illustration Benjy Egel benjyegel.md@gmail.com In 2008, Dylan Royer walked onto the Cal Poly men’s basketball team. He will soon walk off as a scholarship player. Royer was recruited by a few Division II colleges out of nearby Morro Bay High…
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…
49ers end women’s basketball winning streak, defeat Mustangs 71-58
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The Mustangs will have to settle for the No. 2 seed in the Big West Conference Tournament after Long Beach State brought down the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 71-58 in the last regular season matchup…
Morgan boosts Mustangs’ winning streak
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The only sound Reese Morgan heard on Thursday night in the Mott Athletics Center was the swish of the net. Coming off the bench with 14:20 left to play in the game while the Mustangs trailed…
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…
In her first year, Puppy gives ‘Stangs bite
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly softball assistant coach Gina Vecchione was 13 when her friends and teammates started calling her “Puppy.” Her men’s size 10.5 feet support a 5-foot-5 frame, giving her the proportions of a 2-month-old golden retriever. And…
Baseball keeps cruising, defeats Holy Cross 6-1
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly baseball team won its 10th game in its last 11 after defeating Holy Cross 6-1 on Tuesday night in game one of this week’s two-game, nonconference matchup. Head coach Larry Lee’s reaction? “We’ll take…
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…
Minor leagues are big steps for former Mustangs
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Baseball players are no strangers to trades. And four members of the 2012 Cal Poly baseball team made a pretty big one: camaraderie for career. “In pro ball you’re fighting each other for a spot,” former Cal…
Weekend recap: basketball teams go 4-0
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Five Cal Poly teams competed on the road this weekend to come away with a total of seven victories and an individual Pac-12 championship. Men’s basketball The men’s basketball team has started to win on…
O’Brien waits on NCAA
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net When the start beep sounded, she stopped thinking. When Rachel O’Brien finished her race, she was a school record holder — potentially heading to the NCAA championships. The senior swimmer found her stroke in the…