“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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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 […]
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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 […]
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Women’s basketball struggles in 73-40 loss to UC Santa Barbara
In the second Blue-Green rivalry game of the year, Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 73-40 to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Feb. 12 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (3-15, 2-7 Big West) dropped both games in the annual two-game rivalry with the Gauchos (13-7, 7-4 Big West) with the loss on Saturday. This was a […]
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Women’s basketball drops heartbreaker in double OT against Long Beach State, 65-64
Cal Poly women’s basketball lost in a heartbreaking double-overtime game against Long Beach State by a score of 65-64 on Saturday, Feb. 5 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (2-14, 1-6 Big West) led for the majority of the game, but a late push by the Beach (15-3, 8-2 Big West) propelled them to a […]
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Women’s basketball secures first Big West victory in 61-52 win over Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly women’s basketball got their second win of the season against Cal State Fullerton by a score of 61-52 on Thursday, Feb. 3 inside Mott Athletics Center. When asked how it felt to get the conference win, head coach Faith Mimnaugh laughed and cheered, “awesome!” Cal Poly (2-13, 1-5 Big West) grabbed their first […]
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Women’s basketball drops Big West opener to Long Beach State, 76-54
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell to Long Beach State 76-54 in the opening Big West matchup on Thursday, Dec. 30 inside the Walter Pyramid. In the first quarter, the Mustangs (1-9, 0-1 Big West) took a 6-4 lead after freshman point guard Annika Shah made a three-point jumper. However, the Sharks (8-1, 1-0 Big West) […]
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Women’s Basketball takes down CSU San Bernardino 81-57 in exhibition matchup
Cal Poly women’s basketball won their first and only exhibition game of the season by a score of 81-57 against Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday, Nov. 6 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs were back in action after an offseason filled with headlines, including a Big West title run last season and the loss […]