Cal Poly Men’s Soccer announced the hiring of Oige Kennedy as the program’s new head coach at a press conference Friday morning. Kennedy has spent his last seven seasons at Stanford, serving as an assistant coach from 2016-17 and as the associate head coach from 2018-22. Former Mustang head coach Steve Sampson retired during the […]
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‘We now have a clean slate’: Men’s Soccer looks ahead after tough 2022 season
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer is coming off one of its worst seasons in program history. After finishing the 2021 campaign with a 7-6-4 record (5-1-3 Big West) — good for a second-place regular season finish in the Big West—and hosting a home game in the Conference Tournament, the Mustangs followed it up with one of […]
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‘We’re in a little bit of disarray’: Men’s soccer falls 4-0 to Sacramento State
In Cal Poly men’s soccer’s first game without former head coach Steve Sampson, the team fell to Sacramento State 4-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (1-11-3, 1-3-3 Big West) received news on Tuesday that Coach Sampson would be retiring from the program effective immediately before their matchup against the […]
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BREAKING: Steve Sampson retires as Cal Poly men’s soccer head coach
After eight years as the Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Steve Sampson has stepped down from the program, effective immediately. “After input from my cardiologist and primary care physician and after consulting with my family, I’ve decided to retire, effective immediately,” Sampson said in a press release through Cal Poly Athletics. “I want to […]
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Men’s soccer falls to UC San Diego 4-3 despite three second-half scores
Cal Poly men’s soccer narrowly lost to UC San Diego 4-3 on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Triton Soccer Stadium. The Mustangs (1-10-3, 1-2-3 Big West) dropped their second game of Big West play, while the Tritons (7-6-2, 3-3-0 Big West) improved their win count to three. After falling behind by four goals after the 31st […]
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Men’s soccer wraps up non-conference play with eighth straight loss to San Diego
Cal Poly men’s soccer is still looking for their first win of the season following a 4-0 loss to San Diego on Saturday, Sept. 24 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (0-8-0) couldn’t find the back of the net for the sixth time this season, while the Toreros (2-3-5) scored early and often to […]
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Men’s soccer loses sixth straight to Saint Mary’s, 1-0
Cal Poly men’s soccer dropped their sixth straight game to start the season against Saint Mary’s on Saturday, Sept. 17 by a score of 1-0 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs (0-6-0) had 67% of their possession in their attacking half, but could only muster three shots on target against the Gaels’ (5-2-0) sturdy […]
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Men’s soccer continues struggles in 6-0 loss to University of San Francisco
Cal Poly men’s soccer dropped their fifth consecutive match to open the season against the University of San Francisco by the score of 6-0 on Monday, Sept. 12 at Nogoesco Stadium. Despite only taking 10 shots in the entirety of the game, the Dons (4-0-2) scored on six of those attempts. The Mustangs (0-5-0) only […]
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Men’s soccer ends season with loss in quarterfinals of Big West Tournament against UC Riverside, 1-0
No. 3 seed Cal Poly men’s soccer fell by a score of 1-0 and were eliminated by No. 6 seed UC Riverside in the opening round of the Big West Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 3 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of these guys who were really unfortunate […]
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Men’s soccer head coach Steve Sampson to retire after 2021 season
Cal Poly men’s soccer head coach Steve Sampson announced Tuesday morning that he will be retiring following the end of the 2021 season. Sampson, who is in his seventh year with the Mustangs, cited his health and well-being as the reason for his retirement. “This announcement comes as a result of extensive conversations with my […]
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Men’s soccer clinches top-four finish with 3-2 victory over UC Davis
Cal Poly men’s soccer made a 3-2 second-half comeback against UC Davis to lock up a top-4 spot in the Big West Conference standings on Sunday, Oct. 24 in the final home game of the regular season inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “It was a game of two distinct halves,” head coach Steve Sampson said. […]
