Cal Poly Heads to Hawai'i Thursday, Hosts Unbeaten Titans Sunday

Thursday, October 9

Manoa, HI / Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium

9 P.M.

Hawai'i

Brennan Cole goal celebration, Cal State Bakersfield, 100225

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Cal Poly Heads to Hawai'i Thursday, Hosts Unbeaten Titans Sunday

10/8/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — With six matches remaining in the season, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team will be looking to climb up the Big West standings when they play a pair of pivotal conference matches this week.

First, the Mustangs (4-1-8 overall, 2-1-1 Big West) make the trip to Hawai’i to face the Rainbow Wahine at 9 p.m. PDT on Thursday. Then Cal Poly returns home for a quick turnaround match against unbeaten Cal State Fullerton at 2 p.m. Sunday at Spanos Stadium. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+. Sunday’s home match against the Titans is part of Latino Heritage Month and it’s also Sunday Funday, so all kids 13 and under can get into the match for free! You can purchase tickets to the pivotal Big West showdown HERE.

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Both matches this week will be streamed live on ESPN+ and Matthew Muren and Jonathan Sze will be on the call for Sunday’s home match. You can find links to watch both matches and follow the live stats within this story and on the women’s soccer schedule page. Follow Cal Poly women's soccer on Instagram (@calpolysoccer) and X/Twitter (@CPWomensSoccer) for live updates throughout both matches.

Big West Table Update

Through four Big West matches, Cal Poly currently sits in fifth place in the conference standings with 7 points (2-1-1 record). Unbeaten Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine are tied for first with 10 points apiece, UC Santa Barbara and CSUN are tied for third at 8 points and Hawai’i is currently slotted in eighth place with 3 points.
The top six teams in the Big West regular season standings earn a spot in the postseason conference tournament, which takes place Nov. 2-9.

Scouting Report: Hawai’i

Thursday, 9 p.m. PDT at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium
The Mustangs are unbeaten in their last six matches against the Rainbow Wahine (4-0-2) and have won three straight.
Cal Poly leads the all-time series 11-1-3 and last year beat the eventual Big West regular season champions 3-1 in San Luis Obispo.
After going 8-1-1 in Big West play a year ago, Hawai’i (2-5-7 overall) is still searching for its conference victory of the season (0-1-3 Big West).
Hawai’i has already set a new program record for draws in a season with seven.
Most recently, the Rainbow Wahine secured a 3-3 draw at UC Riverside this past Sunday.
Junior forward Tatum Porter leads the Rainbow Wahine with two goals and three assists this season.
Hawai’i has allowed the second most goals in the conference this season (22)

Scouting Report: Cal State Fullerton

Sunday, 2 p.m. at Mustang Memorial Field Presented by Dignity Health French Hospital at Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Cal Poly leads the all-time series with the Titans 17-13-6 and fell in Fullerton 1-0 last season.
The Titans are just one of five teams in the nation that are still unbeaten, boasting a 10-0-2 record.
Cal State Fullerton is currently receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches national poll.
The Titans have allowed just four goals this season and recorded nine shutouts.
Goalkeeper Isaac Ranson has played in all 12 matches this season, starting in 11 and recording a 0.35 goals against average and a .902 save percentage while making 37 saves. They have posted eight individual clean sheets this season, broke the school record for career saves and have won Big West Defensive Player of the Week twice this season.
Senior Isabella Cruz and junior Camryn Cruz have both buried a team-leading five goals this season.
Fullerton travels to UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. Thursday before facing the Mustangs on Sunday.

Last Time on the Pitch

Cal Poly remained unbeaten in its last three conference matches with a 2-2 draw at home against Cal State Bakersfield last Thursday, Oct. 2.
In the match, senior defender Brennan Cole headed home her third goal of the season on a corner kick in the 36th minute and midfielder Madelyn Dougherty registered her Big West-leading seventh assist of the year on the tally. The seven assists are tied for the sixth-most by a player in a season in program history.
Star forward Jessie Halladay also blasted home her conference-leading seventh goal of the season in the second half of the match off an assist from junior forward Annika Smith. Halladay currently leads the Big West in points (16) and shots (47) as well.

Tough to Beat at Spanos

Cal Poly is still unbeaten at home this season (1-0-5) through six matches, matching its longest home unbeaten streak overall since a 4-0-2 stretch during the 2022 season. With a result on Sunday against Fullerton, the Mustangs would secure their longest home unbeaten streak since a nine-match stretch spanning the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

The Facts

With the goal against CSUB, Halladay moved into a tie with Sara Lancaster (2011-14) for 16th all-time in career points at Cal Poly with 41.
With 68 career starts, senior outside back Camryn Penn is currently tied for 10th all-time in Cal Poly history.
Penn and junior Annika Smith have started in 22 consecutive matches for the Mustangs.
Senior defender Brennan Cole leads the Mustangs in minutes played this season (1,129). She’s played every minute in 10 of 13 matches and has started in every match.

Cal Poly Debuts

Through 13 matches, 11 players have made their first appearance in a Cal Poly uniform. Redshirt freshman Shannon Porubski, and freshmen Addie Crosno, Farra Franklin, Kammy MacLennan, Izzy Matteson and Sam Walker have all made their collegiate debuts, while transfers Ruby Casey, Madelyn Dougherty, Ava Mirelez, Julia Moore and Alyssa Szarlacki have all played their first minutes as Mustangs.

New Year, New Team

On top of a new head coach, the Mustangs boast 14 newcomers this season — eight transfers and six freshmen.
Cal Poly returns 12 letterwinners and three All-Big West Honorable Mention selections from last year’s team — senior forward Jessie Halladay, senior midfielder Sophia Minnite and junior forward Annika Smith.

Experienced Transfers

The eight transfers the Mustangs added over the offseason have combined for 15,646 minutes played, 209 appearances and 174 starts across their collegiate careers.
Six of the eight transfers are California natives with half of the players transferring from schools within the state of California.
The transfers: forward Shelby Runje (University of Washington/Issaquah, WA), midfielders Ruby Casey (Miami University, Ohio/Orange, CA), Madelyn Dougherty (Sacramento State/Kula, HI) and Julia Moore (Long Beach State/Santa Cruz, CA), defenders Ava Mirelez (Cal State Fullerton/Clovis, CA), Michelle Pham (San Francisco State/Garden Grove, CA) and Ally Thomas (Ole Miss/Newport Beach, CA) and goalkeeper Alyssa Szarlacki (Nevada/San Jose, CA).
Thoughts from coach Silva on the incoming transfers: “As a staff, we made the decision this offseason to fill a couple of positions that we believed required more depth, quality, and experience for us to be able to compete for a Big West Championship this fall. Players with great character, college playing experience and coming from environments where winning is ingrained in the culture were some of the most important traits we set out to add to our locker room.”

Firepower Upfront

Senior Jessie Halladay and junior Annika Smith are the two centerpieces to Cal Poly’s attack.
The duo was the Mustangs’ top two point getters a year ago, combining for nine goals, three assists and 21 points.
Halladay was one of 11 players selected to the All-Big West Preseason Coaches Team, earning preseason accolades for the first time in her career. The Los Gatos native has led the Mustangs in points each of the last two seasons, earning All-Big West Honorable Mention recognition a year ago after tallying four goals and three assists across 16 appearances. Across her Cal Poly career, Halladay has recorded 16 goals and nine assists across 46 appearances and 22 starts.
Smith led the team in goals last season with five, tied for the seventh most in the Big West. She appeared in all 19 matches, earning a start in 18 of them en route to earning All-Big West accolades for the second straight season. The Scottsdale, Arizona native has registered 14 goals and six assists during her Mustang career across 52 appearances and 50 starts.

Leading the Stampede

Seniors Jessie Halladay and Camryn Penn, and redshirt junior Sophia Minnite are the team’s three captains this season.
The experienced trio has combined for 168 appearances and 121 starts across their Cal Poly careers.

The Silva Era

Bernardo Silva was named the second head coach in the history of the Cal Poly women’s soccer program in December 2024.
Silva previously served as an assistant coach on the Cal Poly staff from 2013-16 under the guidance of legendary coach Alex Crozier, who retired at the conclusion of the 2024 season after serving as the program’s head coach for 33 years.
Silva arrives in San Luis Obispo after spending the last two seasons as the head coach at Cal State Bakersfield (2023-24). In 2024, Silva helped CSUB women’s soccer become the first team in the school’s history to reach a Big West Championship final since the institution joined the conference. Under Silva’s leadership, the Roadrunners set Big West program records for conference points, victories, goals scored, fewest goals conceded and All-Big West honorees. Silva also helped the Roadrunners achieve their longest unbeaten streak in program history and highest finish ever in the Big West regular season standings.

Up Next!

Next week, Cal Poly travels to Southern California for a pair of matches, facing Long Beach State at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, and UC Irvine at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19.

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