Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Having graduated six seniors, including one of the program’s top scorers in David Hanson and former big man Will Taylor, questions swelled around the Cal Poly men’s basketball team as to who would replace that talent in the post this season. But instead of a single answer, the team got three. Enter […]
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Lucky No. 7: Baseball streaks to win
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net Winning hasn’t been complicated for Cal Poly baseball this season. Pitching and defense have carried the load while the Mustangs’ bats have provided just enough spark to give them a win. After tossing nine innings and allowing one run during Sunday’s victory over Seattle, the pitching staff has allowed 51 hits and 14 […]
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Royer’s game-winner tames Lions in 63-60 win
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite his team going 1 of 18 from 3-point range in the game’s first 39 minutes and 57 seconds, head coach Joe Callero wanted the ball in senior 3-point specialist Dylan Royer’s hands for a final play to break a 60-60 deadlock with 2.7 seconds remaining Saturday night. Off an inbounds pass […]
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Mustangs off to historic 6-0 start
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Pitching and defense. Those were head coach Larry Lee’s two keys to success for the Cal Poly baseball team coming into 2013. And for the second night in a row, pitching kept the Mustangs alive before the bats heated up, as they topped Seattle University 1-0 at Baggett Stadium. “You have to […]
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Mustangs pull off late-game victory against Hawaii
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net “Let’s go!” That yell bellowed by redshirt sophomore guard Ariana Elegado was barely heard in the Mott Athletics Center. The crowd was on its feet, going wild. It was Elegado’s 3-pointer with 1:54 left in the game that gave the Cal Poly women’s basketball team (16-9, 10-4 Big West) the boost […]
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Baseball defeats Seattle, improves to 5-0 for first time since 2001
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net As the Mustangs stare at the program’s first 5-0 start since 2001, head coach Larry Lee and most of his players have one thing running through their heads. “We can be better.” “I think we’re kind of underachieving. Based on our skill level, we could be putting up a lot […]
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Student-athletes stick together
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net From practice to team dinners to traveling for away contests and gameday, Cal Poly student-athletes spend an immeasurable amount of time with their fellow teammates. So it’s no wonder that when it comes to housing, one might find the Mustangs living in close quarters too. Ranging from one’s true freshman season to […]
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Weekend preview: Home sweet home
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly campus plays host to six Division I athletics events Thursday to Sunday, including the baseball team’s home opening series, a nonconference men’s basketball game and two women’s basketball games that could position the team for a late push for a third consecutive Big West regular season title. […]
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Asa Jackson takes flight
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net “Oh shit, we just won the damn Super Bowl.” Those were the first words out of Asa Jackson’s mouth as he ran onto the Superdome field to celebrate with his Ravens teammates. Just 14 months after playing cornerback for Cal Poly, Jackson had kissed the Lombardi Trophy and become a Super Bowl […]
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Wrestling falls to Central Michigan in final dual
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly Wrestling team’s regular season ended on a familiar note this weekend. The Mustangs (2-10, 0-6 Pac-12) suffered their sixth and seventh consecutive dual meet losses, falling to Arizona State, 38-3, on the road Friday, and No. 12 Central Michigan, 41-6, in Mott Athletics Center on Sunday, topping off a disappointing […]
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Women’s basketball takes down UC Santa Barbara 65-56
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly women’s basketball team (14-9, 8-4 Big West Conference) brought its ‘A’ game to Isla Vista when the team defeated rival UC Santa Barbara 65-56 on Saturday. The Gauchos (11-13, 7-5 Big West) entered their home matchup with a three-game winning streak, having defeated Cal State Fullerton, Pacific […]