The Cal Poly women’s basketball team — the same one that lost seven straight games in December — won its seventh straight game against UC Riverside on Saturday. Cal Poly (13-12, 9-3) looks poised to defend its 2011 Big West league championship, playing its best basketball at the most critical point in the season. “We’re […]
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Women's basketball streaks to seventh straight win
In 19 minutes of play, senior forward Kristina Santiago scored 19 points to lead the women’s basketball team to a 69-47 victory over UC Riverside. It was Cal Poly’s seventh consecutive victory as the Mustangs improved to 9-3 in Big West action and sit in second place in the conference, a half game behind Cal […]
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Brittany Woodard: Moving forward
Junior forward Brittany Woodard was recruited by Cal Poly as a senior at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento in 2008, but instead, she chose to play basketball at Nevada. Two years later, a frustrated Woodard contacted Cal Poly about a possible transfer. After one official visit, she signed with the Mustangs and began her […]
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Women dominate Titans, Santiago scores 17
After suffering several losing streaks early in the season, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team (11-12, 7-3) caught fire, winning five straight games including their most recent 66-48 triumph over Cal State Fullerton inside Mott Gym on Saturday afternoon. Defense has been key for the team’s success — the Mustangs haven’t lost since implementing a stingier […]
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Women beat Gauchos, sweep series
After a week without a game, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team came out firing on its way to a 67-52 win and season sweep of rival UC Santa Barbara. This marks the first time since the 1996-97 season that the Mustang women beat the Gauchos twice in regular season conference play. Cal Poly will […]
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Jonae Ervin assists Mustang to victories
Last season, sophomore guard Jonae Ervin led the Big West Conference with an assist-turnover ratio of 1.8. This season, she is one of the safest ball handlers in the nation, and a crucial component to Cal Poly’s success entering the final month of conference play. Ervin has played in all 20 games so far this […]
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Women avenge tourney loss against Aggies
A mid-season conference victory against UC Davis might not be sweet revenge, but for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, it was sweet enough. The Mustangs downed the Aggies 87-65 in Mott Gym on Saturday afternoon to improve to 5-3 in Big West Conference play and 8-12 overall. UC Davis (13-7, 5-3 Big West) defeated […]
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Road losses make homestand crucial
After two narrow losses to conference rivals Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team looks to stay alive in the Big West with games against Pacific and UC Davis this weekend. Winning the next two games is crucial for the Mustangs, who can easily climb up the standings to […]
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Women split weekend
The women’s basketball team was denied a perfect 4-0 start to Big West play on Sunday afternoon as UC Irvine outlasted the Mustangs in a 62-60 win. The loss drops the Mustangs, a pre-season favorite to win the conference, to 6-10 on the year and 3-1 in the Big West. The Mustangs trailed by two […]
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Women fall to Fresno State in tight game
Senior forward Kristina Santiago’s 27 points and career-high 23 rebounds weren’t enough to save the Mustangs Sunday, as Fresno State outlasted the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 79-76 in Mott Gym. After 18 lead changes, Fresno State guard Madison Parrish sunk two free throws with 11.9 seconds left to put the Bulldogs (2-2) up by […]
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Looking back at winter quarter sports: women’s basketball
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team won its way in to history this year by securing a share, at the least, of the Big West regular season title for the first time in program history.