As another year of Cal Poly athletics begins, teams are forced to adapt to life without the leaders they looked to just one year ago. For Cal Poly men’s soccer and men’s tennis, this feeling hits especially close to home. Men’s Soccer captain midfielder Nate Colley and Men’s Tennis co-captain Bastiaan Weststrate both graduated in […]
Tag: Nate Colley
Posted inSports
How Big West Coach of the Year Oige Kennedy turned Cal Poly Men’s Soccer into regular season champions
There are two signs hanging in the Cal Poly Men’s Soccer locker room inside Spanos Stadium. One reads “intensity,” and the other, “hard work.” The Mustangs lived by those words in 2024 and an all-in approach to the game of soccer that left no other option but success. These principles are head coach Oige Kennedy’s […]
Posted inSports
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer defeats Cal State Bakersfield, win first Big West title in program history
After second-place conference finishes in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2015, Cal Poly Men’s Soccer’s 1-0 victory against Cal State Bakersfield secured their first-ever Big West regular season title on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs (7-4-7, 4-1-4 Big West) came into the match tied for third in the conference, racing a second-place […]
Posted inTop Stories
Nicky McCune bided his time, now he’s the best goalkeeper in the Big West
Junior goalkeeper Nicky McCune is leading the Big West in almost every statistical category for his position in his first season as a starter at Cal Poly, but his journey to dominance has not been straightforward. McCune leads the Big West Conference in shutouts, gives up the eight-least goals in the nation, and ranks in […]
Posted inTop Stories
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer takes down No. 13 UC Santa Barbara for first time since 2018
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer upset No. 13 UC Santa Barbara, 2-0, in the highest-attended NCAA soccer match of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs (3-3-3) shut out the Gauchos (6-2-1) in front of the largest crowd in the NCAA this year, claiming their first Blue-Green rivalry victory since 2018. […]
Posted inTop Stories
How Cal Poly Men’s Soccer can continue to improve in year two of Oige Kennedy’s tenure
Backed by a cast of returning veterans and new additions to their roster, Cal Poly Men’s Soccer is seeking improvement from last year’s first round exit from the Big West Championship. The Mustangs finished the 2023 season with an overall record of 5-8-4, but a record of 3-3-3 in conference play scored the program a […]
Posted inMen's Soccer
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer clinches first win against Air Force Falcons
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer won their first game of the season 2-1 against the Air Force Academy Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 17 at Mustang Memorial Field The Mustangs (1-3-1) played after the conclusion of the women’s soccer match, who defeated the University of Pacific earlier that day. The Mustangs had the first score of the […]
Posted inSports
Men’s soccer falters late in 1-1 draw against Utah Valley
Cal Poly men’s soccer came to a 1-1 draw Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Mustang Memorial Field against the Utah Valley Wolverines. The Mustangs (0-3-1) are still searching for their first win but do end their three-game losing streak to open the season against the Wolverines (1-4-1). An early foul by sophomore forward Sean McTague set […]
Posted inMen's Soccer
Cal Poly men’s soccer falls 5-3 to Oral Roberts in high-scoring affair
It was the perfect start to new head coach Olge Kennedy’s tenure with the Mustangs. Not even a full minute in and junior midfielder Nate Colley was standing over the penalty spot. Colley, the captain for the Mustangs, converted on the penalty kick and Cal Poly was off to the races with a 1-0 lead […]
Posted inMen's Soccer
Men’s soccer looks to be ‘an exciting team to watch’ under new head coach
Cal Poly men’s soccer recently had the worst defensive season of the program’s history. In 2022, the Mustangs gave up 2.82 goals per game, which resulted in 48 goals against on the season. In his first head coaching gig at Division II college Fort Lewis in Colorado, new Mustangs head coach Olge Kennedy’s squad gave […]
Posted inMen's Soccer
Cal Poly men’s soccer falls to UCLA in exhibition match 1-0
Despite Cal Poly men’s soccer holding UCLA to seven total shots, the Mustangs fell in their first exhibition game 1-0 to the Bruins in Wallis Annenberg Stadium. With new head coach Oige Kennedy, the Mustangs are looking to bounce back from a season where the team went 2-11-4 (2-5-1 Big West) and finished second-to-last in […]