After falling a game short of the Big West Championship last year, the Cal Poly Women’s Volleyball team has a chip on their shoulder and wants to come home with some hardware in November. “They have all the experience from last year and the semifinal match to think back on and I think it kept […]
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No. 5 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball swept in Final Four by No. 1 USC
No. 5 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball was swept by No. 1 USC in their first Final Four appearance in program history at the NCAA Championships in Gulf Shores, AL. Cal Poly Beach Volleyball dominated No. 12 Arizona State on Friday before taking down No. 4 Florida State University on Saturday to advance to take on […]
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Cal Poly Baseball drops first Big West series of the season to Hawai’i
After coming into the weekend tied for first place in the Big West Conference, Cal Poly Baseball dropped their first conference series of the season after losing two out of three against the University of Hawai’i. The Mustang (22-16, 12-6 Big West) pitching staff struggled throughout the series while the Rainbow Warriors (22-15, 6-9 Big […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball falls in the first round of the WNIT to Pacific
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball fell to the Pacific Tigers 63-43 on Thursday, March 21, in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament at the Alex G. Spanos Center. The Mustangs’ (17-13) appearance against Pacific (18-14) in the WNIT was its fourth time receiving an invite in program history. The Mustangs were without senior […]
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Ackerman and Shah’s 38 combined points lifts Mustangs over CSU Bakersfield
In a crucial game for Big West Tournament seeding, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball overcame Cal State Bakersfield 74-56 and are now positioned in third place in the conference. The top four teams in the Big West receive a first-round bye in the Big West Tournament. Coming into Saturday’s game, the Mustangs (16-11, 12-6 Big West) […]
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With no Stires, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball mounts 21-point comeback against Long Beach State
Back when Cal Poly Women’s Basketball head coach Shanele Stires and assistant coach Samba Johnson worked together on the Ohio University basketball staff, they made a pact that whoever got a head coaching job first would hire the other. When Stires was named the head coach of Cal Poly in 2022, she brought Johnson with […]
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Ackerman’s 29 points boost Cal Poly to 80-67 win over CSU Bakersfield
After back-to-back turnovers in the second quarter, coach Shanele Stires called a timeout. Turnovers have plagued the team, as the Mustangs sport a 0.64 assist-to-turnover ratio. “We’ve got to make better decisions with the basketball,” Stires said to her team. The Mustangs’ solution was to feed senior forward Natalia Ackerman. Immediately following that timeout, Stires […]
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Turnovers hurt Mustangs in 64-53 loss to UC Riverside
As the Mustangs continued to turn the ball over and over again against UC Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Mott Athletic Center, head coach Shanele Stires stood on the sideline, arms crossed, without saying much. “Next play!” Stires said as the Highlanders scored 14 fastbreak points. After the handshake line, Stires beelined for the […]
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Cal Poly Volleyball locks in three seed in Big West after 3-2 win over UC Davis
Freshman Emma Fredrick amassed a career-high 17 kills in the Mustangs win over UC Davis in the final game of the season before the Big West Tournament.
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Cal Poly Volleyball overcomes UC San Diego in 3-1 win
The Mustangs put up their fourth highest kill total this season with 53 as the team defeats UC San Diego 3-1.
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Cal Poly Volleyball downs UC Irvine in five sets
The Mustangs played their ninth game to five sets on Saturday, Oct. 28 in their win over UC Irvine.