By james art MAHONEY LEADS THE OFFENSIVE CHARTS: Second among Big West players with 43 shot attempts, freshman midfielder Quinn Mahoney’s 18 attempts on goal this season led the team with four goals to help fuel the program to the Big West regular season title. A redshirt in his first year on campus last season, Mahoney — a 16-of-17-game starter — also leads Cal Poly and ranks eighth in the Big West with four assists.
INSULT OF FOCUS: After failing to find the back of the net in the first three games this season, Cal Poly has scored 17 times in its last 14 games. Ranked third among Big West programs in scoring margin (plus-0.29), Cal Poly has featured 11 different scorers already this season, with sophomore defenseman Joaquin Torres joining the list with CSUN’s free-throw goal (Oct. 26 ).
DEFENSE AT HISTORIC PACE: With junior Nicky McCune enjoying one of the best goaltending seasons in program history, Cal Poly’s defense has now recorded eight shutouts – two shy of the program’s season record set in 2007. Cal Poly has allowed just 0.71 goals per game, well below the program record of 0.88 set in 2021, while his total of 12 goals allowed continues to exceed the mark of 17 allowed in 2011.
NEXT UP (NOVEMBER 6/9): The No. 3 and 4 seeds will host Big West Championship first-round games against the No. 5 and 6 seeds on Wednesday, Nov. 6, with the winners advancing to host the No. 1 and 2 seeds for the semifinal round on Saturday, Nov. 9. Kickoff times will be available through GoPoly.com if Cal Poly hosts a postseason game.
DR.: Cal Poly is in its 30th Division I season and 23rd as a member of the Big West… Cal Poly was picked fifth in the Aug. 19 edition of the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll… Cal Poly’s failure to 1-0 at Oral Roberts (Aug. 29) and a 3-2 loss at Tulsa (Sept. 1) marked the program’s all-time first games at Oklahoma State… Cal Poly’s 1-1 tie at Utah Tech (Sept. 16) marked the program’s first all-time game against the Trailblazers … attendance of 9,657 fans for Cal Poly’s 2-0 home win against UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 28) marked the 33rd-highest regular-season total in NCAA history and the second-largest crowd in the nation this season with more than 3,000 fans … Cal Poly’s 2-0 win at home against UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 28) was its first against the Gauchos since 2018 and first against a ranked foe in 2 -1 decision vs. No. 24 Loyola Marymount (Sept. 26, 2019) … the crowd of 9,985 for Cal Poly’s scoreless tie at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 6) marked the largest college football crowd in the nation this season and 29- the largest regular season mark in NCAA history … the tie at UCSB also helped Cal Poly clinch its first regular season undefeated streak against the rival Gauchos since 2015 … Cal Poly’s nine-game unbeaten streak since Sept. 5 until Oct. 12 was the longest streak since 2007’s record 11 games.