Cal Poly (14-12) defeated Long Beach State University (11-15) 68-41 in a game that was stopped with 5:11 to play, after 49er guard Bianka Balthazar collapsed at half court and was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center by ambulance.…
Softball kicks off 2012 season
The Cal Poly softball team began its regular season with five games in three days, at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., Feb. 10 to 12. Competing against nationally-ranked schools such as Arizona State and Georgia Tech, the Mustangs (1-4)…
Lucky straight seventh win for Mustangs
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team — the same one that lost seven straight games in December — won its seventh straight game against UC Riverside on Saturday. Cal Poly (13-12, 9-3) looks poised to defend its 2011 Big…
Women's basketball streaks to seventh straight win
In 19 minutes of play, senior forward Kristina Santiago scored 19 points to lead the women’s basketball team to a 69-47 victory over UC Riverside. It was Cal Poly’s seventh consecutive victory as the Mustangs improved to 9-3 in Big…
Mustangs buck Cowboys out of Baggett Stadium
Kyle Brueggemann struck out seven Oklahoma State hitters in his first start at Cal Poly as the Mustangs came out with a 6-0 victory and a three-game sweep in front of the largest crowd at Baggett Stadium — more than 2,000…
Wagman's two-hit performance overwhelms Cowboys
A new season and a new pitch has Joey Wagman looking like Cal Poly’s definitive ace. He threw eight scoreless innings, giving up two hits against Oklahoma State on Friday night. Sophomore hurler Chase Johnson struck out the side in…
Baseball is back
The Cal Poly baseball team will open the 2012 season this weekend with a three-game series against 2011 NCAA Regional qualifier Oklahoma State inside Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs finished the 2011 campaign with another winning season — their ninth since…
Mustang soccer takes on MLS squads in Spanos
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team played Major League Soccer’s (MLS) San Jose Earthquakes to a 0-0 draw and dropped a 1-0 decision to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon in a pair of 35-minute scrimmage affairs inside Alex G.…
Smith battles more than opponents
He’s waited his turn. He’s suffered through injury, sickness and even the politics of collegiate wrestling. In Ryan Smith’s mind, he’s deserved a shot at what has proved to be such an elusive goal: to become an All-American. “I see…
Many miles of love
The Cal Poly club triathlon team celebrated Valentine’s weekend with the 11th annual Chains of Love, a run around Cal Poly’s campus, on Saturday. The run, which was divided into a 5 kilometer (k), 10k or 15k race, has become…
Sharing the athletic love with men's basketball
After every home game, the men’s basketball team returns to a much quieter Mott Gym to meet and mingle with family, friends and, of course, significant others. Senior forward David Hanson has taken part in this postgame ritual for the…