Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Mackenzie Pridham has had a flair for the dramatic this season. He’s produced four game-winning goals in 15 games. He’s scored six goals in the opening seven games of Big West Conference play. He’s even placed himself on track to be the third player in Cal Poly men’s soccer Division I history […]
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Men’s soccer turns up golden in Santa Barbara
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net For 88 minutes on Friday night, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team looked like it would be dealt yet another road loss to rival UC Santa Barbara. But then, lightning struck — twice. Down by one in the 89th minute, the Mustangs got the tying goal with 66 seconds left in the […]
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Women’s soccer prepares for road trip, men look to continue home success
James Corbett jamescorbett.md@gmail.com The Big West season is in full swing as both the Cal Poly men’s and women’s soccer teams prepare for a pair of conference showdowns this weekend. The men’s soccer team (6-4, 1-1 Big West) takes on Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine at home, a week after a defeat at the […]
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Men’s, women’s soccer begin conference play
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams begin conference play this Friday and look forward to capitalizing on their Big West Conference schedules in 2012. The women’s squad (3-5-1) is coming off a five-match losing streak heading into conference play after starting the 2012 campaign 3-0-1. Mustangs head coach Alex Crozier looks […]
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Mustangs fall to UCLA, snap five-game win streak
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly men’s soccer team couldn’t make it six wins in a row, as the Mustangs dropped a 1-0 loss to No.12 ranked UCLA (5-1-2) on Sunday afternoon in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. After defeating Harvard in come-from-behind fashion on Friday night, the Mustangs tried to extend their winning streak to […]
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Mustangs extend winning streak, defeat Harvard 2-1
They may be young, but they’re winning The Cal Poly men’s soccer team (5-2-0) won its fifth consecutive match on Friday night with a 2-1 victory over the Harvard Crimson in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “They’re a quality team,” seventh-year head coach Paul Holocher said. “This was a big game to have here.” The two […]
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Men's soccer debuts FC Barcelona-like attack
In its final five matches of the 2011 campaign, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team struggled going 0-4-1 while scoring only one goal during the stretch. The streak punctuated a taxing season for a program that has established itself as a perennial contender for the Big West title in the past half-decade. But after posting […]
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Soccer returns to the Central Coast
For the second consecutive year, Cal Poly Athletics will host an exhibition match between the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids in the 2012 MLS Central Coast Showcase Friday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Earthquakes and Rapids have a history of preseason clashes in San Luis Obispo as San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski […]
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Holocher finds recipe to bring out Maniacs
When driving north on U.S. Highway 101, near the Los Osos Valley Road exit, students may notice the billboard displaying the 2011 Cal Poly men’s soccer schedule and the phrase: “Join the Green Army.” The slogan is the latest installment of efforts employed by the men’s soccer team to generate passion from students and the […]
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Montgomery back from books with 'High I.Q.'
At 5-foot-6, he doesn’t look like a prototypical offensive weapon. But watch No. 30 patrol the outer flanks of a soccer pitch, and you’ll notice his agility and unique ability to dodge opposing defenders with seamless ease. Two years removed from the game by his own choice, Kyle Montgomery has returned and picked up right where […]
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Mustang soccer drops second Big West match
An early goal by Cal State Northridge (6-5-1, 3-1-0) inside of seven minutes and a second in the 65th minute downed Cal Poly men’s soccer (5-5-2, 2-2-0), as the Mustangs suffered their second Big West Conference loss at Alex G. Spanos Stadium Tuesday night. Despite out-shooting the Matadors 17-12, Cal Poly was unable to find […]