CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC
UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Monday, Jan. 21, 2002
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
Schedule of upcoming events:
MEN’S
BASKETBALL:
vs.
CS San Bernardino on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m.
at CS San Bernardino on Saturday,
Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:
vs. CS San Bernardino on
Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.
at CS San Bernardino on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
BASEBALL:
at Azusa Pacific on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m.
vs. Azusa Pacific on Saturday,
Jan. 26 at 1 p.m.
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2001
Overall Record: 11-4, CCAA Record: 8-2
2001
West Regional Ranking: 9 (1-9-02)
BRONCOS
REMAIN UNBEATEN IN KELLOGG GYM: Cal
Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team upped its record at home this season to 6-0
with victories last week over San Francisco State and Sonoma State. The Broncos
are now 8-2 in CCAA play for the second straight season and headed for a
showdown this Wednesday night with Cal State San Bernardino, the No. 1 ranked
team in the nation. The Broncos started the weekend with a 69-44 victory over
San Francisco State on Friday. Cal Poly Pomona’s defense was in fine form as
the Broncos allowed a season-low 44 points. The previous low was 47 points to
Cal State Bakersfield. Cal Poly Pomona led at halftime, 29-17, and then broke
the game wide open in the second half. Forward David Sybesma (Fr., Corona,
Corona Centennial HS) led the team in scoring for the first time this season
with 13 points, while Jeff Bonds (Fr., Compton, Mayfair HS) and Jonathan Williams (So., Pasadena, Muir HS) scored 10 points
each. The Broncos were an impressive 7-of-15 from behind the 3-point arc and
seven different players connected on 3-point shots. Sybesma, Williams, Lucas LeCour (Sr., Las Vegas, Las Vegas HS), Marques Montgomery (Sr.,
Cerritos, Valley Christian HS), T.J.
Williams (Sr., Dana Point, Santa
Margarita HS), Andy Bratt (So., Tucson, Ariz., Salpointe HS), and Yousef Etemadi (Jr., Laguna Niguel, Saddleback College) all hit long-range attempts for
the Broncos. Cal Poly Pomona prevailed over Sonoma State the following night,
although it was a much bigger struggle. The Broncos missed all nine of their 3-point
attempts and shot just 34.7 percent from the floor. The Bronco defense, though,
put the clamps on an opponent for the second straight evening. The Broncos
forced 24 turnovers and limited the Cossacks to just 18 first-half points. Raymond Hubbard (Sr., Chicago, Ill., Cuyamaca College) poured in a career-high 22 points
and also grabbed seven rebounds to pace the Broncos. Bonds scored 10 points and
grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds for the Broncos. It marked the 12th
straight time Bonds has reached double figures for the Broncos.
BRONCOS PREPARE TO HOST THE NATION’S BEST: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team will host Cal State San Bernardino on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Kellogg Gym. The Coyotes, who are undefeated this season, moved to No. 1 in the nation on Monday. The Broncos and Coyotes will meet again on Saturday at Coussoulis Arena in San Bernardino. The Broncos are currently in third place in the CCAA, two games behind first-place Cal State San Bernardino and one-half game behind second-place Cal State Bakersfield.
BRONCOS CLIMB TO NINTH IN REGIONAL POLL: Cal Poly Pomona advanced from 10th to ninth in the latest NCAA Division II West Region poll. The Broncos moved up after their lopsided win in Grand Canyon. A new poll will be released this Wednesday and will be released each Wednesday until the end of the regular season.
2001 Overall Record: 13-2, CCAA Record: 9-1.
2001 National Ranking: 1 (USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA). 2001 Regional Ranking: 1
BRONCOS POST DOUBLE-DIGIT VICTORIES: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team stretched its home winning streak to 20 in a row with a pair of wins last weekend over San Francisco State and Sonoma State. The Broncos had NCAA Division II Player of the Year candidate Lauri McIntosh (Sr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar HS) back in the lineup, but Anna James (Jr., Orangevale, Casa Roble HS) was out of the starting lineup while battling illness. Only one Cal Poly Pomona player, Leah Whatley (Sr., Suisun, Tartleton State), has started all 15 games for the defending national champs this season. The Broncos began the weekend with a 78-62 victory over San Francisco State on Friday. Cal Poly Pomona started quickly and opened up a 41-17 lead in the first half. The Broncos, though, had to weather a serious San Francisco State charge that cut the lead to six points in the second half. The Broncos were able to pull away again down the stretch and record a 16-point win. McIntosh scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds to lead the way. Aprile Powell (So., Santa Ana, Century HS) added 13 points and four rebounds, while James and Burgundie Porter (Sr., San Dimas, San Dimas HS) scored nine points each. The Broncos had another solid performance on Saturday night, beating Sonoma State, which was the fourth-ranked team in the West Region, 78-69. Once again, the Broncos jumped out quickly, scoring the first eight points of the game, all by McIntosh. Cal Poly Pomona trailed 17-14, but a 3-pointer by Powell tied the game, two free throws by Salma Rasheed (So., Walnut, Walnut HS) gave the Broncos a 19-17 lead and they never trailed again. The Broncos led by as many as 15 points in the first half before settling for a 46-40 halftime lead. Sonoma State got to within four points twice in the second half, the final time at 67-63 with 7:37 left. A 3-pointer by James stopped the run and the Broncos closed the game strongly. Powell had 19 points and four rebounds to lead the Broncos, while James had 17 points. McIntosh had 15 points and six rebounds, while Rasheed finished with 13 points. Cal Poly Pomona was 8-of-16 from behind the 3-point arc, including three 3-pointesr by James and two from Whatley.
BRONCOS REMAIN FIRST IN THE REGION, RECLAIM TOP SPOT IN NATION: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team remained in first place in the NCAA Division II West Region in the Jan. 9 rankings and also moved back up to No. 1 in the nation in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 poll. The Broncos, who were ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, are back in first for the first time since falling out of the top spot following a loss at North Dakota State on Dec. 1.
MCINTOSH CONTINUES TO LEAD NATION IN SCORING: Lauri McIntosh, a Player of the Year candidate, continued to lead the NCAA Division II in scoring heading into last weekend. McIntosh was averaging 25.4 points per game. That average has since dipped to 24.0 points per game. McIntosh also moved into third on the Cal Poly Pomona career scoring list, passing Carol Welch.
BRONCOS READY TO HOST COYOTES: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team will conclude the first half of CCAA play with a home game Wednesday night against Cal State San Bernardino. The Broncos, ranked No. 1 in the nation, will also take part in a rare happening. With Cal State San Bernardino’s men’s team moving up to No. 1 in the nation, a pair of the nation’s top-ranked teams will playing in the same gym in the same evening. Cal Poly Pomona (13-2, 9-1) is one-half game behind Cal State Bakersfield in the CCAA standings, while Cal State San Bernardino is 9-6 overall and 5-5 in conference. The Broncos will face Cal State San Bernardino again on Saturday night in San Bernardino at 5:30 p.m.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
TENNIS: BRONCOS DO WELL IN OPENING TOURNEY
Men's Overall Record: 0-0
Men's Ranking: No. 23 in the nation; 5th in the West Region (ITA)
Women's Overall Record: 0-0, CCAA Record: 0-0
Women’s Ranking: 9th in the West Region (ITA)
BRONCOS WIN THREE TITLES IN CAL STATE L.A. TOURNEY: Cal Poly Pomona got its tennis season off to a strong start at the Cal State L.A. Tennis Tournament. The Broncos won three titles, which was second among the teams entered behind only Loyola Marymount, which claimed five. Nguyen Than (Jr., Garden Grove, Loara HS) captured the championship in Men’s Singles Flights 5-8 with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over teammate Seamus Sullivan (Jr., Palos Verdes, Peninsula HS). David Nguyen (So., Los Angeles, Beverly Hills HS) and A.J. Feliz (Sr., San Gabriel, New Mexico Military Institute) won the Men’s Doubles Flights 3-4 with an 8-6 victory over teammates Kevin Chen (Jr., San Diego, Torrey Pines HS) and Than. The third championship was won by Dehlia Feliz (Fr., San Gabriel, San Gabriel HS), who claimed the women’s singles consolation title with an 8-2 win over Colundra Owens of Cal State Bakersfield. Another freshman, Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (Fr., Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Cucamonga HS) had an impressive debut for Cal Poly Pomona, advancing to the finals in the Women’s Singles Flights 1-2. Ortiz-Luis won her first three matches in straight sets before losing to Andrea Lord of Loyola Marymount, 4-6, 5-7, in the championship match. Feliz, coincidentally, also lost to Lord in the tourney. Ryan Terry (Jr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar HS) advanced to the championship match in Men’s Singles Flights 1-4, but had to default in the final. Cal Poly Pomona was one of six CCAA teams in the 12-team tourney. Cal State L.A., Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Los Angeles, Grand Canyon and Sonoma State also had entrants. Cal Poly Pomona was the only CCAA team to claim any championships.
BASEBALL: BRONCOS
READY TO START THE 2002 SEASON
2001 Overall Record: 31-24; 2001 CCAA Record: 23-17
BRONCOS SET TO FACE TOUGH NAIA NEIGHBOR: Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team opens its 2002 season on Thursday at Azusa Pacific and then will play its home opener on Saturday afternoon against the Cougars at John Scolinos Stadium. The game in Azusa begins at 3 p.m., while the home opener on Saturday will start at 1 p.m. The Broncos have a talented and experienced pitching staff and a revamped lineup as they aim for a spot in the CCAA’s postseason tournament for the third straight season. Mike Ashman begins his seventh year as the head coach of the Broncos. He will have five position players and 10 pitchers returning from last year’s squad. Only one starter – catcher Gregor Connors (Sr., Poway, Palomar JC) – returns from last year’s team, which had seven players earn All-Conference honors last season. None of those players are back on this year’s team. The Broncos had an amazing five players selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft and only one – left-handed pitcher Andrew Perkins (Jr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar HS) - is on this year’s squad.