The men’s basketball team is taking on Hawaii with fourth place in the Big West on the line. Watch the game live here.
Gay athletes are out but outnumbered
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Saieed Rihan is an average student. He comes from a town called Escondido, just north of San Diego. He enjoys hiking around San Luis Obispo. He is a kinesiology…
Assisting the ‘Stangs to victory: Jonae Ervin makes her mark at point guard
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…
Basketball centers on youth
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Having graduated six seniors, including one of the program’s top scorers in David Hanson and former big man Will Taylor, questions swelled around the Cal Poly men’s basketball team as to who would replace that talent in…
Lucky No. 7: Baseball streaks to win
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net Winning hasn’t been complicated for Cal Poly baseball this season. Pitching and defense have carried the load while the Mustangs’ bats have provided just enough spark to give them a win. After tossing nine innings and allowing one…
Royer’s game-winner tames Lions in 63-60 win
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite his team going 1 of 18 from 3-point range in the game’s first 39 minutes and 57 seconds, head coach Joe Callero wanted the ball in senior 3-point specialist Dylan Royer’s hands for a final play…
Mustangs off to historic 6-0 start
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Pitching and defense. Those were head coach Larry Lee’s two keys to success for the Cal Poly baseball team coming into 2013. And for the second night in a row, pitching kept the Mustangs alive before the…
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 defeats Seattle, improves to 5-0 for first time since 2001
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net As the Mustangs stare at the program’s first 5-0 start since 2001, head coach Larry Lee and most of his players have one thing running through their heads. “We can be better.” “I think we’re…
Student-athletes stick together
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net From practice to team dinners to traveling for away contests and gameday, Cal Poly student-athletes spend an immeasurable amount of time with their fellow teammates. So it’s no wonder that when it comes to housing, one might…
Weekend preview: Home sweet home
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly campus plays host to six Division I athletics events Thursday to Sunday, including the baseball team’s home opening series, a nonconference men’s basketball game and two women’s basketball games that could position…