After eight years as the Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Steve Sampson has stepped down from the program, effective immediately. “After input from my cardiologist and primary care physician and after consulting with my family, I’ve decided to retire, effective immediately,” Sampson said in a press release through Cal Poly Athletics. “I want to […]
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Men’s soccer falls to UC San Diego 4-3 despite three second-half scores
Cal Poly men’s soccer narrowly lost to UC San Diego 4-3 on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Triton Soccer Stadium. The Mustangs (1-10-3, 1-2-3 Big West) dropped their second game of Big West play, while the Tritons (7-6-2, 3-3-0 Big West) improved their win count to three. After falling behind by four goals after the 31st […]
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Men’s soccer’s matchup with CSU Northridge ends in 0-0 draw
Cal Poly men’s soccer managed a 0-0 draw with CSU Northridge (CSUN) thanks to an 86th-minute save on a penalty kick from sophomore goalkeeper Gabe Penner on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Matador Soccer Field. For the Mustangs (1-9-3, 1-1-3 Big West), this is their third draw in conference play while the Matadors (5-4-4, 2-2-1 Big […]
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Men’s soccer scores in final minute for 2-2 draw with UC Riverside
Cal Poly men’s soccer used some late-game heroics to secure a 2-2 draw with UC Riverside on Saturday, Oct. 8 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (1-9-2, 1-1-2 Big West) got a pair of second-half goals to pull themselves even with the Highlanders (3-6-2, 2-1-1 Big West) at the end of regulation. UC Riverside […]
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Men’s soccer handed first Big West loss by CSU Fullerton, 3-2
Cal Poly men’s soccer got on the board first but ultimately fell to Cal State Fullerton by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday, Oct. 5 inside Titan Stadium. The Titans (7-4-2, 2-1) rattled off three consecutive goals en route to the win after the Mustangs (1-9-1, 1-1-1) scored just 65 seconds into the game. Junior […]
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Men’s soccer defeats UC Irvine 2-1 for first win of the season
Cal Poly men’s soccer came from behind to defeat UC Irvine, 2-1, and earn its first win of the 2022 campaign on Sunday, Oct. 2 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. For just the second time this season, the Mustangs (1-8-1, 1-0-1 Big West) produced multiple goals in a game. Cal Poly also outshot the Anteaters […]
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Men’s soccer begins Big West season with 1-1 draw against UC Davis
Cal Poly men’s soccer opened up Big West play with a tightly-contested 1-1 draw with UC Davis on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Aggie Soccer Field. The Mustangs (0-8-1, 0-0-1 Big West) and Aggies (1-5-3, 0-0-1 Big West) matched up well, but they will both have to wait for their first taste of victory in conference […]
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Men’s soccer wraps up non-conference play with eighth straight loss to San Diego
Cal Poly men’s soccer is still looking for their first win of the season following a 4-0 loss to San Diego on Saturday, Sept. 24 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (0-8-0) couldn’t find the back of the net for the sixth time this season, while the Toreros (2-3-5) scored early and often to […]
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Men’s soccer suffers heartbreaking 90th-minute loss to UC Santa Barbara, 2-1
Cal Poly men’s soccer lost in the Blue-Green rivalry game to UC Santa Barbara by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium The Gauchos (5-1-2) tripled the shots on target by the Mustangs (0-7-0), and controlled the ball in the Cal Poly half for the majority of the game […]
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Cal Poly Athletics asks local stores to remove tortillas from shelves as rivalry soccer game looms
Cal Poly Athletics has called on local grocery stores to remove tortillas from their aisles in preparation for Wednesday’s rivalry men’s soccer game between Cal Poly and University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). According to athletics director Don Oberhelman, for the past six years, Cal Poly students have purchased tortilla packs and snuck them into Spanos […]
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The greatest rivalry in college soccer returns to Spanos Stadium on Wednesday
The matchup between Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer has long been coined the ‘Greatest Rivalry in College Soccer,’ as the Central Coast foes have squared off against one another 53 times dating back to 1994, playing each other twice a year for the majority of that stretch. This first installment of this […]