Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The 11-run sixth inning produced by UC Santa Barbara during Saturday’s matchup was a wake-up call for the Cal Poly baseball team, as the Mustangs dropped two of three games in their weekend series in Isla…
Injuries plague tennis team as they split weekend matches
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net As far as injuries go, the Cal Poly men’s tennis team has yet to catch a break. But despite the loss of two starters, the Mustangs split two weekend matches in San Luis Obispo, falling to…
Softball drops two games against Pacific
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…
Lookback: Griffin, Woodard taste history in NCAA tourney
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net With 24 seconds on the clock, head coach Faith Mimnaugh called a timeout and looked to her bench. “Brittany, Kayla, you’re going in,” she yelled. Neither Brittany Woodard nor Kayla Griffin had any idea what…
Mike Krukow searches for green and gold
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net It is April, and once again, baseball is the talk of the town. The San Francisco Giants return to AT&T Park to defend the team’s second World Series title in three years. And upstairs in the…
Schlemer scores 24, but Mustangs fall to No. 3 Penn State
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Through 10 minutes, it looked like the magic would continue for Molly Schlemer and the Cal Poly women’s basketball team. But during the next 30 minutes, Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas and…
Women’s basketball to travel to Baton Rouge for matchup with Penn State
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net It didn’t take long for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team to find out where its first-ever NCAA bid would take them. In the sixth pairing announced on ESPN’s selection show, the Mustangs appeared as a No.…
Baseball is back: maybe better than ever
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Less is more, right? For the Cal Poly baseball team, this is clearly the case. Head coach Larry Lee only lost a few players from last year’s team, but…
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…
Finally, Molly Schlemer can dance in the spotlight
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net For her entire career, Molly Schlemer was overshadowed by the same name. Even as this season progressed and Schlemer emerged as one of the best in the conference, it was there. In post-game press conferences, in comparisons,…
Women’s basketball cuts down nets in Anaheim
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Faith Mimnaugh wasn’t sure if it would ever happen. But on Saturday it did, as the Mustangs clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history with a 63-49 victory over…