Pridham’s heroics lead men’s soccer

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Mackenzie Pridham has had a flair for the dramatic this season. He’s produced four game-winning goals in 15 games. He’s scored six goals in the opening seven games of Big West Conference play. He’s even placed himself…

Men’s soccer turns up golden in Santa Barbara

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net For 88 minutes on Friday night, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team looked like it would be dealt yet another road loss to rival UC Santa Barbara. But then, lightning struck — twice. Down by one in…

Women’s soccer prepares for road trip, men look to continue home success

  James Corbett jamescorbett.md@gmail.com The Big West season is in full swing as both the Cal Poly men’s and women’s soccer teams prepare for a pair of conference showdowns this weekend. The men’s soccer team (6-4, 1-1 Big West) takes…

Men’s, women’s soccer begin conference play

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams begin conference play this Friday and look forward to capitalizing on their Big West Conference schedules in 2012. The women’s squad (3-5-1) is coming off a five-match losing streak heading…

Mustangs fall to UCLA, snap five-game win streak

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly men’s soccer team couldn’t make it six wins in a row, as the Mustangs dropped a 1-0 loss to No.12 ranked UCLA (5-1-2) on Sunday afternoon in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. After defeating Harvard…

Mustangs extend winning streak, defeat Harvard 2-1

They may be young, but they’re winning The Cal Poly men’s soccer team (5-2-0) won its fifth consecutive match on Friday night with a 2-1 victory over the Harvard Crimson in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “They’re a quality team,” seventh-year…

Men's soccer debuts FC Barcelona-like attack

In its final five matches of the 2011 campaign, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team struggled going 0-4-1 while scoring only one goal during the stretch. The streak punctuated a taxing season for a program that has established itself as…

Soccer returns to the Central Coast

For the second consecutive year, Cal Poly Athletics will host an exhibition match between the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids in the 2012 MLS Central Coast Showcase Friday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Earthquakes and Rapids have…

Holocher finds recipe to bring out Maniacs

When driving north on U.S. Highway 101, near the Los Osos Valley Road exit, students may notice the billboard displaying the 2011 Cal Poly men’s soccer schedule and the phrase: “Join the Green Army.” The slogan is the latest installment…

Montgomery back from books with 'High I.Q.'

At 5-foot-6, he doesn’t look like a prototypical offensive weapon. But watch No. 30 patrol the outer flanks of a soccer pitch, and you’ll notice his agility and unique ability to dodge opposing defenders with seamless ease. Two years removed from…

Mustang soccer drops second Big West match

An early goal by Cal State Northridge (6-5-1, 3-1-0) inside of seven minutes and a second in the 65th minute downed Cal Poly men’s soccer (5-5-2, 2-2-0), as the Mustangs suffered their second Big West Conference loss at Alex G.…