The Big West Women’s Basketball tournament kicks off on Tuesday, March 7 at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The tournament consists of every Big West team, excluding UC San Diego, per their Division I reclassification until the 2024-25 season, vying for a conference championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Each of […]
Tag: Maddie Willett
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball struggles down the stretch in 68-55 loss to UC Irvine
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball came up short against UC Irvine by a score of 68-55 on Thursday, Feb. 9 inside Mott Athletics Center. The score doesn’t tell the whole story, however, as the Mustangs (6-15, 3-10 Big West) kept it close for most of the game but couldn’t quite capitalize on the Anteaters’ (18-5, 10-2 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball falls to Long Beach State 57-54 despite strong second half
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped its third straight conference game to Long Beach State by a score of 57-54 on Thursday, Jan. 26 inside Walter Pyramid. The Mustangs (5-12, 2-7 Big West) fell into a hole early against the Beach (12-7, 7-2 Big West), and a second-half comeback effort fell just short. The teams traded […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball fails to contain UC Davis in 74-52 loss
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped its second conference game in a row against UC Davis by a score of 74-52 on Saturday, Jan. 20 inside Mott Athletics Center. The banged-up Mustangs (5-11, 2-6 Big West) made plenty of mistakes and only had nine total players available, while the Aggies (8-10, 4-4 Big West) capitalized on […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Oumou Toure’s game-winner vaults Women’s Basketball to 49-47 win over UC Riverside
It was a magical night for Cal Poly Women’s Basketball on Monday, as graduate forward Oumou Toure clinched a 49-47 victory over UC Riverside with a game-winning layup at the buzzer inside Mott Athletics Center. With the win, the Mustangs (5-9 2-4 Big West) picked up their second win of the conference season, while the […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball struggles offensively in 65-42 loss to Long Beach State
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped its fourth conference matchup to Long Beach State by a dominating score of 65-42 on Thursday, Jan. 12 inside Mott Athletics Center. Due to the heavy rain that hit the Central Coast, the Big West Conference rescheduled this matchup from Wednesday to Thursday, which seemed to work against the Mustangs […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball falls to UC Santa Barbara, 65-69, despite strong second half
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 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball falls 65-55 in Big West opener against CSU Northridge
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball suffered a 65-55 road loss to CSU Northridge to open Big West play on Thursday, Dec. 29 inside Premier America Credit Union Center. After ending the first half tied at 25-25, the Matadors (2-9, 1-0 Big West) outscored the Mustangs (3-6, 0-1 Big West) 21-12 in the third quarter to pull […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s basketball suffers 79-36 loss to No. 1 South Carolina
Cal Poly women’s basketball battled hard, but the defending National Champions, the University of South Carolina, showcased their dominance in a 79-36 defeat of the Mustangs on Tuesday, Nov. 22 inside Mott Athletics Center. The No. 1 Gamecocks (5-0) were the third top-20 team the Mustangs (2-3) have faced this season, as Cal Poly lost […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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 […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
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 […]