Cal Poly Women’s Basketball failed to complete its late comeback in a 79-70 overtime defeat against UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 23 inside Mott Athletics Center. UC Irvine (7-5, 4-0 Big West) continued its unbeaten conference streak, as Cal Poly (5-5, 1-3 Big West) recorded its third consecutive defeat in conference play. Irvine guard Kayla […]
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Women’s Basketball falls short 63-52 in Big West matchup with UC Irvine
After a tough fought game, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball fell to UC Irvine 63-52 on Friday, Jan. 22, at Mott Athletics Center. Friday’s game against the Anteaters (6-5, 3-0 Big West) was the first one back for the Mustangs (5-4, 1-2 Big West) after their previous four games were either postponed or canceled due to […]
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From Bulgaria to San Luis Obispo: How basketball brought a student across the globe
More than 6,500 miles from her hometown of Samokov, Bulgaria, graphic communication freshman Ivana Nikolova has found a new family: the Cal Poly women’s basketball team. “I came on an official visit last year to Cal Poly and I immediately fell in love with the atmosphere,” Nikolova said. “Really everything, the people here, it was […]
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Women’s Basketball splits double header with UCSD, breaks program record for threes
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball faced a double header against UC San Diego, winning 90-68 on Friday, Jan. 1, and losing 63-74 on Saturday, Jan. 2 at RIMAC Arena. Cal Poly (5-3, 1-1 Big West) split their two-game series with the Toreros (1-1) to open up conference play. Sophomore guard Abbey Ellis finished with 31 points […]
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Twelve three-pointers push Women’s Basketball Past San Diego State in 73-63 Win
After a loss last week, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball rebounded to defeat the San Diego State Aztecs on the road 73-63 on Monday, Dec. 20 at Viejas Arena. Sophomore guard Abbey Ellis led the way past the Aztecs (2-6) with a career high 39 points which included eight three-pointers. Senior forward Sierra Campisano contributed with […]
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Women’s Basketball loses on the road against California Baptist 61-51
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball lost their second away game of the season against California Baptist 61-51 at the CBU Events Center on Saturday, Dec. 19. The Mustangs (3-2) looked to earn their fourth straight victory after sweeping their three game home stand against New Mexico State and Santa Clara. However, it was Cal Baptist (8-0) […]
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Women’s Basketball wins game two of the double-header against Santa Clara 70-59
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball outlasted the Santa Clara Broncos in the second game of their doubleheader 70-59 on Tuesday, Dec. 15 inside Mott Athletics Center. After defeating Santa Clara (1-2) 57-56 the day before, the Mustangs improved to 3-1 with Tuesday’s win and are on a three-game win streak. The Mustangs came out of the […]
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Abbey Ellis’s game-winner gives Women’s Basketball victory over Santa Clara
With two seconds left in the game and Cal Poly down by one, sophomore point guard Abbey Ellis got open and hit a game-winning floater to give the Mustangs the 57-56 victory over Santa Clara on Monday, Dec. 14 inside Mott Athletics Center. After Ellis’s late game heroics, the Mustangs are now 2-1 on the […]
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Women’s Basketball earns first win of the season against New Mexico State 70-60
An early lead assisted Women’s Basketball in getting their first win of the season, defeating the New Mexico State Aggies 70-60 on Thursday, Dec. 10 in Mott Athletics Center. 31 points and 15 rebounds by All-Conference senior forward Sierra Campisano powered Cal Poly (1-1) past guard Aaliyah Prince who recorded 21 points for New Mexico […]
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Women’s Basketball drops season opener to No. 2 Stanford 108-40
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball fell short in their 2020-21 season opener to No. 2-ranked Stanford by a score of 108-40 on Wednesday, Nov. 25 inside Maples Pavilion. The Mustangs (0-1) were looking to build on a solid run in the Big West Conference tournament at the end of last season, while the Cardinal (1-0) wanted […]
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Women’s Basketball kicks off season Wednesday against No. 2 Stanford
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball will tipoff the 2020-21 season in an away game at the No. 2-ranked Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The Mustangs will look to pick up where they left off eight months ago, recording two upset wins in the Big West Conference Tournament before the competition was cancelled due to COVID-19. […]