Cal Poly Women’s Basketball opened the season in a dominant fashion, routing Division II UC Merced 72-40 on Wednesday night at Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (1-0) paint dominance on both sides of the ball had been the name of the game against the Bobcats (0-1). Cal Poly recorded an impressive 26-point performance within the […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball has high aspirations in third year under Shanele Stires
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball is gearing up for a new season with several additions under third-year head coach Shanele Stires. The Mustangs offered fans a season preview in their exhibition game against Division II Sonoma State, but they only won by 11 points after trailing at halftime. The game highlighted some areas for improvement, with […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball announces 2024-25 season schedule
The Cal Poly Women’s Basketball released their official schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Thursday, Sept. 26. The schedule includes a challenging non-conference slate and 14 home games. After exceeding expectations in the 2023-24 season, leading to a third-place Big West finish and a 17-14 record, the Mustangs will look to continue to compete […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball earns fourth Women’s National Invitational Tournament bid in program history
After 10 years, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball will make their return to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). This appearance is the Mustangs’ fourth in program history. The WNIT announced the field of 48 Division I women’s basketball programs on Sunday, March 17. Subsequently, the tournament announced the first round of games on Monday, March […]
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Offensive Struggles Lead to Mustangs Elimination from Big West Championship
Throughout the season, two things have consistently hurt Cal Poly Women’s Basketball: slow starts and turning the ball over. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, both of these issues showed up once again, but this time in the biggest game of their season. Cal Poly dropped the quarter-final of the Big West tournament against UC Davis on […]
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With no Stires, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball mounts 21-point comeback against Long Beach State
Back when Cal Poly Women’s Basketball head coach Shanele Stires and assistant coach Samba Johnson worked together on the Ohio University basketball staff, they made a pact that whoever got a head coaching job first would hire the other. When Stires was named the head coach of Cal Poly in 2022, she brought Johnson with […]
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Ackerman’s 29 points boost Cal Poly to 80-67 win over CSU Bakersfield
After back-to-back turnovers in the second quarter, coach Shanele Stires called a timeout. Turnovers have plagued the team, as the Mustangs sport a 0.64 assist-to-turnover ratio. “We’ve got to make better decisions with the basketball,” Stires said to her team. The Mustangs’ solution was to feed senior forward Natalia Ackerman. Immediately following that timeout, Stires […]
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Turnovers hurt Mustangs in 64-53 loss to UC Riverside
As the Mustangs continued to turn the ball over and over again against UC Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 11, at Mott Athletic Center, head coach Shanele Stires stood on the sideline, arms crossed, without saying much. “Next play!” Stires said as the Highlanders scored 14 fastbreak points. After the handshake line, Stires beelined for the […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball drops first Big West game to UC Santa Barbara
When junior guard Annika Shah sank a midrange jumper to keep Cal Poly ahead 64-60 with a little over two and a half minutes left in overtime, it looked like she had given the Mustangs a chance to close out a crucial road victory over UC Santa Barbara in the latest installment of the Blue-Green […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball defeats CSUN 68-43 in Big West opener fueled by strong rebounding
During her college career at Kansas State, Shanele Stires was never the biggest player on the floor. Despite her 5-foot-11 listing for a forward, Stires accumulated 1,344 points and 701 rebounds. She was adept at scoring in the post but could also step out and drive by her opponents. But the key to her game […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball has five in double-figures as team defeats Fresno State 84-59
After the Bulldogs scored 24 points in the first quarter, the Mustangs held the Bulldogs to 35 points the rest of the game in the 30-point win.