Cal Poly Women’s Tennis hosted Santa Clara on Saturday, March 15 in a rescheduled match and CSU Northridge on CSU Northridge and swept both of them. The Mustangs (12-3, 3-1 Big West) extended their winning streak against the Broncos (6-8) and Matadors (6-7, 0-3 Big West) and are winners of nine of their last 10 […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball runs out of fuel, fall in Big West Championships semifinals
Henderson, Nev. – Cal Poly Men’s Basketball was picked to finish dead last in the Big West preseason coaches’ poll before the season. They had the lowest odds to win the Big West Championships coming into the tournament. Yet, the Mustangs advanced the furthest they have in the conference tournament since the team won the […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Baseball takes on Long Beach State in three-game road series
Cal Poly Baseball gets their first Big West road series of the season, taking on Long Beach State Friday, March 14 to Sunday, March 16 at Blair Field. The Mustangs (10-6, 3-0 Big West) are winners of their last five games, including a sweep of Cal State Fullerton where the offense exploded for 31 runs […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball advances to first Big West Championships semifinals since 2014
Henderson, Nev. – As Mike DeGeorge sat at the postgame press conference and made his opening statement, it was clear Cal Poly’s win over UC Riverside in the Big West Championships quarterfinals wasn’t surprising to him. “We’re just coming in, and if we play the way we’re capable of, we can get anybody in this […]
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With seniors moving on, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball faces transition to next generation of talent
As the players entered the press conference room, their shoulders slumped and eyes fixed on the ground. When the first question came, it wasn’t just words that filled the air, but a sting of a season that had slipped away. The team, once eager to respond with energy and pride, now sat in silence, while […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball advances to Big West quarterfinals behind second half comeback
Henderson, Nev. – For a team stigmatized as the worst program on Cal Poly’s campus and the Big West Conference, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s 86-76 win over UC Davis does more than advance them to the Big West Championships quarterfinals. Long gone are the days of a 46-game Big West losing streak and an offense […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball wins first playoff game under Head Coach Shanele Stires
Henderson, Nev. – As the team’s starting lineup reel played on the big screen and the starters were announced, freshman Gabby Robinson’s name echoed through the arena. Redshirt sophomore Sierra Lichtie, momentarily confused by the mix-up, stood waiting for her name to be called as a starter, but it never came. Once the game started, […]
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Inside Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s Big West surge
In the shadow of 46 consecutive Big West Conference losses spanning nearly two years, something unexpected began stirring in San Luis Obispo. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team, long relegated to the conference cellar and written off before the season even began, was quietly assembling a band of misfits that nobody believed in. Nobody, that […]
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Cal Poly Baseball extends win streak to five with win over San Jose State
Cal Poly Baseball used an eight-run second inning to overpower San Jose State, 18-4, on the road Tuesday, March 13 at Excite Ballpark. The Mustangs (10-6, 3-0 Big West) have won nine of their last 10 games, including one against then No. 1 ranked Texas A&M. The 14-run loss for the Spartans (10-6) is larger […]
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Softball winless against CSUN in Big West opening series
The CSUN Matadors swept the Cal Poly softball team in their weekend series to open up Big West conference play. CSUN (10-12, 3-0 Big West) outscored Cal Poly (4-16, 0-3 Big West) 25-4 in the series, but the final scores don’t tell the complete story of the weekend. The two teams both had nine hits […]
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Women’s Basketball falls to Long Beach State in final regular season game
Sophomore forward Mary Carter’s 27-point career high wasn’t enough to take down Long Beach State, the Mustangs losing 72-64 in their final game before the postseason. After clinching the eighth seed for the Big West Championships with their win against Cal State Fullerton last week, the Mustangs looked to close their season strong with a […]