CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
MEDIA NOTES
2004 CPP Record: 16-9. 2004 CCAA Record: 11-4
Pacific Region Ranking:
8 (10-20-04)
Broncos Will Carry Winning Streak Into
Hostile Territories:
Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s volleyball team, riding a four-match winning streak,
will take on the top two programs in the California Collegiate Athletic
Association and the Pacific Region on the road this week. The Broncos, coming
off a home sweep of Cal State Stanislaus and Chico
State this past weekend, will be at
No. 1 UC San Diego on Friday and at No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday.
Cal Poly Pomona will be awaiting the most recent NCAA Division II Pacific
Region rankings, which are scheduled to be released on Wednesday. The last
Pacific Region poll, released on Oct. 20, came before the Broncos rolled off
four straight wins, including victories that completed season sweeps over No. 4
Cal State L.A. and No. 7 Cal State Bakersfield. The Broncos were eighth in that
poll. The top eight teams will advance to the NCAA playoffs. The Broncos are
trying to build upon two consecutive winning seasons. Cal Poly Pomona concluded
its 2003 season with an overall record of 19-11. The Broncos were also 14-8 in
the CCAA and finished in sole possession of fourth place. Coupled with a 20-11
record in 2002, the Broncos won 39 matches over the last two seasons, which
equals the best two-year win total since the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Those teams
also won 39 matches in two years. Cal Poly Pomona came within one victory of
recording back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 1992 and 1993
seasons. The Broncos have won 18 or more matches in four of the last five
seasons.
Last Week: The Broncos posted victories over Cal
State Stanislaus and Chico State
last weekend to retain their hold on third place in the California Collegiate
Athletic Association. Cal Poly Pomona swept past Cal State Stanislaus on
Friday, 30-21, 30-26, 30-18. Kellie Francis (Jr., Chino,
Don Lugo HS) had 11 kills, five blocks and eight digs
to lead the Broncos. Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) had eight
kills and four blocks, while Antoinette Kathol (Fr.,
Sierra Madre, La Salle HS) had seven kills and three blocks. Kiting Kolar (Fr., La Canada,
La Canada HS) had a team-high 13 digs. Jen Bullock (Sr., Anaheim,
Eastern New Mexico) had 25
assists, while Breezie Jordan (Jr., Ventura,
Buena HS) had a team-high four aces. The Broncos then beat Chico
State, 30-14, 30-15, 30-26 on
Saturday. Francis had 12 kills and four blocks, while Anderson
had seven kills and four blocks. Kathol and Christina
Gordon (Jr., Moreno Valley,
Riverside CC) had five kills each. Kathol
also had three aces, while Gordon had two. Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland,
Upland HS) had 24 assists.
Scouting
the Opposition: Cal Poly Pomona is 8-13 all-time against UC San Diego and lost to the Tritons
earlier this season in Kellogg Gym, 30-19, 33-31, 30-24. UC San Diego
has won the past seven meetings dating back to the 2000 season. Cal Poly Pomona
is 19-14 all-time against Cal State San Bernardino and lost to the Coyotes
earlier this season, 30-19, 30-13, 30-25. The Broncos
snapped a 10-match losing streak to the Coyotes with a five-game victory on Oct. 1, 2003 in Kellogg Gym when Cal
State San Bernardino was ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Rankings: For
the first time in three weeks, Cal Poly Pomona received votes in the American
Volleyball Coaches Association’s Top 25 poll, but did not crack the Top 25. The
Broncos also received votes for six consecutive weeks earlier in the season,
but did not crack the Top 25. Two members of the California Collegiate Athletic
Association (UC San Diego in second and Cal State San Bernardino in sixth) were
included in the national Top-10. Five Pacific Region teams were included in the
top-25 and seven received votes in the poll. In a preseason poll of CCAA
coaches, the Broncos were picked to finish fifth in the conference behind UC
San Diego, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State L.A. and Cal State Bakersfield.
How About That Schedule: Cal Poly Pomona will once
again face a very challenging schedule in 2004. Cal Poly Pomona will face each
California Collegiate Athletic Association team twice in 2004 and UC San Diego
(2nd) and Cal State San Bernardino (6th) are included in
the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association’s national Top-25 poll.
The Broncos will be at UC San Diego this Friday and at Cal State San Bernardino
on Saturday.
Anderson Earns Second Player of the Week Honors:
Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) was
named the Molten California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball
Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 18-24. Anderson, who earned All-America
honorable mention last year, had 33 kills to lead the Broncos to home victories
over Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State L.A. She had 19 kills on .342 hitting
in the win over Cal State Bakersfield and added 14 kills on .400 hitting to go
along with four blocks against Cal State L.A. For the week, she averaged 4.13
kills per game on .368 hitting. This is Anderson’s
second weekly award. She also earned Player of the Week honors for the week of
Sept. 6-12 after she had 29 kills to lead the Broncos to big road wins at Cal
State L.A. and Cal State Bakersfield. She averaged 3.22 kills per game and hit
at a .290 percentage. She also had 1.44 blocks per game. Against Cal State
L.A., Anderson had 13 kills, six
blocks, four digs, two assists and a service ace. Anderson
then added 16 kills on .361 hitting against Cal State Bakersfield to go along
with seven blocks, four digs and two aces. With the score tied at 12-12 in the
fifth game, Anderson produced three
kills to give the Broncos the 15-13 win in the deciding
game. Anderson became the first
Bronco to earn CCAA Player of the Week honors since Kellie Francis got the nod
last season for the week of Sept. 29 – Oct. 5 after leading the Broncos to a
win over then-No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino.
On The Bench: Rosie Wegrich, who holds the Cal Poly
Pomona standard for most wins by a head coach, will begin her 13th
season with the program. Wegrich has compiled a 565-416-10 record in 29 years
as a head coach and is one of the most successful Division II coaches in the nation.
Before coming to Cal Poly Pomona, Wegrich coached at Division I programs at Minnesota
and Arizona. She has a 236-157
mark at Cal Poly Pomona and picked up her 200th win as Bronco head
coach in a thrilling five-game victory over Cal State L.A. on Nov. 15, 2002.
Wegrich also picked up her 500th career win when the Broncos posted
a four-game victory over Grand Canyon in the final match
of the 2000 season.
Look Who’s Back: The Broncos have seven players and
four starters returning in 2004. Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS)
led the team in kills last season with 442, which is ninth on the all-time
single-season list. She also led the team in blocks with 110. Anderson
received All-America honorable mention by the American Volleyball Coaches Association,
was named to the 10-player All-Pacific Region first team by the AVCA and
received second-team All-CCAA honors. Kellie Francis (Jr., Chino, Don Lugo HS)
was fourth on the team in kills with 180 despite missing several matches with
injury and should be a major contributor in 2004, while Elizabeth Defoort (Jr.,
Glendora, Citrus College), fifth on the team in kills with 167, should play a
larger role on the team this season. Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland,
Upland HS) led the team in assists last season with 1,395, which is the
second-highest single-season total in the program’s history. Kennedy is
currently second on the career assist list with 3,609. The Broncos also have
Breezie Jordan (Jr., Ventura, Buena
HS), who was second on the team in digs with 241, coming back.
Look Who’s New:
Cal Poly Pomona welcomes another solid recruiting class that should make major
contributions for the Broncos. Antoinette Kathol (Fr., Sierra Madre, La Salle
HS) is 6-foot-2-inches tall and the tallest middle blocker on the team since
Karla Tate. Kiting Kolar (Fr., La Canada, La Canada HS) is a 5-6 libero who has
been impressive and Jen Bullock (Sr., Anaheim, Eastern New Mexico) is a 5-9
setter with an impressive volleyball background. Stephanie Chen (Fr., Walnut,
Walnut HS) is another freshman libero who has been a contributor. The Broncos
are also expecting big things from Christina Gordon (Jr., Moreno
Valley, Riverside CC), who will see
extensive time at an outside hitter position, and Mallory Manzo (Fr., Fontana,
Etiwanda HS). Both players redshirted last season.
Taking
The Fifth: Cal Poly Pomona has made a habit of playing lengthy matches. Of the
Broncos’ first 25 contests, eight of them have been decided in five games. Cal
Poly Pomona is 5-3 in those matches, including a five-game win over Sonoma
State on Sept. 24. The Broncos
trailed in the fifth game, 9-6, but rallied and eventually broke a 12-12 tie on
a kill by Antoinette Kathol (Fr., Sierra Madre, La Salle HS) and a block by
Kathol and Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland,
Upland HS). The match ended on a kill by Kellie Francis (Jr., Chino,
Don Lugo HS). Earlier this season, the Broncos endured a program-record five
consecutive matches that lasted five games. The old record was four. With eight
five-game matches already in the books, the Broncos are closing in on the
single-season record of nine set by the 1987, 1991 and 1997 squads. Cal Poly
Pomona is 3-0 in five-game matches away from home, going 2-0 against Alaska
Fairbanks in Alaska and edging
Cal State Bakersfield in Bakersfield.
Cal Poly Pomona is 2-3 in five-game matches at home, losing to Seattle Pacific,
Seattle University
and the University of Indianapolis
and beating Sonoma State
and Western New Mexico. The Broncos were 2-3 in
five-game matches last season, beating then-No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino and
Chico State, while losing to Chaminade, Northwest Nazarene and Sonoma
State. The Broncos were 2-5 in
five-game matches in 2002 and 3-5 in 2001. Cal Poly Pomona was 7-2 in five-game
matches in 1997 when the Broncos were 24-8 overall and last qualified for the
NCAA Division II playoffs.
The Leaders Of The Stats: Kellie Francis (Jr., Ontario,
Don Lugo HS) leads the Broncos with 367 kills, while Allison Anderson, a
honorable mention All-American in 2003, is second with 343. Christina Gordon
(Jr., Moreno Valley,
Riverside CC) has 209 kills and Elizabeth Defoort
(Jr., Glendora, Citrus
College) has 183 kills. Anderson’s
hitting percentage of .311 leads the team. Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland,
Upland HS) leads with 963 assists, while Jen Bullock
(Sr., Anaheim, Eastern
New Mexico) has 150. Kennedy leads with 37 aces, while Kiting
Kolar (Fr., La Canada,
La Canada HS) has 32. Kolar leads in digs with 306,
while Breezie Jordan (Jr., Ventura,
Buena HS) has 171. Anderson
has a team-high 92 blocks, while Antoinette Kathol
(Fr., Sierra Madre, La Salle HS) has 87.
CAL
POLY POMONA
Women’s Volleyball
CPP Schedule
8/26 at Alaska
Fairbanks! W, 3-2
8/27 vs. Findlay! L,
1-3
8/28 vs. Western
State! W, 3-0
8/28 at Alaska
Fairbanks! W, 3-2
9/1 vs. Seattle
Pacific L,
2-3
9/3 vs. Indianapolis^ L, 2-3
9/3 vs. Seattle
University^ L, 2-3
9/4 vs. Western
New Mexico^ W,
3-2
9/4 vs.
Chaminade^ L,
0-3
9/10 at Cal
State L.A.* W, 3-1
9/11 at CS
Bakersfield* W,
3-2
9/14 vs. University
of La Verne W, 3-0
9/17 at Chico
State* W, 3-0
9/18 at CS
Stanislaus* W,
3-0
9/24 vs. Sonoma
State* W, 3-2
9/25 vs. CS Monterey
Bay* W, 3-1
10/1 vs. CS San
Bernardino* L,
0-3
10/2 vs. UC San
Diego* L,
0-3
10/6 at CS
Dominguez Hills* L,
0-3
10/15 at CS Monterey
Bay* W, 3-0
10/16 at Sonoma
State* L, 1-3
10/22 vs. CS
Bakersfield* W,
3-1
10/23 vs. Cal
State L.A.* W, 3-1
10/29 vs. CS
Stanislaus* W,
3-0
10/30 vs. Chico
State* W, 3-0
11/5 at
UC San Diego* 7:00 p.m.
11/6 at CS San
Bernardino* 7:00 p.m.
11/10 vs. CS
Dominguez Hills* 7:00 p.m.
11/12 vs. Grand
Canyon* 7:00 p.m.
*Denotes CCAA Game
!= Midnight Sun
Invitational, Alaska Fairbanks
^= Holiday Inn-Select Diamond Bar/Cal Poly Pomona
Invitational