Cal Poly (6-5-2, 3-2-2 Big West) scored its second golden goal of the season against UC Santa Barbara (10-4-2, 6-2-0 Big West) in the third minute of overtime to claim its first win against its Central Coast rivals since Oct. 17 2007.
Asa Jackson talks trash loud and often
“Hungry and humble” is one of the sayings that cornerback Asa Jackson lives by — at least that is what he says. On the field, the picture is painted a bit differently. According to his teammates, Jackson is a player who almost always follows a good play with a good amount smack-talking.
Sisler takes soccer, high jump to new heights
Whitney Sisler, Cal Poly NCAA high jumper and star soccer forward, began her journey as a double athlete when her dad signed her up for the America Youth Soccer Organization when she was five years old.
Football escapes North Dakota rally
North Dakota missed a 41-yard field goal with just over three minutes remaining and the Mustangs (5-3, 1-1 Great West) held on to defeat the Fighting Sioux (2-5, 0-3) 22-21 Saturday night in the team’s first game at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in over a month.
Volleyball downs UC Irvine in three sets
The Cal Poly volleyball team (17-6, 7-3 Big West) downed UC Irvine (5-16, 1-7 Big West) in three quick sets Saturday night. One night after looking sluggish in a victory over Cal State Northridge, it was like a completely different team took the court against the Anteaters, head coach Jon Stevenson said.
Women’s volleyball defeats CSN in five sets
Cal Poly women’s volleyball team (16-6, 6-3 Big West) rallied back to defeat Cal State Northridge 3-2.
Football is set to play at home for first time in a month
For the first time in over a month, the No. 21 Cal Poly Mustangs (4-3, 0-1 Great West) will return to Alex G. Spanos Stadium to take on the North Dakota Fighting Sioux (2-4, 0-2) this weekend.
Volleyball’s hot start hasn’t translated to huge crowds
The Cal Poly women’s volleyball team boasts a (15-6, 5-3 Big West) record this year, but it seems the word hasn’t spread.
Women’s golf finishes second in Shocker Invitation
The Mustangs shot a final round of 297 — third best in school history — to lift the Cal Poly women’s golf team to a second-place finish in the Shocker Invitational Tuesday at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course. The Mustangs finished with a 35-over-par 611 total.
Graven wastes no time on her path to success
Freshman Kristina Graven was the first athlete to be named the Big West Player of the Week for the 2010-2011 year and has the potential to become one of the of the best volleyball players to come though the athletics program in history. With a current record of 14-5 and 4-2 in the Big West, the women’s volleyball team is paralleling the success of Graven’s.