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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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 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 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 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 […]