Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped the first matchup of the Blue-Green rivalry against UC Santa Barbara by a score of 65-59 on Saturday, Jan. 7 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (4-8, 1-3 Big West) let the Gauchos (9-4, 2-1 Big West) stretch their lead to 12 points at halftime. The Green and Gold, however, cut […]
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Women’s Basketball struggles late in 50-47 loss to Hawaii
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped their second straight conference game against the University of Hawaii by a score of 50-47 on Saturday, Dec. 31 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-7, 0-2 Big West) couldn’t contain the Rainbow Wahine (4-7, 2-0 Big West) offense, as they were outscored in the third and fourth quarters after […]
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Women’s basketball struggles to contain No. 2 Stanford in 80-43 loss
Cal Poly women’s basketball opened up a midweek, two-game road trip with a one-sided 80-43 loss to No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday, Nov. 16 inside Maples Pavilion. The loss was the Mustangs’ (1-2) sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, while the win helped Stanford (5-0) continue its momentum ahead of a […]
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Women’s basketball victorious in home opener versus Simpson University, 81-49
Cal Poly women’s basketball was victorious over Simpson University by a score of 81-49 in their home opener on Thursday, Nov. 10 inside Mott Athletics Center. The game marked first-year head coach Shanele Stires’ first victory as a Division-I head coach. The stands were packed with local elementary school students for this game between the […]
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Women’s basketball seeks improvement under first-year head coach Shanele Stires
“Kaizen” is the Japanese word meaning the practice of continuously improving, and it’s the theme that first-year head coach Shanele Stires has implemented within the Cal Poly women’s basketball program. “What we want from our preseason games and the whole season is to improve constantly so that at the end of the season, we are […]
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Women’s basketball falls short to UC Irvine 67-66 on Kirsty Brown’s record-breaking night
Cal Poly women’s basketball began their final road trip of the 2021-22 regular season with a last-minute, come-from-behind loss to the UC Irvine Anteaters by a score of 67-66 on Thursday, Mar. 3 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine. The loss is Cal Poly’s (3-20, 2-12 Big West) sixth straight to secure them the […]
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Women’s basketball drops senior night matchup to Hawaii, 73-49
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 73-49 to Hawaii on Saturday, Feb. 26 in their last game of the season at Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (3-19, 2-11 Big West) charged onto the court with a competitive drive, yet in a matchup against top-seeded Hawaii (15-9, 11-3 Big West), the Mustang losing streak increased to five […]
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Women’s basketball loses tight matchup with UC Riverside, 59-53
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 59-53 to UC Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 19 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (3-17, 2-9 Big West) failed to have any starters score in double figures in the game, but freshman point guard Annika Shah and senior power forward Zoe Stachowski both scored 11 points off the bench to […]
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Women’s basketball struggles in 73-40 loss to UC Santa Barbara
In the second Blue-Green rivalry game of the year, Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 73-40 to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Feb. 12 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (3-15, 2-7 Big West) dropped both games in the annual two-game rivalry with the Gauchos (13-7, 7-4 Big West) with the loss on Saturday. This was a […]
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Women’s basketball drops heartbreaker in double OT against Long Beach State, 65-64
Cal Poly women’s basketball lost in a heartbreaking double-overtime game against Long Beach State by a score of 65-64 on Saturday, Feb. 5 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (2-14, 1-6 Big West) led for the majority of the game, but a late push by the Beach (15-3, 8-2 Big West) propelled them to a […]
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Women’s basketball secures first Big West victory in 61-52 win over Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly women’s basketball got their second win of the season against Cal State Fullerton by a score of 61-52 on Thursday, Feb. 3 inside Mott Athletics Center. When asked how it felt to get the conference win, head coach Faith Mimnaugh laughed and cheered, “awesome!” Cal Poly (2-13, 1-5 Big West) grabbed their first […]