SAN LUIS OBISPO – Less than a month remains until the Cal Poly women’s basketball program hosts both its team and individual summer camps, but player reservations are still being accepted for both dual June events inside Mott Gym. Directed by head coach Faith Mimnaugh and assistant coaches Kerri Nakamoto, Julie Shaw and Kristin Iwanaga and assisted by Cal Poly’s current crop of student-athletes, the Mustang Jamboree team camp takes place on Saturday, June 19...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly women’s basketball coaching staff and Mustang Athletics Department recently announced the date and schedule of events for the program’s initial fundraising golf tournament, set for Friday, April 30 at Cypress Ridge Golf Course in nearby Arroyo Grande, Calif. With all proceeds benefiting the Cal Poly women’s basketball program, the scramble format event opens with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. The raffle, silent auction and on-site dinner and...

ANAHEIM – A year after a last-second shot allowed the Cal Poly women’s basketball team to eliminate UC Riverside during the semifinals of the Big West Conference Tournament, senior guard Brittany Lange’s three-point attempt as time expired bounced off the Anaheim Convention Center rim on Friday afternoon as the Mustangs were ousted from postseason contention by the Highlanders, 54-51. Trailing, 54-46, with 79 seconds remaining, Cal Poly (18-11) received a three-pointer from junior guard Rachel...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Having already matched program records for total Big West victories, fewest losses and conference winning percentage and bolstered by the top regular season finish in the conference standings in program history, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team enters its 10th Big West Conference Tournament chasing yet another historic milestone: the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth. Cal Poly (18-10, 11-5), seeded No. 2 and with a berth into the semifinal stage for...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Highlighted by junior forward Kristina Santiago’s Player of the Year selection, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team matched a program record with three All-Big West Conference honorees, following the announcement of league honors on Monday morning. Santiago, the first Big West Player of Year selection in Cal Poly history, also earned all-conference first team praise after leading all players in points (19.9) and steals (2.39) per game and ranking second with...

IRVINE – Junior forward Kristina Santiago led five Mustangs in double-digit scoring figures on Saturday afternoon as the Cal Poly women’s basketball team completed the 2009-10 regular season and secured the No. 2 seed for the March 10-13 Big West Conference Tournament with an 83-69 victory against UC Irvine at the Bren Events Center. Junior guard Rachel Clancy totaled 18 points and senior forward Becky Tratter added 16 for Cal Poly (18-10, 11-5), which finished with...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Having secured no worse than the No. 3 seed for the March 10-13 Big West Conference Tournament, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team will make one final push up the conference standings when the Mustangs close the 2009-10 regular season at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 6. Tip-off time at the Bren Events Center is scheduled for 4 p.m. Losses at Cal State Fullerton (70-63) on Feb. 25 and UC Santa...

SANTA BARBARA – Led by junior forward Kristina Santiago’s team-high 20 points, three Mustangs finished with double-digit scoring figures, but the Cal Poly women’s basketball team suffered an 85-70 loss against UC Santa Barbara at The Thunderdome on Saturday afternoon. Seniors guards Ashlee Stewart and Brittany Lange added 11 and 10 points, respectively, but Cal Poly (17-10, 10-5) was held to a 35.8 percent field goal mark in dropping a second-consecutive game for the first...