In March, Faith Mimnaugh announced her retirement after 25 seasons as the women’s basketball head coach at Cal Poly. “Cal Poly gave me a career and they put me in a place where I have been able to realize my dreams far exceeding anything I could have imagined for myself,” Mimnaugh said. Mimnaugh, who was […]
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Basketball star Abbey Ellis transfers from Cal Poly to Purdue University
Sophomore guard Abbey Ellis’ decision to transfer from Cal Poly to Purdue University was “one of the toughest decisions” she had to make in her basketball career. “I was 50-50, I did not know what I wanted to do,” Ellis said. “That was the toughest decision because I made friendships and was established here.” After narrowing her choices […]
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How Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dealt with a positive COVID-19 case
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball initially learned that there was a positive COVID-19 case within their program after the team tested for the coronavirus on Monday, Jan. 4, which resulted in the cancellation of four games in total.
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Women’s Basketball falls to UC Irvine 68-57 after cold free throw shooting
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball remained winless in conference play after a 68-57 loss to UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 18 inside Mott Athletics Center. Back-and-forth play carried the Mustangs into the fourth quarter with a one-point deficit, but the Anteaters pulled in away in the final ten minutes to secure the victory. Cal Poly (3-11, […]
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Women’s Basketball drops fourth-straight game in double overtime defeat
The Cal Poly Women’s Basketball team lost 75-68 in a double overtime thriller to UC Riverside on Thursday, Feb. 22 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs came out aggressive, showing press at the start of the game. Behind their intensity on defense, Cal Poly forced six turnovers and jumped out to a 13-9 lead by […]
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Women’s Basketball up for a challenging season
After a devastating loss in the semifinals of last season’s Big West Conference Tournament, the team will enter this season having lost seven players — six seniors and one freshman who transferred.
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The Relentless Ayzhiana Basallo
How an undersized point guard is rising to the top at Cal Poly, shot, after shot, after shot.
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Mustang women’s win streak ends
The women’s basketball team’s three-win streak came to an end Saturday night.
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Cal Poly splits weekend homestand
After starting the season 3-0 at home, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team split the final two games of their four-game homestand with a loss to the Saint Mary’s Gaels Thursday night and a win against the Pepperdine Waves Saturday evening. Despite a loss on Thursday, the Mustangs were able to get back in the […]
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Mustangs pull off late-game victory against Hawaii
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net “Let’s go!” That yell bellowed by redshirt sophomore guard Ariana Elegado was barely heard in the Mott Athletics Center. The crowd was on its feet, going wild. It was Elegado’s 3-pointer with 1:54 left in the game that gave the Cal Poly women’s basketball team (16-9, 10-4 Big West) the boost […]
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Keeping the Faith: Mimnaugh in her 16th season at the helm
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net When it came to naming their daughter, the parents of Faith Mimnaugh nailed it. “My name has been my walk in life,” the Cal Poly women’s basketball coach said. “It’s perfect.” The name reflects the faith she has in her players, in the university where she works and in her own […]