It was late on a chilly, rainy Friday afternoon when the buses to Santa Barbara fired up their engines, but that didn’t stop Cal Poly students from taking the hour-and-a-half bus ride to Harder Stadium. All to show support for the men’s soccer team in its final game of the season. As the bus neared the […]
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No 'killer instinct' for men's soccer in loss
Having already been eliminated from playoff contention and playing in its final game of the 2011 season, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team (6-8-3, 3-5-1 BWC) dropped a 2-0 decision Friday to No. 17 UC Santa Barbara at Harder Stadium. In the final five matches of the season, the Mustangs managed to score just one goal, […]
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Running to championship
The Cal Poly men’s cross country team wrapped up its 11th conference title in the past 14 years on Saturday, while women’s cross country finished in fourth behind a third place finish from senior LeAnne Fogg. The men had seven finishers in the top 14, including a second place finish from senior Daniel Gonia who […]
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Biggest rivalry in college soccer returns to Spanos Stadium
Five years ago, a Friday night soccer match could hardly be considered the biggest sporting event of the year. But when the Gauchos come to town tonight, a full house will watch the men’s soccer team take the field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. With an average attendance of 7,360 fans per match over the […]
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A new era of athletics?
In my blog last week I was a bit foolish. I threw down the gauntlet. I made a statement that said the Mustang Daily would provide the best coverage of the soccer match against UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. I may have been naive about challenging the likes of The Tribune and KSBY with […]
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Mustangs down Gauchos in thriller at Spanos
The Mustang men’s soccer team danced in jubilation, spraying each other with Gatorade and silly string in the locker room following a 2-1 win against rival UC Santa Barbara. But just 30 minutes earlier, that outcome was less than probable. The physicality and emotion of the rivalry were alive and well in the dying minutes […]
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Women’s basketball falls to UCSB
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team (16-11, 12-4 Big West) was 16 minutes away from making history. After clinching the program’s first ever co-share of the Big West title last weekend with their 61-48 win over Long Beach State, a win over No. 2 UC Santa Barbara would give the Mustangs the outright Big West […]
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Blue-Green Rivalry hits the hardwood
UC Santa Barbara lost four times last season. Boasting a stout 12-4 conference record — while also clinching an NCAA Tournament berth — the Gauchos fell to a small handful of teams en route to the Big West Conference crown.
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Looking back at fall quarter sports: Men’s soccer
Despite a fourth consecutive top 3 Big-West finish for Cal Poly men’s soccer team, their season, and NCAA Tournament hopes, ended as the Mustangs lost in overtime to their UC Santa Barbara rivals in the conference semi-finals.
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Men’s soccer faces UCSB in first round of conference tournament
The next chapter of the “Blue and Green” saga continues as the Cal Poly men’s soccer team will go on the road to face their UC Santa Barbara rivals in the Big West playoff semifinals tonight.
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Seniors push men’s soccer past UC Davis
Cal Poly men’s soccer (5-5-3, 2-2-2 Big West) defeated UC Davis (5-10-0, 3-4-0 Big West) 2-1 Sunday afternoon with early goals scored by the team’s two seniors, David Zamora and Junior Burgos.