central Coast
For the second consecutive year, Cal Poly Athletics will host an exhibition match between the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids in the 2012 MLS Central Coast Showcase Friday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Earthquakes and Rapids have a history of preseason clashes in San Luis Obispo as San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski […]