Wednesday, November 6
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
6 P.M.
1-0,0-0Big West
72
vs
40
UC Merced
0-0,0-0DII Independent
1
2
3
4
F
UC Merced
11
13
5
11
40
Cal Poly
26
18
11
17
72
Team Stats
F-30266
F-90
FG%
.250
.437
3FG%
.150
.250
FT%
.750
.667
RB
34
52
TO
22
15
STL
9
13
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballPG
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Mustangs Roll Past UC Merced in Season Opener
11/6/2024 9:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Four Mustangs scored in double figures as Cal Poly women's basketball cruised to a 72-40 victory over UC Merced in the season opener Wednesday evening in Mott Athletics Center.
Senior guard Annika Shah led the Mustangs with 14 points, shooting 4-9 from three. Sophomore forward Mary Carter finished with 13 points and four rebounds. Redshirt sophomore Sierra Lichtie had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds while freshman forward Gillian Bears added 10 points as well.
Cal Poly's defense was strong from start to finish as the Mustangs held the Bobcats to 25 percent shooting from the field for the game, just five points in the entire third quarter, and forced them into 22 turnovers.
The Mustangs started the game out strong, making six of their first nine shots as they got out to a 13-2 lead four minutes into the opening quarter. They continued to push up their lead as they took a 26-11 advantage into the second quarter and led 44-24 at halftime.
Cal Poly opened the second half with a 9-2 run over the first five minutes to stretch their lead to 27 and continued to extend that the remainder of the game.
Starting off the regular season 1-0, the Mustangs will now go on the road for three straight games. They will head down to Los Angeles Saturday to face No. 3 ranked USC. Tip time is set for 2 p.m. with the game airing on Big Ten Plus.
Senior guard Annika Shah led the Mustangs with 14 points, shooting 4-9 from three. Sophomore forward Mary Carter finished with 13 points and four rebounds. Redshirt sophomore Sierra Lichtie had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds while freshman forward Gillian Bears added 10 points as well.
Cal Poly's defense was strong from start to finish as the Mustangs held the Bobcats to 25 percent shooting from the field for the game, just five points in the entire third quarter, and forced them into 22 turnovers.
The Mustangs started the game out strong, making six of their first nine shots as they got out to a 13-2 lead four minutes into the opening quarter. They continued to push up their lead as they took a 26-11 advantage into the second quarter and led 44-24 at halftime.
Cal Poly opened the second half with a 9-2 run over the first five minutes to stretch their lead to 27 and continued to extend that the remainder of the game.
Starting off the regular season 1-0, the Mustangs will now go on the road for three straight games. They will head down to Los Angeles Saturday to face No. 3 ranked USC. Tip time is set for 2 p.m. with the game airing on Big Ten Plus.
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