Tuesday, September 12
San Luis Obispo, CA
7 p.m.
vs
Utah Valley
Photo by: Owen Main
Mustangs Back Home to Host Utah Valley Tuesday, Air Force Sunday
9/11/2023 11:09:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Looking to secure its first points of the season, the Cal Poly men's soccer program returns home to Mustang Memorial Field Presented by French Hospital to host Utah Valley on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. and Air Force on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. Under first-year head coach Oige Kennedy, Cal Poly (0-3-0) took a 3-1 lead after 13 minutes during its Aug. 28 season opener against Oral Roberts before conceding four unanswered goals. The Mustangs then fell at San Diego State (Sept. 1) and No. 12 San Diego (Sept. 4) by identical 3-0 scorelines. Utah Valley (1-4-0) enters Tuesday's matchup attempting to snap a four-game slide following its most recent setback, a 5-2 loss at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 9). The Wolverines are managed by Kyle Beckerman, a 21-year Major League Soccer veteran and 58-cap winner with the United States Men's National Team. Outscored 14-4 to begin the season and shut out three times, Air Force (0-6-0) visits Cal State Fullerton on Thursday before heading toward Cal Poly.
CAL POLY VERSUS UTAH VALLEY: The Mustangs dropped their only previous meeting to Utah Valley, falling 1-0 on the road in an Aug. 30, 2019 season opener.
CAL POLY VERSUS AIR FORCE: Facing the Falcons for the first time since a 1-0 setback in Albuquerque on Sept. 2, 2016, Cal Poly leads the all-time series, 3-2-1. The Mustangs are undefeated at home to Air Force in three all-time matchups, prevailing in the last meeting at Mustang Memorial Field on Sept. 11, 2015, 1-0, which future Major League Soccer SuperDraft selection Chase Minter providing the 26th-minute, game-winning goal.
KENNEDY TAKES THE MUSTANG REINS: After helping direct Stanford to NCAA Tournament College Cup championships in 2016 and 2017 and four Pac-12 Conference titles in seven years and having led Division II Fort Lewis College to NCAA Tournament national championships in 2009 and 2011 as head coach, Oige Kennedy was introduced as Cal Poly's fifth head coach at the Division I level on Dec. 9, 2022. Kennedy succeeds Steve Sampson, who retired at the conclusion of the 2022 season.
UP NEXT (SEPT. 20/23): Cal Poly completes Big West Conference preparations when visiting Gonzaga on Wednesday, Sept. 20 and Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Mustangs unbeaten in three straight versus Gonzaga, having secured a 3-1 home victory in the last matchup on Sept. 15, 2019. Against UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly seeks not only its first victory against the Gauchos since a 1-0 home decision on Sept. 30, 2018, but just its second win at Harder Stadium in the past 23 years and 24 games.
ETC.: Cal Poly's Aug. Aug. 28 season opener against Oral Roberts marked the program's first all-time matchup with the Golden Eagles.
CAL POLY VERSUS UTAH VALLEY: The Mustangs dropped their only previous meeting to Utah Valley, falling 1-0 on the road in an Aug. 30, 2019 season opener.
CAL POLY VERSUS AIR FORCE: Facing the Falcons for the first time since a 1-0 setback in Albuquerque on Sept. 2, 2016, Cal Poly leads the all-time series, 3-2-1. The Mustangs are undefeated at home to Air Force in three all-time matchups, prevailing in the last meeting at Mustang Memorial Field on Sept. 11, 2015, 1-0, which future Major League Soccer SuperDraft selection Chase Minter providing the 26th-minute, game-winning goal.
KENNEDY TAKES THE MUSTANG REINS: After helping direct Stanford to NCAA Tournament College Cup championships in 2016 and 2017 and four Pac-12 Conference titles in seven years and having led Division II Fort Lewis College to NCAA Tournament national championships in 2009 and 2011 as head coach, Oige Kennedy was introduced as Cal Poly's fifth head coach at the Division I level on Dec. 9, 2022. Kennedy succeeds Steve Sampson, who retired at the conclusion of the 2022 season.
UP NEXT (SEPT. 20/23): Cal Poly completes Big West Conference preparations when visiting Gonzaga on Wednesday, Sept. 20 and Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Mustangs unbeaten in three straight versus Gonzaga, having secured a 3-1 home victory in the last matchup on Sept. 15, 2019. Against UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly seeks not only its first victory against the Gauchos since a 1-0 home decision on Sept. 30, 2018, but just its second win at Harder Stadium in the past 23 years and 24 games.
ETC.: Cal Poly's Aug. Aug. 28 season opener against Oral Roberts marked the program's first all-time matchup with the Golden Eagles.
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