Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly softball team dropped the rubber-match of its series against the Pacific Tigers 3-1 on Sunday. Kim Westlund homered for the Mustangs’ lone run. Doubleheader When it comes to doubleheaders, redshirt sophomore pitcher Chloe Wurst…
Griffin ends career with knee injury
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Half-crying in pain, half-crying because of elation, senior guard Kayla Griffin was the first one on the ladder to cut down the net. With scissors in hand, Griffin’s teammates lifted her up onto the top rung as…
Beat at the buzzer: Pacific eliminates Cal Poly
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net In a game that featured 18 lead changes and didn’t see either team lead by more than four points, a single put-back layup with 1.3 seconds left decided the Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s fate for a…
Mustangs take down Aggies 64-41 in opening round
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Up by just one at halftime, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team found it difficult to find its rhythm in the first period of its Big West Conference Tournament opening round game against UC Davis. Scoring just…
Men’s basketball aims for deep tournament run
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After All-Big West first team junior Chris Eversley suffered a high ankle sprain in Cal Poly’s 68-53 victory over UC Davis on Feb. 9, the 6-foot-7 forward decided to sit out the next game against rival UC…
Jordan Lewis: life after basketball
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Jordan Lewis had cancer as a baby. More specifically, he had neuroblastoma, the most common cancer found in infants and children younger than two years of age. According to the Mayo Clinic, this type of tumor can…
Mustangs defeat Cal State Fullerton 62-60 in regular season finale
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After suffering several injuries throughout his career and coping with a redshirt season following his freshman season because of NCAA transfer rules, senior guard Chris O’Brien has waited a long time to deliver a signature performance like…
Mustangs run away from UC Irvine, vie for conference championship
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly women’s basketball team made good on the old basketball adage that says the sport is a game of runs. Leading by just five points after the first half against UC Irvine on Thursday, the…
Girls with guns: training program offers women weapon experience
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net One of the many stereotypes women face is unfamiliarity with firearms, but a local training group is looking to remedy that. Spartan Training Resources is offering a women’s-only handgun course this weekend that will highlight…
Home is where the wins are
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After an electrifying home win against rival UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 16, head men’s basketball coach Joe Callero credited his team’s fans in helping the Mustangs ride to victory, calling the Mott Athletics Center, “without a…
One cool campus: groups plants trees throughout Cal Poly
Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net Trees are almost as abundant as students on campus. Many people don’t realize, though, that many of the trees were planted by One Cool Earth, a non-profit organization founded to plant native trees and plants throughout San…