Behind the top 3-point shooting display in team history, the Loyola Marymount women’s basketball team defeated Cal Poly 86-77 at Mott Gym on Wednesday night.
Lions guard Lisa Helmers hit six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 22 points. Helmers hit half of the team’s dozen 3-pointers, which tied a team record.
The Cal Poly men’s basketball team defeated San Francisco 61-40 in a non-conference game Wednesday night at Mott Gym.
Cal Poly senior guard Trae Clark scored 14 points, a season high, while junior guard Lorenzo Keeler added 13 and sophomore guard Shawn Lewis contributed 10.
He was awarded a Big West Conference Honorable Mention for the second straight year after the 2007-08 season, when he led the Cal Poly men’s basketball team in scoring and assists.
But what Mustangs point guard Trae Clark is most proud of is his ability to not only be an athlete, but a student-athlete.
After playing three games in four nights, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team has an idea of where it’s going.
“It was a busy week,” Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh said. “We’ve been challenging a lot of top-notch teams. Last week was kind of a verification that we’re heading in the right direction.
Two days after his team’s season came to an end, Cal Poly football head coach Rich Ellerson voiced appreciation for what he praised as an extraordinary senior class.
The Mustangs, who were ranked third in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) for seven consecutive weeks before Saturday’s 49-35 first-round playoff loss to Weber State, lost 17 seniors.
For months, defenses had tried to get the ball out of the hands of the Cal Poly football team’s offense.
To say they failed would be something of an understatement.
Cal Poly entered its Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) first-round playoff game against Weber State leading the FCS in both yards (481.
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team routed Idaho 77-60 Saturday to finish the Courtyard by Marriott San Luis Obispo Holiday Beach Classic 2-0.
The Mustangs (4-2) were led by senior forward Megan Harrison’s 17 points. She also contributed four assists.
Cal Poly trailed for just 22 seconds before a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Rachel Clancy gave the Mustangs the lead for good six minutes into the contest.
To the Cal Poly students and fans:
I confess – please forgive me – I had the typical reaction when I read that UW had scheduled Cal Poly for a football game. I was partially ameliorated by a great article in Thursday’s (Madison, Wis. Capital Times) sports page about your school, the high academic standards, the team and their unusual history.
Fresh off its first NCAA Tournament win ever, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team will have an opportunity to advance its historic season tonight.
The Mustangs, who topped UCLA 1-0 in the first round Friday, will visit UC Irvine at 7 tonight.
On Oct. 22, Cal Poly battled then-No.
Two days after his kicker drew national attention for missed kicks during a 36-35 loss to Wisconsin, Cal Poly football head coach Rich Ellerson stressed Monday that there’s enough blame for the loss to go around.
Mustangs junior Andrew Gardner missed three extra points Saturday.
Cal Poly wrestler Filip Novachkov defeated No. 17 Ryan Prater of Illinois 9-8 in the championship match of the 141-pound bracket at the Missouri Open on Sunday.
Novachkov won a 12-0 major decision in his first match over Indianapolis’ Irwin Matt. He also pinned third-seeded Eric Graham in 1:09 and defeated No.