2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball team

2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball
2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	8–10 (3–5 Big West)
Head coach	Shanele Stires (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Samba Johnson
Assistant coaches	Njeri Nelms; Carlene Mitchell;
Home arena	Mott Athletics Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	11	–	2	.846	17	–	6	.739
UC Irvine	10	–	2	.833	16	–	6	.727
UC Davis	9	–	4	.692	15	–	8	.652
Long Beach State	8	–	5	.615	12	–	10	.545
UC San Diego	7	–	5	.583	11	–	13	.458
UC Santa Barbara	7	–	6	.538	13	–	10	.565
UC Riverside	6	–	7	.462	10	–	13	.435
Cal Poly	5	–	7	.417	10	–	12	.455
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	10	.231	5	–	18	.217
Cal State Northridge	2	–	11	.154	4	–	18	.182
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	11	.154	2	–	21	.087

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of February 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball team represents California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, are led by third-year head coach Shanele Stires, playing their home games at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, California, as a member of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2023–24 season 17–14, 13–7 in Big West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.^[1] They were defeated by UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[3] where they would fall to Pacific in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Cal Poly Mustangs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	2	Annika Shah	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Palo Alto High School	Palo Alto, California
F	4	Sierra Lichtie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Bingham High School	Riverton, Utah
G	5	Gabby Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Centennial High School	Yorba Linda, California
F	9	Nora Perez	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	San Ignacio de Loyola	Donostia San Sebastián, Spain
G	10	Sidney Richards	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	San Jose State	Sacramento, California
F	11	Avery Knapp	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	San Ramon Valley High School	Danville, California
G	12	Jordan Billing	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Emmanuel College	Gold Coast, Australia
G	13	Sadie Cohen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Windward School	Los Angeles, California
F	14	Gillian Bears	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Gonzaga Prep School	Spokane, Washington
G/F	15	Sydney Bourland	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Archbishop Mitty High School	San Jose, California
F	21	Carmela Fontes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Woodside Priory School	Empalme Olmos, Uruguay
PG	22	Alana Goosby	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Allen High School	Allen, Texas
G	23	Ana Moleón Hidalgo	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	San Gabriel High School	Elche-Alicante, Spain
G/F	24	Mary Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Antelope High School	Rocklin, California
G	31	Ashley Hiraki	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Santa Clara	San Jose, California

Head coach

Shanele Stires (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 11:00 am	Sonoma State	W 57–46	–	17 – Lichtie	11 – Lichtie	6 – Goosby	Mott Athletics Center (2,231) San Luis Obispo, CA
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Merced	W 72–40	1–0	14 – Shah	11 – Lichtie	5 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center (322) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, B1G+	at No. 3 USC	L 35–90	1–1	12 – Bourland	6 – Bourland	3 – Goosby	Galen Center (5,215) Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2024* 10:00 am, ESPN+	at Montana State	L 57–75	1–2	13 – Tied	7 – Bourland	4 – Shah	Worthington Arena (4,117) Bozeman, MT
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana	W 65–55	2–2	21 – Shah	9 – Lichtie	4 – Bourland	Dahlberg Arena (1,863) Missoula, MT
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Life Pacific	W 82–36	3–2	17 – Shah	9 – Perez	7 – Shah	Mott Athletics Center (337) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho	L 54–74	3–3	14 – Shah	6 – Bourland	3 – Bourland	Mott Athletics Center (392) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Stanford	L 45–81	3–4	12 – Tied	6 – Robinson	2 – Carter	Maples Pavilion (2,733) Stanford, CA
December 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Davis	L 60–66	3–5 (0–1)	18 – Shah	9 – Lichtie	6 – Lichtie	Mott Athletics Center (518) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge	W 58–45	4–5 (1–1)	18 – Carter	10 – Carter	4 – Lichtie	Premier America Credit Union Arena (330) Northridge, CA
December 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+	at No. 1 UCLA	L 37–69	4–6	11 – Carter	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (2,356) Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Seattle	W 67–42	5–6	26 – Shah	9 – Carter	6 – Hiraki	Mott Athletics Center (495) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 28, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah	W 66–58	6–6	25 – Shah	11 – Carter	3 – Goosby	America First Event Center (309) Cedar City, UT
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine	L 38–60	6–7 (1–2)	12 – Shah	12 – Carter	4 – Shah	Bren Events Center (792) Irvine, CA
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i	L 50–62	6–8 (1–3)	11 – Lichtie	6 – Tied	3 – Lichtie	Mott Athletics Center (448) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 9, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC San Diego	W 61–56	7–8 (2–3)	27 – Shah	8 – Carter	5 – Shah	Mott Athletics Center (413) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara Blue–Green Rivalry	W 51–50	8–8 (3–3)	14 – Tied	9 – Lichtie	3 – Hiraki	The Thunderdome (596) Santa Barbara, CA
January 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis	L 51–63	8–9 (3–4)	16 – Lichtie	8 – Lichtie	3 – Shah	University Credit Union Center (692) Davis, CA
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine	L 57–59	8–10 (3–5)	18 – Shah	15 – Lichtie	3 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center (531) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTS	at Long Beach State						The Gold Mine Long Beach, CA
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Riverside						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 6, 2025 10:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawai'i						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara Blue–Green Rivalry						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Long Beach State						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "Mustangs Fall to UC Davis in Quarterfinals of Big West Championship". Cal Poly. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "The season continues: Pacific women's basketball bests Cal Poly in first round of WNIT". The Stockton Record. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "Cal Poly Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[2] "Mustangs Fall to UC Davis in Quarterfinals of Big West Championship". Cal Poly. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[3] "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[4] "The season continues: Pacific women's basketball bests Cal Poly in first round of WNIT". The Stockton Record. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[6] "Cal Poly Mustangs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

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