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Weekly Mustang Roundup: Nov. 10-16
11/10/2025 8:11:00 PM | Women's Soccer
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THIS WEEK IN MUSTANG ATHLETICS
- After winning Sunday’s Big West Championship final against UC Santa Barbara – its first in 21 years – Cal Poly women’s soccer will visit Stanford in the NCAA Tournament opening round on Friday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
- The four-time men’s and women’s cross country programs race in the NCAA West Regional Friday, Nov. 14 in Sacramento.
- Football completes its seven-game road stretch for 2025 at Northern Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 15.
- Men’s basketball continues a six-game road trip – the program’s lengthiest in four years – when visiting Colorado State (Wednesday, Nov. 12) and Montana (Friday, Nov. 14). Tip time is 6 p.m. both evenings.
- Volleyball visits UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Nov. 13 before placing a 14-game win streak – the nation’s longest this season – on the line when welcoming Hawai’i on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m.
- Wrestling seeks its first dual victory of the season when hosting Cal State Bakersfield inside Mott Athletics Center on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
- Women’s basketball remains on the road to face Seattle University Saturday, Nov. 15 (1 p.m.) and Eastern Washington Monday, 17 (5 p.m.).
#RIDEHIGH MOMENTS
WEEKLY SNEAK PEEK
Women’s Soccer Faces Stanford in NCAA Tournament Opening Round
- Cal Poly defeated UC Santa Barbara Sunday, 1-0, behind an 89th-minute goal from senior forward Jessie Halladay to claim the program’s first Big West Championship title since 2004. Halladay also converted a penalty in Cal Poly’s semifinal victory.
- The Mustangs take a seven-match unbeaten run (six wins, one draw) into the NCAA Tournament with the Mustangs drawing No. 1 seed Stanford. Kickoff on Friday, Nov. 14 is 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
- In Cal Poly’s last NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004, the Mustangs fell to Stanford, 2-0.
Cross Country Heads to Sacramento for NCAA West Regionals
- Two weeks removed from sweeping The Big West Championships for the fourth consecutive year, the Cal Poly men’s and women’s cross country teams travel to Sacramento on Friday to take part in the NCAA West Regional meet.
- Action from the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex starts at 9 a.m. Friday with the women’s 6K championship race, followed by the men’s 10K at 10 a.m.
- During The Big West Championships in Honolulu, Cal Poly became the first school in the history of the Big West to sweep the men’s and women’s team titles in cross country four straight seasons since the conference began sponsoring both sports in 1983. The Cal Poly men claimed their Big West record 21st title overall and eighth in their last nine attempts, while the women captured their 11th championship in program history and ninth in the last 13 conference meets.
- Live results for the meet are available HERE.
Football Heads to Flagstaff for Final Road Game of 2025
- Coming off a 27-17 road loss to Idaho State this past Saturday, the Mustangs head to Flagstaff this week to take on No. 24 Northern Arizona for its final road game of the season. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. PT. The game will air on ESPN+.
- Quarterback Ty Dieffenbach accounted for over 300 yards of total offense and two touchdowns, including 142 yards rushing.
- Linebacker Mikey D'Amato finished the game with 12 tackles, marking the sixth time this season he's gone for double digit tackles in a game. He now has 120 tackles on the season which currently ranks as the seventh most in a single season in program history.
Men’s Basketball on Road in the Rockies
- Winners of two of its three season-opening matchups last week, Cal Poly resumes a six-game road trip at Colorado State (Wednesday, Nov. 12) and Montana (Friday, Nov. 14).
- Cal Poly opened its road trip with a 73-71 victory at Seattle (Nov. 8), a decision in which the Mustangs overturned a 10-point deficit with five-and-a-half minutes to play and capped the win with a buzzer-beating three-pointer from junior guard Jake Davis.
- The lone Mustang to score in double digits through the opening three games, sophomore guard Hamad Mousa leads Cal Poly and ranks seventh among Big West players with 17.7 points per game.
Volleyball Faces Hawai’i Saturday in Pursuit of Home Perfection
- Last week, the Mustangs completed their revenge tour against Long Beach State and UC San Diego, the only two conference opponents to defeat them this season. Cal Poly improved to a nation-leading 14-0 at home but remains one game behind UC Davis in the Big West standings with four matches remaining.
- Two Mustangs achieved landmark career milestones over the weekend. On Friday, Chloe Leluge officially surpassed the 800-attack minimum to become the program's Division I-era record holder for career hitting percentage (.367). The following day, redshirt senior Emme Bullis became just the fourth Mustang to eclipse 4,000 career set assists, distributing 72 over the weekend to bring her total to 4,002, the fourth highest in the program's Division I history.
- After already securing the most single-season home wins of its Division I era, the Mustangs are now determined to accomplish a feat last achieved at Mott Athletics Center in 2019: an unbeaten season at home. Cal Poly heads to Santa Barbara on Thursday (7 p.m.) for the second installment of this season's Blue-Green Rivalry before returning to Mott with a chance to complete a perfect 15-win home campaign on Saturday (6 p.m.).
- Saturday is Senior Day for the Mustangs! Brooklyn Burns, London Haberfield, Annabelle Thalken, Emme Bullis, and technical coordinator Frank Pham will be honored after the match.
Wrestling Hosts Pac-12 Rival Cal State Bakersfield Friday
- The Cal Poly wrestling team returns to action on Friday night to host Pac-12 rival Cal State Bakersfield at 7 p.m. inside Mott Athletics Center. The dual is part of the program’s annual Alumni Weekend festivities.
- The dual will mark the second of the season for the Mustangs who opened their 2025-26 campaign on Nov. 1 against a Purdue team that boasted seven nationally ranked wrestlers. Cal Poly held its own against the Boilermakers as Koda Holeman, Zeth Romney, Ceasar Garza and Trevor Tinker all secured victories. The Mustangs ultimately came up short against Purdue, 19-13.
- Friday’s dual will also be streamed live on FloWrestling/X.
Women's Basketball Splits First Two Games of 2025 Season
- Women's basketball opened its 2025 season this past week, going 1-1 in its two games.
- The Mustangs opened the season with an 87-27 victory over UC Santa Cruz. They then fell to Stanford Sunday, 90-55
- Sophomore guard Vanessa McManus is off to a hot start to her season, scoring 24 points in the season opener before dropping a career-high 29 points against Stanford.
- This week, the Mustangs stay on the road to face Seattle University Saturday at 1 p.m. They then head to Cheney, Wash., to face Eastern Washington on Monday at 5 p.m. Both games air on ESPN+.
Beach Volleyball's Connor, Inskeep Take Third at AVCA Collegiate Beach Championships
- Playing against 63 of the top pairs in beach volleyball, Mustang duo Ella Connor and Erin Inskeep took third over the weekend at the AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championships in Huntsville, Ala.
- In the third place match, the duo took down TCU's Natalie Glenn and Anhelina Khmil in straight sets to take the bronze. Along the way, they beat pairs from UT-Martin, Florida International, Florida State, and Arizona State.
- Also competing in the event for Cal Poly was Izzy Martinez and Logan Walter, who reached the Round of 16 together.
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