Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com There’s a common word people use when describing sophomore point guard Ariana Elegado: energy. As a redshirt sophomore on the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, Elegado is full of it. From her flashy, crowd-pleasing moves to her vocal leadership on the team, Elegado’s entire playing style revolves around this excitement and intensity. […]
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Women’s basketball victorious in home opener
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Multifaceted. That’s how senior guard Kayla Griffin described the Cal Poly Women’s basketball team this season. Coming off a huge upset over Pac-12 Oregon State last week, the Mustangs ÂÂbeat San Diego 69-50 in the season home opener on Saturday afternoon in Mott Gym, bringing their record to 2-1. The […]
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Cal Poly basketball starts home schedules
New season. New faces. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team lost to TCU, 53-46, last Friday in the season opener, but with freshmen forwards Brian Bennett and Zach Gordon combining for 17 points and 17 rebounds in their Cal Poly debuts, the future of the Cal Poly basketball program looks promising, head coach Joe Callero […]
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Women’s basketball begins season Friday
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team kicks off its regular season on Friday with a nonconference road game against the No. 23 Oklahoma State Cowgirls. The Mustangs, coming off back-to-back regular season titles, were picked to finish fourth in the preseason Big West Conference media poll rankings. The lowered expectations can be attributed to the […]
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Men’s, women’s basketball prepare for 2012-13 season
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The entire Cal Poly men’s basketball roster will look different this upcoming season. There will be no David Hanson, no Will Taylor, no Chris Donahue and no Amaurys Fermin. But with a roster filled with names such as Chris Eversley, Drake U’u and Kyle Odister, Cal Poly will open practice in preparation […]
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Weekend Preview: Baseball, softball begin Big West Play
Three Cal Poly sports teams will compete on campus this week, and a basketball star will make her way to Denver to showcase her talent in front of professional scouts. Baseball Friday night starter Joey Wagman started off the four weekend series with wins for the Mustangs, and the stakes will be raised tomorrow night […]
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Women fall short, upset in Big West tourney
For the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, it was a season of ups and downs culminating in a heartbreaking upset by Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals to end their 2011-12 campaign. The No. 1-ranked team heading into the tournament, the Mustangs found their groove midway through their conference schedule, capturing […]
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The show Santiago-es on to Anaheim
In her final night playing in Mott Gym, Kristina Santiago scored 31 points and led the top-seeded Mustangs to a 71-53 victory over Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament. For the third consecutive year, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team will head to the semifinals of the tournament […]
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Women win outright Big West title
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team is back in the Big West Tournament with a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year after defeating Pacific 88-66 in the regular season finale. Kristina Santiago, who earned her second Big West Player of the Year award on Monday, scored 33 points in the victory and became […]
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Injury shortens game, women's basketball prevails
Cal Poly (14-12) defeated Long Beach State University (11-15) 68-41 in a game that was stopped with 5:11 to play, after 49er guard Bianka Balthazar collapsed at half court and was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center by ambulance. According to an official on the court, Balthazar told teammates she felt like she was […]