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March 3, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Held to Three Hits, Falls to Santa Clara, 3-0 Cal Poly was held to one single in the first eight innings and was shut out for the second time this season as Santa Clara earned a 3-0 non-conference baseball victory Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium.
March 3, 2015 Sand Volleyball Embarks on Second Season, at Bakersfield Saturday The Cal Poly sand volleyball team begins its second season of action with a doubleheader at noon Saturday versus CSUN and 2 p.m. at Bakersfield. Cal Poly opened its inaugural sand volleyball season last year with a 4-3 victory over Sacramento State.
March 2, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Returns Home to Host Santa Clara on Tuesday Night Defending Big West Conference baseball champion Cal Poly (2-6), a perfect 2-0 in Tuesday games after being swept by Baylor and Grand Canyon, will host Santa Clara (6-5) for a single non-conference game Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium.
March 1, 2015 | Wrestling Kastl Places Second at 174 Pounds, Qualifies for Nationals Cal Poly senior Dominic Kastl finished second at 174 pounds in the Pac-12 Championship held Sunday in Oregon State’s Gill Coliseum.
March 1, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Series at TCU Wiped Out by Snow, Icy Conditions in Ft. Worth For the first time in Cal Poly's 21-year Division I history, an entire baseball series has been wiped out by weather.
March 1, 2015 | Men's Tennis No. 71 Mustangs Down Fresno State 4-0, Clinch Third at Pacific Invitational The 71st-ranked Cal Poly men’s tennis team put the finishing touches on their appearance at the Pacific Mountain Invitational on Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 victory over Fresno State in the third place match at Brookside Country Club.
March 1, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Team’s Sunday Matchup versus San Diego Cancelled Due to inclement weather and unplayable field conditions at San Diego State and San Diego, the Cal Poly softball team’s Sunday, March 1 matchup versus the host Toreros – scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. – has been cancelled, as has the remainder of the 2015 San Diego Classic schedule. Cal Poly’s game will not be rescheduled.
February 28, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Drops Home Finale to UC Davis, 66-56 Sophomore guard Ridge Shipley scored a team-leading 16 points and senior guard Maliik Love – in his final appearance inside Mott Athletics Center – added 11, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball team closed its 2014-15 home schedule Saturday evening with a 66-56 loss to UC Davis.
February 28, 2015 | Women's Basketball Second-Half Cal Poly Rally Comes Up Just Short in Road Loss at UC Irvine The Mustangs will close out the regular season at home, hosting Senior Day and the Blue-Green Rivalry against UC Santa Barbara -- which has now won two of its past three -- in Mott Athletics Center at 2 p.m. Saturday.
February 28, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly, TCU Hope to Play Single Game Sunday in Icy Fort Worth For the second straight day, the baseball game between Cal Poly and TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, has been postponed due to snow and cold temperatures. The two teams will attempt to play a single game Sunday at 11 a.m. PST.
February 27, 2015 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Wrap Home Schedule Saturday Evening Versus UC Davis The Cal Poly men’s basketball program closes its 11-game home schedule when hosting Big West Conference-leading UC Davis on Saturday, Feb. 28 inside Mott Athletics Center. Tip time is 7 p.m.
February 27, 2015 | Men's Basketball Program Profile: Maliik Love Cal Poly men's basketball players write an original piece for each game-day program on which they're featured on the cover. Fifth-year senior guard Maliik Love, second in program history with 122 career appearances entering Saturday's home finale against UC Davis, is the featured Mustang for the 7 p.m. matchup.
February 25, 2015 | Baseball Second Game of Baseball Series at TCU Postponed Due to Snow, Cold For the second straight day, the baseball game between Cal Poly and TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, has been postponed due to snow and cold temperatures. After a three-inch snowfall Friday, freezing rain and morning temperatures in the upper 20s hit the Fort Worth area Saturday. The two teams will attempt to play a doubleheader Sunday.
February 26, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Tied for Second in Big West Conference After Key Win at UC Davis The Mustangs ran away with a 50-27 rebounding edge (including a 15-5 margin on the offensive glass).
February 27, 2015 | Men's Tennis No. 71 Cal Poly Beats Grand Canyon, Falls to New Mexico in Stockton During the opening day of the Pacific Mountain Invitational, the 71st-ranked Cal Poly men’s tennis team split two dual matches on Friday afternoon, dispatching Grand Canyon, 4-0 and losing to No. 45 New Mexico, 4-0 at Hal Nelson Courts.
February 25, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Team Heads to San Diego Classic for Five-Game Set Highlighted by a Friday afternoon matchup versus top-ranked Florida, the Cal Poly softball program continues its six-tournament, pre-Big West Conference slate with a five-game set at the Feb. 27-March 1 San Diego Classic, jointly hosted by San Diego State and San Diego.
February 25, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Game at UC Irvine to be Televised by Prime Ticket Cal Poly's baseball game at UC Irvine on Saturday, May 9, will be televised live by Prime Ticket at 7 p.m.
February 25, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly’s April 25-26 Series at Cal State Fullerton Set for ESPN3 One month after confirming the program’s first televised home game from Bob Janssen Field, the Mustang softball team added three more games to its 2015 broadcast schedule with the Wednesday afternoon announcement from the Big West Conference that the April 25-26 three-game series at Cal State Fullerton will be broadcasted on ESPN3.
February 24, 2015 | Baseball Bernstein Earns Second Win as Cal Poly Defeats CSU Bakersfield 13-2 Junior Mark Mathias, the reigning Big West Conference Field Player of the Year, collected two hits in his 2015 debut while freshman right-hander Andrew Bernstein earned his second win in as many starts as Cal Poly defeated CSU Bakersfield 13-2 Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium.
February 23, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Embarks on Final Road Trip of Season, at UC Davis and UC Irvine Seeding is up for grabs for the Big West Conference Tournament, scheduled for March 10-14 at two locations in Orange County.
February 24, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Compete in Pac-12 Championship on Sunday at Oregon State A pair of wrestlers with 20 or more victories and a former Pac-12 champion will lead Cal Poly into the 2015 Pac-12 Wrestling Championship on Sunday at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.
February 23, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Concludes Home Stand by Hosting CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday Defending Big West Conference baseball champion Cal Poly (1-6), swept by Baylor and Grand Canyon in the opening two weekends of the 2015 season, sandwiching a 7-6 triumph at Fresno State, concludes a four-game home stand Tuesday night by hosting CSU Bakersfield (3-4) at Baggett Stadium.
February 25, 2015 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Spring Schedule to Feature 10 Games Throughout April, May All of the matches except one will be on Sundays and in Alex G. Spanos Stadium, free for all to attend.
February 23, 2015 | Women's Tennis Mustangs Host CSUN on Saturday as Big West Play Resumes After last Sunday’s match at UC Riverside was postponed due to rain, the Cal Poly women’s tennis team returns to home to entertain CSUN at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
February 25, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Five Cal Poly Swimmers Qualified for Upcoming NCAA Championships The entire list of invitees, including the at-large selections, will be announced on NCAA.com at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 4 among women, and a week later for men.
February 22, 2015 | Softball Mustangs Fall Twice to Close Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Sophomore righthander Sierra Hyland struck out eight Utah hitters during the Cal Poly softball program's opening game Sunday at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, but the Utes tied the matchup late before producing two runs in the ninth to send the Mustangs to a 3-1 defeat. Cal Poly also fell in game No. 2 to UNLV, 3-0, after the Runnin' Rebels scored all of their runs in the first two innings.
February 21, 2015 | Women's Basketball Elegado Leads Cal Poly to 70-68 Big West Home Win Over UC Riverside The Mustangs (8-5) raced out to a 24-7 lead over the first 13 minutes.
February 22, 2015 | Women's Tennis Sunday, Feb. 22 Match at UC Riverside Postponed Due to Weather Due to impending inclement weather in Riverside County, the Cal Poly women’s tennis program’s Sunday, Feb. 22 match at UC Riverside has been cancelled.
February 22, 2015 | Baseball Grand Canyon Completes Sweep of Series at Cal Poly With 9-3 Victory Grand Canyon scored four unearned runs in the third inning to break up a scoreless pitchers’ duel and went on to complete a three-game baseball series sweep against Cal Poly with a 9-3 victory Sunday afternoon in Baggett Stadium.
February 21, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Falls Short in Second Half at UC Riverside Sophomore guard Ridge Shipley scored a game-high 15 points Saturday evening, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program was held without a field goal for the final 11 minutes and dropped a 48-44 decision to UC Riverside inside SRC Arena.
February 21, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Loses Game, 4-2, and Series to Grand Canyon A dropped fly ball on a sacrifice fly by Chad De La Guerra allowed the go-ahead run to score as Grand Canyon snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning and held on to beat Cal Poly 4-2 in the second game of a non-conference baseball series Saturday night before 1,579 in Baggett Stadium.
February 22, 2015 | Baseball First Pitch for Baseball Game on Sunday Moved to 12 Noon First pitch for the baseball series finale between Grand Canyon and Cal Poly at Baggett Stadium has been moved to 12 noon.
February 21, 2015 | Softball Mustang Softball Team Powers Past LIU Brooklyn, 7-2 Sophomore righthander Sierra Hyland struck out nine LIU Brooklyn hitters and sophomore second baseman Ashley Tornio's three-run homer – her first collegiate home run – provided the winning margin as the Cal Poly softball team topped LIU Brooklyn at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Saturday evening, 7-2.
February 21, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Swims to Trio of 3rd-Place Finishes to Close MPSF Championships Sage Speak, Austin Cunniff and Paolo Stanchi each posted third-place finishes for the Cal Poly swimming program Saturday night, closing the four-day conference meet.
February 21, 2015 | Women's Tennis Cal Poly Women’s Tennis Team Falls at No. 40 Long Beach State, 6-1 Zoe Oedekerk prevailed in singles action Saturday afternoon, but the freshman produced the Cal Poly women’s tennis team’s lone victory at No. 40 Long Beach State as the Mustangs fell to the 49ers at Rhodes Tennis Center, 6-1.
February 20, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Falls in Home Opener to Unbeaten Grand Canyon, 10-4 Grand Canyon overcame 2-0 and 3-1 deficits with a four-run fifth-inning rally and pulled away for a 10-4 baseball victory over Cal Poly in the home opener for the Mustangs on Friday night before 2,108 in Baggett Stadium.
February 20, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Deiparine Breaks Conference Record with Top 25 National Time for Cal Poly Coming into the day, the sub-53 time would've stacked up as the 14th-fastest in the country for all of 2014-15, but the SEC Championships, happening at the same time, accounted for an adjustment in the leaderboard, to No. 20.
February 18, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Opens Home Schedule This Weekend, Hosting 4-0 Grand Canyon Defending Big West Conference baseball champion Cal Poly (1-3), swept by Baylor in the opening series of the 2015 season at Waco, Texas, followed by a 7-6 triumph at Fresno State on Tuesday night, opens the home portion of its 2015 schedule this weekend with a three-game non-conference series against Grand Canyon (4-0) at Baggett Stadium.
February 20, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly Splits Opening Day at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Sophomore righthander Sierra Hyland tossed a complete-game three-hitter with 12 strikeouts and sophomore left fielder Courtney Tyler produced three RBI on Friday afternoon as the Cal Poly softball team opened play at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with a 4-0 triumph versus Indiana. Cal Poly, however, fell in game No. 2 of Friday's doubleheader to Oregon State, 6-5.
February 19, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Davies Breaks Cal Poly Sprint Freestyle Record at MPSF Championships Last fall, Davies actually had an anchor relay split of 19.55, but now he officially owns both school sprint records (coming on the heels of his 44.70 for the 100 earlier this season).
February 19, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal State Fullerton Earns Season Split with Third-Place Cal Poly, 74-60 The Mustangs will continue their home stand against UC Riverside (also 7-5) at 4 p.m. Saturday. As part of the Play 4 Kay initiative, fans who wear pink to the game get in for free.
February 18, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Breaks School Relay Record on Opening Night of MPSF Finals Competition at the championships will continue through Saturday.
February 18, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Team Visits Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic for Five Games The Cal Poly softball program heads to Cathedral City, Calif., for stop No. 3 of its six-tournament, pre-Big West Conference slate when contesting five games at the Feb. 19-22 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Cal Poly (5-5) opens play at Big League Dreams Sports Park on Friday, Feb. 20 when squaring off against Indiana (2-8) at 3 p.m. and Oregon State (8-3) at 8 p.m.
February 18, 2015 | Men's Tennis Auproux Earns Big West Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week Honor After winning both of his singles matches during each of Cal Poly’s come-from-behind victories in non-conference action last weekend, sophomore Garrett Auproux was named the Big West Conference Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week on Wednesday.
February 17, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Holds On for First Win of Season; Beats Bulldogs 7-6 Cal Poly erupted for four runs in the seventh inning to break open a 1-0 contest and went on to beat previously unbeaten Fresno State 7-6 in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night at Pete Beiden Field.
February 17, 2015 | Women's Tennis Cal Poly at No. 40 Long Beach State on Saturday, UC Riverside on Sunday The Cal Poly women’s tennis team embarks on their Big West Conference journey at 11 a.m. Saturday at No. 40 Long Beach State. Completing the two-day trip, the Mustangs will also visit UC Riverside at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
February 16, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Seeks First Victory With Midweek Game at Fresno State Defending Big West Conference baseball champion Cal Poly (0-3), swept by Baylor in the opening series of the 2015 season at Waco, Texas, tries to get back on the winning track Tuesday night with a single non-conference game against Central California rival Fresno State (3-0) at Beiden Field.
February 16, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestlers Fall to Arizona State in Final Dual Meet of Season A fall by Dominic Kastl and a decision by Travis Berridge were all Cal Poly could muster in a 30-9 loss to Arizona State in a Pac-12 dual meet broadcast by the Pac-12 Networks on Monday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.
February 16, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Swimming & Diving Competes at MPSF Championships This Week The Mustangs feature a duo of seniors who've already clocked B standards to provisionally qualify (both in school-record fashion) for the upcoming NCAA Championships in Iowa City from March 26-28.
February 15, 2015 | Softball Mustangs Edge Cardinal 4-3 to Close Stanford Nike Invitational Sophomore righthander Sierra Hyland struck out six Stanford hitters and the Cal Poly softball program did all of its damage with a four-run fifth inning Sunday afternoon as the Mustangs closed the Stanford Nike Invitational with a 4-3 victory against the Cardinal.
February 15, 2015 | Baseball Baylor Completes Series Sweep Against Cal Poly with 6-0 Shutout Three Baylor pitchers combined on a seven-hit shutout as the Bears completed a season-opening three-game baseball series sweep against Cal Poly with a 6-0 victory Sunday afternoon at Baylor Ballpark.
February 15, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly Rolls to 33-3 Dual Meet Victory Over Grand Canyon Yoshito Funakoshi won by fall while Colt Shorts, Nick Fiegener and J.T. Goodwin recorded major decisions as Cal Poly earned its third dual wrestling meet victory of the 2014-15 season Sunday night, defeating Grand Canyon 33-3.
February 15, 2015 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Overcomes Two Deficits, Outlasts San Francisco, 4-3 Cal Poly freshman Axel Damiens completed a comeback against USF’s Johan Samuelsson, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 at No. 6, providing the final piece to the come-from-behind victory.
February 14, 2015 | Women's Basketball Ariana Elegado Game-Winner for Cal Poly at Long Beach St. - Feb. 14, 2015 The Mustangs won the Big West Conference road game 58-57 in overtime inside Walter Pyramid. Audio commentary by Dave Grant.
February 14, 2015 | Men's Basketball Four in Double Figures as Cal Poly Topples Long Beach State, 71-59 Junior forward Joel Awich hit a career-high four three-pointers to finish with a collegiate-best 19 points and junior guard Reese Morgan added a season-high 18 points as the Cal Poly men's basketball program trumped Long Beach State Saturday evening inside Mott Athletics Center, 71-58.
February 14, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Wins Another Dramatic Overtime Classic at Long Beach State Ariana Elegado penetrated in from the top of the arc, getting off her shot with four seconds to go before it dropped. After the ensuing Long Beach State inbound, the Mustangs stopped the ball at halfcourt, preventing a good look and giving themselves reason to celebrate in front of the crowd of 924.
February 14, 2015 | Track & Field Bryan, Nielsen Again Post Top-3 Finishes for Mustangs Indoors in Seattle For the second Washington-hosted meet in a row, juniors Danielle Bryan and Kendal Nielsen leaped to top-three finishes while representing Cal Poly inside Dempsey Arena.
February 15, 2015 | Women's Tennis Cal Poly Sweeps Doubles, Falls to Loyola Marymount, 5-2 The Mustangs grabbed control from the start in doubles, as senior Hannah Stone and sophomore Emily Gibbens – teamed together for the first time this season – dispatched Loyola Marymount’s Jessica Perez and Ellie Grossman 8-4.
February 14, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Falls to Baylor Once Again by 8-6 Score For the second straight game, Cal Poly outhit Baylor. And, for the second day in a row, the Mustangs lost to the Bears. By the same score.
February 14, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly Edged by No. 3 Alabama, Pacific at Stanford Nike Invitational Sophomore righthander Sierra Hyland kept No. 3 Alabama to two hits and scoreless for seven and two-thirds innings Saturday morning, but the Crimson Tide pushed across the decisive run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth as the Mustangs fell in their Saturday doubleheader opener at the Stanford Nike Invitational, 1-0.
February 13, 2015 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Wrap Home Stand Saturday Night versus Long Beach State The Cal Poly men’s basketball program closes a season-long, three-game home stand when squaring off against Long Beach State on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tip time is 7 p.m.
February 13, 2015 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Captures Home Win Over No. 58 New Mexico, 4-3 Cal Poly improved to 3-0 at home this season and knocked off an ITA top-60 opponent in comeback fashion.
February 13, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Falls to Baylor 8-6 in Season Opener at Baylor Ballpark John Schuknecht’s 4-for-5 night at the plate sparked a 12-hit Cal Poly offensive attack, but the Mustangs committed three errors, threw four wild pitches and left 10 runners stranded on the basepaths in an 8-6 season-opening baseball loss to Baylor on Friday at Baylor Ballpark.
February 10, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly to Open 2015 Campaign With Three-Game Series at Baylor Cal Poly opens its 2015 baseball campaign this weekend with a three-game non-conference series against the Baylor Bears inside Baylor Ballpark at Ferrell Field in Waco, Texas.
February 13, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Team Splits Friday Slate at Stanford Nike Invitational Freshman righthander Lindsey Chalmers chalked up her first collegiate victory Friday morning and sophomore Sierra Hyland closed the Cal Poly softball team's shutout of Pacific with two innings of work as the Mustangs opened the Stanford Nike Invitational by dispatching the Tigers, 6-0. Cal Poly, however, conceded nine early runs to Stanford in game No. 2 of Friday's doubleheader and dropped a 10-2, five-inning decision to the Cardinal.
February 12, 2015 | Women's Basketball CSUN Avenges Earlier-Season Loss Against Cal Poly at Home, 70-58 The Mustangs will stay on the road through Saturday, when they'll visit Long Beach State (7-3, 20-4) for a 4 p.m. tip-off.
February 13, 2015 | Track & Field Joe-Smith Leads Cal Poly on First Day of Husky Classic Twelve more Mustangs are scheduled to compete when the majority of events are held Saturday, resuming at 9:05 a.m. and going through 6 p.m.
February 12, 2015 | Women's Tennis Mustangs Host Loyola Marymount Saturday, San Jose State Sunday After weather forced a postponement of last Sunday’s match at Santa Clara, the Cal Poly women’s tennis program is back in action this weekend following a 10-day hiatus.
February 11, 2015 Cal Poly Sand Volleyball’s 2015 Schedule Features First Home Event Highlighted by a two-day series against Arizona in nearby Pismo Beach on March 14-15, the Cal Poly sand volleyball team looks to build off their inaugural Division I season with its 2015 schedule.
February 11, 2015 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Hosts No. 58 New Mexico on Friday, San Francisco on Sunday The Cal Poly men’s tennis team has returned home for the first matches at Mustang Courts since Jan. 18 this weekend, welcoming nationally ranked New Mexico at 1 p.m. Friday and San Francisco at 10 a.m. Sunday.
February 9, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly to Take on CSUN on ESPN3, Then Face Long Beach State The Mustangs, one of four schools tied for second in the Big West standings at 6-3 (all just a game back of first place), will continue conference play this week on the road, visiting CSUN at 7 p.m. Thursday before heading to Long Beach State for a 4 p.m. tip-off Saturday.
February 9, 2015 | Softball Hyland Starts 2015 with Big West Pitcher of the Week Honor After tossing two one-hit shutouts and winning all three of the Cal Poly softball team's games during the opening week of action, sophomore righthander Sierra Hyland was named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
February 8, 2015 | Men's Tennis Sacramento State Wins Indoor Home Match Against Cal Poly, 4-1 Cal Poly will return home to take on the ITA's 58th-ranked squad, New Mexico, at 1 p.m. Friday, and then San Francisco at 10 a.m. Sunday. Both will bring in top-50 players, as Lobo senior Samir Iftikhar, a former Davis Cup representative for Pakistan, is ranked No. 41 in singles, while the Dons' Bernardo Saraiva and Nils Skajaa are No. 48 in the country in doubles.
February 7, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestlers Fall to Unbeaten Oregon State, 26-10 Decisions by Travis Berridge and Dominic Kastl closed the gap to 15-10, but Oregon State won the final three matches for a 26-10 victory over Cal Poly in a Pac-12 dual wrestling meet Saturday night in Gill Coliseum.
February 5, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly Rallies From 15-6 Deficit to Beat Boise State, 22-15 The Cal Poly wrestling team won the final four bouts to rally from a 15-6 deficit and beat Boise State 22-15 in a Pac-12 dual meet Thursday night.
February 9, 2015 | Women's Soccer Mustang Women's Soccer Celebrates 2014 Season at Annual Banquet Players and their families enjoyed reflecting on another winning season, as well as the careers of four seniors, on Saturday night at Avila Beach Resort.
February 8, 2015 | Men's Basketball After the Madness: A Season with Cal Poly Men's Basketball Debuts After the Madness: A Season with the Cal Poly Men's Basketball Team debuted with episode 1 on Feb. 5, 2015. The Mustang News production chronicles the Cal Poly men’s basketball program’s 2014-15 season (camera by Jacob Lauing and Trent Merfeld, editing by Jacob Lauing and Trent Merfeld).
February 5, 2015 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Women's Soccer Signs Seven Players to National Letters of Intent They'll join a team returning seven All-Big West honorees from a year ago, including a senior class looking to add to its 18-5-2 record through conference play over the past three years.
February 4, 2015 | Football Nineteen Sign to Further Their Football Careers at Cal Poly Cal Poly has signed a total of 13 high school football players, three community college transfers and a trio of transfers from four-year schools to either the National Letter of Intent or Grant-in-Aid offer.
February 3, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Back in Mott Athletics Center to Host Hawai’i Thursday With eight games remaining during the regular season, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program begins the second half of Big West Conference play when hosting Hawai’i on Thursday, Feb. 5. Tip time inside Mott Athletics Center is 7 p.m.
February 4, 2015 | Men's Basketball Program Profile: Reese Morgan Cal Poly men's basketball players write an original piece for each game-day program on which they're featured on the cover. Junior guard Reese Morgan is the featured Mustang for the team's Thursday, Feb. 5 matchup versus Hawai'i.
February 4, 2015 | Softball Mustangs Open 2015 Season at Arizona State’s Kajikawa Classic Back in action following the program's best season in five years, the Cal Poly softball team opens its 2015 54-game regular season schedule at the Feb. 6-8 Arizona State-hosted Kajikawa Classic.
February 5, 2015 | Baseball Baseball Alumni Game on Saturday Canceled Due to Weather Forecast Cal Poly’s 2015 alumni baseball game, scheduled for Saturday at 1 o’clock, has been canceled due to wet weather forecasts for the weekend at Baggett Stadium.
February 4, 2015 | Women's Tennis Stone Tops Ranked Foe, but Cal Poly Falls to No. 44 Saint Mary’s Senior Hannah Stone outlasted the nation’s 123rd-ranked singles player, but the victory counted as the Cal Poly women’s tennis team’s lone decision on Wednesday afternoon as the Mustangs fell to No. 44 Saint Mary’s, 6-1.
February 4, 2015 | Baseball Mustangs Mathias, Bloomquist Earn More Preseason All-America Honors Two more organizations have bestowed preseason All-America honors on Cal Poly second baseman Mark Mathias, raising the total to five.
February 3, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Travels to Hawai'i With First Place in Big West Standings on Line Cal Poly has seen at least nine players score in half of its 20 games so far. That figure has included no fewer than 10 different scorers in each of the past three games, as well as a season-high 11 against UC Irvine on Jan. 31.
February 3, 2015 | Football NLI Signing Day Ceremony Set for Wednesday at Mother's Tavern Cal Poly will hold a National Letter of Intent Signing Day Ceremony announcing its 2015 class of recruits on Wednesday at Mother’s Tavern, 725 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.
February 2, 2015 | Baseball Mathias Lands on Baseball America’s Preseason All-America Second Team Cal Poly junior second baseman Mark Mathias has earned his third preseason All-America honor, selected to the second team by Baseball America.
February 2, 2015 | Women's Tennis Mustangs Host No. 44 Saint Mary’s Wednesday, Visit Santa Clara Sunday The Cal Poly women's tennis program faces the first of its four ranked opponents on Wednesday, Feb. 4 when welcoming No. 44 Saint Mary's to Mustang Courts for a 1 p.m. match. Cal Poly then finishes the week with a 2 p.m. contest at Santa Clara on Sunday, Feb. 8.
January 31, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Team Falls Short in Overtime at UC Davis Junior forward Brian Bennett scored a career-high 27 points and senior guard Maliik Love added a season-best 15, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball program saw a three-point attempt hit the back of the rim as time expired in overtime Saturday evening as the Mustangs fell to Big West Conference co-leader UC Davis inside The Pavilion, 81-78.
January 31, 2015 | Track & Field Bryan, Nielsen Are Top Collegiate Jumpers at UW Indoor Invitational Cal Poly juniors Danielle Bryan and Kendal Nielsen posted the top marks by collegians in their respective events on Saturday, leading the Mustang women's team on the second day of the UW Indoor Track and Field Invitational in Dempsey Arena.
January 31, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Stays in First Place With 74-58 Big West Home Win Over UC Irvine The Mustangs (6-2, 11-9) nearly led wire-to-wire, as 16 players played in all, and the bench outscored the Anteaters by a 22-10 margin.
January 31, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Wins Blue-Green Rivalry Meet Over UCSB, 152-135 Mustang freshman Bonnie Diamond's swim at the regular-season finale moved to No. 3 in school history, behind only former six-time conference champion Lacey Buck (in 2011) and All-American distance specialist Tania Ziegert (1990).
January 30, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Squares Off at UC Davis Saturday Night in ESPNU Matchup The Cal Poly men's basketball team closes a two-game road trip – the program's 11th road matchup in the previous 14 outings – when visiting Big West Conference co-leader UC Davis in a nationally-televised ESPNU matchup on Saturday, Jan. 31. Tip time inside The Pavilion is 7 p.m.
January 31, 2015 | Women's Tennis Cal Poly Women’s Tennis Team Drops 5-2 Decision at Fresno State Freshman Molly Reed was a two-time winner on Saturday afternoon but, after dropping the doubles point, the Cal Poly women's tennis team fell in four of six singles matches in a 5-2 loss versus Fresno State on Bulldog Courts.
January 30, 2015 | Track & Field Davis, Joe-Smith Compete for Cal Poly on Day 1 of UW Invitational To begin the pentathlon, Davis won her heat in 9.19 seconds, 0.63 faster than her top time from a year ago.
January 29, 2015 | Women's Basketball Seniors Lead Cal Poly to 72-64 Win Over UC Davis, 5-2 Big West Start In all, they also helped seven other players score, as the balanced effort lifted the squad to its sixth win in eight games.
January 27, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Hosts Blue-Green Rival UCSB for Senior Day Meet on Saturday It'll be the last home meet, as well as the final prep for the upcoming conference championships, for Jimmy Deiparine, Paolo Stanchi, Carter Price, Carl Pedersen, Padon Sivesind and Olivia Salvatore-King.
January 29, 2015 | Baseball Cal Poly Picked by Coaches to Finish Second in Big West Cal Poly, picked to finish second in 2014, its highest preseason ranking by Big West Conference baseball coaches, has again been selected to finish second in 2015.
January 26, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Home to Face UC Davis on Thursday, Then UC Irvine on Saturday The Cal Poly women's basketball team is back home to continue Big West Conference play this week, facing UC Davis at 7 p.m. Thursday before taking on UC Irvine at 4 p.m. Saturday.
January 27, 2015 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Team Selected Third in Big West Preseason Coaches Poll A season after finishing one game shy of capturing the Big West title and an automatic NCAA Tournament bid, the Cal Poly softball program was selected for a third-place finish this year following the Tuesday release of the 2015 Preseason Coaches Poll.
January 26, 2015 | Track & Field Cal Poly to Open Indoor Track and Field Season at UW Invitational Among the 14 Mustangs entered in various events, three are looking to build upon 2014 outdoor seasons that culminated in NCAA West Regional appearances.
January 27, 2015 | Women's Basketball Schlemer Named Eurobasket.com Player of the Week for Germany The website also announces similar honors based in Greece, Russia and Spain, among other countries.
January 25, 2015 | Women's Tennis Cal Poly Women’s Tennis Picks Up First Win by Sweeping UC Santa Cruz The Cal Poly women’s tennis program dropped just five games in singles play on Sunday afternoon as the Mustangs swept UC Santa Cruz 7-0 on Mustang Courts to earn their first dual match victory of the spring season.
January 24, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Evens Big West Record With 68-49 Win Over UC Riverside Junior forward Joel Awich produced his first career double-double — 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds — as Cal Poly defeated UC Riverside 68-49 in a Big West Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night before 2,897 in the Mott Athletics Center.
January 23, 2015 | Women's Basketball Elegado Selected as One of 30 Senior CLASS Award Candidates Nationally A back-to-back All-Big West Tournament honoree the past two seasons, she owns four school records.
January 24, 2015 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Team Falls in Spring Dual Opener at USF Junior Danè Joubert and freshman Molly Reed prevailed in doubles, but their 6-4 triumph marked the Cal Poly women’s tennis team’s only victory on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs opened their 20-match spring dual schedule with a 4-0 loss to San Francisco at the Olympic Club.
January 23, 2015 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Wrap Two-Game Home Stand Saturday versus UC Riverside he Cal Poly men’s basketball program closes a two-game home stand when squaring off against UC Riverside inside Mott Athletics Center on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tip time is 7 p.m.
January 23, 2015 | Men's Basketball Program Profile: Joel Awich Cal Poly men's basketball players write an original piece for each game-day program on which they're featured on the cover. Junior forward Joe Awich is the featured Mustang for the team's Saturday, Jan. 24 matchup versus UC Riverside.
January 22, 2015 | Women's Basketball Ale Scores 20 to Lead Cal Poly to 57-48 Win at Cal State Fullerton It was the second time in a four-game span the Mustangs held the opponent to fewer than 50 points; they're now 4-0 when keeping the other team under 60.
January 21, 2015 | Baseball 2015 Cal Poly Baseball Team Has a Tough Act to Follow Practice for the 2015 Cal Poly baseball team opens Friday afternoon, nearly eight months after capturing the program's first Big West championship and hosting the San Luis Obispo Regional for the first time.
January 21, 2015 | Men's Basketball Program Profile: David Nwaba Cal Poly men's basketball players write an original piece for each game-day program on which they're featured on the cover. Junior wing David Nwaba, Cal Poly's leading scorer with 13.3 points per game, is one of the featured Mustangs for the team's Thursday, Jan. 22 matchup versus Cal State Fullerton.
January 20, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Back in Mott Athletics Center for Two-Game Home Stand Following a 46-day stretch with just one home contest inside Mott Athletics Center, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program opens its second home stand of the season when welcoming Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, Jan. 22 and UC Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 24. Tip time is 7 p.m. both evenings.
January 21, 2015 | Men's Basketball Program Profile: Brian Bennett Cal Poly men's basketball players write an original piece for each game-day program on which they're featured on the cover. Junior forward Brian Bennett is one of the featured Mustangs for Cal Poly's Thursday, Jan. 22 game versus Cal State Fullerton.
January 18, 2015 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Off to 2-0 Start After 6-1 Home Victory Over Saint Mary's "I can't say enough about our freshmen dealing with pressure situations," Cal Poly head coach Nick Carless said. "They're showing poise and promise on getting better each and every day."
January 18, 2015 | Women's Tennis Joubert, Stone, Oedekerk Lead Cal Poly Sunday at California Winter Invite Junior Danè Joubert prevailed in singles and senior Hannah Stone and freshman Zoe Oedekerk triumphed in doubles as the Cal Poly women's tennis team completed action at the spring season-opening California Winter Invitational on Sunday at Hellman Tennis Courts and Channing Tennis Courts.
January 17, 2015 | Women's Basketball Crowd of 2,047 Watches Cal Poly Earn 63-54 Big West Win Over CSUN The Mustangs moved to 3-1 in conference play with a stingy defensive effort, creating a 28-17 advantage in points off of turnovers.
January 17, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Falls Down the Stretch at CSUN, 55-48 Junior Joel Awich scored a career-high 15 points and fellow forward Brian Bennett grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball program was unable to recover a lost second-half lead as the Mustangs fell to CSUN inside the Matadome on Saturday evening, 55-48.
January 18, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly Falls to Stanford 22-13 in Pac-12 Dual Wrestling Meet A fall by Colton Schilling in less than a minute and a major decision by J.T. Goodwin were not enough as Cal Poly dropped a 22-13 decision to Stanford in a Pac-12 dual wrestling meet Sunday afternoon in Maples Pavilion.
January 17, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Diamond's 1,000 Free Time Highlights Across-the-Board Cal Poly Sweep The full squad will be back in the water for the regular-season finale (also Senior Day) versus the Gauchos at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31.
January 17, 2015 | Women's Tennis Oedekerk Shines for Cal Poly on Day No. 2 of California Winter Invitational Freshman Zoe Oedekerk finished as the Cal Poly women's tennis team's lone winner on Saturday as the Mustangs completed second-day action at the 2015 California Winter Invitational on Hellman Tennis Courts and Channing Tennis Courts.
January 16, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Closes Two-Game Road Trip Saturday Night at CSUN Finalizing a stretch with just one home game during a 46-day span, the Cal Poly men's basketball program completes a two-game road trip when visiting CSUN on Saturday, Jan. 17. Tip time inside the Matadome is set for 7 p.m.
January 16, 2015 | Wrestling Air Force Rallies in Final Three Bouts to Edge Cal Poly 20-19 Air Force won the final three bouts, including a major decision by nationally ranked 125-pounder Josh Martinez. to edge Cal Poly 20-19 in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Friday night in the Mott Athletics Center.
January 16, 2015 | Football Ex-Cal Poly Football Player Dale Barthel Dies From Lou Gehrig’s Disease Former Cal Poly defensive back Dale Barthel passed away Friday, Jan. 8, in Laguna Hills, Calif., after a long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease.”
January 16, 2015 | Women's Tennis Mustangs Enjoy Mixed Results in Shortened Friday at Cal Winter Invite Highlighted by a doubles victory from senior Hannah Stone and freshman Zoe Oedekerk, the Cal Poly women's tennis program opened its 2015 spring schedule on Friday at the California Winter Invitational.
January 16, 2015 | Men's Tennis Auproux, Beasley Lead Mustangs to Season-Opening Win Over Fresno St. Cal Poly's home stand will continue against Saint Mary's starting at 11 a.m. Sunday.
January 15, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Rally Comes Up Just Short Against First-Place Long Beach State Cal Poly will stay home to take on defending conference champion CSUN (12-5, 2-1) at 4 p.m. Saturday for #BreakTheRecord Night. The Mustangs will try to shatter the program's single-game attendance record of 2,552. Eighth-graders and younger will get in for free to the game, and carnival games outside will also be provided for free at 3 p.m.
January 13, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Host Air Force for Dual Wrestling Meet Friday Night Fresh off its first dual meet victory of the 2014-15 season, the Cal Poly wrestling team closes a three-match home stand Friday night when the Mustangs host Air Force.
January 15, 2015 | General News 22 Mustangs Land on 2014 Big West Fall All-Academic Team A total of 22 student-athletes representing five Cal Poly sports programs were named to the 2014 Big West Conference Fall All-Academic Team on Thursday afternoon.
January 14, 2015 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Opens Spring Season Friday at Cal Winter Invite Highlighted by the return of two All-Big West Conference selections and three regular starters, the Cal Poly women's tennis program opens the spring portion of its 2014-15 season at the Jan. 16-18 California Winter Invitational.
January 14, 2015 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Hosts Saturday Dual Meet, Travels to Bruin Diving Invitational Two seniors, Jimmy Deiparine and Paolo Stanchi, return from the holiday break owning two of the country's fastest times in their premier events despite not having raced since late November.
January 13, 2015 | Men's Tennis Looking for 6th Conference Title in 9 Years, Cal Poly Opens at Home The Mustangs will host Fresno State at 1 p.m. Friday and Saint Mary's at 11 a.m. Sunday, the first of 15 non-conference dual matches to begin the spring.
January 12, 2015 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Add Saturday, Jan. 31 Game at UC Davis to ESPNU Lineup One season after playing a program-record 14 televised games, the Mustang men's basketball team added its ninth guaranteed televised matchup of the 2014-15 season on Monday morning following the announcement from the Big West Conference that Cal Poly's Saturday, Jan. 31 game at UC Davis will be carried live on ESPNU.
January 12, 2015 | Women's Basketball Elegado Named Big West Conference Player of the Week Now with 389 career assists, she needs just one more to tie former All-American Laura Buehning for No. 2 in school history.
January 12, 2015 | Baseball Mathias Earns Spot on Perfect Game’s Preseason All-American Third Team Cal Poly junior second baseman Mark Mathias has been named to Perfect Game’s 2015 NCAA Division I Preseason All-American third team.
January 12, 2015 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Adds Freshman from Sweden to Lineup Ahead of Dual Season At 6-foot-2, Karl Enander has been ranked in the top 10 in his country's age groups since 15. He joins the Mustangs via Idrottsgymnasium School in Stockholm.
January 10, 2015 | Women's Basketball Blue-Green Rivalry Victory Moves Cal Poly to 2-0 in Big West Conference The Mustangs will return to Mott Athletics Center to host Long Beach State (15-1, 2-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. After that, Cal Poly will face defending league champion CSUN (11-5, 1-1) at home at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 for #BreakTheRecord Night, when the program will attempt to shatter the single-game attendance record (2,552).
January 10, 2015 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Program Completes Coaching Lineup First-year men's soccer head coach Steve Sampson recently finalized his managerial staff for the 2015 season with the joint announcement by the Cal Poly Athletics Department that Shaun Harris has been appointed as assistant coach. Completing Sampson's staff will be Brian Cronin (volunteer assistant) and Scott Williams (director of operations), both of who return for, respectively, their second and third seasons with the program.
January 10, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly Defeats Brown, 28-11, for First Dual Meet Victory of Season Colton Schilling and Jacob Leon registered first-period falls while Nick Fiegener’s late takedown clinched Cal Poly’s first dual meet victory of the season, 28-11 over Brown, on Saturday afternoon in the Mott Athletics Center.
January 9, 2015 | Football Sippel Lands on FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team Cal Poly junior center Stephen Sippel is one of 50 players named to the 17th annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team on Friday.
January 9, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Faces UC Santa Barbara Saturday in Big West Home Opener Winners of six of its previous eight contests, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program plays its first home game in 35 days and opens its eight-game Big West Conference stretch inside Mott Athletics Center when hosting Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Jan. 10. Tip time is 7 p.m.
January 8, 2015 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Opens Big West Conference Play With 70-65 Win Over Hawai'i The Mustangs will look to move to 2-0 when they travel to face UC Santa Barbara for the Blue-Green Rivalry in The Thunderdome at 2 p.m. Saturday.
January 9, 2015 | Wrestling Wyoming Wins Final Two Bouts for 23-15 Dual Meet Victory Over Cal Poly Jacob Leon and J.T. Goodwin nearly scored first-period falls Friday night, but Wyoming rallied to win both matches and heavyweight Leland Pfeifer clinched the 23-15 Cowboy victory over Cal Poly with a 5-2 decision in the final bout of a non-conference dual meet in the Mott Athletics Center.
January 5, 2015 | Wrestling Cal Poly Rings In New Year With Home Duals Against Wyoming, Brown The Cal Poly wrestling team opens the new calendar year with three consecutive dual meets at home, beginning Friday night against Wyoming (4-2). First bout begins at 7 p.m. in the Mott Athletics Center.
January 7, 2015 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Outduels Hawai’i in Overtime to Win Big West Opener, 61-57 Junior forward Brian Bennett scored a team-leading 20 points and junior guard Reese Morgan added 17 – including the game-winning three-pointer with three seconds to play in overtime – as the Cal Poly men’s basketball program completed a seven-game road trip and opened its 19th season of Big West Conference action by edging Hawai’i inside the Stan Sheriff Center late Wednesday, 61-57.
January 8, 2015 | Baseball Pair of Former Cal Poly Baseball Players Donate Back to Program Former Cal Poly baseball standouts Bud Norris and Logan Schafer are giving back to to their alma mater, following a tenet of The Mustang Way: “When Mustangs support Mustangs, the Cal Poly community is strengthened.”
January 6, 2015 | Men's Basketball Program Profile: Zach Gordon Cal Poly men's basketball players write an original piece for each game-day program on which they're featured on the cover. Junior forward Zach Gordon is one of the featured Mustangs for the program's Saturday, Jan. 10 matchup versus UC Santa Barbara.
December 23, 2014 | Football Dzubnar, Howe Land on Sports Network All-America Teams For the fifth time in the last three weeks, Cal Poly senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar has been honored as an All-American. On Tuesday, The Sports Network bestowed first-team NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision All-American honors on Cal Poly’s new record-holder for tackles in a season as well as senior fullback Brandon Howe.
December 22, 2014 | Men's Soccer Former Mustang Men’s Soccer Winger Lassiter Signs with LA Galaxy Less than a year after making the jump from the Cal Poly men's soccer program to the professional game in Sweden, former Mustang winger Ariel Lassiter will be returning to the United States after recently signing with LA Galaxy. Lassiter will begin his tenure with the Galaxy's reserve squad, LA Galaxy II, in the third-tier USL Professional Division.
December 22, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Ranked No. 13 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Poll Coming off its most successful NCAA Division I season, the Cal Poly baseball team will open the 2015 season ranked No. 13 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s preseason poll.
December 21, 2014 | Wrestling Fiegener, Trujillo Place in 20th Reno Tournament of Champions Nick Fiegener placed fourth at 184 pounds while Victor Trujillo finished sixth at 133 pounds, highlighting Cal Poly’s performance in the 20th annual Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday at the Reno Events Center.
December 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Falls Down the Stretch to No. 8 Gonzaga, 63-50 Junior wing David Nwaba led all players with a season-high 21 points, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program – despite staying within single digits of No. 8 Gonzaga for a majority of the second half – was unable to overtake the Bulldogs inside KeyArena on Saturday evening and fell in the 2014 Battle in Seattle, 63-50.
December 21, 2014 | Women's Basketball Defending Mountain West Champ Colorado State Hangs on to Edge Cal Poly After the holidays, the Mustangs will wrap up non-conference play by welcoming WAC frontrunner Bakersfield (8-3) to Mott Athletics Center for a 2 p.m. tipoff on Saturday, Jan. 3.
December 19, 2014 | Baseball Bloomquist, Mathias Earn Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America Honors Junior right-handed pitcher Casey Bloomquist and junior second baseman Mark Mathias have earned spots on the 2015 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America teams as selected by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
December 19, 2014 | Football Linebacker Nick Dzubnar Captures Fourth All-American Honor Cal Poly senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar has tackled his fourth NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision All-American honor. The Walter Camp Foundation has named Dzubnar, the Mustangs’ new single-season record holder for tackles, to its All-America Team.
December 19, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Meets No. 8 Gonzaga Saturday in 2014 Battle in Seattle The Cal Poly men's basketball team continues its five-game, 12-day road trip – the program's lengthiest road trip in 35 seasons – when squaring off against No. 8 Gonzaga in the 2014 Battle in Seattle on Saturday, Dec. 20. Tip time inside Key Arena is 7 p.m. with action televised on Root Sports.
December 18, 2014 | Women's Basketball New Mexico Rallies to Top Visiting Mustangs 84-68 Now a combined 11-of-17 from long range over her past two games, Ariana Elegado has moved to No. 10 in Big West Conference history in career 3s made, with a school-record total of exactly 200.
December 18, 2014 | Men's Basketball Center Hollingsworth to Join Cal Poly Men's Basketball for 2015-16 Season The Cal Poly men's basketball team strengthened its post presence for seasons to come with the recent announcement by sixth-year head coach Joe Callero and the Mustang Athletics Department that 6-10 center Hank Hollingsworth (Chelan, Wash./Chelan HS) has been formally admitted to the university and will join the program beginning with the 2015-16 season.
December 18, 2014 | Football Jeter to be Inducted into Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame Former standout Cal Poly standout running back Perry “The Jet” Jeter has been selected for induction into the Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame.
December 16, 2014 | Women's Basketball New Mexico State Pulls Away for 79-65 Home Win Against Cal Poly Senior forward Taryn Garza had 15 points and nine rebounds for Cal Poly, and Beth Balbierz, who made all four of her free throws on the evening, finished with 12 points and a career-high five assists.
December 17, 2014 | Football Dzubnar Named to Associated Press All-America First Team Cal Poly senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar was selected by Associated Press on Wednesday to its All-America first team.
December 17, 2014 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Send Nine Wrestlers to Reno Tournament of Champions Cal Poly will send nine wrestlers, including nationally ranked 174-pounder Dominic Kastl, to the 20th edition of the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday at the Reno Convention Center.
December 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Hangs on to Top San Francisco, 78-71 Junior wing David Nwaba scored a season-high 19 points and junior guard Reese Morgan added a season-best 17 as the Cal Poly men's basketball team produced the program's first victory at San Francisco with a 78-71 triumph against the Dons inside War Memorial Gym on Monday evening.
December 15, 2014 | Football Dzubnar Captures All-American Honors from AFCA Senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar on Monday became Cal Poly’s first selection to the American Football Coaches Association’s Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team since 2008.
December 14, 2014 | General News Former Baseball, Football and Golf Coach Bill Hicks Passes at Age 92 Bill Hicks, who coached football, baseball and golf while working as a professor in Cal Poly’s physical education (now kinesiology) department for over 26 years, passed away Friday night, December 12, 2014, after a bout with pneumonia.
December 15, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly to Face NMSU, UNM, 
Colorado State During Week-Long Road Trip Links to live stats, video and audio feeds for all three games can be found at GoPoly.com.
December 13, 2014 | Softball Mustang Softball Program Signs Three to National Letters of Intent Ready to return eight letterwinners from last year's squad that finished second in the Big West Conference standings, the Cal Poly softball team strengthened its future rosters recently with the announcement by 11th-year head coach Jenny Condon and the Mustang Athletics Department that the program has signed three players to National Letters of Intent.
December 11, 2014 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Signs 11 Swimmers to National Letters of Intent The incoming class includes six recruits who've already been NISCA/Speedo All-Americans in high school, as well as four USA Swimming Scholastic All-Americans -- plus one who has represented Great Britain in various international competitions.
December 10, 2014 | Men's Soccer Minter and Hamilton Named to NSCAA All-Far West Region Squads Cal Poly men's soccer midfielder Chase Minter and goalkeeper Wade Hamilton each added another accolade to their respective junior seasons on Wednesday afternoon with both Mustangs earning a place on the NSCAA All-Far West Region teams.
December 8, 2014 | General News Oberhelman Appointed to Newly Created NCAA Division I Council Cal Poly Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman has been appointed by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors to the newly created Division I Council.
December 7, 2014 | Football Trio of Linebackers Earn Top Awards at Cal Poly Football Banquet Nick Dzubnar, Cameron Ontko and Nick Moyer, all senior linebackers, were the top award winners along with junior quarterback Chris Brown at the team banquet honoring the 2014 Cal Poly football team Sunday at Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo.
December 6, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Turns Ball Over Just Five Times, Breezes Past Menlo 72-35 Cal Poly turned the ball over just five times and committed only seven personal fouls in a 72-35 victory over Menlo College in a non-conference men’s basketball game Saturday night in the Mott Athletics Center.
December 4, 2014 | Men's Soccer Steve Sampson Named Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Head Coach Steve Sampson, former manager of the United States Men's National Team, Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy and head coach of Santa Clara's 1989 NCAA Tournament championship team, has been selected as the head coach of the Cal Poly men's soccer program. The announcement was made on Thursday afternoon by Mustang Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman.
December 6, 2014 | Wrestling Cal Poly Loses Three Meets in Windy City Duals at Northwestern reshman 184-pounder Nick Fiegener won two of his three matches as the Cal Poly wrestling team competed in the Windy City Duals on Saturday at Northwestern University’s Welsh-Ryan Arena.
December 5, 2014 | Men's Basketball Program Profile: Alex Lambertson With the Cal Poly men's basketball team's fifth annual alumni banquet scheduled for Friday, Dec. 5, program director of alumni relations Alex Lambertson took time to write about the program's alumni outreach endeavors and this year's honorees: the 1994-95 Mustang team – Cal Poly's first squad to compete at the Division I level.
December 4, 2014 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Close 2014 Home Schedule Saturday versus Menlo College With a seven-game road trip on the horizon, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program plays its final home contest of 2014 when hosting NAIA Menlo College on Saturday, Dec. 6. Tip time inside Mott Athletics Center is set for 7 p.m.
December 3, 2014 | Wrestling Cal Poly Announces Signings of Three Matmen to National Letter of Intent Cal Poly has announced the signings of three wrestlers from three different states to the National Letter of Intent.
December 3, 2014 | Football Dzubnar Earns All-American Honor from College Sports Madness College Sports Madness has selected record-breaking Cal Poly senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar as a first-team All-American.
December 3, 2014 | Women's Soccer Krieghoff, Abutin Named to NSCAA All-West Region Team It's the second straight fall the Mustangs have placed multiple players on the all-region list.
December 2, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Picks Up 79-73 Road Win Over Santa Clara The Mustangs will return home to host Saint Mary's at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 in Mott Athletics Center.
December 2, 2014 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Compete in Windy City Duals at Northwestern on Saturday Cal Poly will compete against No. 10 Northwestern, Eastern Michigan and Princeton in the Windy City Duals hosted by Northwestern University on Saturday.
November 28, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Annual Alumni Dinner Set for Friday, Dec. 5 In continued celebration of its 11-decade program history, the Cal Poly men's basketball team will honor its first NCAA Division I team – the 1994-95 Mustang squad – during the program's fifth annual alumni weekend. The event is scheduled for Dec. 5-6, 2014.
December 1, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Greisen Caps Freshman Year with All-Big West Recognition Following a debut season in which she led the Cal Poly volleyball program with 3.55 kills per set and 359 total kills, outside hitter Raeann Greisen closed her first season on campus by being named to the seven-player Big West Conference All-Freshman Team on Monday morning.
November 30, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly to Visit Santa Clara for Non-Conference Game on Tuesday Night SCU will be followed by an 11-day practice opportunity, before a return home to face Saint Mary's in Mott Athletics Center at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14.
November 30, 2014 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men’s Basketball Hosts Second Annual Food Drive on Monday In conjunction with three central coast Albertsons locations, the Cal Poly men's basketball program will host its second annual holiday food drive on Monday, Dec. 1.
November 24, 2014 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Enters CollegeSwimming.com National Top 25 Rankings The eight competitors around the nation currently above Jimmy Deiparine are all from the SEC, ACC or Big Ten, making him No. 1 on the West Coast at the moment.
November 26, 2014 | Football ‘Frustrating’ 7-5 Season Includes Three Victories Against Teams in Playoffs Cal Poly’s football team finished No. 1 in the nation in rushing offense and fewest turnovers. The Mustangs, who rallied from a 1-3 start to win six of their last eight games and averaged nearly 34 points and 483 yards per contest offensively, defeated perennial Big Sky powers and NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff qualifiers Montana and Montana State at home and ended the 2014 campaign with a convincing 34-3 victory against Pioneer League champion San Diego, another team in the FCS playoffs.
November 22, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Ends 2014 Regular Season With 34-3 Win Over San Diego Backup quarterback Dano Graves threw one touchdown pass and ran for two more scores as Cal Poly wrapped up the 2014 regular season with a 34-3 victory over playoff-bound San Diego in a non-conference football game Saturday afternoon at Torero Stadium.
November 22, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Volleyball Battles Hawai’i, Falls in Four Sets Sophomore middle blocker Taylor Gruenewald chalked up a match-leading 16 kills and freshman Raeann Greisen finished with 15, but the Cal Poly volleyball program – after earning an opening-set victory against Hawai’i Saturday evening – dropped the next three games and suffered a 21-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-16 defeat inside Mott Athletics Center.
November 21, 2014 | Women's Basketball Big First Half Lifts Cal Poly to 87-79 Road Win Over Loyola Marymount Cal Poly will host its home opener in Mott Athletics Center at 1 p.m. Sunday against Portland.
November 17, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Wraps Up 2014 Season With Non-Conference Game at San Diego Cal Poly (6-5, 5-3 Big Sky), which still has a chance to post its 11th winning record in the last 14 years despite back-to-back losses to Idaho State and UC Davis, plays its final game of the 2014 football season Saturday afternoon, visiting the University of San Diego (9-1, 7-1 Pioneer) in the last contest of a three-year agreement between the Mustangs and Toreros.
November 21, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Earns First Win Ever Against CAA, Beats Delaware 78-60 Sophomore guard Ridge Shipley scored a career-high 21 points as Cal Poly beat a team from the Colonial Athletic Association for the first time, defeating Delaware 78-60 in a non-conference men’s basketball matchup of 2014 NCAA Tournament participants Friday night before 2,416 in the Mott Athletics Center.
November 21, 2014 | Wrestling Late Rally Falls Short as Cal Poly Loses Dual Meet to Northern Colorado Pins by Dominic Kastl and Victor Trujillo were not enough as Cal Poly dropped a 23-22 non-conference dual meet decision to Northern Colorado on Friday afternoon outdoors in the University Union plaza.
November 18, 2014 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Travel to LMU Before Hosting Home Opener Against Portland Student admission to home games is always free with a valid PolyCard.
November 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Programs Clash Friday in Mott Athletics Center For the first time in Mott Athletics Center history, two defending conference champions and NCAA Division I Tournament qualifiers from a year ago will clash when the Cal Poly men’s basketball program hosts Delaware on Friday, Nov. 21. Tip time is 7 p.m.
November 18, 2014 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Host Northern Colorado for Outdoor Dual Wrestling Meet Friday The first of two outdoor dual meets for the Cal Poly wrestling team will take place Friday afternoon as the Mustangs host Northern Colorado in the University Union plaza. First bout begins at 3 p.m. and admission is free.
November 18, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Signs Three Players to National Letters of Intent The trio of newcomers includes Breezi Holt, a shooting guard from Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, Nev., Katie Nunnelley, a post from Anderson Union High School, and Dye Stahley, a point guard from Dobson High School in Mesa, Ariz.
November 19, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Mustang Mascot Name Honors Past President Margaret Chase Cal Poly has chosen a name for its live mustang mascot: Chase. This name will be the ceremonial title under which all current and future members of the Cal Poly Mustang Herd will serve the university.
November 17, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Volleyball Signs Libero Brouker to National Letter of Intent A year after signing the nation's 23rd-ranked recruiting class, the Cal Poly volleyball program strengthened its future roster on Monday afternoon with the announcement by third-year head coach Sam Crosson and the Mustang Athletics Department that libero Katherine Brouker (Santee, Calif. / West Hills HS) has signed a National Letter of Intent. Brouker will join Cal Poly's lineup for the 2015 season.
November 17, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Announces Signings of 12 Baseball Recruits to NLIs Five months after concluding its most successful Division I season with 47 victories, a Big West Conference championship , its third berth in the NCAA Regionals in the last six years and a top-20 national ranking, the Cal Poly baseball team has signed 11 high school recruits and one transfer to the National Letter of Intent.
November 17, 2014 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Signs Three Players to National Letters of Intent They'll join a squad that has made full team appearances at the NCAA Tournament in three out of the past four years.
November 16, 2014 | Women's Basketball Fresno State Holds on for 67-56 Win in Cal Poly's Season Opener Mustang senior forward Taryn Garza grabbed 13 rebounds (including six offensive), surpassing her previous career high of 12. She helped Cal Poly to an 18-8 advantage on second-chance points.
November 15, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Suffers First Home Loss of Season, Falls to UC Davis 48-35 Senior running back Gabe Manzanares rushed for a career-high 230 yards and three touchdowns while sophomore quarterback Ben Scott passed for 298 yards and three more scores as UC Davis upset Cal Poly 48-35 in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday night before 10,121 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
November 16, 2014 | Wrestling Trio of Mustangs Place in Roadrunner Open A trio of Cal Poly wrestlers earned top-six finishes in the Roadrunner Open hosted by Cal State Bakersfield in Fresno’s Selland Arena on Sunday.
November 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball Second-Half Nevada Surge Sends Cal Poly to Defeat in Season Opener Junior guard Reese Morgan scored a team-leading 13 points, but the Cal Poly men's basketball program – after leading by one at halftime versus Nevada – was outscored by 17 points in the second half and dropped a 65-49 season-opening decision to the Wolf Pack inside Lawlor Events Center on Saturday afternoon.
November 15, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Team Falls in Three Sets at CSUN Freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen led the Cal Poly volleyball program with 11 kills Saturday evening, but the Mustangs conceded a .393 team hitting percentage to CSUN inside the Matadome and dropped a 25-15, 25-20, 25-17 decision.
November 11, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Opens Season at Defending Mountain West Champion Fresno State The two most recent meetings between the two programs have been close: a 72-67 Cal Poly road win in 2010-11 followed by a 79-76 Bulldog victory the next year.
November 15, 2014 | Swimming & Diving Four Mustangs Earn Wins at Home Dual Meet Against Wyoming Cal Poly will next head to the Arena Invitational held in Monterey Park from Thursday through Saturday.
November 14, 2014 | Cross Country Cal Poly Men and Women Finish in Top 15 at NCAA West Regional Ashley Windsor recorded the day's top individual finish by a Cal Poly runner.
November 11, 2014 | Women's Soccer Former Mustang Kobinski to Play at EAFF Cup In the latest FIFA rankings, Guam made the sixth-largest jump among all 133 teams ranked, up to No. 85. South Korea is the favorite for this stage, at No. 17.
November 10, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Greisen Earns Second Big West Freshman Player of the Week Honor Following a two-match stretch that included a career-high 24-kill performance during a four-set victory against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 8), Cal Poly outside hitter Raeann Greisen was named Big West Conference Freshman Player of the Week on Monday.
November 8, 2014 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Swims to Home Win Over Pepperdine; Divers Compete at USC The Cal Poly women's swimming team raced to a 161-120 win over Pepperdine at Anderson Aquatic Center on Saturday.
November 7, 2014 | Men's Soccer Hamilton and Minter Lead Cal Poly’s All-Big West Selections Highlighted by junior goalkeeper Wade Hamilton's selection as Big West Goalkeeper of the Year and junior Chase Minter's selection as conference Midfielder of the Year, the Cal Poly men's soccer program enjoyed seven individual selections to the Big West All-Conference Team on Friday morning.
November 8, 2014 | Football Five-Game Winning Streak Snapped as Cal Poly Falls to Idaho State Senior quarterback Justin Arias passed for 292 yards and three touchdowns to lead Idaho State to a 30-28 victory over No. 21/23 Cal Poly in a Big Sky Conference football game Saturday afternoon in Holt Arena.
November 6, 2014 | Football Sippel Named to CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 8 Team Cal Poly junior center Stephen Sippel has been selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America’s Capital One Academic All-District 8 football team.
November 3, 2014 | Football No. 21 Cal Poly Visits Idaho State for Another Big Sky Showdown Saturday Cal Poly (6-3, 5-1 Big Sky), which moved into a tie for first place with Eastern Washington in the Big Sky Conference with its win over Montana State last week and is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time this season, travels to Idaho State (6-3, 4-1 Big Sky), tied for third place with three other teams, for its third straight Big Sky showdown Saturday afternoon in Holt Arena.
November 5, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Back in Mott to Host UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton With four of its final six regular season matches inside Mott Athletics Center, the Cal Poly volleyball program looks to climb the Big West Conference standings when contesting a two-match home stand versus UC Irvine (Friday, Nov. 7) and Cal State Fullerton (Saturday, Nov. 8). First serve both nights is 7 p.m.
November 7, 2014 | Women's Basketball Former Mustang Schlemer Off to Fast Start in Germany The DBBL, consisting of 12 teams, is its top association.
November 6, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly's Season Ends on Penalty Kicks at Tournament Semifinals LBSU will face Cal State Fullerton for a right to go to the NCAA Tournament in the championship game at 1 p.m. Sunday on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
November 5, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Season Comes to Close with 2-1 Loss at UC Davis Junior midfielder Matt LaGrassa scored a 59th-minute equalizer, but the Cal Poly men’s soccer team – which required a victory Wednesday at UC Davis to qualify for the Big West Conference Tournament – suffered a 2-1, double-overtime defeat at Aggie Soccer Field.
November 5, 2014 | Women's Soccer Nine Mustangs Chosen for All-Big West Conference Accolades Cal State Fullerton, the regular-season champion, will open the semifinals against CSUN at 5 p.m. Thursday, before the Mustangs kick off versus Long Beach State at 7:30.
November 3, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Ranked No. 21 by Sports Network and No. 23 in FCS Coaches Poll For the first time this season, the Cal Poly football team is ranked in the national polls released Monday -- No. 21 by the media and No. 23 by the coaches.
November 7, 2014 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Opens Trojan Diving Invitational Diving among the eight teams in attendance will continue at 11 a.m. Saturday with a reversal from the first day's events, followed by finals beginning at 2:15.
November 2, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly to Host Big West Conference Tournament as No. 2 Seed The regular-season champion Titans will take on fourth-seeded CSUN at 5 p.m. Thursday, before a 7:30 kickoff between the Mustangs and third-seeded Long Beach State.
November 2, 2014 | Women's Tennis Cal Poly Women’s Tennis Completes Fall Campaign at Bulldog Classic Four Mustangs were in action Sunday morning at the Fresno State-hosted Bulldog Classic as the Cal Poly women's tennis program closed its 2014 fall schedule.
November 1, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Earns Fifth Straight Win With 35-27 Upset of Montana State Junior quarterback Chris Brown rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another as Cal Poly earned its fifth straight victory, upsetting No. 8/9 Montana State 35-27 in a Big Sky Conference football game Saturday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
November 1, 2014 | Cross Country Cal Poly Cross Country Teams Finish as Runner-Ups at Championships Clayton Hutchins had the highest individual finish for the Mustangs for a team-best third time this fall.
November 2, 2014 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Finishes Fall Season by Sweeping Doubles Titles at Gael Classic The Mustangs will now prepare for their spring slate, which will open with a dual match at home versus Fresno State at 1 p.m. Jan. 16.
November 1, 2014 | Swimming & Diving Speak Swims to Third-Fastest 200 Breast Time in Cal Poly History The true freshman from Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Wash. touched the wall in 2 minutes, 19.59 seconds.
November 1, 2014 | Men's Tennis Barber, Pang Lead Cal Poly on First Day of Gael Classic The originally scheduled first day of the tournament, Friday, was actually canceled due to rain.
October 30, 2014 | Football Cal Poly to Host No. 8 Montana State With First Place in Big Sky at Stake First-place Montana State (6-2, 4-0 Big Sky) and second-place Cal Poly (5-3, 4-1 Big Sky) clash in a midseason Big Sky Conference showdown Saturday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs have won four straight games and will celebrate Homecoming while the No. 8 Bobcats are coming off a bye and making their first trip to San Luis Obispo since 2005.
October 31, 2014 | Women's Tennis Four Mustangs Advance at Fresno State-Hosted Bulldog Classic Four different Cal Poly women's tennis players advanced in singles and doubles play on Friday as the Mustangs opened their final fall tournament of 2014 at the Fresno State-hosted Bulldog Classic.
October 29, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Wraps Road Trip at UC Riverside, UC Davis The Cal Poly volleyball program looks to snap a four-match slide when completing a three-match road trip at UC Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 30 and at UC Davis on Saturday, Nov. 1.
October 28, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Finishes Regular Season With ESPN3 Match at Cal State Fullerton The Mustangs, thanks to obtaining 15 points in the conference table, have clinched one of the four spots in the Big West Tournament.
October 26, 2014 | Women's Soccer Krieghoff Breaks Cal Poly Goals Record as Mustangs Win Fourth Straight With the win, Cal Poly (5-2-0, 10-8-0) upped its Big West point total to 15, clinching one of the conference tournament's four berths, as only three other teams also have ceilings higher than a potential 13.
October 26, 2014 | Women's Golf Trio of 74s Lift Cal Poly Women’s Golf Team to Third-Place Finish A round of par 73 by freshman Sophie Bergland lifted the Cal Poly women’s golf team to a third-place final finish in the Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational on Sunday at Cypress Ridge Golf Course.
October 25, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Upsets No. 6/7 Montana 41-21 for Fourth Straight Victory Junior quarterback Chris Brown shattered his own school record for rushing yards by a quarterback, rambling for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Cal Poly upset No. 6/7 Montana 41-21 in a Big Sky Conference football game Saturday night before 10,775 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 25, 2014 | Men's Soccer Dhillon Scores Two in Front of 14,345, but Blue-Green Game Ends in Draw Sophomore winger Justin Dhillon scored twice to provide the Cal Poly men’s soccer program a 2-0 lead at Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara, but in front of 14,345 spectators – the fifth largest regular season crowd in NCAA history – the Gauchos equalized inside 13 minutes midway through the second half to force a 2-2 draw with the Mustangs Friday evening.
October 24, 2014 | Football Mustang Football Team Drenched in Support of ALS Association The Cal Poly football team accepted an ice bucket challenge from former head coach Jim Sanderson on Friday, donating over $1,500 to the ALS Association on behalf of the Dale Barthel family.
October 23, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Hosts UCSB for Blue-Green Rivalry Game on Senior Day The Mustangs (4-2-0, 9-8-0) came into this week tied with CSUN (4-1-0, 7-8-1) at 12 points.
October 23, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Visits UC Santa Barbara Saturday in 2014 Blue-Green Opener Topping CollegeSoccerNews.com's list of the 14 Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer and the best attended series in the history of the collegiate game, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens the 2014 Blue-Green series at UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 25.
October 25, 2014 | Men's Basketball Hot Shooting Leads Cal Poly Green Squad to Win Over Gold at Scrimmage The Mustangs, who last year advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, will open the season at Nevada at 3 p.m. Nov. 15.
October 24, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Team Falls in Three Sets at Hawai’i Middle blockers Taylor Gruenewald and Caihla Petiprin co-led the Cal Poly volleyball program with eight kills apiece, but the Mustangs – after dropping the opening two sets and conceding a 22-19 lead in game No. 3 – fell versus Hawai’i inside the Stan Sheriff Center Friday evening, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22.
October 25, 2014 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Fourth After First Round of Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational Madison Hirsch, Desiree Gillaspy and Jamie Corr all carded 76s as the Cal Poly women’s golf team finished fourth after the first day of competition in the Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational on Saturday at the Cypress Ridge Golf Course.
October 23, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Selected Sixth in Big West Preseason Media Poll Despite returning 10 letterwinners from last year’s squad that reached the NCAA Tournament second round, the defending Big West champion Cal Poly men’s basketball program was selected for a sixth-place finish this season following the Thursday release of the conference preseason media poll.
October 22, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Volleyball Visits Hawai’i for Friday Night Matchup The Cal Poly volleyball program looks to climb back up the Big West Conference standings and snap a three-match slide when opening a three-match road trip versus Hawai’i on Friday, Oct. 24. Match time is set for 10 p.m. PT.
October 22, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Third in Preseason Poll; Elegado Chosen to All-Conference Team Cal Poly, which features nine newcomers among its roster of 19, has gone a combined 70-28 against the Big West over the past six years, the league's best stretch during that time.
October 22, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Football Team Joins KJUG in DJs for PJs Pajama Drive The Cal Poly football team is huddling with KJUG for its DJs for PJs Pajama Drive this weekend. Mustang football fans can help as well by bringing pajamas for children to the Cal Poly football game Saturday night against Montana in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 21, 2014 | Men's Soccer Big West North-Leading Cal Poly Hosts UC Davis, Visits UC Santa Barbara The Cal Poly men’s soccer program looks to retain its position atop the Big West Conference North Division standings when hosting UC Davis on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. before visiting Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara for a Fox PRIME TICKET-televised matchup on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
October 21, 2014 | General News New Scoreboard in Use at Anderson Aquatic Center for USC Dual Cal Poly Athletics unveiled its $100,000 scoreboard at the Anderson Aquatic Center on Friday (Oct. 17, 2014) during the men’s swimming and diving dual meet against Southern California.
October 21, 2014 | Football Linebacker Nick Dzubnar Added to Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Senior middle linebacker Nick Dzubnar, who has recorded over 100 tackles in each of his last three seasons at Cal Poly, has been added to the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List for the 2014 season.
October 19, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Wins Third Conference Game in a Row, 3-2 at UC Riverside Krieghoff Equals Career Goals Record as Cal Poly Ties for First Place; Abutin Also One Assist Away from Matching Single-Season School Record
October 19, 2014 | Men's Tennis Donovan Loses Close Match to Top-40 Opponent; Barber Wins Again Barber is now scheduled to play San Diego junior Romain Kalaydjian in the consolation final at 10 a.m. Monday (the second-to-last day of the entire tournament).
October 18, 2014 | Men's Soccer Minter, Dhillon Strike to Take Cal Poly Past Sacramento State, 3-1 Minter and sophomore winger Justin Dhillon each produced a match-leading four shot attempts for Cal Poly, which hosts UC Davis on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 18, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Rallies to Defeat Sacramento State, Improves to 3-1 in Big Sky Senior slotback Kenny Mitchell, junior wide receiver Roland Jackson and freshman fullback Joe Protheroe all scored their first career collegiate touchdowns as Cal Poly turned a 10-point second-quarter deficit into a 56-27 Big Sky Conference victory over Sacramento State on Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
October 18, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Drops Four-Set Decision to Big West Leader Long Beach State Sophomore middle blocker Taylor Gruenewald recorded a match-leading 12 kills, but the Cal Poly volleyball program – after claiming the opening set from Big West Conference leader Long Beach State on Saturday evening – dropped the remaining three games and a 26-28, 25-22, 25-15, 25-20 decision inside Mott Athletics Center.
October 18, 2014 | Cross Country Cal Poly Challenges Nationally Ranked Teams at Bronco Invitational Cal Poly will now train for the Big West Conference Championships, held at the Ag/Ops Course in Riverside on Nov. 1.
October 13, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Remains On the Road, Visiting Sacramento State Saturday Night Cal Poly (3-3, 2-1 Big Sky), armed with its first two-game winning streak of the 2014 season as well as its initial victory on the road, continues Big Sky play Saturday night with a trip to the state capital to face Sacramento State (4-3, 1-2 Big Sky) in Hornet Stadium.
October 18, 2014 | Men's Tennis Donovan Advances to Face Nation's No. 39 Player in Round of 16 After claiming a tiebreaker, he rolled to a 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 victory over San Diego State sophomore Milen Ianakiev.
October 17, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Team Falls in Four to Second-Place CSUN Freshman Caihla Petiprin recorded a team-best 10 kills, but the Cal Poly volleyball program – after taking set No. 2 against CSUN – conceded the ensuing two games and dropped a 25-178, 26-28, 25-20, 25-19 decision to the Big West Conference’s second-place side on Friday evening inside Mott Athletics Center.
October 17, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Collects Three Points With 2-1 Victory Over UC Irvine Junior forward Elise Krieghoff scored her 44th career goal, one shy of the school record, and sophomore midfielder Lydia Anderson also recorded a goal as the Cal Poly women's soccer team jumped to a 2-0 first-half lead and held on to beat UC Irvine 2-1 in a Big West Conference match Friday night at Anteater Stadium.
October 17, 2014 | Swimming & Diving USC Defeats Cal Poly in Men's Non-Conference Dual Meet Jimmy Deiparine, Shannon Fong and Mickey Mackle won individual events as the Cal Poly men's swimming and diving team officially opened its 2014-15 season and christened its new scoreboard in a dual meet against USC on Friday night at Anderson Aquatic Center.
October 16, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Opens Big West North Division Play Saturday at Sacramento State Unbeaten in 10 of its last 12 matches, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens Big West Conference North Division action when visiting Sacramento State on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m.
October 15, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Volleyball Set to Face Big West Leaders CSUN, Long Beach State The Cal Poly volleyball program meets the top four teams in the Big West Conference standings during its next five matches, beginning with a two-match home stand versus second-place CSUN (Friday, Oct. 17) and league-leading Long Beach State (Saturday, Oct. 18).
October 16, 2014 | Cross Country Cal Poly Sends Squad to 51-Team Bronco Invitational, Hosts Own Meet The Cal Poly women's team is currently ranked 10th regionally, while the men are slotted 13th.
October 12, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Picks Up Three Key Points in Big West With 2-0 Win Over Hawai'i An assist moved Sara Lancaster (15 goals and nine assists since 2011) into a tie for the 15th-most points (39) among all Mustangs.
October 12, 2014 | Women's Tennis Run by Gibbens and Oedekerk Ends at ITA Northwest Championships After reaching the round of 16 in the Doubles Open bracket at the Stanford-hosted ITA Northwest Regional Championships, the Cal Poly women’s tennis team’s last remaining competitors – sophomore Emily Gibbens and freshman Zoe Oedekerk – were eliminated from title contention on Sunday.
October 12, 2014 | Men's Tennis Pang Closes Battle in the Bay Classic Winning Twice for Mustangs He prevailed in a consolation draw that went to a tiebreaker against Alex Hamilton from Pacific, 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (11-9), and partnered with Ben Donovan to defeat UCLA's Ryoto Tachi and Michael Guzman 8-3.
October 11, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Defeats Weber State 30-24, Improves to 2-1 in Big Sky Games Junior quarterback Chris Brown and sophomore slotback Kori Garcia both threw touchdown passes to each other as Cal Poly defeated Weber State 30-24 in a Big Sky Conference football game Saturday afternoon at Stewart Stadium.
October 11, 2014 | Men's Soccer Minter Scores Twice, but Cal Poly Men's Soccer Falls in 90th Minute Junior winger Chase Minter recorded his second two-goal game of 2014, but the Cal Poly men's soccer program – after overturning a two-goal deficit in the second half – surrendered a Cal State Fullerton goal 52 seconds from full time and fell at Titan Stadium on Saturday evening, 3-2.
October 11, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Team Halted by UC Irvine in Sweep Freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen chalked up a match-leading 15 kills, but the Cal Poly volleyball program saw its two-match Big West Conference win streak stopped by UC Irvine in a 25-23, 25-20, 25-18 defeat inside the Bren Center on Saturday evening.
October 11, 2014 | Women's Tennis Gibbens, Oedekerk Lead Cal Poly Saturday at ITA Championships Highlighted by sophomore Emily Gibbens and freshman Zoe Oedekerk advancing into the round of 16 in the Open Doubles draw, the Cal Poly women's tennis program completed play Saturday at the Stanford-hosted ITA Northwest Regional Championships with five Mustangs advancing.
October 11, 2014 | Men's Tennis Wins by Donovan, Barber Highlight Day 2 of Tournament Play for Cal Poly The majority of the squad competed for the second day in a row in Santa Barbara.
October 10, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Win in Four at Fullerton to Even Big West Mark Freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen recorded a match-leading 16 kills as the Cal Poly volleyball program picked up its second successive Big West Conference triumph with a 25-22, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21 victory versus Cal State Fullerton inside Titan Gym on Friday evening.
October 10, 2014 | Women's Tennis Joubert Leads Cal Poly on Opening Day of ITA Northwest Championships Junior Danè Joubert finished as the Cal Poly women's tennis team's only dual winner on Friday at the Stanford-hosted ITA Northwest Regional Championships and sophomore Emily Gibbens and freshman Zoe Oedekerk won their doubles matchup as the Mustangs wrapped first-day action at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
October 10, 2014 | Men's Tennis Auproux Collects Two Wins to Lead Cal Poly at UCSB Classic The Gaucho event features a compass-draw format (meaning each player has the opportunity to play in four singles and three doubles matches through Sunday, regardless of outcome).
October 6, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Continues Big Sky Play by Visiting Weber State on Saturday Cal Poly (2-3, 1-1 Big Sky), which evened its Big Sky Conference record with a 42-39 victory over Southern Utah last week, continues Big Sky play Saturday afternoon with a trip to Ogden, Utah, to face Weber State (0-5, 0-1 Big Sky) in Stewart Stadium.
October 9, 2014 | Men's Soccer Late Minter Goal Hands Cal Poly 1-0 Triumph at UC Riverside Junior Chase Minter found the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program stayed unbeaten in Big West Conference play with a 1-0 triumph Thursday evening at UC Riverside.
October 10, 2014 | Women's Soccer Brace by Hughes Leads UC Davis to 2-0 Win at Cal Poly The Mustangs will stay home to take on Hawai'i at noon Sunday.
October 9, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Volleyball Opens Road Stretch at Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine Playing five of its next seven matches away from Mott Athletics Center, the Cal Poly volleyball program opens a two-match road trip when visiting Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Oct. 10 and UC Irvine on Saturday, Oct. 11.
October 7, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Continues Conference Action at Home Against UC Davis, Hawai'i The Mustangs own a 3-0 win over a Long Beach State side that was ranked 23rd earlier this fall.
October 8, 2014 | Women's Basketball Schlemer Signs Pro Contract to Play for ChemCats Chemnitz in Germany Chemnitz, coached by Vladimir Ivankovic, plays in the Damen Basketball Bundesliga, the country's premier league, consisting of 12 clubs.
October 8, 2014 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Men's Tennis Program Opens Fall Season This Weekend Ben Donovan and Corey Pang are heading to the San Francisco-hosted invitational, while the rest of the squad will travel to Santa Barbara.
October 7, 2014 | Baseball Challenging 2015 Cal Poly Baseball Schedule Released A pair of trips to Texas and three-game series against USC and Oregon State along with 27 home games highlight the 2015 Cal Poly baseball schedule announced Tuesday by Mustang director of athletics Don Oberhelman and head coach Larry Lee.
October 7, 2014 | Football Quarterback Chris Brown Earns Honorable Mention Praise from CFPA Cal Poly junior quarterback Chris Brown has been named an honorable mention performer for Week 6 of the 2014 football season by College Football Performance Awards.
October 6, 2014 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Open Preseason Practice Cal Poly, which also features nine newcomers joining a tradition that includes six consecutive winning records, will have 40 days to prep for the season opener.
October 6, 2014 | Baseball Norris Leads Baltimore Orioles into American League Championship Series Former Cal Poly pitcher Bud Norris became only the second ex-Mustang to win a Major League Baseball postseason game Sunday night.
October 5, 2014 | Men's Soccer Alkebulan Brace Helps Send Cal Poly Past CSUN, 2-1 Freshman forward Kaba Alkebulan notched his first career two-goal game – including scoring the overtime game-winner in the 92nd minute – as the Cal Poly men's soccer program vanquished CSUN on Sunday afternoon inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 2-1.
October 4, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Evens Big Sky Record With 42-39 Win Over Southern Utah Six Cal Poly players scored touchdowns as the Mustangs, who let a 21-0 lead slip away, rallied for a 42-39 Big Sky Conference football victory over Southern Utah on Saturday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 5, 2014 | Women's Soccer CSUN Scores Early in Second Overtime for 2-1 Win on Hot Day at Cal Poly Making her 61st career start, senior midfielder Sara Lancaster moved past 2002 NSCAA All-American Brooke Flamson to tie Jen Burk (1993-95, 1997) and Sierra Simmons (2002-05) for the 15th-most starts in school history.
October 4, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Trumps UC Riverside to Earn First Big West Win Outside hitter Raeann Greisen recorded a team-leading 18 kills and fellow freshman Savannah Niemen chalked up a career-best 14 kills as the Cal Poly volleyball program earned its first Big West Conference victory of 2014 with a 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19 triumph against UC Riverside inside Mott Athletics Center on Saturday evening.
October 3, 2014 | Men's Basketball Defending Big West Champion Cal Poly Opens Practice Saturday With 11 returning letterwinners joined by five first-year Mustangs, the defending Big West Conference champion Cal Poly men's basketball program opens its 21st Division I season on Saturday, Oct. 4 with the team's first official practice inside Mott Athletics Center at 12 noon.
September 29, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Continues Big Sky Conference Play by Hosting Southern Utah Cal Poly (1-3, 0-1 Big Sky), which let several leads slip away in a heartbreaking 38-35 loss at Northern Arizona last week, returns home and continues Big Sky Conference play Saturday night by hosting Southern Utah (1-4, 1-0 Big Sky) in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 2, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Forces 1-1 Home Draw versus No. 3 UC Irvine Junior forward Matt LaGrassa scored his team-leading fifth goal to provide the Cal Poly men’s soccer team an early lead against No. 3 UC Irvine, but the Mustangs – facing the highest ranked opponent to ever visit Alex G. Spanos Stadium – conceded a 76th-minute strike and settled for a 1-1 draw on Thursday evening.
October 2, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Open Big West Home Slate versus UC Davis, UC Riverside Winners of four of the previous six matches, the Cal Poly volleyball program opens the home portion of its eight-match Big West Conference schedule when welcoming UC Davis to Mott Athletics Center on Friday, Oct. 3 and UC Riverside on Saturday, Oct. 4. Both matches begin at 7 p.m.
October 1, 2014 | Women's Soccer Mustangs Open Big West Play at Long Beach State Before Hosting CSUN The last time Cal Poly took the field in Long Beach, one of the most memorable roller-coaster games in program history ensued.
September 30, 2014 | Men's Golf Martin Shoots 68 as Cal Poly Finishes Tied for Third in Nick Watney Invite A round of 68 by sophomore Mitch Martin on Tuesday helped the Cal Poly men’s golf team climb into a tie for third place at the inaugural Nick Watney Invitational hosted by Fresno State at the Sunnyside Country Club.
September 27, 2014 | Cross Country Hutchins Leads Cal Poly With Ninth-Place Finish at Stanford Invitational He maintained a pace of 4:48 to cover the 8K Stanford Golf Course in 23:51, 35 seconds back of the champion out of the 361 competitors, Cardinal junior Joe Rosa.
September 27, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Fall at Blue-Green Rival UC Santa Barbara in Five Sets Freshman outside Raeann Greisen recorded a career-high 22 kills and hit a team-leading .327, but the Cal Poly volleyball program – after capturing the opening two sets against Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara Saturday night – dropped the remaining three and a 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-11 decision inside The Thunderdome.
September 27, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Falls in Final Minute to Northern Arizona, 38-35, in Big Sky Opener Northern Arizona quarterback Chase Cartwright hit running back Casey Jahn with a 12-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds remaining Saturday night, lifting the Lumberjacks to a 38-35 victory over Cal Poly in the Big Sky Conference opener for both schools.
September 27, 2014 | Women's Tennis Tsugai Leads Cal Poly on Day No. 2 at California Fall Invitational Highlighted by sophomore Sayaka Tsugai, who advanced to the semifinals of the White Bracket singles competition on Saturday afternoon, the Cal Poly women's tennis program enjoyed another successful day at the California Nike Fall Invitational.
September 26, 2014 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Settles for Scoreless Draw with Drake Junior goalkeeper Wade Hamilton chalked up three saves to post his Big West-leading fourth shutout of the season, but the Cal Poly men's soccer program – despite outshooting Drake on Friday evening – settled for a scoreless draw at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 26, 2014 | Women's Soccer Golden Goal Lifts Saint Mary's to 2-1 Win at Cal Poly Cal Poly will host another WCC school on Sunday, taking on San Francisco (4-4-2) at noon.
September 22, 2014 | Football Cal Poly to Visit Northern Arizona for Big Sky Conference Opener Saturday Cal Poly (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky), a 42-14 winner in its home opener against Portland State after losing on the road to FBS New Mexico State and No. 9 South Dakota State, opens Big Sky Conference play Saturday afternoon at Northern Arizona (2-2, 0-0 Big Sky) in Walkup Skydome.
September 26, 2014 | Women's Tennis Reed Leads Cal Poly on Opening Day at Cal Fall Invitational Highlighted by freshman Molly Reed, who prevailed in her first collegiate singles and doubles matches, the Cal Poly women's tennis program opened its 2014-15 season on Friday at the California Nike Fall Invitational.
September 24, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Makes Final Big West Preparations Friday versus Drake The Big West Conference’s leading offensive program, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team continues a five-match home stand and wraps the non-conference portion of its regular season schedule when hosting Drake on Friday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 21, 2014 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Men's Tennis Program Welcomes Four Newcomers for 2014-15 Top-20 California HS Player, Duo from France & San Francisco Transfer Make Up Class of Incoming Mustangs
September 21, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly’s Unbeaten Run Comes to Close versus Pacific Junior midfielder Matt LaGrassa scored his team-leading fourth goal in the fourth minute Sunday afternoon, but Pacific equalized 10 minutes prior to halftime before notching the game-winning goal in the 79th as the Cal Poly men's soccer program saw its six-match unbeaten run come to a close with a 2-1 loss to the Tigers at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 20, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Defeats Portland State 42-14 in Home Opener Junior quarterback Chris Brown rushed for two touchdowns, passed for another and senior fullback Brandon Howe added two more scores as Cal Poly opened its five-game 2014 home football schedule with a 42-14 victory over Portland State in a non-conference matchup of Big Sky Conference rivals Saturday night before 8,834 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 20, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Falls in Five to Santa Clara Freshman setter Taylor Nelson recorded a team-best 15 kills and finished with 21 assists and 11 digs, but the Cal Poly volleyball program – leading Santa Clara after the third set – surrendered the final two games to the Broncos and dropped a 21-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-20, 15-8 decision on Saturday evening inside Mott Athletics Center.
September 19, 2014 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Edge San Francisco 2-1 to Stay Unbeaten in Six Straight Freshman midfielder Joseph Bolous scored his second career goal in the 12th minute and junior midfielder Matt LaGrassa added his second of 2014 in the 70th as the Cal Poly men’s soccer team survived a late goal from San Francisco to record a 2-1 triumph on Friday evening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 19, 2014 | Women's Soccer Krieghoff Ties School Record as Cal Poly Beats Fresno State 6-1 Junior forward Elise Krieghoff tied a school record with five goals as Cal Poly scored three times in each half and breezed to a 6-1 victory over Fresno State in a non-conference women's soccer match Friday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 19, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Wins Fourth Match in a Row, 3-1 Over Northern Illinois The Mustangs, still undefeated at home, will return to the MAC to host Santa Clara (8-2) at 8 p.m. Saturday.
September 15, 2014 | Football Cal Poly to host Portland State for 2014 Home Opener Saturday Night Cal Poly (0-2, 0-0 Big Sky), which opened its 2014 campaign, its 21st in Division I and 96th overall, with losses on the road at New Mexico State and South Dakota State, will play its home opener Saturday night, hosting Big Sky Conference rival Portland State (1-2, 0-0 Big Sky) for a non-conference game in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 18, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Unveils 2014-15 Schedule Highlighted by nine matchups against programs that qualified for postseason play last year, sixth-year men’s basketball head coach Joe Callero and the Mustang Athletics Department unveiled defending Big West Conference champion Cal Poly’s 2013-14 schedule on Thursday afternoon.
September 17, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Wraps Home Stand versus Northern Illinois, Santa Clara Enjoying a three-match winning streak and perfect inside Mott Athletics Center this season, the Cal Poly volleyball program wraps a five-match home stand and closes the non-conference portion of its regular season schedule when welcoming Northern Illinois on Friday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. and Santa Clara on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m.
September 17, 2014 | Football Live Mustang Herd to Make Official Debut at Football Game Saturday Night Cal Poly’s live Mustang Herd will make its official debut at the football home opener against Portland State University on Saturday night.
September 16, 2014 | Women's Soccer Mustangs Host Fresno State Before Traveling to Face No. 4 Stanford Of the Mustangs' defeats, all but one came by a one-goal margin (the other was two), and half were to teams ranked in the 
top 15 nationally.
September 17, 2014 | Men's Soccer Unbeaten in Five, Cal Poly Men's Soccer Opens Five-Match Home Stand Unbeaten in five matches, undefeated at home this season and once again one of the nation’s highest scoring programs, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team opens a five-match stretch inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium when welcoming San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. and Pacific on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m.
September 15, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Greisen, Kessler and Nelson Sweep Big West Player of the Week Honors After helping spearhead the Mustang volleyball team to a 3-0 record at the inaugural Cal Poly ShareSLO Tournament (Sept. 12-13), freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen, junior libero Nicole Kessler and freshman setter Taylor Nelson were named, respectively on Monday, Big West Conference Player of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman Player of the Week.
September 14, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Forces Scoreless Draw at Top-Ranked UCLA The Cal Poly men's soccer program outshot No. 1 UCLA on Sunday evening and placed more attempts on target and junior goalkeeper Wade Hamilton recorded three saves to chalk up a third successive shutout as the Mustangs produced a scoreless draw against the Bruins in a nationally-televised, Pac-12 Network matchup from Drake Stadium.
September 14, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Announces 2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule Cal Poly, coming off of six consecutive winning seasons, brings back three senior leaders in guards Ariana Elegado and Kristen Ale and forward Taryn Garza.
September 14, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Scores Twice in Final 16 Minutes for 2-1 Win at Oral Roberts Cal Poly will return home to host Fresno State at 5 p.m. Friday.
September 13, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Produce Two Sweeps to Close Cal Poly ShareSLO Tournament Freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen produced a match-leading 12 kills as the Mustang volleyball program opened Saturday's doubleheader and second-day action at the Cal Poly ShareSLO Tournament with a 25-19, 25-12, 25-20 sweep of San Jose State.
September 13, 2014 | Cross Country Cal Poly Men Place First, Women Third in WCC Preview Meet Sophomore Clayton Hutchins led a quartet of top-10 Cal Poly finishers, capturing top honors as the Mustangs claimed the team title in the men's division of the West Coast Conference Preview Meet on Saturday at Baylands Park.
September 12, 2014 | Women's Soccer Penalty Kick Lifts Oklahoma State to 2-1 Win Over Cal Poly Oklahoma State snapped a 1-1 tie with a penalty kick as the Cowgirls posted a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly in a non-conference women's soccer match Friday night.
September 12, 2014 | Football Former Cal Poly Football Player Lead Donor for New Mustang Locker Room Cal Poly has a new locker room for its football team, thanks to a lead donor who is a former Mustang player. The Steve Jones Family Locker Room was completed last week and features 105 Hollman wood lockers along with new ventilation, paint, MRSA-resistant flooring, doors, lighting and sound system.
September 11, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Tops Grand Canyon 2-0 for Fourth Straight Victory Junior midfielder Matt LaGrassa set a victorious tone with a 24th-minute goal as the Cal Poly men's soccer team pushed its winning streak to four successive matches with a 2-0 triumph against Grand Canyon on Thursday evening inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 11, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Open 2014 Home Schedule with Cal Poly ShareSLO Tournament The Cal Poly volleyball program opens its 13-match home schedule inside Mott Athletics Center when hosting the inaugural Sept. 12-13 Cal Poly ShareSLO Tournament.
September 10, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Continues Road Stretch at Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts Last week in the Bay Area, the Mustangs (2-3-0) shut out San Jose State 2-0 before narrowly falling 2-1 to No. 11 Cal.
September 9, 2014 | Men's Tennis Donovan to Represent Cal Poly at ITA All-American Championships He will open in qualifying, which starts Sept. 27, ahead of the main draw (in which the preseason top 41 players are entered), scheduled to begin Oct. 2 at Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
September 8, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Tabbed No. 13 Among Draft Prospects from Team USA Cal Poly junior-to-be second baseman Mark Mathias has been listed No. 13 on Baseball America's list of top draft prospects from the 2014 Team USA squad.
September 7, 2014 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Top UMass 1-0 for Third Straight Triumph A 39th-minute penalty from sophomore forward John Chronopoulos stood as the difference on Sunday afternoon as the Cal Poly men's soccer program chalked up its third successive victory with a 1-0 dispatching of Massachusetts at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 7, 2014 | Women's Soccer No. 12 Cal Overcomes Halftime Deficit to Edge Mustangs Late, 2-1 The result produced by the Cal Poly defense matched an earlier-season performance by No. 16 Santa Clara for the fewest goals allowed to a Golden Bears team off to an historic start.
September 7, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Drops 3-1 Decision at Saint Mary’s Freshman setter Taylor Nelson led all players with 13 kills and 23 assists, but the Cal Poly volleyball program – after winning its second set at Saint Mary's – dropped the ensuing two games and a 25-23, 16-25, 25-12, 25-23 decision to the Gaels on Sunday afternoon inside McKeon Pavilion.
September 6, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Football Falls to No. 11/12 South Dakota State, 44-18 Backup quarterback Zach Lujan, making his first collegiate start, threw three touchdown passes and senior running back Zach Zenner recorded his 23rd career 100-yard game as No. 11/12 South Dakota State defeated Cal Poly 44-18 in a non-conference football game Saturday night at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.
September 6, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Women's Volleyball Falls to Utah in Three Games Cal Poly had small leads in each game, but Utah rallied to keep its record unblemished as the Utes earned a three-game sweep in a non-conference women’s volleyball match Saturday at McKeon Pavilion on the Saint Mary’s campus.
September 5, 2014 | Men's Soccer First-Half Trio of Goals Carries Cal Poly to 4-1 Win in Home Opener Cal Poly came into the weekend leading the Big West Conference in scoring. Now, six different players have accounted for a 10-goal output through three matches.
September 5, 2014 | Women's Soccer Krieghoff, Abutin Score in 2-0 Cal Poly Win Over San Jose State Cal Poly (2-2-0) will stay in the Bay Area to take on No. 12 Cal (4-0-0) at 4 p.m. Sunday in a match that will be televised by the Pac-12 Network from Goldman Field.
September 1, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Remains on the Road for Second Game, Visiting South Dakota St. Cal Poly (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky), which opened its 2014 campaign, its 21st in Division I and 96th overall, last Thursday night with a 28-10 loss at New Mexico State, remains on the road for its second game of the season Saturday night, visiting No. 11/12 South Dakota State (0-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) in Coughlin-Alumni Stadium at Brookings, S.D.
September 3, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Wrap Five-Match Road Trip versus Utah, at Saint Mary’s The Cal Poly volleyball program completes a season-opening, five-match road trip when facing Utah on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. and Saint Mary’s on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. Both matches will be hosted by Saint Mary’s.
August 31, 2014 | Men's Soccer Minter Brace, Palacios Goal Send Cal Poly Past North Carolina State Junior winger Chase Minter recorded his first career two-goal game and senior midfielder Steve Palacios scored his first collegiate goal as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program earned its first victory of 2014 with a 3-1 triumph versus North Carolina State at Dail Soccer Field on Sunday afternoon.
August 31, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Loses at Home for Only Second Time in 14 Games, 2-0 to FAU Claire Emslie, who captained the U-19 Scottish National Team, got FAU on the board in the 57th minute.
August 30, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Drop Pair to Washington State, Wyoming at Montana Invitational Freshman outside hitter Raeann Greisen led the Cal Poly volleyball program in kills (18) for a second successive match, but the Mustangs – after winning the second set against Wyoming on Saturday morning – dropped the next two and a 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 25-16 decision at the Montana Invitational inside West Auxiliary Gym.
August 30, 2014 | Cross Country Cal Poly Splits Season-Opening Lagoon Races at UC Santa Barbara Cal Poly will return to the course at the WCC Preview Meet hosted by Santa Clara at 9 a.m. Sept. 13.
August 29, 2014 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Concede in Second Half, Drop 4-3 Season Opener at Davidson Juniors Matt LaGrassa and Chase Minter notched their initial goals of the 2014 season and freshman forward Kaba Alkebulan scored his first collegiate goal, but the Cal Poly men’s soccer program allowed four second-half scores to Davidson in a span of 18 minutes and fell 4-3 in the season-opening match for both programs on Friday afternoon.
August 28, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Falls to New Mexico State 28-10 in Football Season Opener Freshman Larry Rose scored two touchdowns and sophomore Tyler Rogers passed for a pair of scores as New Mexico State defeated Cal Poly 28-10 in a season-opening football game for both schools Thursday night at Aggie Memorial Stadium.
August 28, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Looks for Another Home Win on Sunday Against Florida Atlantic Cal Poly will be aiming for its eighth home win in nine games when it takes the pitch versus Florida Atlantic at noon Sunday in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
August 28, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Catching up at Cal Poly's Preseason Camp with Hannah Schleis Catching up at the Cal Poly volleyball program's preseason camp with junior outside hitter Hannah Schleis.
August 27, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Conducts Final Practice Prior to 2014 Season Opener The Cal Poly football team returned to the scene of one of its historic victories – the Sun Bowl on the campus of UTEP – on Wednesday for its final practice prior to Thursday night’s season opener at New Mexico State.
August 26, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Catching up at Cal Poly's Preseason Camp with Maddie Kuber Catching up at the Cal Poly volleyball program's preseason camp with junior setter Maddie Kuber.
August 25, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Opens 2014 Football Campaign Thursday at New Mexico State Cal Poly, just a couple key plays short of earning another NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth in 2013, opens its 2014 campaign, its 21st in Division I and 96th overall, on Thursday night, visiting New Mexico State at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces, N.M.
August 25, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Catching up at Cal Poly's Preseason Camp with Taylor Gruenewald Catching up at the Cal Poly volleyball program's preseason camp with sophomore middle blocker Taylor Gruenewald.
August 23, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Draws No. 7 California 1-1 in Exhibition Tuneup Sophomore winger Justin Dhillon placed the Cal Poly men’s soccer program in front of No. 7 California with a 27th-minute goal, but the Mustangs settled for a 1-1 draw in their lone exhibition tuneup after conceding a 56th-minute strike to the Golden Bears inside Edwards Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
August 23, 2014 | General News Tim Walsh, Larry Lee Accept Ice Bucket Challenges Cal Poly head football coach Tim Walsh and baseball mentor Larry Lee accepted Ice Bucket Challenges this week.
August 21, 2014 | Football Rugged Cal Poly Football Schedule for 2015 Announced With the recent addition of Northern Iowa, Cal Poly has completed its 11-game 2015 football schedule.
August 20, 2014 | General News Mott Athletics Center Ready for Enhanced Upgrades in 2014 Mustang fans headed to the Mott Athletics Center this fall will receive an upgraded game-night experience as the Cal Poly Athletics Department recently announced an interactive rebranding initiative that will introduce a new competition floor, video board and scoreboard, LED courtside signage tables and improved courtside seating to the complex for the 2014-15 sports season.
August 19, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Meet the Cal Poly Volleyball Freshmen - Savannah Niemen Meet the Cal Poly Volleyball Freshmen with middle blocker Savannah Niemen.
August 18, 2014 | Baseball Correia Earns Victory in First Start with Los Angeles Dodgers Former Cal Poly right-hander Kevin Correia earned a victory in his first start with the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing one run and four hits in six innings against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Dodgers won the game 6-2.
August 17, 2014 | Football Offense Scores Five Touchdowns in Final Scrimmage of 2014 Fall Camp More than three months ago, the offense failed to score a touchdown in Cal Poly's 2014 Spring Game. The Mustang offense erupted for five touchdowns in the final scrimmage of Fall Camp on a warm Saturday afternoon in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
August 16, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men's Soccer Intrasquad Wrapup - Phil Ruskin Cal Poly men's soccer interim head coach Phil Ruskin talks about the squad's annual intrasquad matchup, held on Aug. 16 at Spanos Stadium.
August 16, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Meet the Cal Poly Volleyball Freshmen - Raeann Greisen Meet the Cal Poly Volleyball Freshmen with outside hitter Raeann Greisen.
August 16, 2014 | Football Three Former Cal Poly Football Players Pass Away Over the Summer The Cal Poly football program lost three of its former players -- Bob Johnson, George Cockerton and Pat Young -- over the last two months.
August 15, 2014 | Men's Soccer Men’s Soccer, Meet the Team Day, Green and Gold Match Set for Saturday Culminating in the program’s annual intrasquad Green versus Gold match, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team will host its second annual Meet the Team Day event and youth skills clinic for fans on Saturday, Aug. 16.
August 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Summer Interview Series - Part V In part V of the Cal Poly men's basketball program's summer interview series, strength and conditioning coach Chris Holder and sophomore guard Max Betkowski discuss the NCAA Tournament experience, weightlifting records and Max's favorite bands. Plus, outakes.
August 14, 2014 | Football Mustangs to Hold Scrimmage Saturday Afternoon in Spanos Stadium The 2014 Cal Poly football team will hold a scrimmage Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
August 13, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Picked as Preseason Favorite to Repeat as Big West Champion Cal Poly, which last year won the regular-season title at 7-1-0, received six first-place votes on the way to a 77-point total from the balloting.
August 13, 2014 | Track & Field Cal Poly Welcomes Class of 25 Cross Country, Track and Field Recruits All of the class will be able to compete in the upcoming track and field season, while most of the distance runners also figure to represent Cal Poly on cross country courses this fall.
August 12, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Opens Training Camp on Wednesday Under the direction of interim head coach Phil Ruskin and highlighted by eight returning starters from a 2013 squad that scored a program-record 43 goals, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens its preseason training camp and begins preparations for the upcoming year on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m.
August 12, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly-UC Santa Barbara Men’s Soccer Match Added to Fox Prime Lineup For the sixth time in seven years, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s Blue-Green rivalry showdown versus UC Santa Barbara will be televised live following the Tuesday announcement from the Big West Conference office that the Saturday, Oct. 25 matchup between the two squads at Harder Stadium will be carried on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
August 11, 2014 | Baseball Correia Traded to Dodgers; Update on Other Former Mustangs in Pros Former Cal Poly right-hander Kevin Correia is back home in California, traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night for a player to be named later or cash. He makes his first start on the mound as a Dodger on Monday night against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field
August 11, 2014 | Baseball Mundell Finishes Summer Regular Season With Strong Final Month Cal Poly junior-to-be designated hitter Brian Mundell finished the regular season with the Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League on a high note.
August 10, 2014 | Football Several Energetic, Spirited and Close Battles Emerge for Starting Nods With as many as 10 starting positions to be filled, Cal Poly's 2014 Football Fall Camp has been marked by numerous energetic and close battles between veterans, transfers and newcomers.
August 9, 2014 | Football Jackson, Millard Intercept Passes in NFL Exhibition Games Asa Jackson and Johnny Millard, two of three former Cal Poly football players competing for roster spots in the National Football League, both intercepted passes in exhibition games this week.
August 8, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Opens 2014 Preseason Camp on Saturday Highlighted by three returning starters from a 2013 squad that posted an eight-win improvement from the previous season and solidified by PrepVolleyball.com’s 23rd-ranked freshman recruiting class, the Cal Poly volleyball program opens its preseason training camp and kickstarts preparations for the upcoming year on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 3 p.m.
August 6, 2014 | Cross Country Bayley Joins Cal Poly Cross Country Program as Assistant Coach The Mustangs have swept the Big West Conference team and individual championships on both the men's and women's sides two years in a row.
August 6, 2014 | Football Dzubnar Named to Preseason All-American Team; Other Football Notes Cal Poly senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar has earned a spot on the College Sports Madness Preseason Football Championship Subdivision All-American first team.
August 6, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Practices with Full Pads for First Time; Conducts Short Scrimmage Cal Poly donned full pads for the first time Wednesday and the result was a brief but spirited football scrimmage on the sixth day of the 2014 Fall Camp.
August 6, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly to Host Westmont in Season-Opening Exhibition on Aug. 14 Cal Poly, the defending Big West Conference regular-season champion, will then travel to Pepperdine for the regular-season opener at 3 p.m. Aug. 22.
August 6, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Summer Interview Series - Part IV In part IV of the Cal Poly men's basketball program's summer interview series, Paul Fortier and Brian Bennett discuss celebrity lookalikes, roommates and smoked salmon.
August 4, 2014 | Baseball Lots of Movement for Former Cal Poly Baseball Players It was a busy week for several former Cal Poly baseball players. Some moved up, some moved down and others were traded.
August 1, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Football Opens 2014 Fall Camp Earlier Than Usual Although 58 lettermen dominated Friday's opening practice session of Fall Camp, the focus also was on the 25 newcomers who took the artificial turf field at the Cal Poly Sports Complex for the first time.
July 31, 2014 | Football Mustangs Ranked in Top 25 in Pair of Preseason FCS Polls The 2014 Cal Poly football team has earned top-25 rankings in a pair of preseason NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision polls.
July 30, 2014 | Men's Golf Cal Poly Golf Program Offers Numerous Fund-Raising Events The Cal Poly golf program has several fund-raising events coming up in the next two months.
July 30, 2014 | Football Mustangs Open Practice Friday Afternoon; Earliest Start in School History The 2014 Cal Poly football team opens Fall Camp on Friday afternoon -- the earliest start in school history -- with 95 players, including 58 of the 61 returning lettermen (16 starters), 12 redshirts, six transfers and 19 freshmen taking the field on the artificial turf of the upper field at the Cal Poly Sports Complex.
July 30, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Summer Interview Series - Part III In part III of the Cal Poly men's basketball program's summer interview series, Mitch Reaves and Anthony Silvestri discuss the perks of being a redhead and break down "Ant" versus "Anth." Plus, outtakes.
July 28, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Finishes Team USA Stint with Two Singles Against Cuba There were only two games this summer in which Mathias failed to reach base. He and LSU's Alex Bregman were the squad's only players to start all 28 games.
July 28, 2014 | Women's Basketball Elegado to Return to Mustangs for 2014-15 Season Elegado, who redshirted as a freshman in 2010-11, graduated in June with a recreation, parks & tourism admin. degree and will now be a graduate student with a concentration in sport management.
July 28, 2014 | Baseball Van Gansen Selected to Play in Big League Dreams Game Cal Poly junior-to-be shortstop Peter Van Gansen has been selected to play in the Northwoods League's Big League Dreams showcase game August 5 in Madison, Wisconsin.
July 23, 2014 | Track & Field Cal Poly Track and Field Earns Coaches Association All-Academic Honors Four individuals from the Cal Poly track and field team, as well as the entire women's squad, were selected to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's All-Academic Team for the 2014 season.
July 21, 2014 | Women's Soccer Kobinski Scores First International Goal in Guam Win at East Asian Cup While with the Mustangs, Kobinski was a two-time All-West Region attacking player, and won the Big West Conference Midfielder of the Year award as a senior in 2012.
July 20, 2014 | Women's Basketball Cal Poly Basketball Golf Tournament Set for Sept. 21 at Cypress Ridge Dinner and an awards ceremony, along with a raffle and silent auction, will start at 6 p.m.
July 20, 2014 | Baseball Mathias, Team USA Defeat Japan 6-3 to Win Honkbal Week Championship The title, coming at the 27th edition of the international tournament, was Team USA's first since 2008.
July 18, 2014 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Meet the Team Day Set for Saturday, Aug. 16 Culminating in the program’s annual intrasquad Green versus Gold match, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team will host its second annual Meet the Team Day event and youth skills clinic for fans on Saturday, Aug. 16 at the university’s Upper Sports Complex.
July 17, 2014 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Adds Four to 2013-14 Recruiting Class The Cal Poly wrestling team has announced the addition of four wrestlers to the 2013-14 recruiting class. All four signed a National Letter of Intent during the Regular Signing Period, which ends August 1.
July 17, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Goes Hitless, But Team USA Cruises to 8-1 Win Over Netherlands Despite a hitless day by Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias, Team USA rolled to an 8-1 victory over the Netherlands in its fifth game during Honkbal Week at Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Wednesday.
July 16, 2014 | Baseball Miller Continues to Hit Well for Salem Red Sox in Carolina League Former Cal Poly infielder Mike Miller continues to swing a hot bat for the Salem Red Sox in the Carolina League, hitting .338 with seven doubles and 13 RBI. His 10-game hitting streak was snapped last week.
July 16, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Summer Interview Series - Part II In part No. 2 of the Cal Poly men's basketball team's summer interview series, assistant coach Sam Kirby and senior Michael Bolden discuss burritos, career opportunities and three things to bring if stranded on an island.
July 15, 2014 | Football Cal Poly Selected to Finish Fourth in Big Sky by Coaches and Media The Cal Poly football team has been selected by Big Sky Conference coaches and the media to repeat its fourth-place finish of a year ago.
July 15, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Produces RBI Single as Team USA Defeats Japan 6-0 Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias singled and knocked in a run as Team USA shut out Japan 6-0 in its fourth game during Honkbal Week at Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Tuesday.
July 14, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Goes 0-for-3 With a Walk; Team USA Defeats Chinese Taipei Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias went hitless for only the fourth time in 18 games this summer, but drew a walk as Team USA shut out Chinese Taipei 4-0 in its third game during Honkbal Week at Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Monday.
July 14, 2014 | Football Ivory, Dzubnar Named to Big Sky Preseason All-Conference Team Cal Poly slotback Kristaan Ivory and linebacker Nick Dzubnar have been selected to the 2014 Big Sky Preseason All-Conference Team.
July 12, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Produces Single, Sacrifice Bunt as Team USA No-Hits Netherlands Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias singled and laid down a key ninth-inning sacrifice bunt as Team USA defeated the Netherlands 3-0 on a combined no-hitter by four pitchers Saturday night at Pim Mulier Stadium during Honkbal Week.
July 11, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Reaches Base Three Times in Team USA Loss to Japan Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias reached base three times Friday, but Team USA was held to just one hit and fell 1-0 to Japan in the opening game of the 27th edition of Honkbal Week at Pim Mulier Stadium.
July 10, 2014 | Baseball Single, Sacrifice Fly by Mathias Lift Team USA to 7-0 Victory Over Japan Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias singled and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as Team USA blanked Japan 7-0 Tuesday night at Buck Hardee Field in Wilmington, N.C., clinching the three-game International Friendship Series, two games to one.
July 9, 2014 | Baseball Summer Collegiate League Season Well Underway for Several Mustangs Outfielders Zack Zehner, Kevin Morgan and Alex Michaels, infielder John Schuknecht and catcher Brett Barbier all sport batting averages above the .300 mark for their summer collegiate league teams.
July 9, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Summer Interview Series - Part I In part No. 1 of the Cal Poly men's basketball program's summer interview series, head coach Joe Callero and senior guard Maliik Love pitch LeBron James on becoming a Mustang and discuss Maliik's law enforcement career.
July 8, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Drives in Pair of Runs, But Team USA Falls to Japan 7-5 Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias went hitless for just the second time in 14 games for Team USA, but drove in a pair of runs as USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team dropped a 7-5 decision to Japan in the second game of a three-game international friendship series Monday night.
July 7, 2014 | Football Dzubnar Named to CFPA Watch List for FCS Linebackers Senior middle linebacker Nick Dzubnar, Cal Poly's leading tackler each of the last two years, has been named to College Football Performance Awards' watch list for Football Championship Subdivision linebackers.
July 6, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Homers, Doubles as Team USA Beats Japan 10-0 in Series Opener Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias hit his first home run for Team USA and also doubled, driving in three runs, as USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team defeated Japan 10-0 in the opener of a three-game friendship series Sunday afternoon.
July 5, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Begins New Hitting Streak as Team USA Wins Chinese Taipei Series SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – A day after his nine-game hitting streak was snapped, Cal Poly junior-to-be infielder Mark Mathias collected a hit in each game of a Saturday doubleheader against Chinese Taipei at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C.
July 4, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Drives in a Run in Team USA's 2-0 Victory Over Chinese Taipei For the first time in 10 games for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team, Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias failed to get a hit. But Mathias, starting at first base and batting second in the lineup, knocked in an insurance run in the ninth inning with a grounder to third base as Team USA blanked Chinese Taipei 2-0 Friday night.
July 3, 2014 | Baseball One More Hit for Mathias in 6-2 Victory Over Chinese Taipei Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias produced a single in four at-bats, scored a run and also walked as USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team defeated Chinese Taipei 6-2 in the second game of a five-game Friendship Series on Wednesday night at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C.
July 2, 2014 | General News Director of Athletics: A 'Fantastic' Year for Athletics in 2013-14 Cal Poly director of athletics Don Oberhelman shares with Mustang fans some of the fantastic successes the Mustangs enjoyed in 2013-14, and things to keep an eye on for 2014-15.
July 2, 2014 | Baseball Two Hits for Mathias in 5-5 Tie with Chinese Taipei Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias continued his torrid hitting pace with a single and double as USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team battled Chinese Taipei to a 10-inning 5-5 draw in the opening game of a five-game Friendship Series on Tuesday night at Coleman Field at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
July 1, 2014 | Baseball Mustangs Finish Second in Nation in Winning Percentage The 2014 Cal Poly baseball team posted the second-best winning percentage in all of Division I.
July 1, 2014 | General News 39 Student-Athletes Earn Big West Conference All-Academic Honors A total of 39 student-athletes representing 10 Cal Poly winter and spring sports programs were named to the 2013-14 Big West Conference All-Academic Team on Tuesday afternoon.
June 30, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Finishes in Top Twenty in All Five Major Polls Cal Poly’s historic 47-win baseball season, which included its first Big West Conference championship and third NCAA regional bid, has resulted in a top-20 finish in all five major NCAA Division I polls.
June 30, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Infielder Mark Mathias Earns Spot on Team USA Roster For the second straight year, Cal Poly will be represented on Team USA by one of its baseball players. Following in the footsteps of southpaw Matt Imhof, junior-to-be second baseman Mark Mathias was named Monday morning to the 24-man Collegiate National Team by USA Baseball.
June 30, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustang Volleyball Program Announces 2014 Schedule Highlighted by seven matches versus opponents that qualified for last year’s NCAA Tournament and 13 contests inside the Mott Athletics Center, the Cal Poly volleyball program announced its 26-match 2014 regular season schedule on Monday afternoon.
June 30, 2014 | Baseball Former Mustangs Make Roster Moves in Professional Baseball Kyle Anderson and Frankie Reed have moved up while Evan Reed dropped to Triple-A, leaving the Cal Poly baseball program with just three former players currently in the Major Leagues.
June 29, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Finishes Red, White and Blue Tour on Sunday With One Hit Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias singled in three at-bats and also walked twice and scored two times, but Team USA suffered its first loss in the Red, White and Blue Tour, falling 7-5 to the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League on Sunday night at Warm Memorial Stadium in Hampton, Va.
June 29, 2014 | Track & Field Cal Poly Alumni Brown Trafton, Vessey Fourth at USA Championships Earlier in the day in the infield, USATF and NBC jointly honored members of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team, including former Mustang star Reynaldo Brown.
June 28, 2014 | Track & Field Cal Poly Grad Day-Monroe Wins Heptathlon Title at USA Championships Her previous championships came in 2011 (with a score of 6,058) and last summer (6,550).
June 27, 2014 | Track & Field Day-Monroe Leads at USA Championships; Bruce, Vessey in Finals on NBC Day-Monroe, a two-time Olympian, was a seven-time All-American at Cal Poly. In 2005 (via the high jump), she became the ninth student-athlete in school history to win an individual national championship at the Division I level.
June 27, 2014 | Baseball Another Multi-Hit Game for Cal Poly's Mark Mathias in Team USA Victory Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias produced his third multi-hit game in the last four nights, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored, as Team USA scored six runs over the final three innings to break a close game open late and defeated the Columbia Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League, 9-1, on Thursday evening at Capital City Stadium.
June 26, 2014 | Track & Field Former Mustang Vessey Wins 800 Heat to Open USA Championships Three more Cal Poly alumni -- Stephanie Brown Trafton, Ben Bruce and Sharon Day-Monroe -- are also entered in other events.
June 26, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Adds Guard Trevor John for 2014-15 Season The Cal Poly men’s basketball team moved a player closer to rounding off its 2014-15 roster recently with the announcement by sixth-year head coach Joe Callero and the Mustang Athletics Department that 6-3, 182-pound guard Trevor John has joined the program for the upcoming season.
June 25, 2014 | Baseball Another Three-Hit Game for Cal Poly's Mark Mathias in Team USA Victory Starting at third base and moving to the top of the batting order, Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias produced his second three-hit game for Team USA as the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team defeated the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League, 14-2, on Wednesday night at Fleming Stadium.
June 25, 2014 | Men's Basketball Eversley Inks First Professional Contract with Westports Malaysia Dragons Following an historic senior season in which he was named Big West Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player after helping lead the Cal Poly men’s basketball program to the 2014 NCAA Tournament second round, former Mustang forward Chris Eversley signed his first professional contact to compete for the Kuala Lumpur-based Westports Malaysia Dragons.
June 24, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Infielder Mark Mathias Contributes Again in Another Team USA Win Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias doubled, walked twice, knocked in a run and figured in both run-scoring rallies as USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team defeated the Fayetteville SwampDogs, 2-0, on Tuesday evening at J.P. Riddle Stadium in Fayetteville, N.C.
June 23, 2014 | Baseball Allen Produces First Two Hits as a Professional on Sunday Three of Cal Poly's six baseball players who were drafted earlier this month have signed professional contracts and one of them -- infielder Jimmy Allen -- garnered his first two hits Sunday.
June 23, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Contributes Three Hits in Another Team USA Victory Cal Poly junior-to-be Mark Mathias started in a different position for the third straight game and responded with three hits, including a double, as USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team defeated the High-Point-Thomasville HiToms of the Coastal Plain League, 11-6 Monday night in Thomasville, N.C.
June 22, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Sophomore Mark Mathias Singles Again in Team USA Victory For the second straight game, Cal Poly sophomore Mark Mathias produced a single. On Sunday, he singled in the eighth inning as Team USA defeated a Coastal Plains League Select Squad 4-2 at Coleman Field at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
June 22, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly's Mark Mathias Singles and Scores a Run in Team USA Opener Cal Poly sophomore Mark Mathias singled in three at-bats and scored a run as USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team defeated the Catawba Valley Stars 14-6 in the opening game of the team’s summer practice schedule Saturday night at Coleman Field at the National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
June 19, 2014 | Baseball Mathias to Compete for Spot on Team USA Roster For the second year in a row and the fourth time in the last six seasons, a Cal Poly baseball player -- sophomore second baseman Mark Mathias -- has been invited to compete for a spot on USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team.
June 19, 2014 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Announces 2014 Women's Soccer Schedule Cal Poly is expected to return at least six regular starters and 14 more players who were on the pitch last season -- during which the Mustangs went 11-7-1 overall (including 7-1-0 to win the Big West title) -- joined by two redshirts coming back, plus 10 freshmen.
June 18, 2014 | Baseball Mathias Earns All-West Region First-Team Honors; Quartet on Second Team Cal Poly sophomore second baseman Mark Mathias has earned first-team All-West Region honors while four other Mustangs landed on the second unit.
June 16, 2014 | Football Millard Participating in OTA Workouts with St. Louis Rams Former Cal Poly linebacker Johnny Millard has been participating in organized team activity workouts with the St. Louis Rams over the last two weeks.
June 16, 2014 | Baseball Norris, Wagman Produce Winning Streaks on the Mound Mike Miller continued his strong start since coming off the disabled list while Bud Norris and Joey Wagman have extended winning streaks on the mound this month.
June 16, 2014 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Take Court in 2014 with Nation’s 23rd-Ranked Recruiting Class The Mustang volleyball program will take the court in September with one of the nation’s more formidable freshman classes following the recent announcement that Cal Poly’s seven-player incoming squad was ranked No. 23 among PrepVolleyball.com’s Top 30 Recruiting Classes for 2014.
June 14, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Unveils 2013-14 Team Awards Big West Conference Tournament champions and a program that advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round, the Cal Poly men's basketball team placed the final touches on its historic 2013-14 season as the program unveiled its annual list of award winners and honorees inside the university's Performing Arts Center on Friday evening.
June 11, 2014 | Baseball Trio of Mustangs Earn All-America Honors from Baseball America, NCBWA A trio of players from Cal Poly’s historic 2014 baseball team earned All-America honors as Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced its postseason teams Wednesday. Sophomore second baseman Mark Mathias was honored by both groups, landing on the Baseball America second team and the NCBWA’s third team.
June 8, 2014 | Baseball Torres, Zehner, Reilly Selected on Second Day of MLB Draft Outfielders Nick Torres and Zack Zehner along with closer Reed Reilly, all juniors on Cal Poly’s Big West Conference championship baseball team, were selected on the second day of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Friday at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, N.J.
June 8, 2014 | Baseball Miller Returns to Lineup in Boston Red Sox Organization Former Cal Poly infielder Mike Miller played his first game of the 2014 season last Sunday after being activated from the injured list by the Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League.
June 7, 2014 | Baseball Hoo, Bloomquist and Imhof Earn Top Mustang Team Awards Cal Poly senior catcher Chris Hoo earned the Cal Poly baseball team's Ozzie Smith Most Valuable Player Award for 2014 while junior southpaw Matt Imhof and sophomore right-hander Casey Bloomquist will share the Mike Krukow Outstanding Pitcher Award.
June 7, 2014 | Baseball Allen, Hoo Selected on Final Day of Major League Baseball Draft Third baseman Jimmy Allen and catcher Chris Hoo, both seniors, became Cal Poly’s fifth and sixth players drafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, which concluded a three-day run Saturday at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, N.J.
June 7, 2014 | Men's Basketball Chris Eversley Reflects on Showcase Tour of China Former Cal Poly forward Chris Eversley – the 2014 Big West Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player after helping the Mustangs to their first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in March – took a moment to reflect on a recent tour of China with a United States representative team affiliated with the United States Basketball Academy.
June 6, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Wraps Up Historic 2014 Season With 47 Wins, Big West Title A Big West Conference championship, 47 victories, a 12-game winning streak, back-to-back regional appearances, hosting an NCAA regional for the first time, winning a pair of regional games and 15 crowds in excess of 2,000 fans in Baggett Stadium. Those are the major accomplishments in an historic 2014 baseball season resulting in Cal Poly’s ninth winning season in the last 11 years, its fourth 40-victory campaign ever and third NCAA regional appearance in the last six years
June 5, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Fans Praised for 'Amazing' San Luis Obispo Regional More than 15,000 fans passed through the turnstyles for the six games played in the 2014 NCAA Division I San Luis Obispo Regional over the weekend at Baggett Stadium, producing an environment called "electric," "tremendous," "memorable," "amazing" and "awesome" by coaches, spectators and players.
June 5, 2014 | Baseball Imhof Cal Poly’s Third-Highest Draft Selection, Taken by Phillies Cal Poly junior southpaw Matt Imhof was the sixth selection in the second round, 47th overall, by the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft on Thursday night at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, N.J.
June 5, 2014 | General News Eversley, Hyland Named Cal Poly’s Athletes of the Year For the second year in a row, a freshman has been named Cal Poly’s Female Athlete of the Year. Sierra Hyland earned the honor at the Night of the Mustang on Wednesday night while senior Chris Eversley, was named Cal Poly Male Athlete of the Year.
June 4, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Falls to Pepperdine 10-6 in Championship Game of SLO Regional Right fielder Bryan Langlois tripled to drive in three runs in the ninth inning, snapping a 6-6 tie and sending Pepperdine to a 10-6 victory over Cal Poly in the championship game of the 2014 NCAA Division I San Luis Obispo Regional on Sunday night in Baggett Stadium.
June 4, 2014 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Solidifies Staff for 2014 Season Cal Poly men’s soccer head coach Paul Holocher cemented the program’s managerial and support staff for the 2014 season with the recent announcement that Luis Trejo has joined the team as goalkeeper trainer while Brian Cronin begins duties as the program’s director of operations.
June 3, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Eliminates Sacramento State, 6-5, in San Luis Obispo Regional Cal Poly built a 5-1 lead in the first four innings and held on to beat Sacramento State 6-5 in an elimination game of the 2014 NCAA Division I San Luis Obispo Regional on Sunday before 2,473 in Baggett Stadium.
June 2, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Falls to Pepperdine in Second Round of SLO Regional Pepperdine rallied for two runs in the seventh inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit and Aaron Brown and Eric Karch combined to hold Cal Poly to three hits as the Waves edged the Mustangs 2-1 in a second-round game of the 2014 NCAA Division I San Luis Obispo Regional on Saturday night before 2,941 in Baggett Stadium.
June 1, 2014 | Baseball Tickets Remain On Sale for Cal Poly vs. Sacramento State Game As of 10 a.m. Sunday, about 500 tickets remain for Cal Poly's game against Sacramento State in the 2014 Division I San Luis Obispo Regional at Baggett Stadium.
May 31, 2014 | Baseball Sacramento State Upsets Arizona State 5-4 in San Luis Obispo Regional Right fielder Nathan Lukes drove in three runs and No. 4 Sacramento State scored three times in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and held on to upset No. 2 Arizona State 5-4 in an elimination game of the 2014 NCAA Division I San Luis Obispo Regional on Saturday at Cal Poly’s Baggett Stadium.
May 31, 2014 | Track & Field Bryan Ties for 13th in High Jump at West Regional Championships She and seven others initially tied for 11th among the field of 48, all while clearing 5 feet, 7.75 inches, forcing a jump-off at John McDonnell Field to determine the final two competitors to move on to Oregon.
May 31, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly, Pepperdine to Play Deciding Game of Season Series Saturday Cal Poly and Pepperdine will play the rubber match of their season series Saturday night, but with more at stake this time.
May 30, 2014 | Baseball Pepperdine Holds On For 3-2 Victory Over Arizona State in Regional Opener No. 3 Pepperdine scored three times in the first two innings and Corey Miller and two relievers made the lead stand up as the Waves defeated No. 2 Arizona State 3-2 in the opening game of the San Luis Obispo Regional on Friday at Baggett Stadium.
May 30, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Defeats Sacramento State 4-2 on First Day of SLO Regional Southpaw Matt Imhof and right-hander Reed Reilly combined on a three-hitter as Cal Poly defeated Sacramento State 4-2 on the opening day of the NCAA Division I San Luis Obispo Regional on Friday night before 2,922 in Baggett Stadium.
May 30, 2014 | Track & Field Cal Poly Competes on Day 2 of West Regional Championships at Arkansas Two more Mustangs are scheduled to compete at 4 p.m. PDT Saturday.
May 29, 2014 | Baseball Mathias, Imhof and Bloomquist Earn All-American Honors Cal Poly second baseman Mark Mathias and starting pitchers Matt Imhof and Casey Bloomquist have earned Louisville Slugger All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
May 29, 2014 | Track & Field Davidson Leads Mustangs on First Day of West Regional Championships Sean Davidson highlighted the opening night of the NCAA West Regional Championships for the Cal Poly track and field team, as the senior came in 15th in the men's 10,000-meter run around John McDonnell Field on Thursday.
May 28, 2014 | General News Cal Poly Finishes With Its Best Big West Commissioner's Cup Score Ever Cal Poly ended the regular season with its highest score ever achieved in the history of the Big West Commissioner's Cup, and the Mustangs' second-place status also matched the school's best finish since the annual conference competition began in 1998-99.
May 27, 2014 | Baseball Six Mustang Players Earn All-Big West First-Team Honors Cal Poly earned three of the six top major awards and six Mustang baseball players earned first-team All-Big West Conference honors as voted by the nine head coaches Tuesday.
May 27, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly to Face Sacramento State in San Luis Obispo Regional Friday Cal Poly, competing in an NCAA regional for the third time in the last six years, will host a postseason Division I baseball event for the first time this weekend, joining Sacramento State, Arizona State and Pepperdine in the four-team double-elimination San Luis Obispo Regional at Baggett Stadium. Coach Larry Lee’s No. 1-seeded Mustangs will face No. 4 Sacramento State on Friday at 6 p.m.
May 26, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly to Host Sacramento State, Arizona State and Pepperdine Pepperdine, Arizona State and Sacramento State have been selected as the baseball teams filling out the field for the first-ever NCAA Division I San Luis Obispo Regional.
May 25, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Selected to Host NCAA Regional for First Time For the first time in its 20-year NCAA Division I history, the Big West Conference championship Cal Poly baseball team has been selected to host an NCAA regional.
May 24, 2014 | Track & Field Ten from Cal Poly to Compete at West Regional Championships at Arkansas Ten members of the Cal Poly track and field team will compete at the NCAA West Regional Championships at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Ark. next week. The meet will begin at 2:30 p.m. PDT Thursday and conclude at about 8 p.m. Saturday.
May 22, 2014 | Baseball Van Gansen Remains on Brooks Wallace Watch List Cal Poly sophomore shortstop Peter Van Gansen remains on the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award watch list after the National College Baseball Hall of Fame released its updated list of 16 candidates for the nation's top shortstop Thursday.
May 21, 2014 | Baseball Bloomquist Replaces Imhof on Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List Cal Poly sophomore right-hander Casey Bloomquist has taken the place of junior southpaw Matt Imhof as the College Baseball Hall of Fame's Pitcher of the Year Award watch list was trimmed to 18 players Wednesday.
May 21, 2014 | Track & Field Frias Wins Big West Conference Track Athlete of the Year Award Frias was a two-time Big West Track Athlete of the Week this season. He'll next compete in the 10K at the West Regional meet at 9 p.m. May 29 at Arkansas.
May 20, 2014 | Baseball All-Session Tickets for Potential Regional at Cal Poly On Sale Wednesday All-session general admission tickets for a potential NCAA baseball regional in Baggett Stadium on the Cal Poly campus will go on sale Wednesday morning.
May 20, 2014 | Men's Golf Five Mustang Golfers Advance to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round Five current or former Cal Poly golfers have advanced to sectional qualifying for the 2014 U.S. Open.
May 19, 2014 | Baseball Big West Champion Cal Poly Moves Up in All Five Major Division I Polls Winning six straight games and nine of 10 en route to its first Big West Conference baseball championship, Cal Poly moved upward in all five major NCAA Division I polls released Monday, including a jump of seven spots in one poll.
May 19, 2014 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Season Banquet Set for June 13 In recognition of the Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s historic 2013-14 successes, the program recently announced that the annual season-celebrating banquet will be held on Friday, June 13 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. inside the university’s Performing Arts Center.
May 19, 2014 | Baseball Third Baseman Jimmy Allen Earns Big West Field Player of the Week Award Cal Poly senior third baseman Jimmy Allen, who hit three home runs in a Big West Conference baseball series at Cal State Northridge last weekend, has earned Big West Conference Field Player of the Week honors for the second time this season.
May 18, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Earns Big West Title and Automatic Berth in NCAA Regionals Junior right-hander Danny Zandona earned his second victory of the week, pitching 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief, and Reed Reilly, also a junior right-hander, notched a two-inning save, his 10th of the year, as No. 5 Cal Poly clinched its first Big West Conference baseball championship with a 3-1 victory over Cal State Northridge on Sunday at Matador Field.
May 17, 2014 | Track & Field Jordan, Frias Win Titles for Cal Poly at Big West Championships Jamison Jordan and Chris Frias won events for Cal Poly at the Big West Conference Championships on Saturday at Woody Wilson Track, helping the Mustangs finish in second place.
May 17, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Clinches Big West Series at Cal State Northridge With 6-3 Victory Sophomore right-hander Casey Bloomquist earned his 12th victory, scattering six hits over seven innings, while senior third baseman Jimmy Allen and sophomore second baseman Mark Mathias combined for six hits and three RBI as No. 5 Cal Poly defeated Cal State Northridge 6-3 Saturday afternoon at Matador Field.
May 16, 2014 | Baseball No. 5 Cal Poly Opens Big West Series at Cal State Northridge With 16-10 Win Cal Poly slugged four home runs and also doubled seven times as part of a 20-hit offensive attack, all season highs, coasting to a 16-10 victory over Cal State Northridge in the opener of a three-game Big West Conference baseball series Friday afternoon in 99-degree heat at Matador Field.
May 16, 2014 | Track & Field Davidson Shatters Meet Record on First Day of Big West Championships Cal Poly senior Sean Davidson shattered the all-time Big West Conference Championships meet record in the men's 10,000-meter run on Friday night, two of his teammates swept the 3,000 steeplechase titles, and 10 other Mustangs qualified for finals at Toomey Field & Woody Wilson Track.
May 15, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Places Trio of Players on Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist List Three members of the 2014 Cal Poly baseball team -- Matt Imhof, Casey Bloomquist and Mark Mathias -- are semifinalists for the 2014 Dick Howser Trophy, given to the top player in collegiate baseball and presented by Easton Foundations.
May 15, 2014 | Softball Hyland Selected to NFCA All-West Region Team Recognized once more for the most historic pitching season in Cal Poly softball program history, freshman Sierra Hyland became the first Mustang in four years to earn NFCA All-West Region selection as the righthander was named to the second team on Thursday morning.
May 14, 2014 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Team Adds Two for 2014-15 Season With four senior players departing from last season’s squad, third-year Cal Poly women’s tennis head coach Damon Coupe strengthened the Mustang program’s 2014-15 roster with the recent announcement that Abby Bacharach (Newcastle, Calif.) has signed a National Letter of Intent while Danè Joubert (De Doorns, South Africa) will join the team as a transfer from North Texas.
May 14, 2014 | Track & Field Cal Poly Travels to Big West Conference Championships This Week Saturday's competition will begin at noon; Fox Sports Prime Ticket will televise the finals live from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
May 14, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Closes Out Regular Season With Big West Series at Northridge Cal Poly (42-10, 16-5 Big West), still in the hunt for its first Big West Conference championship after winning a series against first-place UC Irvine over the weekend, wraps up the regular season this weekend with a three-game Big West series against Cal State Northridge (18-32, 6-12 Big West) at Matador Field (cap.: 1,000) in Northridge.
May 14, 2014 | General News 14 Cal Poly Intercollegiate Athletics Teams Improve APR Multi-Year Rates Led by men's basketball and men's swimming and diving, 14 of Cal Poly's 20 intercollegiate athletics teams improved their multi-year rates during the 2012-13 academic year, according to Academic Progress Rate figures released by the NCAA on Wednesday.
May 13, 2014 | Softball Hyland Named Pitcher of the Year; Seven Mustangs on All-Big West Team After compiling the most dominant pitching season in Cal Poly softball program history, righthander Sierra Hyland was honored on Tuesday afternoon as the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year and Freshman Pitcher of the Year. Also named to the All-Big West first team, Hyland headlined a list of seven Mustangs who earned 2014 all-conference praise.
May 13, 2014 | Men's Tennis Carless Chosen as Wilson/ITA Southwest Region Coach of the Year The honor comes two weeks after Carless was also selected as the Big West Conference Coach of the Year.
May 13, 2014 | Baseball No. 5 Cal Poly Holds On to Beat Saint Mary’s 6-5 in Non-Conference Game Junior right-hander Danny Zandona pitched five strong innings for his third win and John Schuknecht and Brett Barbier produced key two-run hits as No. 5 Cal Poly defeated Saint Mary’s 6-5 in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday afternoon.
May 12, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly Inches Up in Two National Baseball Polls, Drops in Another The Cal Poly baseball team, which won three of four games last week, including a series win over UC Irvine, moved up in two of the five major NCAA Division I polls on Monday.
May 12, 2014 | Baseball Cal Poly to Visit Saint Mary’s for Single Non-Conference Game Tuesday Cal Poly (41-10, 16-5 Big West), still in the hunt for its first Big West Conference championship after winning a series against first-place UC Irvine over the weekend, steps out of conference play Tuesday afternoon with a single game at Saint Mary’s (15-36, 7-17 West Coast) at Louis Guisto Field (cap.: 1,000) in Moraga.
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Mar 1, 2015
Wrestling
Sixth Place vs. Pac-12 Championship (Oregon State)
@ Corvallis, OR
Final
Preview | Recap | Live stats | Video
Men's Tennis
0 Fresno State
4 vs. Cal Poly
@ Stockon, Calif.
Final
Box Score | Recap
Baseball
Cal Poly
at TCU
Cancelled
Preview | Recap
Softball
Cal Poly
at San Diego
Cancelled
San Diego Classic I
Recap
Mar 3, 2015
Men's Tennis
3 FGCU
4 at Cal Poly
Final
Box Score | Recap
Baseball
3 Santa Clara
0 at Cal Poly
Final
Box Score | Recap
Mar 5, 2015
Softball
IUPUI
at Cal Poly
4:00 PM
Mustang Classic
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Softball
IUPUI
at Cal Poly
6:00 PM
Mustang Classic
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Mar 6, 2015
Softball
Bryant
vs. Sacramento State
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
9:00 PM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Men's Tennis
Loyola Marymount
at Cal Poly
11:00 AM
Softball
Sacramento State
vs. IUPUI
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
11:30 AM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Softball
Southern Utah
at Cal Poly
2:00 PM
Mustang Classic
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Softball
San Diego
at Cal Poly
4:30 PM
Mustang Classic
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Softball
IUPUI
vs. Southern Utah
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
5:00 PM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Baseball
Cal Poly
at Pacific
6:00 PM
Klein Family Field
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Mar 7, 2015
Softball
Sacramento State
vs. San Diego
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
9:00 AM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Women's Tennis
Cal Poly
at UC Davis
11:00 AM
Preview
Softball
Bryant
vs. IUPUI
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
11:30 AM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Women's Sand Volleyball
CSUN
vs. Cal Poly
@ Bakersfield, CA
12:00 PM
Preview
Softball
Sacramento State
at Cal Poly
2:00 PM
Mustang Classic
Preview | Live stats | Video
Women's Sand Volleyball
Cal Poly
at Bakersfield
2:00 PM
Preview
Women's Basketball
UC Santa Barbara
at Cal Poly
2:00 PM
Free Admission for Kids 13 and Under Wearing a Jersey / Rotary Polio Plus Game
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Baseball
Cal Poly
at Pacific
2:00 PM
Klein Family Field
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Men's Basketball
Cal Poly
at UC Santa Barbara
3:00 PM
Fox PRIME TICKET (TV)
Live stats | Audio
Softball
Southern Utah
vs. San Diego
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
4:30 PM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Softball
Bryant
vs. Southern Utah
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
7:00 PM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Mar 8, 2015
Softball
San Diego
vs. Southern Utah
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
9:00 AM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Men's Tennis
Utah State
at Cal Poly
11:00 AM
Women's Tennis
Cal Poly
at Pacific
11:00 AM
Hal Nelson Tennis Courts
Preview
Softball
San Diego
vs. Bryant
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
11:30 AM
Mustang Classic
Live stats | Live stats
Baseball
Cal Poly
at Pacific
1:00 PM
Klein Family Field
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Softball
Bryant
at Cal Poly
2:00 PM
Mustang Classic @ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Preview | Live stats | Video | Audio
Mar 9, 2015
Men's Golf
vs. Sacramento State Invitational
@ Valley Hi CC, Sacramento, CA
7 a.m.
Mar 10, 2015
Men's Golf
vs. Sacramento State Invitational
@ Valley Hi CC, Sacramento, CA
7 a.m.
Women's Basketball
Cal Poly
vs. Big West Conference Tournament
@ Titan Gym (Fullerton, Calif.)
TBA
First Round - ESPN3 (TV)
Directions
Baseball
Cal Poly
at San Jose State
6:00 PM
Live stats | Audio
Mar 11, 2015
Women's Basketball
Cal Poly
vs. Big West Conference Tournament
@ Titan Gym (Fullerton, Calif.)
TBA
Quarterfinals - ESPN3 (TV)
Directions
Mar 12, 2015
Women's Golf
vs. SUU Thunderbird Invitational
@ Sunbrook GC, St. George, Utah
7 a.m.
Men's Basketball
Big West Conference Tournament (Quarterfinal)
vs. Cal Poly
@ Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
TBA
Fox PRIME TICKET (TV)
Women's Tennis
Liberty
at Cal Poly
2:00 PM
Baseball
Sacramento State
at Cal Poly
6:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Mar 13, 2015
Women's Golf
vs. SUU Thunderbird Invitational
@ Sunbrook GC, St. George, Utah
7 a.m.
Women's Basketball
Cal Poly
vs. Big West Conference Tournament
@ Honda Center (Anaheim, Calif.)
TBA
Semifinals - ESPN3 (TV)
Tickets
Men's Basketball
Big West Conference Tournament (Semifinal)
vs. Cal Poly
@ Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
TBA
ESPNU/ESPN3 (TV)
Men's Tennis
SMU
at Cal Poly
1:00 PM
Softball
South Dakota State
vs. Cal Poly
@ Fresno, Calif.
3:45 PM
Fresno State Classic
Softball
Providence
vs. Cal Poly
@ Fresno, CA
6:00 PM
Fresno State Classic
Baseball
Sacramento State
at Cal Poly
6:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Mar 14, 2015
Track and Field
vs. UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara
@ UC Riverside Track Stadium
TBA
Tri Meet
Men's Basketball
Big West Conference Tournament (Championship)
vs. Cal Poly
@ Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
TBA
ESPN2 (TV)
Women's Sand Volleyball
Arizona
at Cal Poly
11:00 AM
Team Dual (Pismo Beach, CA)
Softball
Minnesota
vs. Cal Poly
@ Fresno, CA
11:15 AM
Fresno State Classic
Women's Tennis
Idaho
at Cal Poly
1:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Cal Poly
vs. Big West Conference Tournament
@ Honda Center (Anaheim, Calif.)
3:00 PM
Championship Game - Fox Sports Prime Ticket (TV)
Tickets
Baseball
Sacramento State
at Cal Poly
6:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Mar 15, 2015
Women's Sand Volleyball
Arizona
at Cal Poly
9:00 AM
Pairs Tournament (Pismo Beach, CA)
Softball
Montana
vs. Cal Poly
@ Fresno, CA
11:15 AM
Fresno State Classic
Baseball
Sacramento State
at Cal Poly
1:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Softball
Cal Poly
at Fresno State
1:30 PM
Fresno State Classic
Mar 19, 2015
Wrestling
vs. NCAA Championship
@ St. Louis, MO
All Day
Mar 20, 2015
Wrestling
vs. NCAA Championship
@ St. Louis, MO
All Day
Softball
Buffalo
at Cal Poly
5:00 PM
Baseball
USC
at Cal Poly
6:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Softball
Buffalo
at Cal Poly
7:00 PM
Mar 21, 2015
Wrestling
vs. NCAA Championship
@ St. Louis, MO
All Day
Baseball
USC
at Cal Poly
6:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Mar 22, 2015
Men's Golf
vs. Cal Poly Match Play
@ Cypress Ridge GC, Arroyo Grande, CA
7 a.m.
Men's Tennis
Cal Poly
vs. Arizona
@ Boise, Idaho
TBA
Baseball
USC
at Cal Poly
1:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Mar 23, 2015
Men's Golf
vs. Cal Poly Match Play
@ Cypress Ridge GC, Arroyo Grande, CA
7 a.m.
Men's Tennis
Cal Poly
at Boise State
TBA
Women's Tennis
Hawai'i
at Cal Poly
11:00 AM
Softball
Cal Poly
at Bakersfield
1:00 PM
Softball
Cal Poly
at Bakersfield
3:00 PM
Baseball
Dartmouth
at Cal Poly
6:00 PM
Live stats | Video | Audio | Tickets
Mar 24, 2015
Track and Field
vs. Fresno State Twilight Challenge
@ Veterans Memorial Stadium (Clovis, Calif.)
All Day
Men's Golf
vs. Cal Poly Match Play
@ Cypress Ridge GC, Arroyo Grande, CA
7 a.m.
Mar 25, 2015
Women's Tennis
Cal Poly
at Portland
10:00 AM
Mar 26, 2015
Swimming and Diving
vs. Men's NCAA Championships
@ Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Natatorium (Iowa City, Iowa)
All Day
Prelims: 9 a.m. PDT / Finals: 5 p.m. PDT
Video
Women's Tennis
Seattle
vs. Cal Poly
@ Portland, Ore.
10:00 AM
Mar 27, 2015
Swimming and Diving
vs. Men's NCAA Championships
@ Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Natatorium (Iowa City, Iowa)
All Day
Prelims: 9 a.m. PDT / Finals: 5 p.m. PDT - ESPN3 (TV)
Video
Track and Field
vs. Cal Poly/ShareSLO Invitational
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
3:00 p.m. PDT
Hammer Throw
Directions
Men's Tennis
Cal Poly
at UNLV
3:00 PM
Baseball
Cal Poly
at Oregon State
5:05 PM
Live stats | Audio
Mar 28, 2015
Swimming and Diving
vs. Men's NCAA Championships
@ Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Natatorium (Iowa City, Iowa)
All Day
Prelims: 9 a.m. PDT / Finals: 5 p.m. PDT - ESPN3 (TV)
Video
Track and Field
vs. Cal Poly/ShareSLO Invitational
@ San Luis Obispo, Calif.
All Day
Directions
Women's Sand Volleyball
Cal Poly
vs. Santa Clara Tournament
@ Santa Cruz, CA
TBA
Softball
Cal Poly
at CSUN
12:00 PM
Softball
Cal Poly
at CSUN
2:00 PM
Baseball
Cal Poly
at Oregon State
5:05 PM
Live stats | Audio
Mar 29, 2015
Women's Sand Volleyball
Cal Poly
vs. Santa Clara Tournament
@ Santa Cruz, CA
TBA
Pairs Tournament
Softball
Cal Poly
at CSUN
12:00 PM
Baseball
Cal Poly
at Oregon State
1:05 PM
Live stats | Audio
Mar 30, 2015
Men's Tennis
Hawai'i
at Cal Poly
1:00 PM
Mar 31, 2015
Baseball
Cal Poly
at Pepperdine
3:00 PM
Live stats | Audio
No events today
Baseball
Final Tuesday, Mar 3
3 Santa Clara
0 Cal Poly
Preview | Box Score | Recap
Men's Tennis
Final Tuesday, Mar 3
3 FGCU
4 Cal Poly
Box Score | Recap
Softball
Cancelled Sunday, Mar 1
Cal Poly
San Diego
Recap
San Diego Classic I
Baseball
Cancelled Sunday, Mar 1
Cal Poly
TCU
Preview | Recap
Wrestling
Final Sunday, Mar 1
Sixth Place Pac-12 Championship (Oregon State)
@ Corvallis, OR
Preview | Recap | Live stats | Video
Men's Tennis
Final Sunday, Mar 1
0 Fresno State
4 Cal Poly
@ Stockon, Calif.
Box Score | Recap
Men's Basketball
Final Saturday, Feb 28
66 UC Davis
56 Cal Poly
Box Score | Recap
Softball
Final - 12 innings Saturday, Feb 28
3 Cal Poly
4 Iowa State
@ San Diego, CA
Box Score | Recap
San Diego Classic I
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