Cal Poly Women’s Basketball snapped its four-game conference losing streak against UC Santa Barbara with a 69-64 win on Thursday, Feb. 2 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (6-13, 3-8 Big West) didn’t trail for the entire game as the Gauchos (14-6, 7-3 Big West) couldn’t figure out the Cal Poly defense. Cal Poly set […]
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Keeping up with KB: Inside former Cal Poly Women’s Basketball star’s journey overseas
Kirsty Brown, or KB, the all-time leader in games played for Cal Poly Women’s Basketball, is currently embarking on her first year as a professional basketball player abroad in Great Britain. After spending five years at Cal Poly that came to an end after the 2021-22 season, Brown is now playing in the Women’s British […]
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Women’s Basketball fails to contain UC Davis in 74-52 loss
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped its second conference game in a row against UC Davis by a score of 74-52 on Saturday, Jan. 20 inside Mott Athletics Center. The banged-up Mustangs (5-11, 2-6 Big West) made plenty of mistakes and only had nine total players available, while the Aggies (8-10, 4-4 Big West) capitalized on […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball drops matchup with UC San Diego, 70-58
Despite a hard-fought effort, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball couldn’t get the job done on Thursday, Jan. 19, suffering a 70-58 loss to UC San Diego inside LionTree arena. The loss was the Mustangs’ (5-10, 2-5 Big West) third straight on the road, while the win gave the Tritons (8-9, 5-2 Big West) their fourth straight […]
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Oumou Toure’s game-winner vaults Women’s Basketball to 49-47 win over UC Riverside
It was a magical night for Cal Poly Women’s Basketball on Monday, as graduate forward Oumou Toure clinched a 49-47 victory over UC Riverside with a game-winning layup at the buzzer inside Mott Athletics Center. With the win, the Mustangs (5-9 2-4 Big West) picked up their second win of the conference season, while the […]
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Women’s Basketball struggles offensively in 65-42 loss to Long Beach State
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped its fourth conference matchup to Long Beach State by a dominating score of 65-42 on Thursday, Jan. 12 inside Mott Athletics Center. Due to the heavy rain that hit the Central Coast, the Big West Conference rescheduled this matchup from Wednesday to Thursday, which seemed to work against the Mustangs […]
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Women’s Basketball falls to UC Santa Barbara, 65-69, despite strong second half
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped the first matchup of the Blue-Green rivalry against UC Santa Barbara by a score of 65-59 on Saturday, Jan. 7 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (4-8, 1-3 Big West) let the Gauchos (9-4, 2-1 Big West) stretch their lead to 12 points at halftime. The Green and Gold, however, cut […]
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Women’s Basketball struggles late in 50-47 loss to Hawaii
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped their second straight conference game against the University of Hawaii by a score of 50-47 on Saturday, Dec. 31 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-7, 0-2 Big West) couldn’t contain the Rainbow Wahine (4-7, 2-0 Big West) offense, as they were outscored in the third and fourth quarters after […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]