Cal Poly Closes 2022 at Home Saturday versus CSU Bakersfield

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly men's soccer program completes the 2022 regular season when hosting CSU Bakersfield at Mustang Memorial Field presented by Dignity Health for first time in 12 years and for the first time as a Big West Conference opponent, welcoming the Roadrunners on Saturday, Oct. 29. Kickoff is 7 p.m. for Cal Poly, which was eliminated from Big West Tournament contention with a 1-1 draw at conference leader UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 22). On seven points, the Mustangs trail eighth place UC Davis by four with one match remaining and only six teams eligible for the Big West Tournament. A victory Saturday helps Cal Poly solidify a double-digit point total in the Big West standings for the fifth time in seven years. Sitting bottom of the Big West table, CSU Bakersfield's lone conference point occurred through a scoreless home draw against UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 5). Having dropped five straight decisions, CSU Bakersfield has scored just three Big West goals.

FOLLOW CAL POLY THIS WEEK: Dan Gillman (play-by-play) and Grace Cutler (color) provide coverage for ESPN+ of Saturday's finale versus CSU Bakersfield … live stats will also be available via GoPoly.com HERE.

CAL POLY VERSUS CSUBAKERSFIELD: Cal Poly has won four straight decisions against the Roadrunners and lost just once in eight meetings at the Division I level. That defeat was a 2-0 home setback on Nov. 12, 1994 as the Mustangs lead the Division I series, 5-1-2.

DRAWN TOGETHER: Cal Poly's 1-1 draw at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 22) marked its fourth Big West tie of the year, matching a program record set in 2007 and equaled during 2015. During two of the four draws – 1-1 finishes at UC Davis (Sept. 28) and UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 22) – Cal Poly led after 75 minutes before conceding.

BOETTIGER MAKES NINE: Sophomore forward Noah Boettiger's first collegiate goal in a 1-1 draw at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 22) marked Cal Poly's ninth different goalscorer this season. Additionally, Boettiger became the seventh Mustang to score his first collegiate goal this year.

DEBUTANTE BALL: With Cal Poly featuring one of the youngest lineups in Division I (38 of the program's 44 rostered players are either freshmen or sophomores), 21 Mustangs have made their collegiate debuts this season.

ETC.: Sophomore defender Conner Leber and freshman midfielder Richie Garcia were both named to the all-tournament team at Ohio State's Wolstein Classic (Aug. 25, 28) … the 10,392-fan attendance figure for Cal Poly's Sept. 21 home matchup versus Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara marked the 25th largest regular season attendance figure in NCAA history and the largest crowd – by 3,853 people – in the nation this season … Cal Poly's 2-1 home win against UC Irvine (Oct. 2) was its first against the Anteaters in seven years.

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