Cal Poly looks to build on late-season surge

The Cal Poly women’s basketball team was on the verge of a significant breakthrough last season when its surprising run through the Big West Conference Tournament was stopped by eventual champion UC Santa Barbara.

While the Mustangs got a brief taste of success toward the end of the year, Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh says they’re ready for the full experience.

Bye weeks almost over

This weekend marks the last of bye weeks. Barring injuries, your top players will be playing every week. As I’ve mentioned in previous weeks, you’re running out of time to address roster needs. Excess in one position will not help you make the playoffs if you lack in another.

Women's soccer: UCSB 1, Cal Poly 1 (5-4 Pk)

The Cal Poly women’s soccer team was defeated in a shootout by UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals Thursday night.

Genelle Ives scored first for the second-seeded, host Gauchos, who had 11 shots on goal.

Cal Poly junior defender Carrie Andrews tied the game in the second half.

Mustangs romp, look ahead to UC Davis

This story was posted at 10:49 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. The Cal Poly football team’s offense literally couldn’t have been doing much better. After all, through seven games, the No. 3 Mustangs led the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) in both points and yards per game.

Cal Poly's Big West hopes dashed

The Cal Poly women’s volleyball team’s hopes for a third straight Big West Conference title were delivered a serious blow Saturday night.

The Mustangs played their first five-set match at Mott Gym since an October 2006 loss to UC Irvine. History repeated itself against Big West-leading Long Beach State in a 13-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 15-10 defeat.

Old faces, new look for Mustangs

Heading into last season, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team was filled with hope and promise. After a lackluster regular season and a humbling first-round exit in the Big West Conference Tournament, the Mustangs were forced to go back to the drawing board.

Men's soccer: Cal Poly 0, #19 UCSB 0

The Cal Poly men’s soccer team tied No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 0-0 Wednesday night at Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium.

The attendance of 9,749 was well short not only of the all-time national record of 12,224, but also of the 11,075 that filed into Alex G. Spanos Stadium for the teams’ first meeting this year (when the Mustangs lost 1-0 Oct.

Cal Poly, UCSB crack down on unruly behavior

Cal Poly has heard a variety of responses to the bottle-throwing incident during its men’s soccer match against UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 17, when a crowd of 11,075 – the third-largest in regular-season college men’s soccer history – filed into Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

Mustangs look for first Big West title

The Cal Poly men’s soccer team stands one win away from capturing its first Big West Conference regular-season title in the program’s 15-year history at the Division I level.

Cal Poly, which is ranked 30th in the latest College Soccer News poll and upset No.

Tennis star coming to Cal Poly

Professional tennis star Sam Querrey will hold a free instructional clinic and exhibition at the Cal Poly Tennis Courts on Saturday.

Querrey, the No. 41 male singles player in the world, claimed a set from Rafael Nadal at the Davis Cup in September and reached the fourth round at this year’s U.

Football: Cox, Field likely out

Two starters on the Cal Poly football team’s offensive line will likely miss Saturday’s game against North Carolina Central due to injuries they suffered in last week’s game, Mustangs head coach Rich Ellerson said Monday.

Sophomore center Jason Cox injured his left knee during the third quarter of a 49-10 win over Idaho State at Alex G.