Cal Poly men’s basketball came up short against Cal State University Bakersfield and fell 73-60 on Tuesday, Jan. 18 inside the Icardo Center. Cal Poly (4-11, 1-3 Big West) dropped this game after ending a four-game losing streak in their…
After a major victory, Cal Poly polo captain encourages every student to come out and play
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. When her family encouraged her to give polo a try at the beginning of high school, Carter Nix was hesitant. She’d grown up jumping horses and games of polo did not sound like something she’d…
A tribute to John Madden
Noah Greenblatt is a journalism freshman and Mustang News sports reporter. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. On the afternoon of Christmas day, John Madden assembled his closest friends and family around the TV. The…
Women’s Basketball has another week of games canceled due to COVID-19
Cal Poly women’s basketball will not match up against CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday, Jan. 18 or travel to Hawaii on Thursday, Jan. 20 as both games have been canceled due to COVID-19. The Mustangs are coming off a week where…
Men’s basketball secures first Big West win over UC Davis, 82-74
Cal Poly men’s basketball defeated the UC Davis Aggies 82-74 on Saturday, Jan. 15th at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (4-10, 1-2 Big West) snapped their four game losing streak against the Aggies (7-5, 0-1 Big West) to get their…
Men’s basketball has comeback effort fall short, loses to UC Riverside 57-46
Cal Poly men’s basketball lost their first home game of the new year to UC Riverside 57-46 on Thursday, Jan. 13 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (3-10, 0-2 Big West) extended their losing streak to four games with the…
Women’s basketball has games against UC Riverside and UC Davis canceled due to COVID-19
Cal Poly women’s basketball will not be playing against UC Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 13 or UC Davis on Saturday, Jan. 15 due to COVID-19. COVID-19 protocols were not met within the Cal Poly program, which forced the cancelation of…
Women’s basketball continues losing streak with 54-45 loss to Cal State Northridge
Cal Poly women’s basketball dropped its third straight conference game to Cal State Northridge 54-45 on Saturday, Jan. 8 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (1-11, 0-3 Big West) extended their losing streak to nine games with the loss while…
Men’s basketball drops Big West opener to Cal State Northridge, 68-55
Cal Poly men’s basketball fell to Cal State Northridge 68-55 in their Big West opener on Saturday, Jan. 8 inside the Matadome. The Mustangs (3-9, 0-1 Big West) saw their last four games canceled due to COVID-19 and this matchup…
Women’s basketball has comeback effort fall short in 63-42 loss to UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly women’s basketball dropped their eighth straight game 63-42 to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Jan. 6 inside Mott Athletics Center in the first of two Green-Blue rivalry games this season. Coming off a postponed game against Cal State…
Building relationships: How the Cal Poly men’s basketball program was able to recruit through the pandemic
Freshmen basketball players Daniel Esparza and Matur Dhal couldn’t take an official visit to Cal Poly before committing to the basketball program due to the pandemic. “We would do campus visits via Zoom and take the phone around and show…