Thursday, August 25
Columbus, OH
1 P.M.
vs
Dayton
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Starts 2022 versus Dayton, at Ohio State
8/23/2022 11:05:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Returning six starters and 12 letterwinners from last year's side that finished as Big West Conference regular season runners-up, the Cal Poly men's soccer program opens its 16-match regular season schedule and a three-game road trip versus Dayton on Thursday, Aug. 25 (1 p.m. PT) at Ohio State's Wolstein Classic. Action at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium continues against the host Buckeyes on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. One of the youngest squads in Division I, Cal Poly counts 38 combined freshmen and sophomores on its 44-player roster (86 percent). Dayton (6-9-3 last year), facing Cal Poly for the first time in 17 years, closed its three-game preseason run with a 7-0 home victory versus IUPUI (Aug. 20). Ohio State (6-9-1), facing Cal Poly for the first time, hosts South Carolina in its Thursday season opener.
FOLLOW CAL POLY THIS WEEK: Live stats will be available for Cal Poly's Thursday season opener against Dayton and Sunday's matchup against Ohio State with streaming video available for the Ohio State matchup HERE.
CAL POLY VERSUS DAYTON: The Mustangs meet Dayton for the first and only time since dropping a 1-0 road decision to the Flyers on Sept. 18, 2005.
CAL POLY VERSUS OHIO STATE: Cal Poly has never previously faced Ohio State. Cal Poly's last matchups against Big Ten Conference opposition occurred during the 2017 season with the Mustangs dropping a 2-0 decision to Indiana (Aug. 25) and 1-0 matchup at Maryland (Sept. 4).
PRESEASON IN PERSPECTIVE: Cal Poly prevailed in two of its three preseason exhibition matches, defeating Division II Fresno Pacific (4-0) on Aug. 13 and UNLV (2-1) on Aug. 16 before falling to 2021 NCAA Tournament participant Santa Clara (1-0) on Aug. 20. Sophomore forward Drew Patterson completed a 29-minute hat trick against Fresno Pacific to finish as Cal Poly's leading scorer in exhibition play. Freshman forward Banyan Lyon scored against both Fresno Pacific and the game-winner versus UNLV. Defensively, junior goalkeeper Victor Rodriguez conceded just one goal in 190 combined exhibition minutes.
CAL POLY SELECTED SIXTH IN BIG WEST CONFERENCE POLL: Highlighted by sophomore forward Drew Patterson's selection to the 11-player Big West Preseason Team, Cal Poly was selected for a sixth-place finish in the Big West standings following the Aug. 19 release of the annual coaches poll. Cal Poly earned 44 points and one first-place vote to finish directly behind third-place UC Davis (49), fourth-place UC Riverside (47) and fifth-place Sacramento State (46). UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine, who split last year's regular season title, each collected 71 points to return to the top spot in the preseason poll.
UP NEXT (SEPT. 2/5): Cal Poly returns west to complete its three-match, season-opening road trip at Portland on Friday, Sept. 2. Facing the Pilots for just the third time in the 12 seasons, Cal Poly's last visit to Portland finished in a 2-1 setback (Sept. 3, 2018). Cal Poly next opens its eight-game home schedule inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium against first-time opponent Houston Baptist on Monday, Sept. 5.
FOLLOW CAL POLY THIS WEEK: Live stats will be available for Cal Poly's Thursday season opener against Dayton and Sunday's matchup against Ohio State with streaming video available for the Ohio State matchup HERE.
CAL POLY VERSUS DAYTON: The Mustangs meet Dayton for the first and only time since dropping a 1-0 road decision to the Flyers on Sept. 18, 2005.
CAL POLY VERSUS OHIO STATE: Cal Poly has never previously faced Ohio State. Cal Poly's last matchups against Big Ten Conference opposition occurred during the 2017 season with the Mustangs dropping a 2-0 decision to Indiana (Aug. 25) and 1-0 matchup at Maryland (Sept. 4).
PRESEASON IN PERSPECTIVE: Cal Poly prevailed in two of its three preseason exhibition matches, defeating Division II Fresno Pacific (4-0) on Aug. 13 and UNLV (2-1) on Aug. 16 before falling to 2021 NCAA Tournament participant Santa Clara (1-0) on Aug. 20. Sophomore forward Drew Patterson completed a 29-minute hat trick against Fresno Pacific to finish as Cal Poly's leading scorer in exhibition play. Freshman forward Banyan Lyon scored against both Fresno Pacific and the game-winner versus UNLV. Defensively, junior goalkeeper Victor Rodriguez conceded just one goal in 190 combined exhibition minutes.
CAL POLY SELECTED SIXTH IN BIG WEST CONFERENCE POLL: Highlighted by sophomore forward Drew Patterson's selection to the 11-player Big West Preseason Team, Cal Poly was selected for a sixth-place finish in the Big West standings following the Aug. 19 release of the annual coaches poll. Cal Poly earned 44 points and one first-place vote to finish directly behind third-place UC Davis (49), fourth-place UC Riverside (47) and fifth-place Sacramento State (46). UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine, who split last year's regular season title, each collected 71 points to return to the top spot in the preseason poll.
UP NEXT (SEPT. 2/5): Cal Poly returns west to complete its three-match, season-opening road trip at Portland on Friday, Sept. 2. Facing the Pilots for just the third time in the 12 seasons, Cal Poly's last visit to Portland finished in a 2-1 setback (Sept. 3, 2018). Cal Poly next opens its eight-game home schedule inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium against first-time opponent Houston Baptist on Monday, Sept. 5.
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