Cal Poly men’s soccer came to a 1-1 draw Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Mustang Memorial Field against the Utah Valley Wolverines. The Mustangs (0-3-1) are still searching for their first win but do end their three-game losing streak to open the season against the Wolverines (1-4-1). An early foul by sophomore forward Sean McTague set […]
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Cal Poly men’s soccer struggles with red card in loss to Aztecs
In their last matchup with Oral Roberts, Cal Poly men’s soccer scored in the first minute of the game. The San Diego Aztecs came out and returned the favor scoring a goal in the 49th second of the game. The Mustangs fell 3-0 to the Aztecs, as the team has yet to find their winning […]
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Cal Poly men’s soccer falls 5-3 to Oral Roberts in high-scoring affair
It was the perfect start to new head coach Olge Kennedy’s tenure with the Mustangs. Not even a full minute in and junior midfielder Nate Colley was standing over the penalty spot. Colley, the captain for the Mustangs, converted on the penalty kick and Cal Poly was off to the races with a 1-0 lead […]
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Men’s soccer looks to be ‘an exciting team to watch’ under new head coach
Cal Poly men’s soccer recently had the worst defensive season of the program’s history. In 2022, the Mustangs gave up 2.82 goals per game, which resulted in 48 goals against on the season. In his first head coaching gig at Division II college Fort Lewis in Colorado, new Mustangs head coach Olge Kennedy’s squad gave […]
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Cal Poly men’s soccer falls to UCLA in exhibition match 1-0
Despite Cal Poly men’s soccer holding UCLA to seven total shots, the Mustangs fell in their first exhibition game 1-0 to the Bruins in Wallis Annenberg Stadium. With new head coach Oige Kennedy, the Mustangs are looking to bounce back from a season where the team went 2-11-4 (2-5-1 Big West) and finished second-to-last in […]
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Meet Oige Kennedy: Men’s Soccer’s new head coach with championship pedigree
When former Cal Poly Men’s Soccer head coach Steve Sampson announced his abrupt retirement on Oct. 18, 2022 due to health reasons, it appeared to be simply the latest in a long line of hiccups and challenges the team had to endure. Instead, it ended up becoming perhaps the best chance the Mustangs have had […]
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Breaking: Cal Poly announces Oige Kennedy as men’s soccer head coach
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer announced the hiring of Oige Kennedy as the program’s new head coach at a press conference Friday morning. Kennedy has spent his last seven seasons at Stanford, serving as an assistant coach from 2016-17 and as the associate head coach from 2018-22. Former Mustang head coach Steve Sampson retired during the […]
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‘We now have a clean slate’: Men’s Soccer looks ahead after tough 2022 season
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer is coming off one of its worst seasons in program history. After finishing the 2021 campaign with a 7-6-4 record (5-1-3 Big West) — good for a second-place regular season finish in the Big West—and hosting a home game in the Conference Tournament, the Mustangs followed it up with one of […]
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Men’s soccer ends season with 3-2 victory over CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly men’s soccer wrapped up its 2022 season with a 3-2 win over CSU Bakersfield on Saturday, Oct. 29 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (2-11-4, 2-3-4 Big West) used an 89th-minute goal to seal the victory, despite being outshot 17-12 by the Roadrunners (2-13-2, 0-8-1 Big West). “We could have thrown it […]
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Men’s soccer eliminated from Big West playoff contention after 1-1 draw with UC Santa Barbara
Leg two of the 2022 Blue-Green Rivalry ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday, October 22, at UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium, eliminating Cal Poly men’s soccer from playoff contention. The Mustangs were three minutes away from the win as they held a 1-0 lead thanks to sophomore Noah Boettiger’s goal in the 79th minute. […]
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‘We’re in a little bit of disarray’: Men’s soccer falls 4-0 to Sacramento State
In Cal Poly men’s soccer’s first game without former head coach Steve Sampson, the team fell to Sacramento State 4-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (1-11-3, 1-3-3 Big West) received news on Tuesday that Coach Sampson would be retiring from the program effective immediately before their matchup against the […]