At times, the head coach of a successful women’s basketball program has what can seem like an infinite amount of responsibilities. In addition to addressing the needs of 12 student athletes, their parents, boosters, administrators and fans, Faith Mimnaugh also has to coach basketball. “I always try to remind myself that I have to take […]
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Extra photos from the Santiago shoot
I had the chance to do a shoot with starting center for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team Kristina Santiago for a profile story. We shot in Mott Gym and I was able to try some location lighting. It was good to use the gym and basketball hoop as the background to set up a […]
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Basketball seeks second Big West championship
Cal Poly’s women’s basketball team members have been doing more than studying during their off-season: they have been practicing, playing international games and growing together as a team. The team is positive this extra work will help them return this season ready to repeat success as Big West regular season champion. In the 2010-11 season, Cal […]
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Athletics find their 'Mustang Way'
Nearly two weeks ago, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team saw UC Santa Barbara score the first goal of the game, and then watched as the scoring player taunted their fans. But when Patrick Sigler’s penalty shot gave the Mustangs the lead with 40 seconds left, sophomore midfielder George Malki said the team just focused […]
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Women’s basketball falls to UCSB
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team (16-11, 12-4 Big West) was 16 minutes away from making history. After clinching the program’s first ever co-share of the Big West title last weekend with their 61-48 win over Long Beach State, a win over No. 2 UC Santa Barbara would give the Mustangs the outright Big West […]
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Win one, lose one: Women’s basketball loses to UC Davis, defeats Pacific
If the Tigers thought they would catch the Mustangs in another funk — like the one that handed them their first conference loss against UC Davis — they were sadly mistaken.
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Women’s basketball thrives in the face of adversity
No one said winning was easy. The task only got harder for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team (11-7, 7-0 Big West), which didn’t play more than eight players in its first five conference games as a result of injuries and suspensions.
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Lucky seven
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team entered their game against Cal State Northridge on Saturday as the top dog in the Big West, boasting an undefeated record in conference. They continued their winning ways with an 82-52 victory.
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Women’s Basketball defeats conference-leading UC Davis
Overcoming administrative errors and a one-player bench, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team stunned rival UC Davis, 74-65, in Mott Gym on Saturday night. The Mustangs (7-7, 3-0 Big West) outpaced the Aggies (12-4, 2-2) on a 16-3 run over five minutes of the second half, turning a 35-39 deficit with 17:27 remaining into a […]
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Short-handed Mustangs down Pacific
Things looked grim for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team (6-7, 2-0 Big West) in the early minutes of its game against Pacific Thursday. The Mustangs were undermanned, only dressing eight players, and after Pacific connected on its first seven shots, Cal Poly was staring at an 11-point deficit just four minutes into the first […]
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Rachel Clancy looks to step up with Kristina Santiago out
With reigning Big West Player of the Year Kristina Santiago out for the season, guard Rachel Clancy is in the spotlight.