Without its head coach, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball lost an overtime heartbreaker, 79-76, to Northern Arizona (NAU) on Saturday, Dec. 10 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-5) fought back in the fourth quarter against the Lumberjacks (5-6) but well-timed baskets forced overtime and the eventual Cal Poly loss. In replacement of head coach Shanelle […]
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Women’s basketball staves off San Jose State in 62-53 win
Cal Poly women’s basketball pulled out a win over San Jose State by a score of 62-53 on Saturday, Nov. 26 inside the Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-4) did just enough to overcome the Spartans’ (1-5) late comeback effort in their second and final game of the Holiday Beach Classic. It was all Cal […]
Women’s basketball has comeback effort fall short in 70-62 loss to Sacramento State
Cal Poly women’s basketball was defeated by Sacramento State 70-62 on Friday, Nov. 25 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (2-4) fought hard and mounted a comeback late in the game but ultimately fell to the Hornets (4-1) to kick off the Holiday Beach Classic. Sacramento State controlled the action early on, jumping out to […]
Women’s basketball suffers 79-36 loss to No. 1 South Carolina
Cal Poly women’s basketball battled hard, but the defending National Champions, the University of South Carolina, showcased their dominance in a 79-36 defeat of the Mustangs on Tuesday, Nov. 22 inside Mott Athletics Center. The No. 1 Gamecocks (5-0) were the third top-20 team the Mustangs (2-3) have faced this season, as Cal Poly lost […]
Women’s basketball struggles to contain No. 2 Stanford in 80-43 loss
Cal Poly women’s basketball opened up a midweek, two-game road trip with a one-sided 80-43 loss to No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday, Nov. 16 inside Maples Pavilion. The loss was the Mustangs’ (1-2) sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, while the win helped Stanford (5-0) continue its momentum ahead of a […]
Women’s basketball victorious in home opener versus Simpson University, 81-49
Cal Poly women’s basketball was victorious over Simpson University by a score of 81-49 in their home opener on Thursday, Nov. 10 inside Mott Athletics Center. The game marked first-year head coach Shanele Stires’ first victory as a Division-I head coach. The stands were packed with local elementary school students for this game between the […]
Women’s basketball falls to UCLA 84-48 to begin non-conference play
Cal Poly women’s basketball opened their season with an 84-48 loss to the UCLA Bruins on Monday, Nov. 7 inside Pauley Pavilion. The Mustangs (0-1) turned the ball over 20 times against the Bruins (1-0), who turned those turnovers into 26 points. Cal Poly held two leads in the game, one at 2-0 off a […]
Women’s basketball dominates UC Santa Cruz 90-48 in exhibition matchup
Cal Poly women’s basketball won in their first action of the season in an exhibition game by a score of 90-48 against UC Santa Cruz on Friday, Nov. 4 inside Mott Athletics Center. This was the Mustangs’ first time playing under new head coach Shanele Stires after previous coach Faith Mimnaugh’s retirement after 25 seasons […]
Women’s basketball seeks improvement under first-year head coach Shanele Stires
“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 […]
Women’s basketball loses tight matchup with UC Riverside, 59-53
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 59-53 to UC Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 19 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (3-17, 2-9 Big West) failed to have any starters score in double figures in the game, but freshman point guard Annika Shah and senior power forward Zoe Stachowski both scored 11 points off the bench to […]
Women’s basketball falls 85-55 to UC Davis
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell to the UC Davis Aggies 85-55 on Thursday, Feb. 17 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-16, 2-8 Big West) remain in second-to-last place in the Big West standings after the conference loss, while the Aggies (12-9, 6-5 Big West) are in fifth place in the conference. UC Davis scored […]