Cal Poly Women’s Soccer couldn’t overcome UC San Diego in a 2-0 final on Thursday, Oct. 31, at La Jolla Stadium in their final match of the season and head coach Alex Crozier’s career. Failing to finish in the top six of the Big West conference, the Mustangs (5-11-3, 3-6-1 Big West) will not make […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer take down Big West leader Hawaii
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer defeated Hawaii 3-1 on Thursday, Oct. 24, at Mustang Memorial Field in their penultimate regular season home match. The Mustangs (5-9-3, 3-4-1 Big West) had a rough outing in their last game, losing 2-0 to Cal State Bakersfield. They responded with a convincing win over the current Big West leader, Hawaii […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops penultimate road match to Cal State Bakersfield
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer came up short in the final game of their two-game road trip this week, falling 2-0 to Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday, Oct. 20 at Main Soccer Field. The Mustangs’ (4-9-3, 2-4-1 Big West) struggles to finish scoring opportunities have continued to persist late into the season and got the best […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer snaps winless streak with win over CSUN
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer got back into the victory column in a 2-0 win over CSUN at Matador Soccer Game Field on Thursday. Head coach Alex Crozier has focused on two aspects of the game recently: finishing and defense on set pieces. The Mustangs (4-8-3, 2-3-1 Big West) succeeded in both avenues, dominating the game […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer shut out by Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer’s scoring woes continued on Sunday, Sept. 29, as they dropped a defensive match with Cal State Fullerton by a score of 1-0. The Mustangs (3-7-2, 1-2 Big West) put together a solid second-half effort at a comeback, but their scoring chances were shut down by Titans (3-7-2, 1-1-1 Big West), who […]
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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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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 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 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 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 […]