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 […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball drops first Big West game to UC Santa Barbara
When junior guard Annika Shah sank a midrange jumper to keep Cal Poly ahead 64-60 with a little over two and a half minutes left in overtime, it looked like she had given the Mustangs a chance to close out a crucial road victory over UC Santa Barbara in the latest installment of the Blue-Green […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball moves to 3-0 in Big West play following win over Long Beach State
Since taking over the program last season, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Head Coach Shanele Stires has preached the importance of effort and competitiveness to her team, which has more than exceeded expectations in her second year. Her philosophy once again reared its head in a scrappy game against Long Beach State on Thursday, Jan. 4 […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball overcomes UC Davis 57-54, moves to 2-0 in Big West play
After going down 11-0 early to UC Davis, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball pulled out the 57-54 win at Mott Athletic Center on Saturday, Dec. 30, to start 2-0 in Big West play for the first time since the 2016-2017 season. The Mustangs (6-6, 2-0 Big West) and Aggies (4-8, 0-2 Big West) combined for 44 […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball defeats CSUN 68-43 in Big West opener fueled by strong rebounding
During her college career at Kansas State, Shanele Stires was never the biggest player on the floor. Despite her 5-foot-11 listing for a forward, Stires accumulated 1,344 points and 701 rebounds. She was adept at scoring in the post but could also step out and drive by her opponents. But the key to her game […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball defeated by third top-25 opponent USC in 85-44 loss
The Cal Poly Mustangs Women’s Basketball rigorous preseason schedule continued with a loss to No. 6 USC in an 85-44 blowout on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Earlier in the season, the Mustangs lost to No. 24 Washington State University and No. 6 Stanford University. The team also had notable matchups against the University of California, Berkeley […]
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Shah leads the way with 22 points as Cal Poly Women’s Basketball takes down Seattle U
The Mustangs snap a four-game skid with a 25-point win over the Redhawks
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball falls to No. 6 Stanford on the road
The Mustangs couldn’t overcome national powerhouse Stanford on Thursday, Nov. 16.
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Carter put up second double-double but Cal Poly Women’s Basketball falls to Cal
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball came up short on Monday afternoon, continuing their season-opening road trip with a 74-60 loss to the California Golden Bears inside Haas Pavilion on Monday, Nov. 13. The loss was the Mustangs’ (1-3) fourth straight road loss to the Golden Bears dating back to 2012 and dropped Cal Poly to 0-8 […]
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Late comeback surge falls short as Cal Poly Women’s Basketball loses to San Jose State 61-56
The Mustangs received a double-double from freshman forward Mary Carter but couldn’t overcome the Spartans.
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball overcomes Idaho 65-55 to start road trip
The Mustangs led the majority of the way against the Vandals in the team’s season opener.