“Kaizen” is the Japanese word meaning the practice of continuously improving, and it’s the theme that first-year head coach Shanele Stires has implemented within the Cal Poly women’s basketball program. “What we want from our preseason games and the whole season is to improve constantly so that at the end of the season, we are […]
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Meet Shanele Stires: Cal Poly Women’s Basketball’s New Head Coach
Tough. Rugged. Physical. Those were the words that newly-hired Cal Poly women’s basketball head coach, Shanele Stires, used to describe her playing style as a standout athlete at Kansas State. “Teams that I coach usually play that way,” Stires said after being announced as the head coach on April 14, after Faith Mimnaugh retired after […]
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Shanele Stires named Cal Poly women’s basketball head coach
Shanele Stires was announced as the new head coach of the Cal Poly Women’s Basketball program on Thursday, Apr. 14 inside the Performing Arts Center on Cal Poly’s campus. Coach Stires steps into her new role replacing longtime Mustang coach Faith Mimnaugh. Coach Mimnaugh had an unquantifiable impact on the program over her two and […]
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More than just a coach: Faith Mimnaugh retires from Cal Poly women’s basketball
In March, Faith Mimnaugh announced her retirement after 25 seasons as the women’s basketball head coach at Cal Poly. “Cal Poly gave me a career and they put me in a place where I have been able to realize my dreams far exceeding anything I could have imagined for myself,” Mimnaugh said. Mimnaugh, who was […]
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Watch and Listen: Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Player From Romania Finds Home Away From Home
While it’s not possible to play basketball in two places at once, Sarah Dumitrescu feels that she can represent both Romania and the United States on the court. “My home language is Romanian and whenever I go home I speak in Romanian, but I also grew up here so I think it’s a good split,” […]
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Faith Mimnaugh retires after 25 years as Cal Poly women’s basketball’s head coach
Faith Mimnaugh announced her retirement from the head coaching position of Cal Poly women’s basketball on Wednesday after 25 years with the program. Mimnaugh is the winningest coach in the Mustangs’ program history, as she ended her career with 338 total wins, which is also good for the second-most in Big West history. In her […]
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Women’s basketball loses 70-64 in first round of Big West tournament to CSU Fullerton
Cal Poly women’s basketball lost its first-round matchup in the conference tournament against Cal State Fullerton by a score of 70-64 on Tuesday, Mar. 8 in Henderson, Nev. The Mustangs (3-22, 2-13 Big West) came in as the tenth seed and their season came to a close in their loss to the No. 7 seed […]
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Women’s basketball ends regular season with 90-48 loss to UC San Diego
In the last game of the regular season for Cal Poly women’s basketball, the team suffered a devastating 90-48 loss to UC San Diego on Saturday, Mar. 5 inside RIMAC Arena. The Mustangs (3-21, 2-13 Big West) were looking to cap off their season with an end to their losing streak but were unable to […]
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Women’s basketball falls short to UC Irvine 67-66 on Kirsty Brown’s record-breaking night
Cal Poly women’s basketball began their final road trip of the 2021-22 regular season with a last-minute, come-from-behind loss to the UC Irvine Anteaters by a score of 67-66 on Thursday, Mar. 3 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine. The loss is Cal Poly’s (3-20, 2-12 Big West) sixth straight to secure them the […]
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Women’s basketball drops senior night matchup to Hawaii, 73-49
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 73-49 to Hawaii on Saturday, Feb. 26 in their last game of the season at Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (3-19, 2-11 Big West) charged onto the court with a competitive drive, yet in a matchup against top-seeded Hawaii (15-9, 11-3 Big West), the Mustang losing streak increased to five […]
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Women’s basketball drops fourth straight to CSU Bakersfield, 85-71
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 85-71 to CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday, Feb. 22 inside Icardo Center. Cal Poly (3-18, 2-10 Big West) lost their fourth straight matchup while Bakersfield (4-16, 3-8 Big West) won their second consecutive Big West matchup after coming off of a three-game losing streak. Junior forward Julia Nielacna had an efficient […]