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Idaho State
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 11 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 51 |
| Idaho St. | 13 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 64 |
11/9/2026 9:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
POCATELLO, Idaho — Cal Poly fell for the first time this season with a 64-51 loss at Idaho State on Monday night inside Reed Gym.
The Mustangs (2-1) trailed 13-11 after one quarter and 31-28 at halftime, then saw the Bengals (2-1) pull away in the third quarter behind a 10-2 run to open the second half.
Cal Poly's best stretch came late in the third quarter, when Von Seipler buried a 3-pointer and Ulmer converted a layup to trim the deficit to 39-37 with 4:32 left in the period, finally giving the Mustangs some sustained momentum.
But Idaho State answered with an 11-2 run bridging the third and fourth quarters, capped by Caldwell's 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer that made it 50-39. The Mustangs cut it to 55-46 on Lee's 3-pointer with 4:12 remaining, but would get no closer than nine the rest of the way.
Sumer Lee led Cal Poly with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including a 3-pointer, and added five rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes. Avery Knapp chipped in eight points off the bench, going a flawless 6-for-6 from the free-throw line, while Ysabella Von Seipler and Gabby Robinson each scored seven. Robinson rounded out her effort with five rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block in a team-high 39 minutes.
Cal Poly shot just 32 percent (16-of-50) from the field and 18.8 percent (3-of-16) from beyond the arc, but stayed close at the charity stripe, hitting 16-of-19 (84.2 percent).
The Mustangs' defense forced 18 turnovers, turning them into nine points, and got 22 points from its bench. But foul trouble plagued Cal Poly all night, and the Mustangs were whistled for 29 fouls, with Dessi Ulmer and Knapp both fouling out before the fourth-quarter media break.
Back home on Wednesday for another non-conference matchup, the Mustangs host Seattle (5-25 overall last season) at 6 p.m. inside Mott Athletics Center.
