Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Faith Mimnaugh wasn’t sure if it would ever happen. But on Saturday it did, as the Mustangs clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history with a 63-49 victory over…
49ers end women’s basketball winning streak, defeat Mustangs 71-58
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The Mustangs will have to settle for the No. 2 seed in the Big West Conference Tournament after Long Beach State brought down the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 71-58 in the last regular season matchup…
Mustangs run away from UC Irvine, vie for conference championship
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly women’s basketball team made good on the old basketball adage that says the sport is a game of runs. Leading by just five points after the first half against UC Irvine on Thursday, the…
Assisting the ‘Stangs to victory: Jonae Ervin makes her mark at point guard
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Five foot, three inches. Jonae Ervin may not be the tallest or the most vocal player on the court, but for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, she has become a giant, and she lets her…
Schlemer asserts herself in conference
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Growing up in the shadow of Cal Poly-great Kristina Santiago, Molly Schlemer has always played with a chip on her shoulder. Santiago, the Mustangs’ all-time leader in points and rebounds, was the poster child for success in…
Mustangs race past Highlanders, 79-56
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Molly Schlemer’s mother never misses a Cal Poly women’s basketball game at home. And on Saturday afternoon in the Mott Athletics Center, she was courtside, clad in bright pink as the Mustangs (12-8, 6-3 Big West)…
Mustangs cruise to victory against Titans
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite suffering two separate knee injuries in her college career, Jonae Ervin still plays hard-nosed basketball. The junior guard showed her gritty style Thursday night as she set the tempo early on for the Cal Poly women’s…
Brittany Woodard fights the pain
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net “Pop.” It’s the sound athletes hope they will never hear: the hallow noise of your knee ripping apart from your bone structure. But that’s not all. It’s the echo of a smashed “null and void” stamp…
Keeping the Faith: Mimnaugh in her 16th season at the helm
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,”…