Staying in SLO is a series by Mustang News sports reporter Miles Berman highlighting current Cal Poly coaches that previously played for the Mustangs. On Jan. 30, 2020, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball faced off against Cal State Fullerton at home. The score was 96-96 with 1:15 seconds left in overtime. A timeout was called. First-year […]
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Posted inSoftball
Softball drops two of three games against CSU Northridge
Cal Poly Softball dropped two of its three matchups with CSU Northridge to begin Big West play on Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19 at Bob Janssen Field. The Mustangs (8-10, 1-2 Big West) and the Matadors (10-13, 2-1 Big West) were each playing in their first games of the conference season. Saturday Game […]
Posted inBeach Volleyball
Beach Volleyball wins three of four at Arizona Invitational
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball won three of its four matchups at the Arizona Invitational in Tucson, Arizona on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18. The Mustangs (5-13) had come into the weekend on a four-game losing streak before facing off against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (13-6, 5-0 Southland), Arizona Christian University (7-9, 5-4 […]
Posted inBaseball
Baseball opens up Big West play with series loss to Hawaii
Cal Poly Baseball opened up Big West Conference play with a series loss in a three-game set against Hawaii from Friday, March 17 through Saturday, March 18 at Baggett Stadium. This is the first time the Mustangs (4-13, 1-2 Big West) lost a series to the Rainbow Warriors (9-8, 2-1 Big West) since Hawai’i joined […]
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Women’s Tennis splits matchups against Harvard, BYU
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis went 1-1 against No. 65 Harvard and No. 54 BYU on Thursday, March 16 and Saturday, March 18, respectively, at Mustang Tennis Complex. The Mustangs (6-6) had a hard-fought victory against the Crimson (8-7) before falling short against the Cougars (8-5). Thursday vs No. 65 Harvard The Mustangs opened their week […]
Posted inWrestling
Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax ends NCAA Championship run with fourth-place finish
As Cal Poly Wrestling’s lone competitor remaining, redshirt junior Bernie Truax took the mat on the final day of the NCAA Championships on Saturday in Tulsa. The Mustang won his consolation semifinal before falling in the third-place bout to wrap up the 2023 tournament for Cal Poly. Consolation Semifinal Bout After fighting through Friday night’s […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax earns All-American award and advances, Demas ends season at NCAA Championships
After having five competitors on day one, Cal Poly Wrestling’s two survivors took the mat for the second day of competition at the NCAA Championships on Friday in Tulsa. Redshirt junior Bernie Truax earned his third All-American honor and remains in the field with a shot at third place heading into the final day. Meanwhile, […]
Posted inTennis
Men’s Tennis falls to Yale in final game of homestand, 6-1
Cal Poly Men’s Tennis was bested by Yale 6-1 on Friday, March 17 at Mustang Tennis Complex. The Mustangs (3-6) have not won since Feb. 12 thanks in part to three canceled matches, while the Bulldogs (8-5) continued their solid season with the victory. Cal Poly started hot in doubles, as redshirt junior Joe Leather […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax advances to quarterfinals, Demas moves on at NCAA Championships
With a frenzy of rowdy wrestling fans on hand, Cal Poly’s journey to a national placing began at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday, March 16 inside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After a long day of competition from the five Mustangs in the tournament, redshirt junior Bernie Truax and sixth-year Dom Demas were […]
Posted inBaseball
Baseball routed by USC in largest defeat of season, 16-3
USC scored multiple runs in four different innings as Cal Poly Baseball was trounced 16-3 in a mid-week contest with the visiting Trojans at Baggett Stadium on Wednesday, March 13. The 16 runs given up by the Mustangs (3-11) are the most they’ve allowed this year, and the 13-run loss is their largest defeat of […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
How graduate Oumou Toure ‘reinvented’ herself in her lone year with the Mustangs
Graduate guard Oumou Toure hasn’t been interested in what her stats have looked like this season. One would think she’d care about — or at least be intrigued by — the stats just a little bit, considering that she ranked second on the Mustangs in points per game (9.6) and third in rebounds per game […]
