Cal Poly Women’s Soccer wrapped up their challenging non-conference schedule on Sunday with a 5-1 road loss to TCU, dropping their third consecutive match. The Mustangs (1-5-2) struggled to produce offensively against the Horned Frogs (5-2-1), a common trend as Cal Poly has struggled to score goals through the season’s first eight games. Sunday marked […]
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Despite two goals from Smith, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer falls to No. 12 Santa Clara
In their second matchup against a ranked team this season, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer couldn’t find victory despite sophomore forward Annika Smith‘s two-goal game against the No. 12 Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday at Buck Shaw Field. In their game last season, the Mustangs played the then-ranked No. 8 Santa Clara in an intense defensive […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer late comeback bid falls short to LMU
Despite a late comeback attempt, Cal Poly women’s soccer fell to the Loyola Marymount University Lions 2-1. The Mustangs’ (1-3-2) defense has been their strength this season. They have kept back-to-back clean sheets in their previous two games and only conceded three goals before their match against the Lions (3-2-0). However, in a game that […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer secures first victory of 2024 in road win against Pacific
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer won their first game of the season in a 2-0 victory over the University of the Pacific Tigers. Throughout the season, the Mustangs (1-2-2) have struggled to finish offensively. Cal Poly has gone scoreless in their last three matchups and has scored only one goal overall, which came in its first […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer plays to a draw in road matchup with Sacramento State
After a three-game homestand to start the year, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer began their first road trip with a scoreless draw against Sacramento State. The Mustangs (0-2-2) came in still searching for their first victory after an intense performance in a 1-0 loss to No. 3 UCLA, while the Hornets (1-1-2) were looking to ride […]
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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, […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer suffers first loss of season to Fresno State
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer fell to the Fresno State Bulldogs 1-0 on Sunday, Aug. 18 at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs’ (0-1-1) first loss of the 2024 campaign came amidst a tough early non-conference schedule, playing against a Bulldogs (1-0-0) team that they drew 1-1 against last season. The Bulldogs would prove to be the […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer draws with Portland to open 2024 season
Alex Crozier’s final season as the head coach of Cal Poly Women’s Soccer started off with a 1-1 draw against the University of Portland Pilots. The Pilots (0-0-1) took their first visit to Mustang Memorial Field after hosting their four previous matches against the Mustangs (0-0-1). It was a physical affair throughout the night with […]
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‘The third time hurt the worst’: How past shortcomings fuel Cal Poly Women’s Soccer upcoming season
For the second time in three years, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer found themselves 90 minutes away from a Big West Tournament Championship in 2023. In their fourth matchup against UC Irvine in the Big West finale, Cal Poly fell short again. A 40th minute strike from the Anteaters ended the Mustangs’ chance at a Big […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer head coach Alex Crozier to retire following 2024 season after three decades
Alex Crozier, the only coach in Cal Poly Women’s Soccer Division I history, announced his retirement on Sunday through GoPoly.com after the 2024-2025 season. Crozier has been head coach of Cal Poly’s women’s soccer program since 1979, when it was a club sport. He led the team through its transition from Division II to Division […]
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Cal Poly Athletics named Dennis Farrell Big West Commissioner’s Cup Champions
Cal Poly Athletics officially became the Dennis Ferrell Big West Commissioner’s Cup Champions for the 2023-24 seasons in the Performing Arts Center on Monday. The Mustangs earned their first Commissioner’s Cup in school history while accumulating the most points in the award’s history. Cal Poly finished with an all-time high of 149.4 total points, 19.4 […]