Photo by Sara Dechance. The Mustangs and the BYU Cougars meet in Northern California on Thursday, March 26, for the first round of the Division I playoffs. Kickoff is 6 p.m. at Steuber Rugby Stadium in Stanford. The Mustangs, who have won back-to-back Division II titles before entering rugby's highest level of competition this season, are matched up with one…
Photo courtesy of Sara Dechance The Mustangs defeated the University of San Diego 66-35 in San Luis Obispo on St. Patrick’s Day, scoring 10 tries en route to a blowout victory over one of D1A’s fastest-rising programs — and now welcome the UCLA Bruins to the Central Coast. The Bruins, ranked No. 17 in the monthly D1A power rankings, and…
Photo by Sara Dechance The Mustangs defeated the Banana Slugs 40-10 in Santa Cruz on Saturday, March 7, notching a bounce-back conference victory as they eagerly look ahead to the outcome of the "Big Game" -- a match that will decide the final conference standings. “We had to scramble a bit, replacing our props and losing a second row and…
Photo courtesy of Sara Dechance. The Mustangs were defeated by the Saint Mary's Gaels 57-12 on Saturday, Feb. 28, in San Luis Obispo, dropping the toughest conference clash of the season to one of the nation's top programs. Cal Poly now looks ahead to playing the Gauchos in Santa Barbara. Kickoff is 1 p.m. "I thought the guys played really…
Photo courtesy of Sara Dechance The Mustangs fell to the California Golden Bears 36-26 in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, Feb. 28, the first loss of the season and their first conference defeat since 2023. Liz Goethals, the Mustangs’ leading try-scorer, notched three more and led the team in tackles, while Mia Nelson went 3 of 4 on conversions. Cal…
The Mustangs and the undefeated California Golden Bears will meet in a highly anticipated conference matchup on Saturday, Feb. 28, in San Luis Obispo -- the last home match of the season for the squad celebrating its departing seniors. Kickoff is 11 a.m. on the Lower Sports Complex fields. B-side plays at 1 p.m. It's a match-up described by Cal…
Photo by Sara Dechance It wasn't easy. Cal Poly head coach Chris O'Brien knew that coming into the match -- weeks ahead of time. What was described as a significant test for the Mustangs ended up being just that, and a little extra. The Mustangs rallied from an 18-point first-half hole to defeat the Trinity Western Spartans, 44-36, on Saturday,…
Photo by Sara Dechance The Mustangs defeated the Banana Slugs of Santa Cruz, 94-0, in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, notching another conference win as a top Canadian team visits this weekend. Cal Poly's offense was firing. The Mustangs racked up over a dozen tries. Star winger Troy Fletcher, a former Cal Poly football player, got the starting nod at…
Photo courtesy of Sara Dechance The Mustangs overcame a 12-point second-half deficit on Saturday, defeating the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal in a thrilling 31-29 victory in Stanford. Liz Goethals -- the Mustangs' leading try-scorer -- and Audrey Johnson each added two more to their belts, Goethals nabbing the game-tying try with about five minutes remaining in the match. The…
Photo courtesy of Sara Dechance The Mustangs defeated the Fresno State Bulldogs 52-7 on Saturday in Fresno, grabbing their second consecutive league victory in the program's inaugural Division I season. Fresno State scored first 11 minutes in, adding a conversion with it. The Mustangs would respond -- and respond big, rattling off 52 unanswered points in an eight-try effort by…
