The moment redshirt freshman Sierra Litchie made a free throw late in the fourth quarter to pull Cal Poly within two points of the University of Hawaii, Cal Poly seemed to have built momentum toward a hard-fought victory. Despite cutting a six-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to two points with just under one minute […]
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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 defeats CSUN 68-43 in Big West opener fueled by strong rebounding
During her college career at Kansas State, Shanele Stires was never the biggest player on the floor. Despite her 5-foot-11 listing for a forward, Stires accumulated 1,344 points and 701 rebounds. She was adept at scoring in the post but could also step out and drive by her opponents. But the key to her game […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball defeated by third top-25 opponent USC in 85-44 loss
The Cal Poly Mustangs Women’s Basketball rigorous preseason schedule continued with a loss to No. 6 USC in an 85-44 blowout on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Earlier in the season, the Mustangs lost to No. 24 Washington State University and No. 6 Stanford University. The team also had notable matchups against the University of California, Berkeley […]
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Shah leads the way with 22 points as Cal Poly Women’s Basketball takes down Seattle U
The Mustangs snap a four-game skid with a 25-point win over the Redhawks
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Women’s Basketball looks to make noise in Big West Tournament
The Big West Women’s Basketball tournament kicks off on Tuesday, March 7 at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The tournament consists of every Big West team, excluding UC San Diego, per their Division I reclassification until the 2024-25 season, vying for a conference championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Each of […]
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Women’s Basketball loses final home game of season to UC San Diego, 60-43
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball dropped its final home game of the season against UC San Diego by a score of 60-43 on Thursday, March 2 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (9-17, 6-12 Big West) couldn’t get anything going on offense early on, while the Tritons (13-16, 10-9 Big West) capitalized off of multiple Cal […]
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Women’s Basketball picks up second straight win over CSU Bakersfield, 51-42
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball got the job done in the form of a 51-42 road win against CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday, Feb. 15 inside the Icardo Center. The win was the Mustangs’ (8-15, 5-10 Big West) second straight, and gave them the season sweep against the Roadrunners (6-17, 3-12 Big West). On top of this, […]
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Women’s Basketball rides strong fourth quarter to 61-50 win over CSU Northridge
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball defeated CSU Northridge 61-50 on Saturday, Feb. 11 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly held Women in Sports Day as the Mustangs (7-15, 4-10 Big West) took the victory over the Matadors (5-19, 4-10 Big West). CSUN jumped out to an early 9-2 advantage to start out the game, playing aggressively […]
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Women’s Basketball struggles down the stretch in 68-55 loss to UC Irvine
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball came up short against UC Irvine by a score of 68-55 on Thursday, Feb. 9 inside Mott Athletics Center. The score doesn’t tell the whole story, however, as the Mustangs (6-15, 3-10 Big West) kept it close for most of the game but couldn’t quite capitalize on the Anteaters’ (18-5, 10-2 […]