Cal Poly football will play Eastern Washington University on Saturday. A win would close out the season with a perfect home game record. Though the Mustangs lost to UC Davis at their last game on Nov. 5, head coach Tim…
'Turf toe' can't keep Asa Jackson off field
Normally, punt returns are some of the most exciting plays in football, but they can also be the most frightening. Homecoming night, in a game against Southern Utah earlier this season, Asa Jackson found himself on his back clutching his…
Kennith Jackson owes it all to his mom
When the Mustangs reflect on the 2011 season, a key part of their success and, in the end their failure to make the playoffs, will be the injuries that plagued the team. But even more so, reflections will settle on…
Volleyball drops second match in Mott
In volleyball’s second-to-last home match of the year, the Mustangs failed to come back from a 2-1 deficit against UC Irvine. The result left the women with a 5-2 record at home for this season. The set scores were 27-29, 25-18,…
Football's four-game win streak snapped in Davis
Underneath a wet and dreary Northern California sky, the Cal Poly football team saw its hopes of reaching the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs slip away. The Mustangs were defeated by UC Davis 24-17 and, as a result, can no…
No 'killer instinct' for men's soccer in loss
Having already been eliminated from playoff contention and playing in its final game of the 2011 season, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team (6-8-3, 3-5-1 BWC) dropped a 2-0 decision Friday to No. 17 UC Santa Barbara at Harder Stadium. In…
I hate losing
Winning and losing. It is the great dichotomy of sports. One without the other makes a game essentially worthless. Last week I blogged about winning, my elation evident in the aftermath of the Cardinals World Series victory. But the theme…
Harder to win
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos ended the Mustang men’s soccer team’s season on Friday night. The Gauchos delievered a 2-0 knockout blow to Cal Poly which scored just one goal in five games after defeating UCSB on Oct. 14. The…
Soccer falls to UCI, fails to make playoffs
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team (6-8-3, 3-5-1) was eliminated from contention for the 2011 Big West Conference Tournament after falling to No. 9 UC Irvine 1-0 Tuesday night in its home finale at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The team,…
Cross country races to Big West title
The Cal Poly men’s cross country team finished with 36 points en route to its 11th Big West Conference title in the past 14 seasons on Saturday. The women’s side, led by senior Leanne Fogg and freshman Meghan Breadmore, finished…
Former coach Stevenson settles with Cal Poly
An official agreement has been reached between Cal Poly and former head women’s volleyball coach Jon Stevenson detailing the terms of his separation from the university. The agreement was signed more than a month after a 2010 report was made…