CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Monday, Sept. 27,
2004
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
Schedule of upcoming events:
CROSS
COUNTRY:
at UC
Riverside Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 8
a.m.
MEN'S
SOCCER:
vs.
Cal State
Bakersfield on
Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 4:30 p.m.
at Cal State L.A. on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 12:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S
SOCCER:
vs.
Cal State
Bakersfield on
Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.
at Cal State L.A. on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m.
WOMEN'S
VOLLEYBALL:
vs.
Cal State
San Bernardino on
Friday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.
vs.
UC San Diego on
Saturday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL: BRONCOS WIN
ANOTHER THRILLER, REMAIN IN FIRST
2004 Overall Record:
11-5. 2004 CCAA Record: 6-0
BRONCOS RUN CURRENT
WINNING STREAK TO SEVEN: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s volleyball team remained
unbeaten in California Collegiate Athletic Association play and ran its current
winning streak to seven with home victories last weekend against Sonoma
State and Cal
State Monterey Bay.
The Broncos are 6-0 in CCAA play for the first time ever and hold a one-half
game lead over UC San Diego. The seven-game winning streak is the longest for
the Broncos since the 1997 season. The Broncos got a major scare on Friday when
Sonoma State
extended them to five games before Cal Poly Pomona prevailed, 30-23, 24-30,
31-29, 27-30, 15-13. Kellie Francis
(Jr., Chino, Don
Lugo HS) had 18 kills, including the match-winner that glanced off a Sonoma
State player and sailed long. Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) had 16 kills and five blocks, while Christina Gordon (Jr., Moreno
Valley, Riverside CC) added 14
kills and four blocks. The two teams split the first two games and the Broncos
had to rally from a 20-13 deficit to win the third frame. Francis had
consecutive kills to snap a 29-29 tie. The Seawolves
grabbed the fourth frame and led, 9-6, in the fifth and deciding game before
the Broncos rallied once again. The Broncos scored five straight points to
erase the deficit and later took the lead for good at 13-12 on a kill by Antoinette Kathol
(Fr., Sierra Madre, La Salle HS). A block by Kathol
and Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland,
Upland HS) made it 14-12 and Francis finished off the
match one point later on a powerful kill. Kennedy had 56 assists in the match,
while Kiting Kolar (Fr., La Canada,
La Canada HS) had a team-high 22 digs. Francis and Anderson both had five
blocks. The Broncos then completed the weekend with a 24-30, 30-14, 30-15,
30-20 victory over CCAA newcomer Cal State
Monterey Bay.
Anderson had a team-high 15 kills
in just 28 swings, while Francis had 13 kills. Mallory Manzo (Fr., Fontana,
Etiwanda HS) and Casey Riedel (So., Saugus,
Saugus HS) had 10 kills each. Riedel also had nine digs and five blocks, while Manzo also had a team-high three aces. Kathol
added eight kills and five blocks, while Kennedy had 41 assists and two aces. Jen Bullock (Sr., Anaheim,
Eastern New Mexico) added 10
assists for the Broncos.
BRONCOS SET FOR BIG
FIRST-PLACE SHOWDOWNS: The first-place Cal Poly Pomona women's volleyball
team will play two big matches in Darlene May Gym this weekend against two
teams ranked in the top-seven nationally. The Broncos (11-5, 6-0) own a
one-half game lead in the California Collegiate Athletic Association over UC
San Diego. Cal Poly Pomona will host No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino on Friday
and then entertain No. 2 UC San Diego on Saturday. The Broncos are off to their
best-ever conference start and have their longest winning streak since 1997.
MEN'S SOCCER: BRONCOS
SPLIT CONFERENCE GAMES
2004
Overall Record: 3-6. 2004 CCAA
Record: 1-3-0.
BRONCOS
BEAT COYOTES, FALL TO TRITONS: The Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer team split
a pair of California Collegiate Athletic Association contests last week,
getting its first conference win in the process. The Broncos opened the week
with a solid 2-1 victory over Cal State San Bernardino at Kellogg Field on
Tuesday. The Broncos scored two first-half goals and made them stand up against
a spirited Coyote rally in the second half. Dustin Venegas (Fr., Lakewood,
Los Alamitos HS) gave the Broncos a 1-0 lead just 2:15 into the game when he redirected a corner
kick from Ben Van der
Fluit (Fr., Calabasas, Calabasas HS). Sean Cima (Fr., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS) made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute when
scored with an assist from Peter Wallace
(Sr., San Martin, De Anza JC). It turned out to be the game-winner goal, the
second of the season for Cima. Cal State San
Bernardino cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 64th minute and had a man
advantage for the final 24 minutes after Robert
Cardenas (Sr., Chino Hills, Mt. San Antonio College) picked up his second
yellow card and was ejected. Gabriel
Ward (Sr., Chino Hills, Damien HS), who came on to replace injured starter Tim Sisk (Jr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar
HS) with 10 seconds remaining in the first half, made three big saves down the
stretch to preserve the win. The Broncos weren’t as successful on Saturday as
No. 12 UC San Diego scored three goals in the first half and went on to a 6-1
victory at Kellogg Field. Venegas scored the lone
Bronco goal in the final minute of play. The Broncos were outshot,
17-4. Ward and Jeff Coombs (Jr., Palm
Springs, Palm Springs HS)
combined for five saves.
BRONCOS
CONCLUDE HOME STAND, THEN HEAD FOR L.A.: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s soccer
team will play the fourth and final contest of a four-game homestand
Wednesday with a match against perennial power Cal State Bakersfield at 4:30
p.m. The Broncos will then travel to Los Angeles
to face Cal State L.A. on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S
SOCCER: BRONCOS LOSE FOR FIRST TIME IN CCAA PLAY
2004
Overall Record: 3-5-1. 2004 CCAA Record: 2-1-1
BRONCOS
TIE COYOTES, BUT THEN FALL TO UC SAN DIEGO: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team earned a tie with Cal State
San Bernardino on Tuesday to start the week, but then lost its first California
Collegiate Athletic Association contest of the season to UC San Diego on
Saturday. The Broncos got a late goal from Lisa
Araujo (Sr., Rialto,
Eisenhower HS) to get the tie with the Coyotes. Araujo scored for the fifth time in the past four games.
She knocked in the rebound of her own penalty shot in the 75th
minute to erase a 1-0 Cal State San Bernardino lead. The Coyotes got their goal
on a controversial penalty kick in the first half. Cal Poly Pomona goalie Vanessa Richardson (Jr., Upland,
Upland HS) was issued a yellow card after a collision
with a Cal State San Bernardino player and the Coyotes were awarded a penalty
kick. The Broncos also had a goal wiped out because of an offsides
call. Cal Poly Pomona had an 11-10 edge in shots. Richardson
made six saves. The Broncos then suffered a 3-1 loss to UC San Diego on
Saturday. The Broncos evened the game at 1-1 when Jacqueline Ragudos (Fr., San
Diego, U. of
San Diego HS) scored her second
goal of the season in the 51st minute. She outfought a pair of UC
San Diego defenders in the box and drilled a shot inside the left post. The
Tritons, though, responded with a goal two minutes later and got an insurance
tally in the 71st minute to put the game away. Both teams had eight
shots in the match.
BRONCOS TO PLAY TWO DIVISIONAL
CONTESTS THIS WEEK: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team will play two
California Collegiate Athletic Association South Division rivals this week, one
at home and one on the road. The Broncos will finish a four-game homestand on Wednesday with a match against Cal State
Bakersfield at 7 p.m. The Broncos will then face Cal State L.A. on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Los Angeles.
CROSS COUNTRY: ROJAS,
BATRES LEAD BRONCOS IN INDIANA
CAL POLY POMONA MEN FINISH
FIFTH IN BIG MEET: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s and women’s cross country teams went
to the site of the 2004 NCAA Division II championships and the course obviously
agreed with some of the Broncos. Daniel
Rojas (Sr., El Monte, Mt. San Antonio College) set a new course record while
winning the 8,000-meter men’s race in 24:59. Mark Batres (Jr., Rowland
Heights, Don Bosco
Tech HS) was right behind in second place in 25:00. Led by the 1-2 finish by
its top two runners, Cal Poly Pomona finished fifth in the meet. Brad Theobald
(Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) was 38th in 26:26, Chris Miano
(Jr., Barstow, Mt. San Antonio College) was 46th in 26:37, James Tawney
(Jr., Barstow, Barstow HS) was 53rd in 26:43, David Cerecerez (Sr., Rancho Cucamonga,
Mt. San Antonio College) was 85th in 27:42, Humberto Arrendondo (So., Azusa, Azusa HS) was 91st
in 27:47, Bernardo Santillan
(So., Pico Rivera, El Rancho HS) was 118th in 28:33 and Sean DiFilippo
(Fr., Glendora, Glendora HS) was 147th in 30:04. The Bronco women
finished seventh overall and had some outstanding individual performances. Natalie Miano-Batres
(Jr., La Puente, Nogales
HS) led the way with a 20th-place finish in 23:37. Karina Vega (Fr.,
Chino Hills, Ayala HS) was 27th in 24:10, Christina Jimenez (So., Apple Valley, Granite Hills HS) was 44th
in 24:45, Jamie Ray (Jr., Barstow,
Barstow HS) was 54th in 25:05, Shawna Winfrey (Sr., Santee, West Hills HS) was 60th in 25:15,
Monica Valdez (Jr., Lake Elsinore, Temescal Canyon HS) was
68th in 25:30, Whitney Hurley
(So., Alta Loma, Alta Loma HS) was 80th in 25:48 and Claudia Garcia (Fr., Whittier, La Serna
HS) was 86th in 25:55.
BRONCOS TO RUN ON
NATIONALS COURSE THIS WEEKEND: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s and women’s cross country
teams will stay a little closer to home this week when the Broncos compete at
the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday at 8 a.m.
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