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February 10, 2012 | Men's Soccer Major League Soccer Central Coast Showcase Returns Friday Evening Major League Soccer friendly action returns to Cal Poly’s Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Friday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. with San Jose Earthquakes squaring off against Colorado Rapids in the 2012 MLS Central Coast Showcase.
February 4, 2012 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Signs Eight Players to National Letters of Intent The Cal Poly men’s soccer team strengthened all areas of its roster on Friday following the joint announcement by sixth-year head coach Paul Holocher and the Mustang Athletics Department that the program has inked eight players to National Letters of Intent with the expectation of joining the squad for the 2012 campaign.
February 3, 2012 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Seven-A-Side Tournament Set for May 5-6 The Cal Poly men’s soccer team recently announced that registration is now open for the program’s annual Seven-A-Side Tournament, scheduled for May 5-6 at the Cal Poly Sports Complex.
January 17, 2012 | Men's Soccer Feighner Selected by Seattle in Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft Wes Feighner became the second Cal Poly men’s soccer player in as many years to be drafted professionally as the former Mustang left back was selected during the fourth round of Tuesday’s Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft by Seattle Sounders FC.
January 16, 2012 | Men's Soccer 2012 Major League Soccer Central Coast Showcase Set for Feb. 10 The Cal Poly Athletics Department will host a Major League Soccer exhibition match for the second-successive year following Thursday’s announcement that the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids will meet inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium in the 2012 MLS Central Coast Showcase. Kickoff time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
January 11, 2012 | Men's Soccer Sigler Awaits Thursday’s Major League Soccer SuperDraft Former Cal Poly men’s soccer center back and four-time All-Big West Conference selection Patrick Sigler will gain a glimpse of his professional future when the 2012 Major League Soccer SuperDraft gets underway on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 9 a.m. PT.
January 4, 2012 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Winter ID Camp a Kick Away Structured for aspiring players ages 14-18 and scheduled for Feb. 11-12, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program announced recently that spots still remain for the program’s annual Winter Individual Development Camp.
December 8, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Earns Big West Sportsmanship Award The least-penalized Big West program this past fall, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team recently earned the conference’s Sportsmanship Award for the 2011 season. The honor, bestowed in each of the Big West’s 16 sports, is voted upon by fellow student-athletes.
December 7, 2011 | Men's Soccer Patrick Sigler Selected for 2012 adidas Major League Soccer Combine A four-time All-Big West Conference selection and the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s career leader with 78 starts, center back Patrick Sigler was selected on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the 2012 adidas Major League Soccer Combine from Jan. 6-10 at Central Broward Regional Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
December 2, 2011 | Men's Soccer Spots Still Remain for Men's Soccer Holiday Individual Development Camp Open to players ages 14-18, the Mustang men's soccer program is still accepting reservations for its annual Holiday Individual Development Camp.
November 14, 2011 | Men's Soccer Sigler’s Historic Honor Headlines Mustang All-Big West Selections Senior center back Patrick Sigler capped his Cal Poly men’s soccer career by becoming just the second four-time All-Big West selection in program history as a total of six Mustangs earned conference honors when end-of-season accolades were bestowed on Monday afternoon.
November 8, 2011 | Men's Soccer Feighner Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team A seven-time selection to the dean’s list at Cal Poly, senior Wes Feighner added another academic accolade to his trophy case recently as the left back was one of 11 players named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 8 team.
November 4, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Caps 2011 Campaign with 2-0 Loss at No. 17 UC Santa Barbara Senior goalkeeper Patrick McLain registered a season-high eight saves, but on Fox Soccer Channel and in front of 13,822 fans – the fifth-largest regular season attendance figure in NCAA history – the Cal Poly men’s soccer program finished its 2011 season with a 2-0 loss at No. 17 UC Santa Barbara on Friday evening at Harder Stadium.
November 3, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men's Soccer Caps Year on National Television at UC Santa Barbara Despite being eliminated from contention for the 2011 Big West Conference Tournament, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program still has the opportunity to enjoy an historic evening against No. 16 UC Santa Barbara as the Mustangs complete their 2011 schedule with a 7 p.m. Blue-Green Rivalry matchup against the Gauchos on Friday, Nov. 4. The match will be televised live nationally on Fox Soccer Channel. Supporters who can’t make the trip can listen to the match at GoPoly.com, beginning with the pregame show at 6:50 p.m.
November 1, 2011 | Men's Soccer Big West Tournament in Crosshairs for Mustang Men's Soccer Team The Cal Poly men’s soccer program controls its postseason fate as the Mustangs wrap the 2011 regular season schedule by hosting No. 9 UC Irvine on Tuesday, Nov. 1 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium ahead of Friday’s nationally-televised Fox Soccer Channel showdown at No. 23 UC Santa Barbara. Both matches kick off at 7 p.m. The Mustangs (6-7-3, 3-4-1) enter play in sixth place in the Big West standings on 10 points, but can reignite their conference tournament dreams with favorable results against Big West-leading UC Irvine (13-5-1, 5-3-1) and fourth-place UC Santa Barbara (11-5-1, 4-4-0). The top-four programs in the conference standings qualify for the Nov. 9 (semifinal) and Nov. 12 (championship) Big West Tournament, a competition the Mustangs have never missed in three previous renditions.
November 1, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Drop Home Finale against No. 14 UC Irvine, 1-0 UC Irvine senior midfielder Miguel Ibarra’s 56th-minute strike stood as the difference on Tuesday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program completed its home slate at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a 1-0 defeat against the 14th-ranked Anteaters.
October 29, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Chases Big West Tournament Spot at Cal State Northridge Two of the Cal Poly men's soccer team's three remaining regular season matches occur against programs the Mustangs are in competition with for a spot in the 2011 Big West Conference Tournament. For fifth-place Cal Poly (6-7-2, 3-4-0), that stretch begins with a 7 p.m. showdown at fourth-place Cal State Northridge (7-7-2, 3-3-1) on Saturday, Oct. 29. The top-four programs in the Big West standings qualify for the Nov. 9 (semifinal) and 12 (championship) conference tournament. Cal Poly has qualified for all three previous Big West Tournaments.
October 29, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Battles Cal State Northridge to Scoreless Draw Senior goalkeeper Patrick McLain registered a match-high four saves on Saturday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer team stayed in the Big West Conference Tournament picture by producing a scoreless draw versus Cal State Northridge at Matador Soccer Field.
October 22, 2011 | Men's Soccer Late UC Davis Goals Send Cal Poly Men's Soccer to 2-1 Defeat Cal Poly men’s soccer senior Kyle Montgomery notched his team-leading third goal of 2011 during the 66th minute on Saturday afternoon, but the Mustangs conceded twice against Big West Conference-leading UC Davis during the final seven-and-a-half minutes to drop a 2-1 decision at Aggie Soccer Field.
October 19, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men's Soccer Hits the Road in Pursuit of Big West Lead The Cal Poly men’s soccer program finds itself deadlocked in a three-way knot for second place in the Big West Conference standings for the second-successive week as the Mustangs visit Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and UC Davis on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 3 p.m. The Mustangs (6-5-2, 3-2-0), playing away from Alex G. Spanos Stadium for the first time in 21 days, are locked in the second-place struggle with UC Davis (5-6-2, 3-2-0) and Cal State Northridge (6-6-1, 3-2-0). All three programs trail a seventh-ranked UC Irvine (12-3-0, 4-1-0) team that hosts UC Davis on Wednesday. Cal State Fullerton (6-4-3, 0-3-1), meanwhile, sits bottom of the Big West table on one point.
October 19, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men's Soccer Trumped at Cal State Fullerton, 1-0 Cal State Fullerton junior forward Jameson Campbell’s seventh-minute goal stood as the difference on Wednesday evening as the Titans slid past the Cal Poly men’s soccer program at Titan Stadium, 1-0.
October 14, 2011 | Men's Soccer Sigler Penalty Gives Cal Poly 90th-Minute Win versus UC Santa Barbara In front of 11,075 spectators – a total matching the seventh-largest regular season crowd figure in NCAA history – Cal Poly men’s soccer senior center back Patrick Sigler buried a 90th-minute penalty to hand the Mustangs a 2-1 come-from-behind triumph against rival UC Santa Barbara on Friday evening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 13, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly-UC Santa Barbara Showdown Hits GoPoly.com Airwaves Topping CollegeSoccerNews.com’s chart of the 14 Greatest Rivalries in College Soccer, the Cal Poly and No. 13 UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer programs will renew the Blue-Green Rivalry on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Dave Grant, making his GoPoly.com debut, will provide play-by-play commentary beginning with the pre-match show at 6:55 p.m.
October 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal State Northridge, UC Santa Barbara Set for Spanos Stadium Visit Opening the week deadlocked in a three-way knot for second place in the Big West Conference standings, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program completes a four-match home stand at Alex G. Spanos Stadium versus Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, Oct. 11 and UC Santa Barbara on Friday, Oct. 14. Both matches begin at 7 p.m. Cal Poly (5-4-2) and Cal State Northridge (5-5-1) enter play with identical conference records (2-1-0) and point totals (six) while defending conference tournament champion UC Santa Barbara (8-3-1, 1-2-0) languishes in fifth place on three points.
October 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal State Northridge Tops Cal Poly, 2-0 A seventh-minute goal by Cal State Northridge sophomore midfielder Thomas Ramos stood as the match-winning strike on Wednesday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program dropped an eventual 2-0 decision against the Matadors at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 9, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Offense Explodes to Top UC Riverside, 5-0 Junior forward Chris Gaschen and freshman midfielder Nolan Moore each found the back of the opposition net for the first time in 2011 as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program, enjoying five different goalscorers on Sunday afternoon, registered its largest margin of victory and goal output at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a 5-0 whitewash of UC Riverside.
October 5, 2011 | Men's Soccer Home Defense Opens versus UC Davis, UC Riverside The Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens a four-match Big West Conference home stand beginning with a Wednesday, Oct. 5 contest against UC Davis at 7 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Action continues against UC Riverside on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. Idle for seven days following their 1-0 upset of No. 7 UC Irvine on Sept. 28, the Mustangs (4-3-2, 1-0-0) have won four-successive home decisions against UC Davis (3-5-2, 1-1-0) at Spanos Stadium and failed to concede a goal during their last three home matches against UC Riverside (6-3-1, 1-1-0).
October 5, 2011 | Men's Soccer Late UC Davis Goal Sends Cal Poly to 1-0 Defeat Freshman forward Matt Wiesenfarth’s team-leading third goal six minutes from time provided UC Davis a 1-0 victory against the Cal Poly men’s soccer team on Wednesday evening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 3, 2011 | Men's Soccer Hauser Corrals Big West Player of the Week Honor After recording a career-high eight saves during his first collegiate start to help the Cal Poly men’s soccer team stun then-No. 7 UC Irvine, 1-0, on Sept. 28, Mustang freshman goalkeeper Chase Hauser was named Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week early Monday afternoon.
September 28, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Open Big West Campaign at No. 7 UC Irvine The Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens its 11th season of Big West Conference competition at No. 7 UC Irvine on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Kickoff at Anteater Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. Cal Poly (3-3-2), which has finished among the top-three programs in the Big West standings during each of the previous four seasons, hasn’t defeated UC Irvine on the road since Nov. 3, 2004 (suffering five-successive defeats in the process). UC Irvine (8-1-0) is Cal Poly’s third ranked opponent during the previous five matches.
September 28, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Stun No. 7 UC Irvine in Big West Opener Senior center back Patrick Sigler’s 53rd-minute penalty stood as the difference on Wednesday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer team – playing a man down for the final 33 minutes – defeated the highest-ranked opponent in program history by producing a 1-0 triumph against No. 7 UC Irvine at Anteater Stadium.
September 25, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Cap Big West Preparations versus Denver The Cal Poly men’s soccer program returns to Alex G. Spanos Stadium to close the non-conference portion of its 2011 regular season schedule on Sunday, Sept. 25 against Denver. Match time is scheduled for 1 p.m. Unbeaten during 10 of their previous 11 contests at Spanos Stadium, the Mustangs (3-2-2) have allowed just four goals in 690 minutes this season and rank third among Division I programs with four shutouts. Including a 2-2 draw at then-No. 14 Notre Dame (Sept. 9), half of Denver’s initial six matches this season have come against nationally-ranked opposition. The Pioneers (1-3-2) face fellow Big West foe Cal State Fullerton on Friday before visiting the central coast.
September 25, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Attack Falls Short in Defeat to Denver Junior forward Benny Estes notched his first goal as a Mustang on Sunday afternoon, but the Cal Poly men’s soccer program conceded two goals to Denver inside the opening 24 minutes and dropped a 3-1 decision against the Pioneers at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 18, 2011 | Men's Soccer Late Penalty Lifts No. 4 Akron Past Cal Poly, 1-0 Akron junior midfielder Scott Caldwell slotted an 83rd-minute penalty on Sunday afternoon to provide the fourth-ranked Zips a tight 1-0 victory against the Cal Poly men’s soccer program at FirstEnergy Stadium.
September 16, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Pack Bags for University of Akron Tournament Following a season-opening five-match home stand, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team – solidified by one of the most constrictive defenses among Division I programs – contests its first road matches at the University of Akron Tournament. Cal Poly (2-1-2), which has allowed just two goals in 510 minutes this season and ranks second among Division I programs with four shutouts, opens tournament play against Syracuse (2-2-0) on Friday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. PT before facing defending national champion and No. 4 Akron (3-0-1) on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. Both matches take place at FirstEnergy Stadium, a venue where the Racers are unbeaten in an NCAA-record 40-straight matches.
September 16, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Open Akron Tournament with 2-1 Defeat of Syracuse Senior forward Kyle Montgomery registered his first goal in nearly two years for the Cal Poly men’s soccer program with a 14th-minute strike and sophomore forward Mac Pridham notched his first collegiate goal during the 49th as the Mustangs opened play at the University of Akron Tournament on Friday afternoon with a 2-1 triumph against Syracuse at FirstEnergy Stadium.
September 12, 2011 | Men's Soccer McLain Earns National, Big West Defensive Praise After registering consecutive clean sheets during the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s 1-0 victory versus Villanova (Sept. 9) and scoreless draw against No. 12 West Virginia (Sept. 11), Mustang senior goalkeeper Patrick McLain was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s College Team of the Week and as the Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
September 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs, No. 12 West Virginia Finish in Scoreless Draw The Cal Poly men’s soccer team registered a season-high 20 shot attempts on Sunday afternoon, yielded just five and forced West Virginia junior goalkeeper Justin Holmes into nine saves, but the Mustangs were held to a scoreless draw by the 12th-ranked Mountaineers at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 9, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Welcome Villanova, No. 12 West Virginia The Cal Poly men’s soccer program completes a five-match home stand at Alex G. Spanos Stadium and opens a three-match stretch against Big East Conference opposition when hosting Villanova on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. and No. 12 West Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. The Mustangs (1-1-1), who saw an eight-match home unbeaten run snapped with Sunday’s 2-1, double-overtime loss against Seattle, registered a 2-2-2 mark against ranked opponents last season. West Virginia (2-1-0), which reached the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament before falling against eventual national champion Akron, plays at sixth-ranked UC Santa Barbara on Friday evening. Villanova (2-0-1) rounds off its road trip at UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
September 9, 2011 | Men's Soccer Collins Goal Sends Mustangs Past Villanova, 1-0 A 68th-minute strike from junior forward Dakota Collins accounted for the difference on Friday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program downed Villanova at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1-0.
September 4, 2011 | Men's Soccer Late Seattle Goal Sends Cal Poly to 2-1 Defeat SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Seattle freshman forward Travis Heim scored seven seconds from full time on Sunday afternoon as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program, contesting its second double-overtime match during a three-day span, suffered a 2-1 defeat at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 2, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly, New Mexico Finish in Scoreless Draw SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer team matched a program record by holding an opponent to just three shot attempts for the second-straight match, but the Mustangs – despite producing 16 attempts of their own and threatening New Mexico’s net multiple times early in the second half – settled for a scoreless draw against the Lobos at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Friday evening.
August 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Slide Past UNLV in Season Opener, 1-0 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Sophomore forward Ian Clark’s first collegiate goal stood as the difference on Saturday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program, which held UNLV to just three shot attempts, opened the 2011 regular season and a five-match homestand with a 1-0 triumph at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
August 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Homestand Continues versus New Mexico and Seattle SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer program continues its five-match homestand versus New Mexico on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. and Seattle on Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. The Mustangs (1-0-0), unbeaten in seven-successive matches at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, opened the 2011 campaign on Aug. 27 by sliding past UNLV, 1-0. Just once during the previous 11 seasons (2007) has Cal Poly begun a campaign with consecutive victories.
August 17, 2011 | Men's Soccer Feighner Named as Candidate for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Mustang senior left back Wes Feighner made athletics department history on Wednesday morning by becoming the first men’s soccer player and just the second Cal Poly athlete to be named as a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Feighner, a three-year captain who has started 54 of 55 games during his career, is one of 30 finalists for the honor, which recognizes outstanding performances in the classroom, community and on the playing field.
August 17, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Selected to Finish Second in Big West Standings SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer program, which returns seven regular starters from a 2010 side that finished 8-7-3 overall, was tabbed for a second-place finish in the Big West Conference standings this season following the Wednesday morning release of the preseason coaches poll. The Mustangs, who finished third in the Big West standings last year after registering a 5-3-2 mark (17 points), garnered 40 points and one of the seven available first-place votes.
August 13, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Held Scoreless by No. 7 California in Exhibition SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – California forwards John Fitzpatrick and Alec Sundly both scored either side of halftime and forward Michael Shaddock added a goal in the second half as the seventh-ranked Golden Bears downed the Cal Poly men’s soccer program in a Saturday evening exhibition at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 5-0.
August 10, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Program Opens 2011 Camp SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Highlighted by seven returning starters from a 2010 squad that finished 8-7-3 overall and posted a fourth-successive top-three showing in the Big West Conference standings with a 5-3-2 mark and a seven-player incoming freshman class ranked No. 27 among Division I programs by CollegeSoccerNews.com, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program will open preparations for the upcoming season on Thursday morning.
August 8, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Program Unveils 2011 Promotions Schedule SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – With the Cal Poly men’s soccer team’s 2011 home opener just five days away, the Mustang Athletics Department announced the program’s season match promotions schedule on Monday afternoon. The slate of events at Alex G. Spanos Stadium runs the length of the regular season and includes all 13 home matches.
August 2, 2011 | Men's Soccer Nov. 4 Matchup at UC Santa Barbara Set for Fox Soccer Channel SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer program will play before a national television audience for the second successive season following the recent announcement by Fox Soccer Channel that the program’s Nov. 4 showdown versus UC Santa Barbara at Harder Stadium has been added to the NSCAA College Game of the Week lineup. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
July 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Peterlin Stays in England; Agrees to One-Year Deal with Walsall SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Former Cal Poly men’s soccer midfielder Anton Peterlin, the first Big West Conference player to appear in an English Football League match, resumed his professional career earlier this week after agreeing to a one-year contract with Walsall Football Club. Peterlin had previously served a three-week trial with Walsall, which competes in League One, the third tier of English soccer.
July 13, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men's Soccer Announces Challenging 2011 Schedule SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Highlighted by five-successive home matches to open the regular season and a showdown at defending NCAA Tournament champion Akron, sixth-year men’s soccer head coach Paul Holocher and the Mustang Athletics Department jointly released Cal Poly’s 2011 schedule on Wednesday afternoon. The Mustangs, who contested the 15th-toughest schedule among Division I programs last season, will play six matches this fall against teams that qualified for last season’s NCAA Tournament.
December 23, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Receives 11 All-Big West Fall Academic Honors Eleven Mustang student-athletes representing five separate programs earned Big West Academic Fall All-Conference recognition when team results were announced late Thursday afternoon.
December 9, 2010 | Men's Soccer Burgos Selected to Participate in Major League Soccer Combine The Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s second-leading scorer each of the previous two seasons and one of the Big West Conference’s top scoring threats, Mustang midfielder Junior Burgos was one of 54 collegiate seniors selected on Thursday to compete in the 2011 adidas Major League Soccer Player Combine.
December 8, 2010 | Men's Soccer Feighner Named to NSCAA All-Far West Region Second Team Following a junior campaign in which he started all 18 matches and assisted on three goals, Cal Poly men’s soccer junior left back Wes Feighner was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division I All-Far West Region second team on Wednesday afternoon.
November 16, 2010 | Men's Soccer Four-Time Selection Zamora Paces Cal Poly’s All-Big West Picks Senior forward David Zamora capped his illustrious collegiate career by becoming the first four-time All-Big West selection in Cal Poly men’s soccer program history and six additional Mustangs earned conference honors when end-of-the-season accolades were bestowed on Tuesday afternoon.
November 15, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs not Selected for 2010 NCAA Tournament Despite posting a 3-3-1 record against programs that qualified for the 2010 NCAA Tournament, the Cal Poly men's soccer team was not selected for inclusion among the field's 48 teams when the bracket was unveiled on Monday afternoon.
November 13, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Await Monday’s NCAA Tournament Selection With credentials that include the nation's 15th-most difficult schedule, 11 matches against programs that were rated at some point in the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com National Rankings and a fourth-successive showing within the top-three spots in the Big West Conference standings, the Cal Poly men's soccer program will find out if its 2010 resume has impressed the NCAA Tournament selection committee when the field of 48 teams is unveiled on Monday, Nov. 14 at 1:30 p.m.
November 10, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Eliminated from Big West Tournament in Overtime Sophomore forward Chris Bernardi provided the third-seeded Cal Poly men’s soccer team a first-half lead during Wednesday’s Big West Conference Tournament semifinal showdown at Harder Stadium, but a strike by UC Santa Barbara freshman forward David Opoku leveled the scoreline 18 minutes from time before a 98th-minute goal by sophomore midfielder Nic Ryan propelled the second-seeded Gauchos a 2-1 victory.
November 10, 2010 | Men's Soccer ESPN 1280 to Air Cal Poly’s Big West Tournament Semifinal Match Supporters of the Cal Poly men’s soccer program who can’t make the trip to UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium for tonight’s Big West Conference Tournament semifinal showdown between the third-seeded Mustangs and second-seeded Gauchos can listen live to the clash on ESPN 1280 in San Luis Obispo County and online at espnradio1280.com. Ryan Foran will provide play-by-play detail and Brad Pickett will offer color commentary of the best-attended series in the history collegiate soccer, beginning at 7 p.m.
November 8, 2010 | Men's Soccer Zamora, McLain Earn Big West Player of the Week Praise Senior forward David Zamora scored in successive contests to match the Cal Poly men’s soccer program record for career goals and junior goalkeeper Patrick McLain recorded nine total saves during consecutive shutouts of Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 3) and Cal State Northridge (Nov. 6) as the duo earned, respectively, Big West Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week praise on Monday afternoon.
November 6, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Grab No. 3 Seed for Big West Tournament with 2-0 Win Senior forward Junior Burgos converted a penalty shortly before halftime and senior forward David Zamora matched the Cal Poly men’s soccer program record for career goals with a 63rd-minute strike as the Mustangs completed regular-season play and cemented the No. 3 seed for the Big West Conference Tournament with a 2-0 triumph on Saturday evening versus Cal State Northridge at Matador Soccer Field.
November 3, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Book Spot in Big West Tournament with 1-0 Win Senior forward David Zamora completed the home portion of his collegiate career in fine fashion on Wednesday evening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium as his 48th-minute strike ensured the Cal Poly men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory against Cal State Fullerton and cemented the Mustangs a place in the Big West Conference Tournament.
October 30, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Drop 4-2 Decision at UC Davis Strikes by sophomore forward Chris Gaschen and senior forward David Zamora provided the Cal Poly men’s soccer team the lead shortly after halftime on Saturday afternoon, but UC Davis netted three unanswered goals during an 18-minute span in the second half to post a 4-2 victory against the Mustangs at Aggie Soccer Field.
October 27, 2010 | Men's Soccer Gaschen Golden Goal Gives Cal Poly Historic Win Senior midfielder Junior Burgos opened the scoring Wednesday evening, but sophomore midfielder Chris Gaschen’s 93rd-minute match-winning strike helped the Cal Poly men’s soccer program snap a seven-contest winless streak against UC Santa Barbara with a 2-1 victory at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in front of the 13th-largest regular season attendance figure in NCAA history.
October 24, 2010 | Men's Soccer Zamora, Burgos Spur Mustangs to 2-1 Triumph Senior forward David Zamora’s 10th-minute goal helped him become the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s all-time points leader while senior midfielder Junior Burgos’ first-half strike ensured a 2-1 victory for the Mustangs in a rain-soaked match on Sunday afternoon at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 16, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Splits Points with No. 8 UC Irvine Junior goalkeeper Patrick McLain recorded five saves, including a draw-preserving stop with 22 seconds remaining on Saturday evening, as the Cal Poly men’s soccer team finished in a scoreless tie against No. 8 UC Irvine at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 12, 2010 | Men's Soccer UC Santa Barbara Snatches 90th-Minute Decision from Cal Poly A 77th-minute goal by Cal Poly men’s soccer junior midfielder Cameron Walters leveled the scoreline late, but UC Santa Barbara junior midfielder Luis Silva secured a 2-1 victory for the hosts with a goal 53 seconds from time on Tuesday evening at Harder Stadium.
October 9, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Score Early, Fall Late versus No. 9 UC Irvine, 2-1 Junior midfielder Tim White’s team-leading third goal of the 2010 campaign provided the Cal Poly men’s soccer program a fifth-minute lead against No. 9 UC Irvine at Anteater Stadium on Saturday evening, but the hosts closed the first half with a strike from senior forward Amani Walker and the match with an 88th-minute game-winning effort from junior midfielder Bello Alhassan to secure a 2-1 triumph.
October 6, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal State Northridge Forces 2-2 Draw with Cal Poly Cal Poly men’s soccer junior midfielder Tim White scored shortly before halftime and senior forward David Zamora converted a penalty in the 67th minute on Wednesday evening, but a pair of goals off free kicks from Cal State Northridge junior midfielder Rafael Garcia during a four-minute span in the second half allowed the Matadors to draw the Mustangs at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 2-2.
October 4, 2010 | Men's Soccer Finkelstein Named Big West Defensive Player of the Week After assisting the Cal Poly men’s soccer program to consecutive victories, yielding just one goal in 181 minutes of action and registering his first shutout of the 2010 campaign, Mustang sophomore goalkeeper Brett Finkelstein was named Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon.
October 2, 2010 | Men's Soccer Sigler Golden Goal Lifts Cal Poly to 1-0 Victory For the second-successive season the Cal Poly men’s soccer team opened Big West Conference play with a 1-0 overtime triumph as junior center back Patrick Sigler’s 92nd-minute strike lifted the Mustangs to victory against UC Riverside on Saturday evening at UCR Soccer Stadium.
September 29, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Complete Non-Conference Play with 2-1 Triumph Freshman forward Justin Hill tallied his first collegiate goal in the 34th minute and junior midfielder Jake Hustedt’s 62nd-minute penalty counted as the game-winning strike for the Cal Poly men’s soccer team on Wednesday evening as the Mustangs registered their first home victory of the 2010 campaign with a 2-1 triumph versus Cal State Bakersfield at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 23, 2010 | Men's Soccer Loyola Marymount Streaks Past Cal Poly, 4-1 Junior midfielder Jake Hustedt registered his first goal of the 2010 campaign on Thursday evening, but the Cal Poly men’s soccer program saw an unbeaten run of eight-straight regular season games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium snapped with a 4-1 defeat versus Loyola Marymount.
September 17, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Draws No. 17 UCLA in Front of Record Crowd The Cal Poly men’s soccer team doubled No. 17 UCLA’s shot output on Friday evening, but in front of the 10th-largest regular season attendance figure in NCAA history, the Mustangs opened the home portion of their 2010 schedule with a scoreless draw against the Bruins.
September 12, 2010 | Men's Soccer Second-Half Barrage Sends Notre Dame Past Cal Poly Five separate Notre Dame players found the back of the Cal Poly net during a 23-minute span in the second half of Sunday’s Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament finale at Alumni Stadium as the host Fighting Irish strode to a 5-1 victory against the Mustangs.
September 10, 2010 | Men's Soccer Bernardi, Mustangs Upend No. 18 Indiana, 1-0 Forward Chris Bernardi’s first official goal as a member of the Cal Poly men’s soccer program came at the opportune moment as the sophomore’s 83rd-minute strike helped the Mustangs open the Notre Dame-hosted Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament with a 1-0 victory against six-time national champion and No. 18 Indiana on Friday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.
September 6, 2010 | Men's Soccer Burgos Reconvenes with El Salvador Men’s National Team On the eve of the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s 1-0 season-opening victory at Denver on Sept. 3, senior forward Junior Burgos was hundreds of miles away preparing for a separate endeavor: the El Salvador Men’s National Team’s friendlies against Honduras on Sept. 4 and Guatemala on Sept. 7.
September 5, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Falls at Air Force in Overtime, 2-1 Junior Tim White’s first goal of the 2010 campaign provided the Cal Poly men’s soccer team a 14th-minute lead, but a penalty from Air Force sophomore forward Zane Dydasco in the 65th minute and an overtime strike from sophomore forward Conor Henry assisted the Falcons to a 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Cadet Soccer Stadium.
September 3, 2010 | Men's Soccer Late Gaschen Goal Secures Cal Poly Opening Day Win The Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s third-leading scorer a year ago, Chris Gaschen opened his sophomore campaign right where he left off in 2009 as his 88th-minute goal on Friday evening helped the Mustangs open the regular season with a 1-0 victory against Denver at CIBEC Field.
August 23, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Continues Preparation with Pair of Exhibition Matches Less than two weeks remain until the Cal Poly men’s soccer team opens the 2010 regular season and following a minor setback during the program’s initial preseason exhibition match, the Mustangs will look to solidify their winning form when hosting tuneup contests at Alex G. Spanos Stadium against the Mexico U-20 Men’s National Team on Wednesday, Aug. 25 and UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, Aug. 28. Both matches begin at 7 p.m.
August 19, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara Set to Clash on Fox Soccer Channel For the second time in three seasons the Cal Poly men’s soccer team’s central coast showdown at Alex G. Spanos against nationally-ranked UC Santa Barbara will be broadcast live on national television the Mustang Athletics Department and Fox Soccer Channel confirmed recently. Scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 27, the match will kick off at 8 p.m.
August 17, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Team Opens Preseason Camp Wednesday A year removed from matching program records for Big West victories (6) and highest regular season finish in the conference standings (second), the Cal Poly men’s soccer team will welcome back four All-Big West selections and five starters and introduce one of the nation’s more-heralded recruiting classes when the program opens its 2010 preseason training camp on Wednesday morning.
August 13, 2010 | Men's Soccer Ticket Information Finalized for Cal Poly-Mexico U-20 Clash Fans who plan to attend the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s 7 p.m. exhibition match versus the Mexico U-20 Men’s National Team at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 25 are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance of the event to grab the best possible seat and avoid stagnation at the admission gate.
August 10, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Selected to Finish Third in Big West Standings A year removed from matching program records for Big West victories (six) and highest finish in the conference regular season standings (second), the Cal Poly men’s soccer team was designated for a third-place showing in the league table, following the results of the 2010 preseason coaches poll, released early Wednesday afternoon.
August 7, 2010 | Men's Soccer Peterlin a Winner in Plymouth Argyle Debut Former Cal Poly and current Plymouth Argyle Football Club midfielder Anton Peterlin made history on Saturday afternoon by becoming the first Mustang men's soccer program alum to appear in an English Football League match. Peterlin, who competed for Cal Poly from 2006-08, started in central midfield and played the full 90 minutes as Plymouth opened its League One campaign by claiming a 1-0 away victory against Southampton in front of 21,727 supporters at St. Mary's Stadium.
August 6, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Welcomes Mexico U-20 National Team for Aug. 25 Bout The Cal Poly Athletics Department, Santa Barbara Soccer Entertainment and Mexican Football Federation jointly announced on Friday afternoon that the Mexico Under-20 Men’s National Team will face the Mustang men’s soccer program in a Wednesday, Aug. 25 exhibition showdown. Match time at Alex G. Spanos is scheduled for 7 p.m.
July 27, 2010 | Men's Soccer Peterlin Heads South to Join Plymouth Argyle After impressing during a five-match trial stint with Plymouth Argyle Football Club, former Cal Poly men’s soccer midfielder Anton Peterlin has signed a one-year contract with the English League One outfit after passing a medical review on Tuesday. He is the first signing by first-year manager Peter Reid.
July 21, 2010 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Reveal Promotion Schedule and Community Events The Cal Poly Athletics Department and Mustang men’s soccer team recently finalized the program’s match promotions schedule, community outreach endeavors and season ticket renewal offer for the 2010 campaign. The slate of events at Alex G. Spanos Stadium will run the length of the season and includes all nine home matches.
July 15, 2010 | Men's Soccer Three Future Mustangs Garner ESPN All-America Praise The profile of the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s incoming 2010 freshman class was ratcheted up recently as three future Mustangs earned ESPN RISE Winter All-America honors.
July 1, 2010 | Men's Soccer Curtain Drops on Cal Poly’s 2010 Men’s Soccer Schedule With a slate featuring eight regular season home matches at Alex G. Spanos Stadium and a further eight contests against programs that qualified for the 2009 NCAA Tournament, fifth-year head coach Paul Holocher and the Mustang Athletics Department jointly announced the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s 2010 schedule early Thursday afternoon.
June 16, 2010 | Men's Soccer Korytoski to Pro Ranks while Reed Returns as Assistant Coach Cal Poly men’s soccer head coach Paul Holocher finalized his managerial lineup for the 2010 campaign on Wednesday afternoon with the formal announcement that former assistant Ziggy Korytoski has departed the program to accept first team managerial and youth development roles with Guatemalan club Antigua GFC. Returning in Korytoski’s stead will be former Mustang defender Brian Reed, who served as an assistant under Holocher from 2006-08. Additionally, former assistant coach Glen Fens has returned to the program as the director of men’s soccer operations.
April 9, 2010 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly adds Costa Rica Standout Medrano to 2010 Roster Head men’s soccer coach Paul Holocher and the Cal Poly Athletics Department announced Thursday afternoon that forward Ronald Medrano (San Jose, Costa Rica / Saint Peter’s HS / L.D. Alajuelense) has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Mustang program for the 2010 season.
February 25, 2010 | Men's Soccer Six Sign National Letter of Intent with Mustang Men’s Soccer Head men’s soccer coach Paul Holocher and the Cal Poly Athletics Department confirmed recently that six prep standouts have inked National Letters of Intent with the expectation of joining the Mustang program for the 2010 campaign.
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Men's Soccer
Final Friday, Nov 4
0 Cal Poly
2 UC Santa Barbara
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Men's Soccer
Final Tuesday, Nov 1
1 UC Irvine
0 Cal Poly
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Men's Soccer
Final - 2OT Saturday, Oct 29
0 Cal Poly
0 Cal State Northridge
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Men's Soccer
Final Saturday, Oct 22
1 Cal Poly
2 UC Davis
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Men's Soccer
Final Wednesday, Oct 19
0 Cal Poly
1 Cal State Fullerton
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Men's Soccer
Final Friday, Oct 14
1 UC Santa Barbara
2 Cal Poly
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Men's Soccer
Final Tuesday, Oct 11
2 Cal State Northridge
0 Cal Poly
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Men's Soccer
Final Sunday, Oct 9
0 UC Riverside
5 Cal Poly
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