“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 […]
Tag: Maddie Vick
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s basketball falls 85-55 to UC Davis
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell to the UC Davis Aggies 85-55 on Thursday, Feb. 17 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-16, 2-8 Big West) remain in second-to-last place in the Big West standings after the conference loss, while the Aggies (12-9, 6-5 Big West) are in fifth place in the conference. UC Davis scored […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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), […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s basketball continues losing streak with 54-45 loss to Cal State Northridge
Cal Poly women’s basketball dropped its third straight conference game to Cal State Northridge 54-45 on Saturday, Jan. 8 inside Mott Athletic Center. Cal Poly (1-11, 0-3 Big West) extended their losing streak to nine games with the loss while the Matadores (5-6, 1-0 Big West) picked up their first conference win after having their […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s basketball loses to California Baptist in overtime, 66-64
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell short in overtime 66-64 against California Baptist University on Tuesday, Dec. 21 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (1-8) dropped their sixth consecutive game in the defeat while Cal Baptist (9-2) picked up their fourth consecutive win. This was the Mustangs’ first overtime game of the season. Britney Thomas of […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s basketball loses fourth straight to Northern Arizona, 88-73
Cal Poly women’s basketball dropped their fourth straight game to Northern Arizona by a score of 88-73 on Monday, Dec. 13 inside Walkup Skydome. The Mustangs (1-6) were unable to slow down the Lumberjack (5-4) offense and simply couldn’t catch up on the other side of the floor. Cal Poly started off the game on […]
