J.J. Jenkins likes to have a schedule planned in advance. This week, he’s been buying plane tickets at midnight.
Tag: NCAA tournament
Posted inMen's Basketball, Sports
NCAA tourney brings Cal Poly brand nationwide
Athletics director Don Oberhelman reacts to Cal Poly’s chance to introduce itself to the country.
Posted inMen's Basketball, Sports
Men's hoops dashes past Texas Southern, set to face No. 1 Wichita State
Cal Poly used 19 points from Chris Eversley and 17 from David Nwaba to hold off Texas Southern on Wednesday.
Posted inMen's Basketball, Sports
Shipley's shot, a year in the making
Ridge Shipley rolled off a block and caught the ball with the game on the line. His team trailed with seconds melting off the clock like a Salvador Dali painting.
Posted inMen's Basketball, Sports
MADNESS: Cal Poly headed to the big dance
Cal Poly has advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Chris Eversley was the tournament MVP and had 18 points in the championship match.
Posted inMen's Basketball, Sports, Women's Basketball
Two games, two NCAA Tournament spots up for grabs
The women’s basketball team tips off against Cal State Northridge at 1 p.m. on Fox PrimeTicket while the men take on the Matadors at 7:30 on ESPN2.
Posted inMen's Basketball, Sports
Giant killers: Mustangs shock Anteaters, are one win away from NCAA Tournament
Cal Poly lead the entire second half and held off UC Irvine at the end to clinch a victory.
Posted inSports
Mustangs storm by Toreros in NCAA tournament
Cal Poly (40-17) revealed a slugger of its own, as the Mustangs defeated San Diego (35-24), 9-2, thanks to four RBIs from designated hitter Brian Mundell.
Posted inSports
Schlemer scores 24, but Mustangs fall to No. 3 Penn State
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Through 10 minutes, it looked like the magic would continue for Molly Schlemer and the Cal Poly women’s basketball team. But during the next 30 minutes, Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas and the No. 3-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions turned on the switch to run away with […]
Posted inNews, Sports
Women’s basketball to travel to Baton Rouge for matchup with Penn State
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net It didn’t take long for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team to find out where its first-ever NCAA bid would take them. In the sixth pairing announced on ESPN’s selection show, the Mustangs appeared as a No. 14 seed pitted against No. 3 Penn State in Baton Rouge, La. at 2:15 p.m. […]
Posted inSports
Griffin ends career with knee injury
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Half-crying in pain, half-crying because of elation, senior guard Kayla Griffin was the first one on the ladder to cut down the net. With scissors in hand, Griffin’s teammates lifted her up onto the top rung as she snipped away at the nylon — symbolizing the Cal Poly women’s basketball team’s first […]