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 falls to UCLA 84-48 to begin non-conference play
Cal Poly women’s basketball opened their season with an 84-48 loss to the UCLA Bruins on Monday, Nov. 7 inside Pauley Pavilion. The Mustangs (0-1) turned the ball over 20 times against the Bruins (1-0), who turned those turnovers into 26 points. Cal Poly held two leads in the game, one at 2-0 off a […]
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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 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 returns from hiatus with 69-58 loss to UC San Diego
Cal Poly women’s basketball lost their first game back after four straight were canceled games due to COVID-19 to UC San Diego 69-58 on Thursday, Jan. 27 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (1-12, 0-4 Big West) was down four points with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter to the Tritons (8-8, 5-2 Big West), […]
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Women’s basketball has comeback effort fall short in 63-42 loss to UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly women’s basketball dropped their eighth straight game 63-42 to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Jan. 6 inside Mott Athletics Center in the first of two Green-Blue rivalry games this season. Coming off a postponed game against Cal State Fullerton, the Mustangs (1-10, 0-2 Big West) looked to take down their Central Coast rival […]
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Women’s basketball drops Big West opener to Long Beach State, 76-54
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell to Long Beach State 76-54 in the opening Big West matchup on Thursday, Dec. 30 inside the Walter Pyramid. In the first quarter, the Mustangs (1-9, 0-1 Big West) took a 6-4 lead after freshman point guard Annika Shah made a three-point jumper. However, the Sharks (8-1, 1-0 Big West) […]
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Women’s basketball continues losing streak with 89-73 loss to UC Berkeley
Cal Poly women’s basketball lost their fifth straight game against UC Berkeley by a score of 89-73 on Saturday, Dec. 18th inside Haas Pavilion. The Mustangs (1-7) jumped out to an early 6-0 lead over the Golden Bears (8-2), but that would be the largest of the game for them. Berkeley caught back up and […]
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Women’s basketball drops second straight to Nevada, 61-53
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 61-53 to the University of Nevada Reno on Thursday, Dec. 2 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (1-4) dropped their second straight game in the defeat while Nevada (4-3) earned their third consecutive victory during their trip to the central coast. The Mustangs were led on offense by junior guard […]