6-6-5, 3-3-3
UC Irvine
5-8-3, 3-5-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cal Poly | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10/25/2026 5:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Cal Poly women’s soccer team recorded more shots and controlled possession throughout, but a late goal allowed UC Irvine to escape Spanos Stadium with a 1-0 victory on Sunday.
“We just allowed a team in UC Irvine that needed to win, to stay alive in the game,” head coach Bernardo Silva said after the match, “and when you don’t put one away, you’re susceptible to conceding one and that’s exactly what happened. Credit to them, they found a way to score.”
With the defeat, Cal Poly (6-6-5, 3-3-3 Big West) now sits in a five-way tie for fourth place in the conference standings with just two matches remaining. The top six teams in the regular season standings earn a spot in the Big West Championship.
The Mustangs were on the front foot early in Sunday’s match as senior Annika Smith fired a blistering shot just over the crossbar less than five minutes in.
Sophomore Farra Franklin put a deflected shot on frame in the 28th minute and the Mustang defense suffocated the Anteaters in the opening half, holding them to just one shot attempt.
A scoreless match at the half, Cal Poly maintained its stranglehold on the game early in the second half as junior Isis Salazar-Ortega headed a cross from junior Miah Thomas on goal in the 49th minute.
However, as time ticked away in the second half, UCI slowly started to gain more possession and find its way into the game. In the 75th minute, the Anteaters earned their two shots on goal in the match just seconds apart. First, junior goalkeeper Shannon Porubski laid out to make a diving save on a shot from outside the box to keep the Anteaters off the board. However, on the ensuing corner kick, UCI broke through for the match’s lone goal as Keira Baranski connected with Mimi Yamamato for the Anteaters.
Desperate for an equalizer, the Mustangs pushed forward and in the 80th minute earned one of their best chances of the match. Sophomore Maddy Cole rose up and headed a corner kick from Thomas off the top of the crossbar.
Cal Poly earned one more opportunity down the stretch, but was unable to find the back of the net.
The Mustangs outshot UC Irvine 10-6 in the match and while making her 34th consecutive start in net, Porubski earned one save.
“We got two games to go and everything to play for in these next two games,” Silva said.
Cal Poly travels to UC Riverside at 6 p.m. Wednesday for its final regular season road match.
Team Stats
Mimi Yamamoto (3)
Assisted By: Keira Baranski
GOAL by UCI Yamamoto, Mimi Assist by Baranski, Keira.
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