Cal Poly Women’s Basketball was defeated by Hawaii 80-58 on Saturday, Feb. 4 inside SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Manoa, Hawai’i. The Mustangs (6-14, 3-9 Big West) fell behind early and couldn’t catch up to the Rainbow Wahine (9-12, 7-5 Big West). Early on, it was Hawaii that held the advantage. The Rainbow […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Women’s Basketball takes down CSU Bakersfield, 50-37, for first conference win
Led by a dominant fourth-quarter performance, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball took down CSU Bakersfield 50-37 on Thursday, Jan. 5 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (4-7, 1-2 Big West) grabbed their first conference win of the year to draw even with the Roadrunners (4-7, 1-2 Big West) in the standings. Bakersfield got out to a […]
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Women’s basketball staves off San Jose State in 62-53 win
Cal Poly women’s basketball pulled out a win over San Jose State by a score of 62-53 on Saturday, Nov. 26 inside the Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-4) did just enough to overcome the Spartans’ (1-5) late comeback effort in their second and final game of the Holiday Beach Classic. It was all Cal […]
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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 […]
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Women’s basketball victorious in home opener versus Simpson University, 81-49
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 falls 79-70 to UC Irvine as momentum slips in overtime
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball failed to complete its late comeback in a 79-70 overtime defeat against UC Irvine on Saturday, Jan. 23 inside Mott Athletics Center. UC Irvine (7-5, 4-0 Big West) continued its unbeaten conference streak, as Cal Poly (5-5, 1-3 Big West) recorded its third consecutive defeat in conference play. Irvine guard Kayla […]