The Mustangs showed up Saturday committed to ending the season on a positive note and topped the Claremont Colleges Dragons 51-31.

From kickoff the Mustangs showed they were the better team by owning the majority of ball possession, being the more physical team, and executing down the stretch. After Cal Poly had the clear advantage in the first forty, Claremont Colleges picked up the intensity and proved they would not go down without a fight.

The Mustangs had a balanced attack between the forwards and backs as shown by the dispersion of players and positions scoring. Senior prop Aaron Bordenave, senior hooker Joe Saldana, junior flanker David Schaefer, senior center Stu Sharpe, senior center David Zealear, sophomore center Cody Perez, and freshman fullback Dom Ferri all found the try zone for Cal Poly. Dom Ferri also converted on three of those tries.

Cal Poly finishes the first CPL season with a record of 3-4 and in fifth place out of the eight teams in the Pacific Division.

The Mustangs have their focus set on taking a large step forward next year and would like to thank everyone for the support throughout the year.

Saturday, April 30th: First side at 1pm and Second side at 3pm

Linde Field at N Mills Ave and Foothill Blvd in Claremont

The Cal Golden Bears came away victors over the Cal Poly Mustangs with a solid 79-26 final score, but the Mustangs managed a bonus point for scoring four tries and outscored Cal in the second forty.

Cal showed up to play right from kickoff and took advantage of the Cal Poly mistakes they forced by applying pressure. The set piece match was fairly even throughout, but the Golden Bears were able to convert tries on mauling lineouts four times throughout the match.

At the intermission Cal was clearly running away with the game after building a 57-0 lead.

The Mustangs came out in the second forty and showed their heart and desire by continually attacking Cal. The outcome was Cal Poly outscoring Cal 26-22 after the break.

The try zone was found by junior lock Bobby Mcneal, freshman fullback Dom Ferri, and junior wings Landis Nasser and Jake Gersh.

The Mustangs are looking forward to matching up against Claremont College in LA for their final outing of the season.

The conditions in Davis were perfect as Cal Poly was just too physical and persistent for the Aggies, leading to a 48-12 victory for the Mustangs.

An outstanding overall team performance by the Mustangs, including eight tries scored by six different players, was enough to come out clearly on top despite a gritty performance from the young Aggie team.

The Mustangs came out strong and displayed their strength and physical dominance in the forward pack early. However, the Aggies held off the Mustang attack for almost the first quarter of the match. The Mustangs continued to keep the pressure on and maintained the majority of possession throughout the match.

Cal Poly found the try line three times in the first half and allowed one Davis player across, bringing the halftime score to 17-5. In the second forty the Mustangs opened up the match and the new look lineup began to click. Matt Verga took advantage of his first start this season at fly-half by keeping the Aggies guessing and the entire backline did a good job of converting opportunities.

The Mustangs that found the try zone were senior lock Charlie Hamilton, senior lock Nick Sullivan, junior wing Landis Nasser, freshman fullback Dom Ferri, and two tries each for senior prop Kris Osterloh and junior wing Jake Gersh. Dom Ferri also added conversions on four tries.

Cal Poly is looking forward to clashing with the top team in the country Cal Berkeley next Satuday, April 23^rd in San Luis Obispo.

Saturday, April 16th, at 11AM

Only first side match to be played due to Picnic Day festivities.

Directions can be found under the Directions tab above.

The Mustangs again got off to a slow start and St. Mary’s took full advantage by handing the Mustangs a 57-17 loss despite a much stronger second half by Cal Poly.

Cal Poly began with strong go forward and physical play right from kick-off. However, ball retention in breakdowns and open field turnovers plagued Cal Poly throughout the match. The Gaels took full advantage of these mistakes with their fluid hands and ability to swing the ball quickly immediately after a turnover.

It seemed to take until the second forty for the Mustangs much changed lineup to get their feet under them, the Gaels held a one sided halftime lead of 30-0.

However, Cal Poly came out of the gates fast after the break and pounded in three physical tries, shifting the momentum of the match and giving the home crowd something to get excited about. The first Mustang try was by senior eight-man Eddie Varea and the next two by super senior prop Kris ‘Osty’ Osterloh.

The Gaels responded to the Mustang rally well and regained composure for the last stretch of the match, sneaking in two late tries to decisively put away Cal Poly.

The Mustangs will have two weeks to prepare for their next match and look to turn around the current three game losing streak against the UC Davis Aggies on Saturday, April 15^th.

The Mustangs will host the St. Mary’s Gaels at the sports complex fields on the Cal Poly campus.

Saturday, April 2nd

1st side – 1PM

2nd side – 3PM

Despite a physical showing by Cal Poly, the Mustangs fell to the Aztecs 38-22 in a hard fought match held in San Diego.

The Mustangs fought the entire match and certainly improved after half time. However, the Mustangs committed far too many penalties which led to two yellow cards toward the end of the first half and a stretch where the game was played 15 on 13. San Diego State capitalized and worked field position to keep the pressure on Cal Poly.

Cal Poly was able to punch in four tries by senior scrumhalf Colin Malcolm, senior lock Charlie Hamilton, senior flyhalf Stuart Sharpe, and junior lock Bobby McNeal.

Physicality and skilled open play were the Mustangs strong points as well as the set piece, but the penalties and defensive errors were too much to overcome.

The Mustangs are focusing this week on reloading and preparing for a home match against St. Mary’s Saturday, April 2^nd.

This upcoming weekends games against the San Diego State Aztecs will be:

1sts at Noon

2nds at 2PM

Cal Poly struggled to find an answer for the quick defense and patience of the Wildcats, as the Mustangs fell 43-17 in Washington.

The Mustangs came out of the gate playing hard, matching CWU’s physicality and intensity.

However, as the game progressed the Mustangs made too many mistakes and the Wildcats did a good job of capitalizing. Multiple times Cal Poly pushed the ball down the field only to commit a crucial turnover once within the red zone.

In general, Cal Poly did well in set pieces, but mistakes in open play and turnovers in contact gave the advantage to CWU.

Cal Poly tries were put in by rookie flanker Eric Parsons, senior scrum-half Colin Malcolm, and rookie lock Joe Cremens. Both rookies are anxiously awaiting their rookie try celebrations.

“We did well in the scrums but we made too many personal mistakes,” Cal Poly head coach Nick Massman said. “Our passing and tackling weren’t there and that’s what turned into our undoing.”

The Mustangs have two weeks to prepare for an always intense match against the SDSU Aztecs on March 26^th.