UC Santa Barbara defeated Cal Poly 3–1 in men’s soccer at Harder Stadium on Oct. 10. The Gauchos scored all three of their goals before halftime. The Blue-Green rivalry rematch drew an announced crowd of 11,186.
How the game unfolded
Steinar Bjornsson and Zac Siebenlist gave UC Santa Barbara a two-goal lead inside the opening 23 minutes. Kaden Standish added another goal in the 40th minute. That sent the Gauchos into halftime ahead 3–0.
Devin Bening scored Cal Poly’s goal in the 85th minute after a rebound. UC Santa Barbara goalkeeper Owen Beninga finished with seven saves. The result moved the Gauchos to 6–3–4 overall and left Cal Poly 4–4–5.
CSB Take
Santa Barbara made the decisive attacks early enough to control the direction of the match. Cal Poly still produced chances, but its late goal arrived after the deficit had become difficult to overcome. Both teams can use this meeting to review how opening-half decisions shaped the rivalry result.
