The Mustangs used full-court pressure to generate 17 steals and improve to 2-0, despite foul trouble and a limited nine-player rotation.
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball opens season with dominant 41-point win over UC Merced
The Mustangs opened the 2026-27 season with a dominant defensive performance, holding UC Merced to 38 points behind Dessi Ulmer’s 17-point, 14-rebound double-double.
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball looks to bounce back with revamped roster
After winning just four games last season, the Mustangs are counting on eight newcomers and a healthier, more experienced roster to turn things around.
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McManus, Thompson among seven Cal Poly Women’s Basketball players entering the transfer portal
In this transfer season, the Cal Poly Women’s Basketball team may face immense roster turnover, as seven Mustangs have entered the portal so far.
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball extend losing streak to 14 games in loss against UCSD
On Saturday afternoon, UC San Diego defeated Cal Poly by a 24-point deficit of 85-61.
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How Cal Poly Women’s Basketball is defining success in 2026
When nearly an entire roster turns over in one offseason, a season like this stops being about competing in the present and starts being about building for the future.
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball cements sixth week of victory drought in loss to UCSB
The 63-54 loss against blue-green rival UC Santa Barbara marked the Mustangs 11th loss in a row and sixth week without a win
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Struggles continue on the road as Cal Poly Women’s Basketball fall to UC Irvine 84-39 on Thursday
Charish Thompson recorded her fourth straight double-digit scoring performance Thursday, but the Mustangs fell 84-39 at UC Irvine.
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Month-long losing streak continues for Cal Poly Women’s Basketball in close finish against UC Irvine
With just nine seconds left in the game, a three-point shot made by Aggie Tegan Young and a last second free throw by Ryann Bennett created a 59-55 lead that sealed the deal on yet another loss for the Mustangs.
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Young lineup can’t push Cal Poly Women’s Basketball past Cal State Fullerton in fifth straight loss
Early struggles, turnovers and a young rotation once again proved difficult to overcome in a 71-43 loss to the Titans, marking the Mustangs’ fifth straight defeat.
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Youth shows promise in Blue-Green loss for Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Thursday night
In the absence of sophomore guard Vanessa McManus and sophomore forward Nora Perez, two freshmen rose to the occasion, but it wasn’t enough for the Mustangs, who fell to the Gauchos 61-51.