SAN LUIS OBISPO – 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. One of 22 players invited to last week’s Los Angeles training camp and one of only two amateur selections for El Salvador’s two-match...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – 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. Through sophomore forward Chris Gaschen, who netted the game-winning goal in Cal Poly’s 1-0 season-opening victory...

DENVER – 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. Despite producing a Cal Poly-best four shot attempts, senior forward David Zamora was substituted in the 84th minute for freshman forward Cortland Forsyth. Forsyth, making his collegiate...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens both its 17th season of Division I competition and a four-match road trip when facing Denver (5-10-4, 2009) on Friday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. PT. Cal Poly, which returns four All-Big West selections, its top-five scorers and 18 letterwinners from a 2009 squad that finished 8-10-2 overall and 6-3-1 in conference play, finishes its Rocky Mountain foray against Air Force (7-8-2) on Sunday,...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – A solo effort in the 28th minute and a header in the 71st allowed sophomore forward Chris Bernardi to notch the initial two goals of his Cal Poly tenure on Saturday evening as the Mustangs completed their 2010 exhibition slate with a 2-0 victory against UC Santa Cruz. In a match played primarily in UC Santa Cruz’s half of Alex G. Spanos Stadium, Cal Poly outshot the Banana Slugs, 24-6, and produced...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Senior forward David Zamora provided the Cal Poly men’s soccer program a seventh-minute lead against the Mexico U-20 Men’s National Team during a Wednesday evening exhibition match in front of 2,192 spectators at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, but the visitors scored five unanswered goals to deal the Mustangs defeat. A three-time All-Big West Conference selection and Cal Poly’s leading scorer a year ago with seven goals, Zamora (above) received a pass from...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – 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...

SAN FRANCISCO – Junior midfielder Jake Hustedt’s 10th-minute strike provided the Cal Poly men’s soccer team an early lead during a Saturday exhibition match versus San Francisco, but unassisted goals by Dons freshman forward Karl Kraft each side of halftime sealed a 2-1 victory for the hosts at Negoesco Stadium. Early shot attempts by Cal Poly junior midfielder Wes Feighner and freshman forward Karson Payton forced saves from San Francisco sophomore goalkeeper Brendan Roslund before Hustedt...