CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Jan. 26, 2004

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

 

Schedule of upcoming events:


MEN’S BASKETBALL:

at Cal State Bakersfield on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

at Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m.

                                                                                                                                   

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:

at Cal State Bakersfield on Friday, Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m.

at Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m.

 

BASEBALL:

vs. Cal State L.A. at Dominguez Hills on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.

vs. Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m.

 

M/W TENNIS:

M/Ten at Loyola Marymount on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 9 a.m.

W/Ten at UC Riverside on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m.

 

M/W TRACK & FIELD:

vs. UCSD/La Verne on Saturday, Feb. 21 at noon

                                                                       

 

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS RUN WIN STREAK TO FIVE

2003-04 Record: 11-4. 2003-04 CCAA Record: 7-3

2003-04 West Region Ranking: 7

 

DEFENDING WEST REGION CHAMPS RECORD WEEKEND SWEEP: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team continued its winning ways with a weekend home sweep over Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Broncos have now won five straight games and eight of their last nine contests. Cal Poly Pomona is alone in third place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, two games behind second-place Cal State Bakersfield. The Broncos and Roadrunners will meet this Friday in Bakersfield. Cal Poly Pomona started the weekend with a 65-50 victory over Cal State L.A on Friday. The Broncos limited the Golden Eagles to just 37 percent shooting and overcame a 25-21 halftime deficit with an overwhelming 44-25 advantage in the second half. Jeff Bonds (Jr., Compton, Mayfair HS) had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead the Broncos, while David Sybesma (Jr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) had 14 points and five rebounds. Guy Beahm (Sr., Willow Glen, West Valley JC) added 11 points, six rebounds and five assists. The Broncos also got a solid performance from Jonathan Williams (Sr., Pasadena, John Muir HS), who had nine points, five assists and three rebounds. Most of Cal Poly Pomona’s top players did the bulk of their scoring in the second half. Bonds had 15 of his 19 points in the second half, while Sybesma had 13 of his 14 points in the second half. Williams also scored seven of his nine points in the second 20 minutes. The victory came at an enormous cost, though, because talented reserve Melvyn Nicholson (So., Long Beach, Millikan HS) was lost for the season with knee injury suffered in the first half of the game. Cal Poly Pomona completed the weekend sweep with a 72-62 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday. The game was tied at 47-47 with 9:53 to go, but Cal Poly Pomona scored the next eight points and led the rest of the way. The Broncos boosted their lead to 63-51 with 4:05 remaining and led comfortably the rest of the way. Bonds and Michael Ridgway (Sr., Houston, TX, Lamar University) led the Broncos with 14 points each. Bonds also had five rebounds, while Ridgway added four rebounds. The Broncos also got another strong outing from Sybesma, who recorded his second double-double in three games with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Cal Poly Pomona also enjoyed a big advantage from its bench. The Bronco reserves outscored the Cal State Dominguez Hills reserves, 30-14. Ridgway led the way with his 14 points, while Dion Cook (Fr., Canoga Park, Chaminade HS) and Jonathan Boyd (So., Fontana, Etiwanda HS) had seven points each. Jason Burrell (Fr., Rancho Cucamonga, St. Mark’s Prep) had two points and two assists.

 

BRONCOS RANKED SEVENTH IN INITIAL REGIONAL POLL: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, the 2003 West Region champ, is ranked seventh in the first NCAA Division II West Region poll of the season. The top eight teams will advance to the playoffs. Cal State San Bernardino is the top-ranked team in the region, while BYU-Hawaii is second and Cal State Bakersfield is third. Weekly polls will be released on Tuesdays for the remainder of the season.

 

BRONCOS TO FACE KEY TRIP THIS WEEKEND: Cal Poly Pomona will begin a critical two-week stretch of games against California Collegiate Athletic Association rivals Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Stanislaus. The Broncos will be at Cal State Bakersfield on Friday and Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday. Both games can be heard via webcast on the Cal Poly Pomona athletic website. The following week, the Broncos will host Cal State Stanislaus on Friday, Feb. 6, in Kellogg Gym on “Pack The Gym” night and entertain Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Feb. 7.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS SETTLE AGAIN FOR FRUSTRATING SPLIT

2003-04 Record: 10-5. 2003-04 CCAA Record: 6-4.

NCAA Division II West Region Ranking: 5

 

BRONCOS EDGE GOLDEN EAGLES, BUT FALL TO TOROS: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team remains stuck on rollercoaster mode. For the third straight week, the Broncos had to settle for a weekend split of California Collegiate Athletic Association games. The Broncos are tied for third in the conference with UC Davis. The Broncos trail CCAA co-leaders Cal State Bakersfield and Grand Canyon by two games. Cal Poly Pomona opened the weekend with a 75-73 victory over Cal State L.A. that went down to the wire. The Broncos led by 10 points at halftime, 41-31, but then fell behind, 58-51, with 9:53 remaining. The Broncos regained the lead and held a 68-64 advantage with 3:18 remaining, but the Golden Eagles fought back and took a 72-69 lead with 42 seconds remaining. Candice Allen (Sr., Ontario, University of Arizona) made a layup to cut the deficit to 72-71 with 30 seconds left. Tami Swanson-Cades (Sr., Nevada City, Sierra College) then stole the ball and got a rebound basket off her own miss to give the Broncos a 73-72 edge with 20 seconds to go. Swanson-Cades made another steal to give the Broncos possession again and Brandi Fletcher (So., Pomona, Diamond Ranch HS) was fouled with six seconds left. She missed the front end of a 1-and-1, but rebounded the miss and was fouled again with four seconds remaining. This time, Fletcher made both free throws to give the Broncos a 75-72 edge. Cal State L.A. got a break when a foul was called on a desperation 3-pointer from just inside the halfcourt line at the buzzer, but the Golden Eagles only converted one free throw and the Broncos held on for the win. Fletcher led the Broncos with 22 points and nine rebounds. Keila Beachem (Sr., Chicago, Ill., University of Kansas) had 16 points and nine rebounds, while Swanson-Cades had 13 points to go along with nine rebounds and six assists. Allen finished with a season-low 11 points. The Broncos stumbled on Saturday night and fell to Cal State Dominguez Hills, 71-59. The defeat snapped a 14-game winning streak to the Toros and was the first loss at home to the Toros since the 1995-96 season. Fletcher led the Broncos with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Allen and Jaida Williams (Sr., Opalocka, Fla., Barry University) scored 12 points each, while Shanika Perkins (So., Oakland, Oakland HS) had 11 points. The Broncos trailed for nearly the entire game and were down at halftime, 37-30. After a 10-0 run by Cal State Dominguez Hills to open the second half, Cal Poly Pomona trailed by double-digit margins the rest of the way.

 

BRONCOS RANKED FIFTH IN FIRST REGIONAL POLL: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, which has won two NCAA Division II championships in the past three years, is ranked fifth in the first NCAA Division II West Region poll. The top eight teams will advance to the playoffs. Seattle Pacific is ranked first in the poll, while Grand Canyon is second and Cal State Bakersfield is fourth.

 

BRONCOS TO EMBARK ON A KEY ROAD TRIP: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team will face big tests this weekend when the Broncos hit the road for a pair of California Collegiate Athletic Association contests. The Broncos will face co-leader Cal State Bakersfield at Bakersfield’s Centennial Garden on Friday night and will then be at Cal Stanislaus on Saturday night. Both games can be heard via webcast on the Cal Poly Pomona athletic department website.

 

BASEBALL: BRONCOS LOOK TO TURN THINGS AROUND IN 2004

2003 Record: 15-39. 2003 CCAA Record: 10-29

 

BRONCOS SET TO OPEN 2004 SEASON: Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team, which has won 30 or more games in three of the past four seasons, will begin the 2004 season in a tournament run by Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Broncos will face Cal State L.A. on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at Cal State Dominguez Hills in their season opener. The Broncos will then host Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. at Scolinos Field in their home opener. The game will be one of three straight home contests for the Broncos, who also host Biola University on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. and UC Davis on Friday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. Cal Poly Pomona had an uncharacteristic losing season in 2003, although Efren Lira (Sr., Walnut, Mt. San Antonio College) threw the first solo nine-inning no-hitter in Bronco history. Lira will headline what should be a talented pitching staff that also includes veterans Jose Munoz (Sr., Baldwin Park, Rio Hondo JC) and Chris Sotro (Sr., Upland, Upland HS). The Broncos return several talented position players, including infielders Chase Stroupe (So., San Clemente, San Clemente HS) and Jason Stuck (Sr., Chino, Citrus College) and outfielder Matt Stevens (Jr., Riverside, Rubidoux HS). Infielders Jarrod Allen (Jr., Poway, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) and Greg Denning (Jr., Atascadero, Cuesta College) head what should be an impressive list of newcomers.

 

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS: BRONCO MEN SEEK ANOTHER WINNING SEASON

Men’s Overall 2003 Record: 13-8

Men’s Ranking: No. 26 in the nation; 6th in the West Region (ITA)

Women’s Overall 2003 Record: 17-4. 2003 CCAA Record: 8-0 (CCAA Champs)

Women’s Ranking: 18 in the nation; 3rd in the West Region (ITA)

 

BRONCO MEN WILL OPEN SEASON ON THE ROAD: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s tennis team, which has recorded 11 straight winning seasons, will open its season on Sunday, Feb. 1 at Division I Loyola Marymount. The Broncos will play their first home match on Feb. 13 in the opener of the Men’s Team Invitational at the Kellogg Tennis Complex. David Nguyen (Sr., Los Angeles, Beverly Hills HS) is expected to lead the team. The Broncos are ranked 23rd in the nation in the preseason rankings. The Bronco women, the defending CCAA champions, open their season on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at UC Riverside.

 

MORE NEWS

 

PRICE REDUCED FOR BUS TO BAKERSFIELD: The Cal Poly Pomona Athletic Department is offering fans the opportunity to ride a booster bus to Cal State Bakersfield for the women’s and men’s basketball games at Centennial Garden on Friday, Jan. 30. The bus will depart Cal Poly Pomona at 1:30 p.m. and return following the men’s game. The price for this trip has been reduced from $40 to $25, which will include round-trip transportation and tickets to the games at Centennial Garden behind the Bronco bench. A deadline has been set for noon Tuesday, Jan. 27, to fill the bus. We need your support so reserve your seat on the bus by calling 1-866-CPP-ALUM. (1-866-277-2586)!!

 

BORNSTEIN NAMED TO JEWISH ALL-AMERICAN TEAM: Jonathan Bornstein (So., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS) has been named to the 2003 Men’s College All-America Soccer Team for Divisions II and III by the Jewish Sports Review. Bornstein was selected to the squad for the second straight season. He led the Broncos with seven goals and 12 assists for 26 points. Bornstein led the Broncos in goals, assists and total points. He also led the team with three game-winning goals.

 

GOURMET BRONCO CHOCOLATE STILL ON SALE: The Cal Poly Pomona Athletic Department is selling chocolate-covered almonds, toffee-covered peanuts, chocolate-covered raisins and Neapolitan malt balls for $3 per container. Gourmet Bronco Chocolate is high-end chocolate made with the freshest ingredients and certainly makes a nice Valentine’s Day gift. Every dollar spent on the products will go toward supporting Cal Poly Pomona sports programs and its student-athletes. For purchase information, contact (909) 869-5342 or email mtolano@csupomona.edu.

 

ANNUAL FUND-RAISING DRIVE CONTINUES: Cal Poly Pomona Athletics is encouraging its supporters to contribute to its annual fundraising drive, which raises money specifically for scholarships. As students face challenging economic times ahead, the Athletic Department wants to respond by making more scholarships available to them. For more information about participating in the fund-raising efforts, please contact Julie Hall, Director of Development for Athletics/Student Affairs, at (909) 869-2825.