Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were eliminated in the first round of each Big West Tournament this week. The women’s team lost 71-50 to Hawaii and the men’s team lost 66-55 to UC Davis. Women’s tournament Senior forward Hannah Gilbert’s game-high 26 points solidified her ranking at sixth in scoring and rebounding, but […]
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Mustangs drop Senior Night matchup
After a 76-70 victory against CSUN at home Thursday night, Cal Poly men’s basketball team pushed their win streak to three. The streak came to an end Saturday against UCSB, as the Mustangs lost their regular season finale 57-44. Against CSUN The Mustangs found themselves behind 14-5 four and a half minutes into the game. […]
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Gilbert’s glorious career comes to a close
After seeing Hannah Gilbert practice once as a freshman at Morro Bay High School, Faith Mimnaugh, the head coach of the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, knew she wanted Gilbert to be a Mustang. “She’s legit coach,” Mimnaugh told Cary Nerelli, Gilbert’s coach at the time. Now, almost eight years later, the Mustangs’ senior center […]
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Mustang women’s win streak ends
The women’s basketball team’s three-win streak came to an end Saturday night.
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Woman groped walking near Health Center Thursday night
According to UPD’s Timely Warning Crime Bulletin email, a woman’s rear-end was grabbed by Foothill Boulevard.
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The Mustangs’ winning formula
“Honestly, I have nothing against that team that I was on my freshman year, but you know, I see a lot more in this team,” senior guard Ridge Shipley said. This is extremely high praise for a team with a 7-16 record, including only three wins since Dec. 10. However, Shipley could be onto something. […]
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CSU debates five percent tuition hike
The Board of Trustees will make a decision on the tuition hike during their meeting in March.
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Mustangs end losing streak in weekend split
The men’s basketball team split its road games this week, winning against Big West Conference leader UC Irvine 79-66 Thursday night before losing to Cal State Fullerton 81-71 Saturday night. The win against UC Irvine — who the men lost to by 22 on Jan. 18 at home — (13-11, 6-2 Big West) broke the […]
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Health Center offers students free flu vaccine
The Cal Poly Health Center and SLO Public Health are offering free flu vaccinations for students in the Recreation Center lobby on Jan. 19.
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Cal Poly splits weekend homestand
After starting the season 3-0 at home, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team split the final two games of their four-game homestand with a loss to the Saint Mary’s Gaels Thursday night and a win against the Pepperdine Waves Saturday evening. Despite a loss on Thursday, the Mustangs were able to get back in the […]
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Mustangs fall to Toreros in first round of NCAA FCS Division I playoffs
Despite another 100-yard game from junior fullback Joe Protheroe, the no. 21 Mustangs were upset by the no. 24 University of San Diego Toreros in the opening round of the NCAA FCS Division I playoffs Saturday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. With the victory, the Toreros picked up their first win in San Luis Obispo […]