Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Five foot, three inches. Jonae Ervin may not be the tallest or the most vocal player on the court, but for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, she has become a giant, and she lets her…
Mustangs pull off late-game victory against Hawaii
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net “Let’s go!” That yell bellowed by redshirt sophomore guard Ariana Elegado was barely heard in the Mott Athletics Center. The crowd was on its feet, going wild. It was Elegado’s 3-pointer with 1:54 left in the…
Baseball, softball teams win over weekend
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly baseball and softball teams both emerged victorious this weekend. The baseball team (4-0) took down Santa Clara on Monday to cap a perfect opening weekend, having swept San Francisco in three games,…
Professors go from the court to the crib
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Four out of 10. When Cal Poly swimmer Trevor Cardinal asked his friend Carly O’Halloran if he had a shot with her twin sister, Kristen, she gave him a likelihood of four on a scale of…
Softball kicks off season at Arizona tournament
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Before each game, Kim Westlund puts her left sock on before her right and her right shoe on before her left. She wears her headphones on the bus to the game and will not take them…
Mustangs snag comeback victory over Pacific
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The event staff responsible for mopping sweat off the court had their work cut out for them during the Cal Poly men’s basketball game on Thursday night. Cal Poly (10-11, 6-5 Big West) brought down second-place…
Men’s tennis notches pair of weekend victories
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net During each men’s home tennis match, team co-captain Andre Dome’s mother brings food for the players to snack on after the match. For Dina Dome, it’s all about supporting the players and watching her son compete…
Mustangs race past Highlanders, 79-56
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Molly Schlemer’s mother never misses a Cal Poly women’s basketball game at home. And on Saturday afternoon in the Mott Athletics Center, she was courtside, clad in bright pink as the Mustangs (12-8, 6-3 Big West)…
Brittany Woodard fights the pain
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net “Pop.” It’s the sound athletes hope they will never hear: the hallow noise of your knee ripping apart from your bone structure. But that’s not all. It’s the echo of a smashed “null and void” stamp…
Mustangs rally past Northridge, 75-64
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net Chris Eversley could not wipe the grin off his face. After recording his sixth double-double of the season and notching a career-high 30 points Saturday night in Mott Athletics Center, the junior forward and the Cal…
Keeping the Faith: Mimnaugh in her 16th season at the helm
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net When it came to naming their daughter, the parents of Faith Mimnaugh nailed it. “My name has been my walk in life,” the Cal Poly women’s basketball coach said. “It’s perfect.” The name reflects the faith…