Cal Poly Women’s Soccer announced on Monday that they signed former Sacramento State midfielder Madelyn Dougherty. Dougherty was a captain of a Hornets squad that made the NCAA tournament, winning the Big Sky postseason tournament. She had two goals and two assists during the 2024 season. The Kula, Hawai’i native has also proven to be […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer announces Bernardo Silva as new head coach
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer announced Cal State Bakersfield’s Bernardo Silva as the new head coach of the women’s soccer program on Saturday. Silva will replace former head coach Alex Crozier, the only coach in program history who retired after 30 years at the team’s helm. “What I’m excited about is the opportunity to lead a […]
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The Gallop sits down with Cal Poly Athletic Director Don Oberhelman
The Gallop sits down with Cal Poly Athletic Director Don Oberhelman to discuss the overall outlook of Cal Poly Athletics in a long-form interview conducted by Mathew Ho and Nick Bandanza. Oberhelman delivers insight into the various new athletic facilities, like the Comerford Pavilion and the Madden Center, and provides a new timeline for the Madden Center’s opening. With the ever-changing […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer falls to UC San Diego to wrap up their season
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer couldn’t overcome UC San Diego in a 2-0 final on Thursday, Oct. 31, at La Jolla Stadium in their final match of the season and head coach Alex Crozier’s career. Failing to finish in the top six of the Big West conference, the Mustangs (5-11-3, 3-6-1 Big West) will not make […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer falls short to UC Davis in Alex Crozier’s final career home game
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer fell to UC Davis 2-0 in head coach Alex Crozier‘s final home game of the season and his career on Sunday, Oct. 27, at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs (5-10-3, 3-5-1 Big West) couldn’t overcome the Aggies (12-4-2, 5-2-2 Big West), ending their chances to make the Big West tournament, a disappointing […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops penultimate road match to Cal State Bakersfield
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer came up short in the final game of their two-game road trip this week, falling 2-0 to Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday, Oct. 20 at Main Soccer Field. The Mustangs’ (4-9-3, 2-4-1 Big West) struggles to finish scoring opportunities have continued to persist late into the season and got the best […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer snaps winless streak with win over CSUN
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer got back into the victory column in a 2-0 win over CSUN at Matador Soccer Game Field on Thursday. Head coach Alex Crozier has focused on two aspects of the game recently: finishing and defense on set pieces. The Mustangs (4-8-3, 2-3-1 Big West) succeeded in both avenues, dominating the game […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer draws with Long Beach State
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer got back into the scoring column on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to get over the hump as they tied with Long Beach State 2-2 at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs (3-8-3, 1-3-1 Big West) have continued to struggle to close games this season, but their draw to the Beach (5-6-2, […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops second straight Big West match to UC Irvine
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer struggled to score again, failing to find a goal in their 2-0 loss to UC Irvine on Friday. The Mustangs (3-8-2, 1-3 Big West) were shut out in their rematch against the 2023 Big West Women’s Soccer Champion Anteaters (4-4-3, 2-0-1 Big West). Cal Poly’s offense found many chances, outshooting UC […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops fourth straight match to Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer struggled to find their footing in a rainy 1-0 loss to Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs (1-6-2, 0-1 Big West) could not capitalize offensively despite controlling possession for most of the game and leading the Gauchos (3-3-4, 1-0 Big West) in total shots, 10 to […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops tightly contested match to No. 6 UCLA
Last season, Cal Poly women’s soccer lost to the then No. 1 ranked team in the country, UCLA, on a controversial foul in the 89th minute that gave the Bruins a penalty kick for the go-ahead goal. Almost a year later the Mustangs (0-2-1) and their 30 returners, the most in Division I women’s soccer, […]