Cal Poly Women’s Basketball had a late comeback effort fall short in their fourth straight conference loss against Cal State Fullerton by a score of 69-61 on Saturday, Jan. 28 inside Titan Gym. Despite four Mustangs (5-13, 2-8 Big West) scoring double-digit points, the Titan (10-10, 5-6 Big West) offense was too much to handle. […]
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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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How ‘Kaizen’ is changing the culture and creating results for Women’s Basketball
If you follow Cal Poly Women’s Basketball on Instagram or Twitter, you’ll notice that most of their posts end with the hashtag Kaizen. Kaizen is an ideology founded in the direct aftermath of World War II that means “continuous improvement.” Japanese businesses used the idea of Kaizen, or continuous improvement, to rebuild a country after […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball drops matchup with UC San Diego, 70-58
Despite a hard-fought effort, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball couldn’t get the job done on Thursday, Jan. 19, suffering a 70-58 loss to UC San Diego inside LionTree arena. The loss was the Mustangs’ (5-10, 2-5 Big West) third straight on the road, while the win gave the Tritons (8-9, 5-2 Big West) their fourth straight […]
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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 […]
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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 falls in overtime to Northern Arizona, 79-76
Without its head coach, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball lost an overtime heartbreaker, 79-76, to Northern Arizona (NAU) on Saturday, Dec. 10 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (3-5) fought back in the fourth quarter against the Lumberjacks (5-6) but well-timed baskets forced overtime and the eventual Cal Poly loss. In replacement of head coach Shanelle […]
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Women’s basketball has comeback effort fall short in 70-62 loss to Sacramento State
Cal Poly women’s basketball was defeated by Sacramento State 70-62 on Friday, Nov. 25 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (2-4) fought hard and mounted a comeback late in the game but ultimately fell to the Hornets (4-1) to kick off the Holiday Beach Classic. Sacramento State controlled the action early on, jumping out to […]
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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 […]
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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 […]