Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly men’s soccer team couldn’t make it six wins in a row, as the Mustangs dropped a 1-0 loss to No.12 ranked UCLA (5-1-2) on Sunday afternoon in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. After defeating Harvard in come-from-behind fashion on Friday night, the Mustangs tried to extend their winning streak to […]
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Mustangs extend winning streak, defeat Harvard 2-1
They may be young, but they’re winning The Cal Poly men’s soccer team (5-2-0) won its fifth consecutive match on Friday night with a 2-1 victory over the Harvard Crimson in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “They’re a quality team,” seventh-year head coach Paul Holocher said. “This was a big game to have here.” The two […]
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Men's soccer debuts FC Barcelona-like attack
In its final five matches of the 2011 campaign, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team struggled going 0-4-1 while scoring only one goal during the stretch. The streak punctuated a taxing season for a program that has established itself as a perennial contender for the Big West title in the past half-decade. But after posting […]
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Sounders snag Feighner in MLS Draft
Wes Feighner, a kinesiology senior, sat in his Exercise Physiology class Tuesday when he received a barrage of text messages from family and friends. Instantly, he knew it could only mean one thing: a Major League Soccer (MLS) squad wanted him. “My first thought was, ‘Do I still need to keep taking notes?’” he said. […]
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Ride the bus for a Mustang/Gaucho brawl
It was late on a chilly, rainy Friday afternoon when the buses to Santa Barbara fired up their engines, but that didn’t stop Cal Poly students from taking the hour-and-a-half bus ride to Harder Stadium. All to show support for the men’s soccer team in its final game of the season. As the bus neared the […]
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Holocher finds recipe to bring out Maniacs
When driving north on U.S. Highway 101, near the Los Osos Valley Road exit, students may notice the billboard displaying the 2011 Cal Poly men’s soccer schedule and the phrase: “Join the Green Army.” The slogan is the latest installment of efforts employed by the men’s soccer team to generate passion from students and the […]
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No 'killer instinct' for men's soccer in loss
Having already been eliminated from playoff contention and playing in its final game of the 2011 season, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team (6-8-3, 3-5-1 BWC) dropped a 2-0 decision Friday to No. 17 UC Santa Barbara at Harder Stadium. In the final five matches of the season, the Mustangs managed to score just one goal, […]
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I hate losing
Winning and losing. It is the great dichotomy of sports. One without the other makes a game essentially worthless. Last week I blogged about winning, my elation evident in the aftermath of the Cardinals World Series victory. But the theme of Week 7, at least in my book, was the exact opposite, losing. For Cal […]
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Soccer falls to UCI, fails to make playoffs
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team (6-8-3, 3-5-1) was eliminated from contention for the 2011 Big West Conference Tournament after falling to No. 9 UC Irvine 1-0 Tuesday night in its home finale at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The team, which has never missed qualifying for the conference tournament in its three years of existence, […]
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Biggest rivalry in college soccer returns to Spanos Stadium
Five years ago, a Friday night soccer match could hardly be considered the biggest sporting event of the year. But when the Gauchos come to town tonight, a full house will watch the men’s soccer team take the field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. With an average attendance of 7,360 fans per match over the […]
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Montgomery back from books with 'High I.Q.'
At 5-foot-6, he doesn’t look like a prototypical offensive weapon. But watch No. 30 patrol the outer flanks of a soccer pitch, and you’ll notice his agility and unique ability to dodge opposing defenders with seamless ease. Two years removed from the game by his own choice, Kyle Montgomery has returned and picked up right where […]