Cal Poly’s Women’s Basketball (14-11, 10-6 in Big West) lost a heartbreaking overtime matchup, 62-60, against UC Riverside (16-11, 11-6 in Big West) at the SRC arena on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Mustangs are coming off an 11-point home win against Cal State Fullerton and were looking to extend that winning streak against the Highlanders. […]
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Without Stires once again, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball drops key Big West game to Hawaii
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball (13-10, 9-5 in Big West) traveled to the Stan Sheriff Center in Hawaii this Thursday, Feb. 15 to take on the Rainbow Wahine (14-9, 11-3 in Big West), looking to do something the program hasn’t been able to do since 2018 – beat Hawaii on the road. The Mustangs streak would […]
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Shah’s 25 points, Bourland’s seven steals help Cal Poly Women’s Basketball sneak past Cal State Northridge
Throughout the course of this season, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball head coach Shanele Stires has relied on her returning players in crucial moments of games, and Thursday was no different. Each of the four returners, Annika Shah, Sierra Lichtie, Natalia Ackerman, and Sydney Bourland, played crucial roles in Cal Poly (12-9, 8-4 in Big West) […]
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Following forfeit on Thursday, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball sweeps season series with UC Davis
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball came into Saturday’s road matchup against the UC Davis Aggies a tired team. The team was forced to forfeit Thursday’s road contest against first-place UC Irvine due to an illness within the team. Per Big West rules, that game is now a loss on their record. Looking at the season as […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball road game against UC Irvine canceled due to illness among team
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball’s scheduled road game against Big West rival UC Irvine on Thursday, Feb. 1 has been canceled as a result of illness among the team. The illness in question is not clarified, but games were canceled during the 2021-22 season due to a breakout of COVID-19 among the team. The canceled game […]
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Cal Poly’s Women’s Basketball comeback falls short against Hawai’i
The moment redshirt freshman Sierra Litchie made a free throw late in the fourth quarter to pull Cal Poly within two points of the University of Hawaii, Cal Poly seemed to have built momentum toward a hard-fought victory. Despite cutting a six-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to two points with just under one minute […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball pick up third game in a row versus Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball won a hard-fought victory with a 68-55 win against California State Fullerton at the Titan Gym on Thursday, Jan. 25. The Mustangs (10-8, 6-2 BW) did not carry off the momentum from their previous two games. They opened up at the start of the game with back-to-back turnovers. The Mustangs were […]
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Humble, hungry and smart: How a culture is developing behind Cal Poly women’s basketball head coach Shanele Stires
As the morning sun began to ascend, dribbling basketballs and shoe squeaks echoed around Mott Athletic Center. Players talked amongst themselves as they stretched and laced their shoes. At about 6:45 a.m., the gym doors swung open, while a booming “Let’s Go!” erupted from a hooded figure strolling in. The team joined in with yells […]
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Ackerman’s 29 points boost Cal Poly to 80-67 win over CSU Bakersfield
After back-to-back turnovers in the second quarter, coach Shanele Stires called a timeout. Turnovers have plagued the team, as the Mustangs sport a 0.64 assist-to-turnover ratio. “We’ve got to make better decisions with the basketball,” Stires said to her team. The Mustangs’ solution was to feed senior forward Natalia Ackerman. Immediately following that timeout, Stires […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball bounces back against UC San Diego in low-scoring 49-39 win
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball returned to the win column on Saturday afternoon, taking the road victory against the UC San Diego Tritons by a final of 49-39 inside LionTree Arena on Saturday, Jan. 13. The win was the Mustangs’ (8-8, 4-2 Big West) first against the Tritons since New Year’s Day 2021 and helped them […]
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Turnovers hurt Mustangs in 64-53 loss to UC Riverside
As the Mustangs continued to turn the ball over and over again against UC Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Mott Athletic Center, head coach Shanele Stires stood on the sideline, arms crossed, without saying much. “Next play!” Stires said as the Highlanders scored 14 fastbreak points. After the handshake line, Stires beelined for the […]