Mustangs Ride Hot Shooting to Victory Over UC-Davis

Upset last season by UC-Davis in the Big West Tournament, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team got a taste of revenge. Dominating from the beginning, the Mustangs shot 58 percent from the field in the first half and rolled to an 87-65 victory.

Ashlee Burns scored a game-high 20 points on Saturday vs. UC Davis. Photo by Owen Main

Senior guard Ashlee Burns made consecutive 3-point shots to give the Mustangs a 6-0 lead within the first minute of the game and Cal Poly never looked back. Burns led the Mustangs with 20 points on 6-10 from 3-point range. Senior Kristina Santiago scored 17 points and pulled down 6 rebounds for the Mustangs. A total of 13 players saw time in the game for Cal Poly, and 11 players scored.

Point guard Jonae Ervin paced Cal Poly with 10 assists and Kayla Griffin grabbed 9 rebounds. Coming into the game, Ervin was 2nd in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.9).

Cal Poly (7-12 overall, 5-3 Big West) ties UC Davis (13-6 overall, 5-3 Big West) in the standings with the victory. After winning their first three conference games, the Mustangs lost their next three and have now won two straight.

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Men’s Basketball – Cal Poly 67 – UC Davis 65

The men overcame a 17-point deficit to nip the Aggies in Davis. Will Taylor scored 18 points to pace the Mustangs, who improve their record to 4-5 in the Big West Conference.

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Cal Poly Head Coach Faith Mimnaugh discusses the team’s development and all that went right during the UC Davis game.

Guard Ashlee Burns said the team is at its best when they are getting contributions from everyone.

Forward Kristina Santiago discusses the game, the Cal Poly scoring record, and momentum.

Photos by Owen Main

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