CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, March 8, 2004

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

 

Schedule of upcoming events:


MEN’S BASKETBALL:

At NCAA Division II West Region playoffs at CS San Bernardino

vs. Humboldt State on Friday, March 12 at noon

                                                                                                                                   

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:

At NCAA Division II West Region playoffs at Seattle Pacific

vs. Chico State on Friday, March 12 at 12:30 p.m.

 

BASEBALL:

at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m.

at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday, March 12 at 2:30 p.m.

vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills (DH) on Saturday, March 13 at noon

 

M/W TENNIS:

M/Ten vs. Rollins College on Tuesday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m.

W/Ten vs. Emory University on Wednesday, March 10 at 1:30 p.m.

W/Ten vs. Hawaii Pacific on Thursday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m.

M/Ten vs. Wayne State on Friday, March 12 at 1 p.m.

M/Ten vs. Western New Mexico on Saturday, March 13 at 8:30 a.m.

W/Ten vs. Western New Mexico on Saturday, March 13 at 8:30 a.m.

W/Ten vs. CS San Bernardino on Saturday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m.

M/Ten vs. Sonoma State on Sunday, March 14 at 9 a.m.

M/Ten vs. Colo. School of Mines on Sunday, March 14 at 1:30 p.m.

                                                           

M/W TRACK & FIELD:

at Ben Brown Invitational, Fullerton, on Fri-Sat, March 12-13 at noon

                                                                       

 

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS FINISH REGULAR SEASON IN STYLE

2003-04 Record: 21-6. 2003-04 CCAA Record: 17-5

2003-04 West Region Ranking: 6

DEFENDING WEST REGION CHAMPS SET NEW PROGRAM MARK: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team completed one of the best regular seasons in the program’s history by sweeping Grand Canyon and UC San Diego on Friday and Saturday in Kellogg Gym. The wins pushed the Broncos’ conference record to 17-5, which set a new record for most California Collegiate Athletic Association victories. The old mark was 16 set last year. Cal Poly Pomona finished third in the CCAA and also clinched back-to-back 20-win seasons and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA playoffs for the first time ever. The Broncos scored the first 21 points of the game and rolled past Grand Canyon, 77-58, Friday, to open the weekend. Jeff Bonds (Jr., Compton, Mayfair HS) led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points and eight rebounds. David Sybesma (Jr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists and Jonathan Boyd (So., Fontana, Etiwanda HS) had 14 points. The Broncos got a much tougher test on Saturday night before subduing UC San Diego, 71-66. Bonds led the Broncos with 24 points and five assists, while Sybesma had a double-double with 15 points and a career-high 10 assists. Boyd and Hervey Malone II (So., Pittsburg, Pittsburg HS) finished with eight points each. Cal Poly Pomona honored Jonathan Williams (Sr., Pasadena, John Muir HS), Guy Beahm (Sr., Willow Glen, West Valley JC) and Michael Ridgway (Sr., Houston, TX, Lamar University) in pregame ceremonies as part of Senior Night. The Broncos led by six points at halftime, 34-28, and led by 16 points, 51-35, with 14:25 to go. UC San Diego, though, steadily chipped away and cut the gap to two points five times, the final time at 68-66 with 47 seconds to go. Cal Poly Pomona then patiently ran its offense until Boyd hit a clutch 3-pointer from the corner with one second remaining on the shot clock and 13 ticks left in the game.

 

BRONCOS WILL FACE HUMBOLDT STATE IN FIRST-ROUND GAME: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, the 2003 West Region champ, will now begin its title defense in earnest. The Broncos, the No. 6 seed in the West Region, will face No. 3 seed Humboldt State in a first-round NCAA Division II playoff game Friday at noon at Cal State San Bernardino. The winner of that game will face the winner of the first-round game between No. 2 BYU-Hawaii and No. 7 Alaska Anchorage on Saturday at 5 p.m. The title game will be Monday at 7:00 p.m. Cal State San Bernardino is hosting the regional.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON WITH SWEEP

2003-04 Record: 21-6. 2003-04 CCAA Record: 17-5.

NCAA Division II West Region Ranking: 3

 

BRONCOS RUN WIN STREAK TO EIGHT WITH CCAA VICTORIES: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team finished its regular season on a roll, running its current win streak to eight with victories over Grand Canyon and UC San Diego this past weekend in Kellogg Gym. The Broncos finished second in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and will return to the NCAA Division II playoffs after a one-year absence. The Broncos, who already knew they’d be in the regional, defeated two teams that were fighting for playoff spots. Cal Poly Pomona defeated Grand Canyon, 85-57, Friday night, avenging a loss earlier in the season to the Antelopes. Candice Allen (Sr., Ontario, University of Arizona), the leading scorer in NCAA Division II, led four Broncos in double figures with 22 points. Brandi Fletcher (So., Pomona, Diamond Ranch HS) had 21 points and nine rebounds in 17 minutes for the Broncos, while Keila Beachem (Sr., Chicago, Ill., University of Kansas) had 13 points and Jaida Williams (Sr., Opalocka, Fla., Barry University) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Cal Poly Pomona enjoyed a 41-24 advantage on the boards and also forced 28 Grand Canyon turnovers. The Broncos led by nine points, 38-29, at halftime and had its lead immediately cut to seven early in the second half. Cal Poly Pomona then embarked on an 11-0 run and broke the game wide open. The Broncos led by as many as 33 points. The Broncos then defeated UC San Diego, 69-59, on Saturday night, completing a season sweep of the Tritons. Cal Poly Pomona had five players score in double figures, led by Beachem with 13 points and nine rebounds. Williams had 12 points, Tami Swanson-Cades (Sr., Nevada City, Sierra College) had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Fletcher had 10 points. Allen finished with 10 points. The Broncos owned a 48-39 rebounding edge. The game was tied at halftime, 33-33, and the Broncos fell behind by five points, 38-33, early in the second half. Cal Poly Pomona took the lead for good on a basket by Fletcher with 14:19 remaining that started an 11-0 run that gave the Broncos control of the game. The Broncos honored Allen, Beachem, Williams, Swanson-Cades and Marisa Lattin (Sr., Oceanside, El Camino HS) in pregame ceremonies as part of Senior Night.

 

BRONCOS TO FACE CHICO STATE IN OPENING PLAYOFF GAME: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, which has won two NCAA Division II championships in the past three years, will return to the postseason after a one-year absence. The Broncos, the No. 3 seed, will face No. 6 seed Chico State in a first-round game Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Seattle Pacific. The winner of that game will face the winner of the game between No. 2 Cal State Bakersfield and No. 7 Grand Canyon on Saturday at 5 p.m. The championship game will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. Cal Poly Pomona is tied with North Dakota State for most national titles (5) and NCAA playoff wins (46). The Broncos will be making their 19th postseason appearance, which is second only to Bentley College among all Division II schools.

 

BASEBALL: BRONCOS USE TRICKERY TO SALVAGE FINALE AGAINST CSLA

2004 Record: 12-9-2. 2004 CCAA Record: 9-6-1

 

BRONCOS SCORE LATE TO DEFEAT GOLDEN EAGLES: Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team salvaged the finale of a four-game series against Cal State L.A. on Saturday thanks to a little bit of trickery. With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the seventh inning of a game tied at 4-4, Head Coach Mike Ashman had first base runner Jarrod Allen (Sr., Poway, San Diego Mesa CC) fall down between first and second following a pitch. The Cal State L.A. catcher fired to first, Allen got in a rundown and Jesse Coffman (Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College) scored from third base for the winning run. Jeremey White (Sr., Palmdale, Riverside CC) worked a scoreless seventh inning to complete the win in the nightcap of a doubleheader for the Broncos. White blanked the Golden Eagles over the final two innings to pick up the victory after Chris Sotro (Sr., Upland, Upland HS) worked 3 2/3 scoreless innings. The Broncos trailed, 4-2, until Kenny McCarthy (Sr., Moreno Valley, Riverside CC) tied the game with a two-run single in the sixth inning. In the opener, the Broncos got good pitching from Taylor Wilding (So., Alta Loma, Etiwanda HS) and White, but managed only two hits and lost to Cal State L.A., 3-1. Wilding gave up seven hits and three runs over five innings, while White didn’t allow a hit and struck out four over the final three innings. Coffman scored the only run for the Broncos on a run-scoring single by Greg Denning (Jr., Atascadero, Cuesta College) in the sixth inning. Cal State L.A. got all its runs in the second inning. Cal State L.A. limited the Broncos to only two runs in 18 innings of games played Thursday and Friday at Scolinos Field. In the series opener, the Golden Eagles scored three times in the ninth inning to win, 3-0. Efren Lira (Sr., Walnut, Mt. San Antonio College) pitched a sensational game for the Broncos, blanking the Golden Eagles on just two hits for the first eight innings. He gave up five hits and only one earned run while walking two and striking out nine. Cal Poly Pomona had only three hits, all singles, two of them by Allen. On Friday, Cal State L.A. scored all six of its runs in its last four at bats and rallied past the Broncos, 6-2. The Broncos took a 2-0 lead in the second inning with McCarthy driving in a run and then scoring a run. Jose Munoz (Sr., Baldwin Park, Rio Hondo JC) carred a shutout into the sixth inning, but Cal State L.A. scored one in the sixth, one in the seventh and then took the lead with a two-run homer in the eight. Munoz worked eight innings and gave up five hits and four runs. He also struck out a career-high 13. The Broncos had only four hits in that one.

 

BRONCOS TO SQUARE OFF WITH TOROS IN FOUR-GAME CCAA SERIES: Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team, which is off to an 9-6-1 start in California Collegiate Athletic Association play, will face Cal State Dominguez Hills in a four-game series beginning Thursday in Carson. The Broncos will be at Cal State Dominguez Hills for single games on Thursday and Friday before hosting the Toros in a doubleheader at Scolinos Field beginning at 11 a.m.

 

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS: BRONCOS FALL AGAINST TOP COMPETITION

Men’s Overall 2004 Record: 3-7

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

Women’s Overall 2004 Record: 2-4. 2004 CCAA Record: 0-1

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

 

MEN’S TENNIS TEAM WINS ONE OF THREE: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s tennis team picked up a 5-4 victory over  Division I Villanova on Wednesday to highlight a 1-2 week. David Nguyen (Sr., Los Angeles, Beverly Hills HS) rolled to a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles and teamed with Guido Weidenfeld (Sr., Cologne, Germany) for a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-4. Weidenfeld also won at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-0. The Broncos also got wins at No. 3 singles from Andy Chang (Jr., Torrance, Cal State L.A.), 6-2, 6-0 and No. 5 singles from Alan Chang (Jr., Torrance, Cal State L.A.), 6-4, 6-2. The Broncos opened the week with a 9-0 loss at NAIA No. 1 Azusa Pacific on Tuesday and finished the week with an 8-1 loss to NCAA Division II No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday at the Kellogg Tennis Complex. Andy Chang picked up the only point for the Broncos with a win at No. 3 singles, 1-6, 7-5, 10-6.

 

WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM DROPS CCAA OPENER: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s tennis team lost its 2004 CCAA opener at UC San Diego on Saturday, 8-1. The lone point for the Broncos, the defending CCAA champions, came at No. 1 singles, where Dehlia Feliz (Jr., San Gabriel, San Gabriel HS) won, 6-2, 6-4. The Broncos lost the remaining five singles matches in straight sets and dropped all three doubles contests. The Broncos opened the week with a 5-4 victory over Division I Villanova on Wednesday at the Kellogg Tennis Complex. Feliz won her match at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 and teamed with Katrina Holmberg (So., Pukalani, Maui, HI, King Kekaulike HS) for a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-2. Holmberg won at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-2 and the Broncos also won at No. 3 singles with Renee Paquillo (Fr., Fullerton, Rosary HS) posting a 6-2, 6-2 victory and at No. 3 doubles where Erica Lin (Fr., Arcadia, Arcadia HS) and Nanor DeKermenjian (Jr., Aleppo, Syria, Glendale CC) prevailed, 8-6.

 

BRONCO TEAMS AT HOME AGAIN THIS WEEK: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will be in action again at home this week with plenty of matches. The Bronco men will face Rollins College on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., Wayne State on Friday at 1 p.m., Western New Mexico on Saturday at 8:30 a.m., Sonoma State on Sunday at 9 a.m. and Colorado School of Mines on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The Bronco women will Emory University on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Hawaii Pacific on Thursday at 1:30 p.m., Western New Mexico on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

 

M/W TRACK AND FIELD: BRONCOS COMPETE IN LONG BEACH

 

CAL POLY POMONA BUSY IN RELAYS AND FIELD EVENTS: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s and women’s track and field teams competed well in the Long Beach Relays Saturday at Cal State Long Beach. Four women’s relay teams cracked the program’s all-time Top-10 list. In the 4x200, Carmen Franklin (So., Sacramento, Loretto HS), Cathy Everett (Fr., Fontana, Henry J. Kaiser HS), Jenna Tomlin (Fr., Murrieta, Paloma Valley HS) and Rachel Schaffner (Fr., Livermore, Moreau Catholic HS) had a time of 1:49.93, which is sixth all-time. The 4x800 relay team of Carolyn Brown (Fr., Burbank, John Burroughs HS), Franklin, Shawna Winfrey (Jr., Santee, West Hills HS) and Natalie Miano (So., Rowland Heights, Nogales HS) had a time of 10:00.38, which is seventh all-time. The 4x1600 relay team of Christina Jimenez (Fr., Apple Valley, Granite Hills HS), Karina Vega (Fr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS), Whitney Hurley (Fr., Alta Loma, Alta Loma HS) and April Grothe (Fr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Ranch HS) had a time of 22:29.17, which is second all-time and the distance medley team of Winfrey, Franklin, Brown and Miano had a time of 12:49.66, which is seventh all-time.

 

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TICKETS ON SALE FOR ANNUAL GREEN AND GOLD DINNER: The 32nd annual Green and Gold Dinner will be held on April 3, 2004 at the Sheraton Suites Fairplex in Pomona. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Dinner tickets are on sale and so are the drawing tickets with a $5,000 grand prize. Contact Julie Hall, Director of Development for Athletics/Student Affairs at (909) 869-2825.

 

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.