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Front Porch opens its doors to all: Making changes to inspire students
ANDREW EPPERSON | MUSTANG NE WS MORE INCLUSIVE | Front Porch welcomes all students, like biological sciences sophomore Tatum Stauffer and liberal studies sophomore Riley Lamb, to enjoy the facility as a space to study, hang out and enjoy meals with others.
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Over the past four years, Front Porch, the free coffee house and study spot located on the edge of campus, has seen some drastic changes resulting in a sudden booming population. The facility, which opened in 2004, has purposefully begun to brand itself as a space for all people, no matter their belief system. Director of Front Porch and campus pastor Rev. Joel Drenckpohl explained that when he first began at Front Porch in January 2013 it was a Christian gathering area. He noticed that, though it had been open to non-Christians
before, the space wasn’t actively trying to bring them in. “They hired me, and I saw this place and I saw this potential here and I saw what they were trying to do,” he said. “It just seemed that with where it was located, and the amount of people who walked by every day, the thought that I had was, ‘Why couldn’t this place be more open to everyone?’” So Drenckpohl began to push to make Front Porch more purposefully open to non-Christians. Doing so, he said, was the right Christian thing for him to do. By welcoming people from other walks of life, Drenckpohl hopes to spread the value of love and kindness.
“Front Porch should be a place where every single person walks by and they know that they are welcome there, that they are loved there, that they won’t be judged — whoever they are, regardless of their religious beliefs, or no religious beliefs at all, you know that you can be welcome in that place,” he said. However, that seemingly small change of making a more open space required a lot of adjustments on the part of Front Porch, including changing how the staff talked about the facility and transforming some events, such as Porch Night, from centering around faith. Drenckpohl said that events like
Porch Night, a weekly free dinner offered by the facility, should be nondenominational to make sure that no one entering the space feels pressured to take in Christian teachings while they are there. “I just heard this last night — someone told me that they walk in here, and it’s almost as if they step into a different world because there’s no expectations,” Drenckpohl said. “There’s nothing that they have to do to get what they receive here. All they have to do is walk in. And for me that’s beautifully articulated, what it is that we’re trying to accomplish here. We want people to be able to walk in and not feel like
there’s anything that they have to do, there’s nothing that’s going to be done to them, they can just walk in here and enjoy the space and it’s theirs.” Front Porch’s growth has been exponential, currently seeing 300-400 people on a daily basis, where it had held only about 3045 a day in years past. Barrett Floyd, an intern at Front Porch and a 2015 Cal Poly alumnus, explained that one of the largest changes that he’s seen has been the rapid growth, especially during Porch Night. “I remember back in my freshman/sophomore year, there were like 30 students that would come,” Floyd said. “And now we
have at least 200, which blows my mind.” That growth is at least partially because of the “minor adjustments” done to Front Porch to make the space more accessible, including taking out the religious element to Porch Night. Previously, the meal had been accompanied by Christian worship songs and a 20-minute teaching, according to Drenckpohl. While Drenckpohl said that he saw the value in incorporating religion with Porch Night, he also noticed that it was alienating non-Christians from joining the event. Continued on page 5
Men’s basketball dominates Antelope Valley Eric Stubben @ericstubben
Senior forward Joel Awich continued his hot streak as the Cal Poly men’s basketball team (42) dominated the University of Antelope Valley (1-5) 85-55 on Saturday evening. Awich led the Mustangs in both points and rebounds with 14 and eight, respectively. Senior forward Brian Bennett added in 14 points, his season high. Senior guard David Nwaba pitched in eight rebounds and seven assists, marking his second game in a row leading the Mustangs in assists. The Mustangs raced out to a 10-4 lead early in the first half and ran away with the game. Leading 36-27 at halftime, the Mustangs came out firing in to start the second half. Midway through the second half, the Mustangs led by as many as 32 points en route to the 30-point victory. Of the 11 Mustangs who recorded minutes, 10 scored at least
one bucket. Overall, the Mustangs shot 47 percent from the field and 32 percent from beyond the arc. Cal Poly outrebounded Antelope Valley 4535 and turned the ball over seven times, the team’s lowest total of the season. Junior guard Ridge Shipley added 12 points for the Mustangs, sophomore forward Luke Meikle scored 13 and senior guard Reese Morgan tallied 10 points. The game marked the sixth time in six games this season in which the Mustangs scored 70 or more points, a drastic change from last season. The Mustangs’ new, up-tempo offense allows for higher-scoring games and more fast break opportunities. Cal Poly continues its home stand with two games this week in Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs face off with Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and take on Fresno State on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.
MUSTANG NEWS FILE PHOTO WINNERS | Cal Poly breezed by the University of Antelope Valley 85-55. Senior forwards Joel Awich and Brian Bennett chipped in 14 points apiece.
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Catching up with ASI President Owen Schwaegerle
MUSTANG NEWS FILE PHOTO ANCHORED | Schwaegerle’s main goal for Cal Poly this last quarter is to make students feel anchored. In fall quarter, he implemented programs like Flex Your Right and Good Neighbor Day to accomplish this.
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A typical day in the life of Associated Students, Inc (ASI) President and agricultural science senior Owen Schwaegerle consists of class and a lot of meetings. “Even though it’s mostly meetings, I really love what I do,” Schwaegerle said. “It may be challenging, but it’s definitely rewarding.” When he is not in meetings, Schwaegerle is representing ASI through various speaking opportunities downtown, with Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong or with advisory councils.
Schwaegerle’s campaign, Anchor with Owen, focused on a platform of three S’: student fees, student safety and school spirit. His goal is to make students feel “anchored” by focusing on each of the S’. “(The) anchor was the symbol of what we wanted every student at Cal Poly to feel, which was grounded,” Schwaegerle said. Flex Your Right was the first step in getting students anchored within the Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo community. As of Sept. 23, they have registered approximately 1,700 students to vote. “I’m really proud of Flex Your Right. The first day with the
Storm the Dorms, we went in and 800 students registered that day,” Schwaegerle said. “It had such a huge turnout that it was one of the most exciting projects we have done so far this year.” As for student safety, ASI is promoting an app called TapShield which promotes the prevention of crimes through communication between users and the authorities. “We have been promoting this app because we want to create a safety web for campus,” Schwagerele said. “The more people that use it, the safer our campus can be.” An upcoming event, Mental Health Awareness Week, will focus on student health
and well-being in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza during dead week of winter quarter. It will showcase campus resources including PULSE, Safer and counseling services. “It is a very real problem on our campus and I feel like students need to have that information,” Schwaegerle said. “It really touches me because I know so many students who have struggled with depression and anxiety.” In the final stage of his platform, Schwaegerle advocates for increased school spirit. “School spirit is something we want to instill in students because it is much bigger than
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just going to athletic events,” Schwaegerle said. “It’s about being Mustang proud and giving back to school in some way.” Another aspect of Schwaegerle’s platform is to increase advocacy efforts and community relations. ASI participated in Good Neighbor Day on Oct. 3 where 80 students helped clean neighborhoods around Cal Poly. ASI is also in the works of setting up the Neighbors Optimizing Wellness (NOW) committee with the tagline: “We can’t wait until tomorrow, take action NOW!” “I really want to get that started soon so we can work with the community and show we
are being proactive and trying to improve relationships,” Schwaegerle said. There are more opportunities to get anchored on campus, Schwaegerle said. Students can become a member of ASI through the executive Green Team, which is an entry level team in ASI that allows students to be a part of the organization and attend events. “It has huge appeal to a lot of freshmen who have joined and found their anchor through ASI,” Schwaegerele said. However, his efforts will continue until the end of the year. “We are doing our best to get students anchored still to this day,” Schwaegerle said.
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The right to stay for all: Reflections from an American in Germany Will Peischel @CPMustangArts
On a Friday evening, hundreds of people enjoying their weekends in Paris, France fell victim to a series of horrific attacks that claimed at least 129 lives. Families at dinner and couples on concert dates fell under the assault of Islamic State monsters. The city was brought to its knees as France suffered its most deadly attack since World War II. No politicians were assassinated, no strategic points captured — just innocent people a continent away from any war zones at the wrong place at the wrong time. You’d have to live under a rock to not have heard about this. It swallowed the Internet in one gulp. France was Googled more times in the entire history of the country or search engine and suddenly pictures of Putin, POTUS and French President Francois Hollande in rare form, working together, hit the front page of Reddit. That’s why I was a little surprised to walk out of Hamburg’s main train station on Saturday morning to a pro-refugee parade making its way down the main street. My immediate thought was “a little soon?” Despite the contextual gloom and doom and sad mist, hundreds of activists brought life to the streets. Pastel posters contrasted the industrial port-city backdrop. A “Refugees Welcome” flag waved past. An acrobat hung from a tree, directing attention to a banner declaring “Bleiberecht fur alle” as the parade passed under her. “Remain fair for all” or “Right to stay for all.” In the wake of a terrible attack, a demonstration raising awareness on the desperate refugee situation in Europe actually makes a lot of sense — a reaction to diminishing popularity, both present and anticipated. Last week’s horrific episode in Paris is another stock on the pile of mounting pressure against giving Muslim refugees from the Middle East asylum, despite the necessarily noted zero correlation between the perpetrators and European Muslim communities or refugees on the run from war. In Europe, far-right political parties gain traction as Islamophobia becomes more contemporary and fear mounts. In 2012, France’s right-wing, anti-immigrant National Front won 17.9 percent of the vote during the presidential election, a 10 percent jump from 2007. Germany’s anti-Islam PEGIDA party held a rally in Dresden, blaming refugees and immigrants for the attacks. More than 10,000 people showed up. A sense of uneasiness builds for Muslims as they become demonized, thanks to no actions of their own, especially those who fear a forced return to conflict zones. In the aftermath of another attack on Jan. 7 of this year, which killed 12 in the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Heb-
do, anti-Muslim violence soared. People are afraid. It’s understandable. However, to turn on countrymen with no connection to the violence won’t serve to speed up any healing process, but rather expand on fractures in the community. For the innocent people who are labeled “suspicious,” it’s probably hard to empathize when you’re made to feel like a stranger in your own community; it’s probably harder yet to empathize when it hasn’t come to you in the reverse situation. Two days before the Paris attacks, two suicide bombings in Beirut, Lebanon, killed 43 people and wounded more than 200. What’s notable about this attack is that it wasn’t notable at all to the Western world. Bylines struggled to the surface of news websites, but any attention drowned when the attacks on Paris happened. My point isn’t to reduce this painful weekend to some morbid competition of what horror story deserves more validation, but when two attacks happened at nearly the same time, it became obvious whose lives mattered more. Where were the temporary Facebook profiles for these other people just living their lives before a sudden, unjustified end?
Just because these humans lived in a place of slightly less cultural relevance to the West, they didn’t deserve the deployment of Facebook’s “marked safe” function? These might be anecdotal examples, but Google Trends, a Google product that allows users to uncover data on search topics and compare them, shows that the Internet’s collective interest was extremely one-sided. The search terms, “Beirut bombing” and “Paris attack” are each given a designated number showing at any point in time Nov. 9-16 proportional Google search interest. Interest in Beirut’s search term was so low that it registered a zero throughout almost the entire timeline. During the attack on Lebanon, the number remained at zero. During the attack on France, Beirut’s number remained null as “France attack” relevance skyrocketed to 100. The point isn’t that attention or mourning needs to be diverted from what happened in France, but there’s no cap on the empathy we are capable of giving. The deaths of 43 people are surely worth more than zero. We will remember what happened in Paris forever. We should. However, what happened
WILL PEISCHEL | MUSTANG NE WS NO ONE IS ILLEGAL | Banners, flags and signs cluttered the street during the pro-refugee parade in Hamburg.
in Beirut will probably fade into an irrelevant oblivion, just like the mosque bombing in Yemen that killed 137, an al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Kenya that ended 151 lives or a car bombing that killed up to 200 people in Khan Bani Saad, Iraq. They all happened this year. Did you know about them? I didn’t. It’s important for us to give appropriate concern when something horrific like this happens, regardless of where or to whom. We have a hard time looking past
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PARADE WITH PURPOSE | Hundreds of activists swarmed the streets in support for refugees.
the pedigree information of those affected, but it’s a real shame if no one cares because we’ve never heard of the city an atrocity is committed in. The inability to humanize events serves to divide the international community. Until we become totally aware of what’s happening in parts of the world unfortunate enough to be out of the limelight, we’re complacent and unable to address it as a united community. Bleiberecht fur alle.
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The Ten Tenors to spread holiday spirit and Australian spunk Madi Salvati
LISA WOSKE | COURTESY PHOTO STICKING TO THE CLASSICS | The group of 10 male Australian opera singers will be performing holiday favorites including “Winter Wonderland” and “Feliz Navidad.”
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The Ten Tenors are kicking off the holiday season at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) with a concert on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Cal Poly Arts Director Steve Lerian said The Ten Tenors are a group of 10 male opera singers from Australia who will be singing holiday favorites. “Students should go to get into the holiday spirit in a fun and musical way,” Lerian said. The Ten Tenors will be performing their version of an array of holiday tunes such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Sleigh Ride,” “Amazing Grace” and “Feliz Navidad,” according to the PAC website. Broadwayworld.com claimed the group has “off-the-charts vocals, irresistible charisma and high energy.” “They are known to sing with orchestral background,” Lerian said. “It will be an impressive and fun holiday concert.” Student rush tickets will be available on Monday, Nov. 30 for $10 and are expected to go quickly. Non-rush student and Cal Poly faculty and staff tickets will be $40-72 and adult tickets will be $50-90. Tickets are available at calpolyarts.org.
‘42nd Street’ to bring Broadway glamour to PAC Brendan Abrams @brenabrams
Confined to a town the size of San Luis Obispo, with its quaint storefronts and homey vibe, some residents occasionally yearn for something more. Luckily, the usually inaccessible glitz and glamour of Hollywood and Broadway is coming to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) Monday night. T h e re v i v a l of t h e long-running Broadway
musical “42nd Street” will electrify the PAC on Nov. 30. The show, directed by Mark Bramble, promises to be a visual and audible delight with flashy costumes and show-stopping tap dance numbers. “42nd Street” follows the story of an aspiring Broadway dancer as she gets her first big break in the business, but the production will not take itself too seriously. Cal Poly Arts Director Steve Lerian predicted the experi-
ence will be “one of those high-energy, crowd-pleasing fun e venings in the theater.” Before the show, audience members can expect a lecture by actor Erik Stein, casting director and general veteran of show business at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA). Tickets are available online at pacslo.org. Stein’s lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m., and the show is set to start at 7:30 p.m.
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LISA WOSKE | COURTESY PHOTO BIG BREAK | Broadway musical “42nd Street” follows the story of a dancer striving to make her dreams come true.
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“I can see it very easily turning back into a place that’s just “I saw a disconnect,” he a Christian hangout,” he said. said. “In that you’re doing a “And so I think that is going free meal, which is very much to consistently be a challenge,” something that’s trying to bring he said. “So that’s something people in, and then you’re doing that I’m constantly pushsomething that’s going to make ing for — that this isn’t just a lot of people uncomfortable. for Christians.” So we moved the singing and Drenckpohl explained that the teaching to a different keeping Front Porch a space night, and we said, ‘Let’s just that is open to all people helps make Wednesday a meal and give everyone involved new make it a very nonthreatening perspectives, allowing them environment for everyone to to experience their own belief feel welcome.’” system in a different Ultimately, Front way. He also said that MY GOAL AND MY DREAM FOR FRONT Porch has had a longhe would love to see PORCH IS JUST TO SEE STUDENTS standing intent of crepeople take the idea CONTINUE TO COME IN HERE AND ating a sense of comof Front Porch and L AUGH AND SMILE AND CRY munity for both Cal bring it to other areas AND WHATEVER—JUST BE REAL WITH ONE ANOTHER. Poly and Cuesta Colof their lives, whether lege students, accordrecreating something BARRETT FLOYD ing to Floyd. physically or simply INTERN AT FRONT PORCH, “There’s a lot going taking the principle of CAL POLY ALUMNUS 2015 on in a college student’s being welcoming to all life,” Floyd said. “If people and instilling it they’re away from home for the ter meet the strains of growth in whatever they do. first time, they’re buying their and it is currently working on Like Drenckpohl, Floyd looks own food, they’re making new fixing the Wi-Fi, according forward to the growth of Front friends for the first time and it’s to Floyd. Porch and hopes the space will all kind of confusing and crazy, Drenckpohl agreed that continue to positively influence and our goal here at Front Porch keeping up with Front Porch’s students and bring them a sense is to be a central hub for that sudden growth has been a chal- of community, he said. community, and we think that lenge, because the group strives “My goal and my dream for one of the most unique ways in to keep its amenities free. Front Porch is just to see stubuilding and growing a com“I love that we can do it for dents continue to come in here munity is through sharing a free,” he said. “People walk in and laugh and smile and cry meal together.” here and they’re just blown and whatever — just be real Porch Night, held every away, and they go, ‘Why is it for with one another,” Floyd said. Wednesday at 6 p.m., fosters free?’ or ‘Why is the meal for “I think that in the growth, the sharing by giving out free free?’ And there’s nothing be- thing that will always stick with meals and a space to sit down hind it. It just is. It’s for you and me is … the love that people and meet new people in an open it’s free. And I think the chal- have for one another, even environment. Group trivia and lenge … is finding the money strangers. It’s a cool thing to a discussion — generally about to keep this place going.” see a group of people approach current events — have reBut Front Porch hasn’t yet fall- someone they don’t know and placed the faith-based music en into the red when it comes strike up a conversation and and teaching. to budgeting, and Drenckpohl become friends with that perAt Porch Night, the weekly said he is optimistic that the fa- son. That, above all the other meals are put together by var- cility will be able to stay afloat things that go on here, is the ious volunteer groups who are and keep the services free for most encouraging thing to me mostly given free reign over some time. that I would love to see for years what to make as long as they However, there’s another and years to come — that comcan serve the mass of students lesser-known challenge that munity and that relationship entrees, sides and salads. Drenckpohl worries could be- that has been so unique for me The growth Front Porch has come a reality for Front Porch. and others.”
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experienced in recent years has posed a few challenges. The expansion has congested the building, sometimes causing the Wi-Fi to crash and putting strains on the building’s machinery, kitchen and bathrooms, according to Floyd. “One of the coolest parts about Front Porch is the growth, but it’s also the most challenging, in figuring out how to keep up with it,” he said. Over the summer, Front Porch updated its kitchen to try to bet-
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| Students can enjoy a free meal at Front Porch every Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.
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Will the Warriors remain on top? Amelia Parreira @AmeliaParreira
Amelia Parreira is a journalism senior and Mustang News columnist. These views do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News editorial. With an 18-0 record, the undefeated Golden State Warriors are hands-down the best team in basketball right now. Even if you’re a Spurs fan, a Clippers fan or even a Cavaliers fan, you’ve probably said the same thing at one point this past month. The question up in the air, however, is if the Warriors will continue their perfect streak. In the early 1970s, the Los Angeles Lakers carried their best season in history with a 33-game winning streak. Now it’s the Warriors turn to break history this season. But can they do it? I have no doubt that the Warriors will outplay any of the NBA teams. The only real nail-biter that may shake the Warriors’ record is a game fac-
ing the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors will face the Cavaliers at home this Christmas Day, and it would be quite the present for them — and for their fans — if they win the 2014-15 NBA Finals rematch. But right now, the Cavaliers are trying to prove that they can turn that around. With a current 12-4 record, the Cavaliers hold a strong lead in the Eastern Conference, and from what we saw in last year’s NBA Finals, they can definitely put up a fight. That especially includes the Cavaliers’ top player and alltime great LeBron James, who currently ranks fifth in the league in points per game. However, the Warriors are above that right now, and seem to gain more and more momentum with each win. Facing the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 27, the Warriors held some of their best numbers of the season. Overall they shot 22 three-pointers, with 15 shot in the first half of the game to make history for the most three-pointers scored in
a single half. Star player Stephen Curry scored eight of those three-pointers. That brings me to my next point — LeBron and the Cavaliers may be good, but this season they don’t even compare to Curry and other Warriors greats. Curry is currently the best player in the NBA as he leads the league with an average of 32.6 points shot per game. He has scored at least 40 points in five games despite not even playing in the last quarter of some of those games. Draymond Green is yet another strong Warrior to look out for on the court. On Nov. 27 alone Green scored 16 points, with 10 rebounds and 10 assists, earning his third career triple-double. Other strong Warriors include Andre Iguodala, who provides shutdown defense and scored 25 points on Nov. 28, as well as Klay Thompson, who averages 16.1 points per game. Many of the Warriors’ current players helped the team glide through last year’s finals, and
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In the past month, Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi) and Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) were placed on social probation by the Fraternity and Sorority Judicial Committee (FSJC). Why? We have no idea, thanks to the FSJC’s unreasonably tight-lipped policy on releasing information. All FSJC will release is that the fraternities violated the party registration policy — a nine-page document detailing everything from expected number of guests to types of alcohol consumed to event location. Even if an FSJC justice wanted to open the public’s eyes on a certain case, he or she would face expulsion from the council for doing so. It’s the first bullet point under the FSJC’s Ethical Standards: “All information associated with FSJC proceedings is confidential. Violation
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Women’s basketball splits games in ShareSLO Holiday Tournament Eric Stubben @ericstubben
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team split two games over the weekend in the ninth annual ShareSLO Holiday Tournament, hosted by the Mustangs. On Friday, the Mustangs (3-3) hosted Santa Clara (4-2) in Mott Athletics Center. The Broncos, fresh off of their victory over No. 10 Stanford, jumped out to an
early first-quarter lead. The Mustangs clawed back but still trailed by eight, 20-12, at the end of the first quarter. Both the Mustangs and the Broncos scored 15 points in the second quarter and the Mustangs still trailed by eight, 35-27, at the half. The Mustangs came out firing after halftime, bringing themselves within one point, down 37-36. The Broncos righted the ship, however, and led 50-40 at the end of
the third quarter. Cal Poly couldn’t muster a comeback bid in the fourth quarter and ended up falling 69-63. Senior guard Beth Balbierz finished the game with 16 points and sophomore guard Dynn Leaupepe added 12 points. Junior forward Hannah Gilbert recorded her third double-double of the season, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
After their loss to the Broncos, the Mustangs moved on to face Montana State (4-2) in their final game of the tournament on Saturday evening. Both teams began the game evenly matched, mustering 16 points each in the first quarter. However, things quickly turned south for the Mustangs. Montana State held the Mustangs to only four second-quarter points and
the Bobcats took a 28-20 lead into halftime. Coming out of the half, the Mustangs were able to mount a quick comeback. After scoring the first six points of the half, the Mustangs tied the game at 33 midway through the third quarter. Down the stretch, the Mustangs continued to outscore the Bobcats and came out on top with a 66-57 victory.
Balbierz led the Mustangs again with 16 points, and senior guard Lisa Marie Sanchez pitched in 15 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Gilbert finished with nine points and 11 rebounds and junior forward Amanda Lovely hauled in 12 rebounds, her career high. The Mustangs travel to Pepperdine on Wednesday to take on the Waves (1-5) at 7 p.m.
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| The women’s basketball team beat Montana State 66-57 this weekend but lost 69-63 to Santa Clara. Guard Beth Balbierz led the Mustangs in scoring in both games, tallying 16 points in each.