Cal Poly advances to semifinals in Big West women’s hoop tournament

Cal Poly advances to semifinals of Big West Tournament

By Mike Klan

Published March 11, 2020 10:29 pm

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Cal Poly entered the 2020 Big West Women's Basketball Tournament as the No. 8 seed but the Mustangs have been unbeatable so far, reaching the semifinal round thanks to a 70-49 win over No. 3 UC Irvine.

Cal Poly is the first eight seed in the double-bye format to reach the semifinal and are believed to be the first in Tournament history.

Mustangs freshman Abbey Ellis made five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 30 points.

Cal Poly will play top seed UC Davis at noon on Friday.

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