Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net When it came to naming their daughter, the parents of Faith Mimnaugh nailed it. “My name has been my walk in life,” the Cal Poly women’s basketball coach said. “It’s perfect.” The name reflects the faith…
Post-Santiago, women’s basketball is ready to go
Jefferson P. Nolan jeffersonnolan.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly women’s basketball team had only one offensive mission last season: get the ball to Kristina Santiago. The rest would take care of itself. “Give the ball to her, and she’ll score every time,”…
Women’s basketball team takes down rival Aggies 73-71
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net As head coach Faith Mimnaugh predicted, it was “fast-pace mode” for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team against rival UC Davis. The Mustangs (8-6, 2-1 Big West Conference) defeated the Aggies (5-8, 0-2 Big West), 73-71…
Ariana Elegado: bringing energy to the court
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com There’s a common word people use when describing sophomore point guard Ariana Elegado: energy. As a redshirt sophomore on the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, Elegado is full of it. From her flashy, crowd-pleasing moves to her…
Women’s basketball victorious in home opener
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Multifaceted. That’s how senior guard Kayla Griffin described the Cal Poly Women’s basketball team this season. Coming off a huge upset over Pac-12 Oregon State last week, the Mustangs beat San Diego 69-50 in the…
Cal Poly basketball starts home schedules
New season. New faces. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team lost to TCU, 53-46, last Friday in the season opener, but with freshmen forwards Brian Bennett and Zach Gordon combining for 17 points and 17 rebounds in their Cal Poly…
Women’s basketball begins season Friday
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team kicks off its regular season on Friday with a nonconference road game against the No. 23 Oklahoma State Cowgirls. The Mustangs, coming off back-to-back regular season titles, were picked to finish fourth in the…
Men’s, women’s basketball prepare for 2012-13 season
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The entire Cal Poly men’s basketball roster will look different this upcoming season. There will be no David Hanson, no Will Taylor, no Chris Donahue and no Amaurys Fermin. But with a roster filled with names such…
Weekend Preview: Baseball, softball begin Big West Play
Three Cal Poly sports teams will compete on campus this week, and a basketball star will make her way to Denver to showcase her talent in front of professional scouts. Baseball Friday night starter Joey Wagman started off the four…
Women fall short, upset in Big West tourney
For the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, it was a season of ups and downs culminating in a heartbreaking upset by Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals to end their 2011-12 campaign. The No. 1-ranked team…