Women's Basketball Archives - Mustang News https://mustangnews.net/section/sports/womens-basketball-sports/ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's News Source Thu, 16 May 2024 19:20:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mustangnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-MustangNews-32x32.png Women's Basketball Archives - Mustang News https://mustangnews.net/section/sports/womens-basketball-sports/ 32 32 207247591 Six new recruits set to join Cal Poly Women’s Basketball for upcoming season https://mustangnews.net/six-new-recruits-set-to-join-cal-poly-womens-basketball-for-upcoming-season/ Thu, 16 May 2024 19:20:51 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=261566

Cal Poly Women’s Basketball has announced six incoming recruits joining the team for the 2024-25 season.  The Mustangs announced the signing of four incoming freshmen in November: Carmela Fontes, Ana […]

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A ‘chip on her shoulder’: How a torn ACL became Annika Shah’s defining moment https://mustangnews.net/how-a-torn-acl-became-annika-shahs-defining-moment/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=260071

Whether it was every weekend at the YMCA basketball court or in a small alleyway between condos, starting at the age of five, a little Annika Shah was out for hours, basketball in hand, alongside her father Bijal and brother Devan. 

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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball falls in the first round of the WNIT to Pacific https://mustangnews.net/cal-poly-womens-basketball-falls-in-the-first-round-of-the-wnit-to-pacific/ Sat, 23 Mar 2024 01:50:41 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259604

Cal Poly Women’s Basketball fell to the Pacific Tigers 63-43 on Thursday, March 21, in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament at the Alex G. Spanos Center. […]

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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball earns fourth Women’s National Invitational Tournament bid in program history https://mustangnews.net/cal-poly-womens-basketball-earns-third-womens-national-invitational-tournament-bid-in-program-history/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:50:09 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259428

After 10 years, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball will make their return to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). This appearance is the Mustangs’ fourth in program history. The WNIT announced […]

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Offensive Struggles Lead to Mustangs Elimination from Big West Championship https://mustangnews.net/offensive-struggles-lead-to-mustangs-elimination-from-big-west-championship/ Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:56:57 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259299

Throughout the season, two things have consistently hurt Cal Poly Women’s Basketball: slow starts and turning the ball over. Unfortunately for the Mustangs, both of these issues showed up once […]

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‘Resilient spirit’: How Cal Poly Women’s Basketball earned a first round bye in the Big West Championship https://mustangnews.net/resilient-spirit-how-cal-poly-womens-basketball-earned-a-first-round-bye-in-the-big-west-championship/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259175

Heading into the second year of head coach Shanele Stires’ tenure at Cal Poly, the Women’s Basketball program was surrounded by many questions.  Would the team be able to improve […]

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Women’s Basketball strong 4th quarter against UCSD secures top-four placement in Big West playoffs https://mustangnews.net/womens-basketball-strong-4th-quarter-against-ucsd-secures-top-four-placement-in-big-west-playoffs/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 23:40:46 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259000

With less than three minutes to go in a gridlocked game that would determine Cal Poly’s playoff seeding, junior guard Sidney Richards got a pass on the wing, drove hard […]

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How Natalia Ackerman’s injury history fuels her play amid a breakout season https://mustangnews.net/how-natalia-ackermans-injury-history-fuels-her-play-amid-a-breakout-season/ Sat, 09 Mar 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=258473

The Cal Poly Women’s Basketball senior is one of the few holdovers who were in the program before the hiring of current head coach Shanele Stires.

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Women’s basketball dominated by UC Irvine at home, drop to a tie for third in the Big West https://mustangnews.net/womens-basketball-dominated-by-uc-irvine-at-home-drop-to-a-tie-for-third-in-the-big-west/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:55:09 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=258953

As Cal Poly took the ball out for the first time at the beginning of the first quarter, the UC Irvine defense broke into a full-court press, a highly aggressive […]

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Ackerman and Shah’s 38 combined points lifts Mustangs over CSU Bakersfield https://mustangnews.net/ackerman-and-shahs-38-points-lifts-mustangs-over-csu-bakersfield/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 07:19:09 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=258602

In a crucial game for Big West Tournament seeding, Cal Poly Women’s Basketball overcame Cal State Bakersfield 74-56 and are now positioned in third place in the conference. The top […]

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