Under the bright Saturday night lights in October of 2015, with the cheers of 11,075 fans echoing around Mustang Memorial Field, Kody Wasaka takes the field for the most anticipated sporting event on the Central Coast. A tense atmosphere and electric energy hangs over the stadium, a feeling Wasaka always remembered in the build-ups to […]
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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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Sanders’ 31 points not enough to overcome Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly’s Men’s Basketball continues to struggle as they drop their 17th straight Big West game to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Thursday, Feb. 29 at the UCSB Thunderdome. This is their 35th straight game lost in the Big West Conference dating back to last season. Shortly after the loss, Cal Poly Athletics announced that […]
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Women’s Basketball falls to UC Santa Barbara, 65-69, despite strong second half
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped the first matchup of the Blue-Green rivalry against UC Santa Barbara by a score of 65-59 on Saturday, Jan. 7 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (4-8, 1-3 Big West) let the Gauchos (9-4, 2-1 Big West) stretch their lead to 12 points at halftime. The Green and Gold, however, cut […]
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Blue-Green rivalry game ends in 0-0 draw
This year’s installment of the Blue-Green men’s soccer matchup went to double overtime and ended in a 0-0 draw on Saturday Oct. 16 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The draw allowed both squads to maintain their places atop the Big West standings, as UCSB (8-3-4, 4-0-2 Big West) sits in first place with 14 points […]
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Blue/Green Rivalry: More than Just a Game
Cal Poly men’s soccer takes on UC Santa Barbara in their home half of the blue/green rivalry on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The highly anticipated rivalry game is the pinnacle match for collegiate men’s soccer and one that holds more significance this year than years past. “I think […]
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Women’s Basketball picks up momentum in tight home win against UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball made a big step towards securing a spot in the playoffs with a 56-52 win over UC Santa Barbara Wednesday Feb. 26 inside Mott Athletics Center. “[The Blue-Green rivalry victory] feels really, really good, this is a really important week for us too,” redshirt junior forward Sierra Campisano said. With the […]
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Next time, think before you throw
Maybe throwing a Mexican and Central American staple at team that has an Argentinian mascot isn’t a good idea.
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Relive highlights from the Blue-Green rivalry game
Cal Poly hosted the greatest rivalry biggest rivalry in college soccer on Saturday, Nov. 2. Here’s a look at the night in photos.
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Men’s Soccer loses 2-0 against UC Santa Barbara in Blue-Green Rivalry
There were no fans storming the field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium as Cal Poly (7-8-1, 3-4-0 Big West) lost 2-0 to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night in the final match of the regular season. Despite eight shots on goal during the first 30 minutes by Cal Poly, the Mustangs were unable to convert […]
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A recent history of the Blue-Green Rivalry, “the greatest rivalry in college soccer”
Cal Poly-UC Santa Barbara Men’s Soccer game is the most anticipated game of the season for both fanbases. Thousands of spectators fill Spanos Stadium every year to cheer on their home team.