Cal Poly Women’s Soccer opened the 2025 season with nine non-conference matches and escaped the slate unbeaten, becoming the first team in program history to do so. The Mustangs went 2-0-7 in that span, breaking the program’s record of most ties achieved in a single season. The unbeaten stretch was also the team’s longest overall […]
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Mackenzie Samuel’s remarkable ascent from backup to best in the Big West
When Mackenzie Samuel arrived as a freshman to Cal Poly, she didn’t come in expecting to play. She accomplished many feats in her prep career, such as helping her team go 20-0-0 during her junior year of high school and only allowing two goals. But those accomplishments didn’t matter anymore on the first day of […]
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Meet four fresh faces representing Cal Poly athletics
Less than 2% of high school athletes will go onto play sports at a Division-1 level: the talent pool is stronger, workouts are more constant and the pride and will to win runs deeper. But with fall sports approaching quickly, these four freshmen are ready for a new chapter, both personally and athletically. What drew […]
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Mustangs and Spartans Play to Scoreless Draw in Cal Poly Women’s Soccer Exhibition
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer played to a 0-0 draw against the San Jose State Spartans in a home exhibition game Saturday, Aug.13 at Spanos Stadium. The matchup with the Spartans was the first official competition for the Mustangs for the upcoming season. The 2022-2023 Big West regular season champion Mustangs maintained possession of the ball […]
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A look inside Camille Lafaix’s dream to play professional soccer
Camille Lafaix has been surrounded by soccer for as long as she can remember, which dates back to her family’s roots in France. “Honestly I think the moment I was born I was already in such a family and a culture and community that loved soccer,” Lafaix said. “My entire family is from France. I […]
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Women’s soccer begins new season ‘even hungrier’ for championship
After sharing the regular season Big West Conference title and losing in the Big West tournament title match last season, the Mustang women’s soccer team is poised for a defining year. “Just saying ‘a goal away’ is just a slap in the face,” senior midfielder Camille Lafaix said. “It reminds me of how angry and […]
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“I have been waiting for this team for almost 30 years:” Women’s soccer reflects on historic 2021 season
At the end of October, Cal Poly women’s soccer team completed a historic 2020-2021 season by splitting the Big West Conference regular season title with UC Irvine for the first time since 2013. After being selected to finish seventh in the Big West Conference preseason coaches’ poll back in August, the Mustangs exceeded the expectations […]
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Sophomore Standouts: Trucco and Lafaix lead first-place Mustangs
With just three games to go in the season, Cal Poly women’s soccer team is currently in sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference thanks to standout seasons from sophomore forward Nikki Trucco and sophomore midfielder Camille Lafaix. “I think we are both so competitive that we just want to win,” Trucco […]
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Fall sports are back in action
After a year and a half of uncertainty, guidelines, restrictions, and shutdowns, Cal Poly fall sports are back. The football, volleyball and men and women’s soccer teams are ready to get back into action for the Mustangs, just in time for the 2021-22 school year. Football In the spring, the Cal Poly football team decided […]
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Women’s Soccer postseason hopes fading after loss to Cal State Fullerton
A single goal was the deciding factor in Cal Poly Women’s Soccer’s 1-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton on Sunday, Oct. 27 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Despite starting strong and recording eight total shots throughout the game, the Mustangs were unable to capitalize on their chances. “It was a game of finishing chances,” head […]
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Women’s Soccer ties UC Santa Barbara 2-2 in dramatic rivalry matchup
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer took the lead twice in a tight matchup against UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, Oct. 20, but failed to secure a victory on the road as the match ended in a 2-2 tie. The Blue-Green Rivalry matchup included four goals, a penalty-kick and two overtime periods inside Harder Stadium. The Mustangs […]