Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The only sound Reese Morgan heard on Thursday night in the Mott Athletics Center was the swish of the net. Coming off the bench with 14:20 left to play in the game while the Mustangs trailed 50-37, the redshirt freshman guard proceeded to sink all four of his 3-point attempts as […]
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Mustangs run away from UC Irvine, vie for conference championship
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly women’s basketball team made good on the old basketball adage that says the sport is a game of runs. Leading by just five points after the first half against UC Irvine on Thursday, the Mustangs used a 49-point second period, including a 35-6 run in the game’s final 14 […]
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In her first year, Puppy gives ‘Stangs bite
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly softball assistant coach Gina Vecchione was 13 when her friends and teammates started calling her “Puppy.” Her men’s size 10.5 feet support a 5-foot-5 frame, giving her the proportions of a 2-month-old golden retriever. And after four collegiate national championships, a retired jersey and a career chalk-full of athletic awards, […]
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Baseball keeps cruising, defeats Holy Cross 6-1
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly baseball team won its 10th game in its last 11 after defeating Holy Cross 6-1 on Tuesday night in game one of this week’s two-game, nonconference matchup. Head coach Larry Lee’s reaction? “We’ll take it.” But even after Lee’s Mustangs scored its second highest run total of the season […]
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Home is where the wins are
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After an electrifying home win against rival UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 16, head men’s basketball coach Joe Callero credited his team’s fans in helping the Mustangs ride to victory, calling the Mott Athletics Center, “without a doubt the best home court advantage in the Big West.” An 11-1 record inside the […]
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Minor leagues are big steps for former Mustangs
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Baseball players are no strangers to trades. And four members of the 2012 Cal Poly baseball team made a pretty big one: camaraderie for career. “In pro ball you’re fighting each other for a spot,” former Cal Poly relief pitcher Nick Grim said. “You can be friends with a pitcher, but at […]
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Weekend recap: basketball teams go 4-0
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Five Cal Poly teams competed on the road this weekend to come away with a total of seven victories and an individual Pac-12 championship. Men’s basketball The men’s basketball team has started to win on the road just in time for the Big West Tournament. Having won just two games […]
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O’Brien waits on NCAA
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net When the start beep sounded, she stopped thinking. When Rachel O’Brien finished her race, she was a school record holder — potentially heading to the NCAA championships. The senior swimmer found her stroke in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship meet on Feb. 23, and broke the Cal Poly record […]
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Men’s basketball vs Hawaii livestream
The men’s basketball team is taking on Hawaii with fourth place in the Big West on the line. Watch the game live here.
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Gay athletes are out but outnumbered
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Saieed Rihan is an average student. He comes from a town called Escondido, just north of San Diego. He enjoys hiking around San Luis Obispo. He is a kinesiology senior with little idea of what he wants to do after graduation. Saieed Rihan is […]
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Assisting the ‘Stangs to victory: Jonae Ervin makes her mark at point guard
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Five foot, three inches. Jonae Ervin may not be the tallest or the most vocal player on the court, but for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, she has become a giant, and she lets her statistics do the talking for her. Hailing from Brea High School, the junior point guard […]