In a crucial game for Big West Tournament seeding, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball overcame Cal State Bakersfield 74-56 and are now positioned in third place in the conference. The top four teams in the Big West receive a first-round bye in the Big West Tournament. Coming into Saturday’s game, the Mustangs (16-11, 12-6 Big West) […]
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Richards’ career-high 17 points lead Mustangs past UCSB, into fourth in the Big West
Down six points midway through the second quarter, junior guard Sidney Richards got a kick-out pass from junior guard Annika Shah, and knocked down the first Cal Poly three-pointer of the game from the left wing. Just seconds later, Richards found herself with the ball behind the arc again, and proceeded to drain her second […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball loses in overtime in crucial matchup against UC Riverside
Cal Poly’s Women’s Basketball (14-11, 10-6 in Big West) lost a heartbreaking overtime matchup, 62-60, against UC Riverside (16-11, 11-6 in Big West) at the SRC arena on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Mustangs are coming off an 11-point home win against Cal State Fullerton and were looking to extend that winning streak against the Highlanders. […]
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Shah’s 10 assists propels Mustangs past Cal State Fullerton
Junior guard Annika Shah crossed the ball over from left to right on a fast break. With four defenders surrounding her, the 5 foot 3 guard drove into a forest of bodies. Before she came to a complete stop, Shah jumped into the air looking for a teammate to dish it off to. But then […]
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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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Shah’s 25 points, Bourland’s seven steals help Cal Poly Women’s Basketball sneak past Cal State Northridge
Throughout the course of this season, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball head coach Shanele Stires has relied on her returning players in crucial moments of games, and Thursday was no different. Each of the four returners, Annika Shah, Sierra Lichtie, Natalia Ackerman, and Sydney Bourland, played crucial roles in Cal Poly (12-9, 8-4 in Big West) […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball pick up third game in a row versus Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball won a hard-fought victory with a 68-55 win against California State Fullerton at the Titan Gym on Thursday, Jan. 25. The Mustangs (10-8, 6-2 BW) did not carry off the momentum from their previous two games. They opened up at the start of the game with back-to-back turnovers. The Mustangs were […]
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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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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball bounces back against UC San Diego in low-scoring 49-39 win
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball returned to the win column on Saturday afternoon, taking the road victory against the UC San Diego Tritons by a final of 49-39 inside LionTree Arena on Saturday, Jan. 13. The win was the Mustangs’ (8-8, 4-2 Big West) first against the Tritons since New Year’s Day 2021 and helped them […]
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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 moves to 3-0 in Big West play following win over Long Beach State
Since taking over the program last season, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Head Coach Shanele Stires has preached the importance of effort and competitiveness to her team, which has more than exceeded expectations in her second year. Her philosophy once again reared its head in a scrappy game against Long Beach State on Thursday, Jan. 4 […]