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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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops final non-conference matchup to TCU
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 […]