Cal Poly Women’s Basketball outlasted the Santa Clara Broncos in the second game of their doubleheader 70-59 on Tuesday, Dec. 15 inside Mott Athletics Center. After defeating Santa Clara (1-2) 57-56 the day before, the Mustangs improved to 3-1 with Tuesday’s win and are on a three-game win streak. The Mustangs came out of the […]
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Abbey Ellis’s game-winner gives Women’s Basketball victory over Santa Clara
With two seconds left in the game and Cal Poly down by one, sophomore point guard Abbey Ellis got open and hit a game-winning floater to give the Mustangs the 57-56 victory over Santa Clara on Monday, Dec. 14 inside Mott Athletics Center. After Ellis’s late game heroics, the Mustangs are now 2-1 on the […]
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Cal Poly athletes reflect on new teams in Big West
In 2017, the Big West Conference announced that Cal State Bakersfield (CSUB) and UC San Diego (UCSD) would begin the process of joining the conference. This year, the two universities will make their first competitive appearances in the Big West. Both schools have had different paths to their new conference. CSUB is moving from the Western […]
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Women’s Basketball unable to maintain early lead, falls 59-46 to Hawai’i
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball couldn’t keep up with Hawai’i’s three-point shooting and ultimately fell 59-46 on Thursday, Feb. 6 inside Mott Athletics Center. “We really didn’t come out to the best of our ability, they played a good game, but we did not play our best basketball,” redshirt junior forward Sierra Campisano said. Cal […]
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Women’s Basketball gives up lead, falls short against UC Santa Barbara 52-50
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball gave up an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter en route to a 52-50 road loss to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Gauchos (6-9, 1-1 Big West) opened up the game with a 7-0 run against the Mustangs (3-10, 0-2 Big West). Junior guard Malia Holt scored the […]
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300 wins, 23 seasons, one family: Faith Mimnaugh and Women’s Basketball’s tight-knit culture
A 57-56 win against Lamar University on Nov. 30 gave Women’s Basketball Head Coach Faith Mimnaugh her 300th win at Cal Poly. She is the program’s longest-tenured head coach, with this season being her 23rd at the helm. In her tenure, Cal Poly competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history […]
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Women’s Basketball goes 1-1 in ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball earned one win and one loss against non-conference opponents in the ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic Nov. 29-30 inside Mott Athletics Center. After a 61-55 defeat against tournament champions Old Dominion on Friday, Cal Poly bounced back with a one-point victory over Lamar in a 57-56 battle on Saturday. The tournament also […]
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Women’s Basketball finishes season in last place after senior-day defeat
The Mustangs lost 61-49 to CSUN on senior day.