Unbeaten Women's Soccer Returns to Spanos to Host Cal Sunday

Sunday, September 7

San Luis Obispo, CA

1 P.M.

Cal

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Unbeaten Women's Soccer Returns to Spanos to Host Cal Sunday

9/6/2025 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Fresh off a dominant performance at San Jose State and riding a seven-match unbeaten streak, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team hosts Cal on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Sunday’s home match at Mustang Memorial Field Presented by Dignity Health French Hospital will serve as the first of three AYSO Appreciation days for the Cal Poly women’s soccer program and kids 13 and under get free admission to the match as part of Sunday Funday. Tickets to the match can be purchased HERE. Cal Poly went 2-0-1 on its recent three-match road swing and Sunday’s contest will mark the team’s first at Spanos in two weeks.

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If you can’t make it to Sunday’s match in-person, you can watch it live on ESPN+ with Jonathan Sze and Matthew Muren on the call. You can find links to watch the match and follow 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 the match.

Scouting Report: Cal

Sunday, 1 p.m. at Spanos Stadium
The Mustangs are 2-7-1 all-time against Cal.
Cal Poly fell 2-0 at Cal in its last meeting with the Golden Bears on Sept. 3, 2023.
The Mustangs’ last victory over Cal came on Sept. 25, 2009, when Cal Poly earned a 1-0 overtime win over the No. 7 Golden Bears in Berkeley. Three-time Olympian and former U.S. women’s national team captain Alex Morgan was on that Cal team at the time.
Cal is 3-1-3 this season, earning victories over UC San Diego, San Francisco and Arizona. On Thursday, the Golden Bears played to a scoreless draw against Washington State at home.
Last year, the Golden Bears made to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 13-6-2 overall record.

Last Time on the Pitch

On Thursday, the Mustangs put together a complete team performance en route to securing a decisive 3-1 win at San Jose State.
Cal Poly has won back-to-back matches and is currently on a seven-match unbeaten streak, its third longest to start a season in program history.
Junior Annika Smith scored the match’s opening goal in the 26th minute. It was third goal of the season, second most on the team, and the 12th of her career.
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Shannon Porubski recorded an assist on Smith’s goal for her first collegiate point. It was the first assist registered by a Cal Poly goalkeeper since Alyssa Giannetti assisted on a goal in a 5-2 victory at Cal State Bakersfield on Aug. 25, 2013.
Porubski has started between the pipes in the last two matches, making eight saves and allowing just one goal. The Rocklin, Calif. native earned Big West Freshman of the Week honors this past week after recording her first career clean sheet in a 1-0 win at UNLV.
Senior Jessie Halladay scored her 13th career goal in the match. Through five matches played this season, Halladay has tallied four goals and two assists. She currently leads the Big West in points (10) and points per match.
Sophomore Ruby Casey, a transfer from Miami Ohio, earned an assist on Halladay’s goal to register her first collegiate point.
Graduate student Madelyn Dougherty headed home her second goal of the season in the 71st minute. Over the last three matches, the Sacramento State transfer has recorded two goals and two assists. She is currently tied for the most assists in the Big West with three this season.
Junior Kasia Wolf assisted on Dougherty’s goal, her first collegiate point.

Historic Start

Entering Saturday, Cal Poly is one of 32 teams in the country still unbeaten this season.
The Mustangs started the season with five consecutive draws. No other team in the country has five draws this season.
The Mustangs are on their longest unbeaten streak to open a season since starting the 2005 season 6-0-3.
Cal Poly has scored the most goals in the Big West this season (13) and leads the conference in goals per match (1.85).

Mustang Debuts

Through seven 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 set to lead the Mustang attack this season.
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 13 goals and nine assists across 40 appearances and 16 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 12 goals and three assists during her Mustang career across 46 appearances and 44 starts.

Leading the Stampede

Seniors Jessie Halladay and Camryn Penn, and redshirt junior Sophia Minnite will serve as the team’s three captains this season.
The experienced trio has combined for 150 appearances and 104 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!

Cal Poly hosts Seattle at 7 p.m. next Sunday, Sept. 14, at Spanos Stadium. The match will serve as the program’s Senior Night and the Week of Welcome game for the team. You can purchase tickets to the match HERE.

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