Cal Poly Women’s Basketball overcame Division II Sonoma State University, 57-46, for its exhibition game on Wednesday morning, offering spectators at Mott Athletics Center a preview of what the 2024-2025 team is made of. Over a thousand local elementary school students filled the stands in Mott Athletics Center for the annual ‘Field Trip’ game to […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball announces 2024-25 season schedule
The Cal Poly Women’s Basketball released their official schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Thursday, Sept. 26. The schedule includes a challenging non-conference slate and 14 home games. After exceeding expectations in the 2023-24 season, leading to a third-place Big West finish and a 17-14 record, the Mustangs will look to continue to compete […]
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Cal Poly forward Natalia Ackerman announces transfer to UC Berkeley
The 2024 All-Big West First Team and All-Defensive Team member is the first Cal Poly Women’s Basketball player to transfer to a Power Four conference since 2021.
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Samba Johnson named to Silver Waves Media’s Most Impactful Assistants list
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Samba Johnson was named one of the 50 Most Impact Assistants in women’s college basketball by Silver Waves Media on June 25. Johnson completed his second season with the women’s basketball program, where he reached the Postseason WNIT for the first time in a decade. Johnson was hired […]
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Six new recruits set to join Cal Poly Women’s Basketball for upcoming season
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball has announced six incoming recruits joining the team for the 2024-25 season. The Mustangs announced the signing of four incoming freshmen in November: Carmela Fontes, Ana Moleon Hidalgo, Nora Perez and Gabby Robinson. Within the past week, the team announced two more additional signings: Ashley Hiraki and Avery Carter. Only one […]
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A ‘chip on her shoulder’: How a torn ACL became Annika Shah’s defining moment
Whether it was every weekend at the YMCA basketball court or in a small alleyway between condos, starting at the age of five, a little Annika Shah was out for hours, basketball in hand, alongside her father Bijal and brother Devan.
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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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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball earns fourth Women’s National Invitational Tournament bid in program history
After 10 years, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball will make their return to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). This appearance is the Mustangs’ fourth in program history. The WNIT announced the field of 48 Division I women’s basketball programs on Sunday, March 17. Subsequently, the tournament announced the first round of games on Monday, March […]
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Offensive Struggles Lead to Mustangs Elimination from Big West Championship
Throughout the season, two things have consistently hurt Cal Poly Women’s Basketball: slow starts and turning the ball over. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, both of these issues showed up once again, but this time in the biggest game of their season. Cal Poly dropped the quarter-final of the Big West tournament against UC Davis on […]
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‘Resilient spirit’: How Cal Poly Women’s Basketball earned a first round bye in the Big West Championship
Heading into the second year of head coach Shanele Stires’ tenure at Cal Poly, the Women’s Basketball program was surrounded by many questions. Would the team be able to improve from their 10-18 season last year? Will the four returning players and nine newcomers be able to mesh? Will they have the same resilience we […]
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Women’s Basketball strong 4th quarter against UCSD secures top-four placement in Big West playoffs
With less than three minutes to go in a gridlocked game that would determine Cal Poly’s playoff seeding, junior guard Sidney Richards got a pass on the wing, drove hard to the hoop and scored the go-ahead bucket over the UC San Diego defenders. On the next possession down, senior forward Natalia Ackerman found Richards […]