Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Five foot, three inches. Jonae Ervin may not be the tallest or the most vocal player on the court, but for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, she has become a giant, and she lets her statistics do the talking for her. Hailing from Brea High School, the junior point guard […]
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Mustangs pull off late-game victory against Hawaii
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net “Let’s go!” That yell bellowed by redshirt sophomore guard Ariana Elegado was barely heard in the Mott Athletics Center. The crowd was on its feet, going wild. It was Elegado’s 3-pointer with 1:54 left in the game that gave the Cal Poly women’s basketball team (16-9, 10-4 Big West) the boost […]
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Women’s basketball takes down UC Santa Barbara 65-56
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly women’s basketball team (14-9, 8-4 Big West Conference) brought its ‘A’ game to Isla Vista when the team defeated rival UC Santa Barbara 65-56 on Saturday. The Gauchos (11-13, 7-5 Big West) entered their home matchup with a three-game winning streak, having defeated Cal State Fullerton, Pacific […]
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Schlemer asserts herself in conference
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Growing up in the shadow of Cal Poly-great Kristina Santiago, Molly Schlemer has always played with a chip on her shoulder. Santiago, the Mustangs’ all-time leader in points and rebounds, was the poster child for success in her four years with the Cal Poly women’s basketball team. But having graduated last year […]
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Mustangs race past Highlanders, 79-56
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Molly Schlemer’s mother never misses a Cal Poly women’s basketball game at home. And on Saturday afternoon in the Mott Athletics Center, she was courtside, clad in bright pink as the Mustangs (12-8, 6-3 Big West) put on a show in the “Play 4Kay” breast cancer awareness game and defeated UC […]
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Mustangs cruise to victory against Titans
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite suffering two separate knee injuries in her college career, Jonae Ervin still plays hard-nosed basketball. The junior guard showed her gritty style Thursday night as she set the tempo early on for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team against visiting Cal State Fullerton. Following a steal by redshirt sophomore guard Ariana […]
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Brittany Woodard fights the pain
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net “Pop.” It’s the sound athletes hope they will never hear: the hallow noise of your knee ripping apart from your bone structure. But that’s not all. It’s the echo of a smashed “null and void” stamp on a scholarship. It’s the sound of the last cheer you’ll hear from your parents […]
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Keeping the Faith: Mimnaugh in her 16th season at the helm
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net When it came to naming their daughter, the parents of Faith Mimnaugh nailed it. “My name has been my walk in life,” the Cal Poly women’s basketball coach said. “It’s perfect.” The name reflects the faith she has in her players, in the university where she works and in her own […]
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Schlemer leads Cal Poly women past UCSB
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com For the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, the theme this season has been consistent. Step up and fill the void. Without Kristina Santiago, Ashlee Burns and Christine Martin, three of last season’s top five scorers, the Mustangs have had to play a different brand of basketball. Saturday was no different, as Cal […]
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Post-Santiago, women’s basketball is ready to go
Jefferson P. Nolan jeffersonnolan.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly women’s basketball team had only one offensive mission last season: get the ball to Kristina Santiago. The rest would take care of itself. “Give the ball to her, and she’ll score every time,” sophomore guard Ariana Elegado said of her old teammate and friend. “It was like playing […]
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Women’s basketball team takes down rival Aggies 73-71
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net As head coach Faith Mimnaugh predicted, it was “fast-pace mode” for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team against rival UC Davis. The Mustangs (8-6, 2-1 Big West Conference) defeated the Aggies (5-8, 0-2 Big West), 73-71 Thursday night in Mott Gym. And they did it while dealing with an offensive formation […]