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 […]
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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 […]
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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 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 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 returns from hiatus with 69-58 loss to UC San Diego
Cal Poly women’s basketball lost their first game back after four straight were canceled games due to COVID-19 to UC San Diego 69-58 on Thursday, Jan. 27 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (1-12, 0-4 Big West) was down four points with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter to the Tritons (8-8, 5-2 Big West), […]
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Women’s Basketball has another week of games canceled due to COVID-19
Cal Poly women’s basketball will not match up against CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday, Jan. 18 or travel to Hawaii on Thursday, Jan. 20 as both games have been canceled due to COVID-19. The Mustangs are coming off a week where their previous two games were canceled, making this four straight games canceled due to COVID-19 […]
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Women’s basketball has games against UC Riverside and UC Davis canceled due to COVID-19
Cal Poly women’s basketball will not be playing against UC Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 13 or UC Davis on Saturday, Jan. 15 due to COVID-19. COVID-19 protocols were not met within the Cal Poly program, which forced the cancelation of play. According to the Big West protocols for COVID-19, the games will not be rescheduled. […]
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Women’s basketball continues losing streak with 54-45 loss to Cal State Northridge
Cal Poly women’s basketball dropped its third straight conference game to Cal State Northridge 54-45 on Saturday, Jan. 8 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (1-11, 0-3 Big West) extended their losing streak to nine games with the loss while the Matadores (5-6, 1-0 Big West) picked up their first conference win after having their […]