CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Oct. 6, 2003

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Three Broncos Earn CCAA Weekly Honors

Cal Poly Pomona honored for an outstanding week of competition

WALNUT CREEK -- Three Cal Poly Pomona student-athletes were honored by the California Collegiate Athletic Association for their performances from Sept. 29 – Oct. 5.

Kellie Francis (So., Chino, Don Lugo HS) was named the Molten CCAA Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week, Jonathan Bornstein (So., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS) was named the Brine CCAA Men’s Soccer Player of the Week and Michelle McConnell (Sr., Alta Loma, Alta Loma HS) was named the Brine CCAA Women’s Soccer Player of the Week.

Francis led the Broncos to a 2-1 week in volleyball, including a five-game win over No. 1 ranked Cal State San Bernardino last Wednesday. Francis scored the Broncos’ final three points of the match in a 26-30, 30-28, 30-20, 17-30, 15-11 win, the first for Cal Poly Pomona over Cal State San Bernardino since 1997. Francis had 14 kills, five blocks and two digs. She then tied a career-high with 19 kills in a five-game loss at Sonoma State on Friday and finished with a team-high 13 kills in a three-game sweep at San Francisco State. Cal Poly Pomona is currently 11-6 overall and 6-3 in the CCAA.

Bornstein led the Cal Poly Pomona men’s soccer team to a 2-0 week and had a part in all four Bronco goals in a 1-0 victory over Sonoma State and a 3-1 win over San Francisco State. Bornstein scored the lone goal in the win over Sonoma State and then tied a Cal Poly Pomona single-game record with three assists in the win over San Francisco State. Bornstein, a first-team All-CCAA forward last year, leads the Broncos with six goals and 10 assists and 22 points. The Broncos have climbed back into a first-place tie with UC San Diego in the CCAA’s South Division.

McConnell led the Cal Poly Pomona women’s soccer team to 3-2 victories over Sonoma State and San Francisco State. She had an assist and scored what proved to be the game-winning goal against Sonoma State on Friday on a penalty kick. She added two assists on Sunday to help rally the Broncos from a late 2-1 deficit against San Francisco State. The Broncos are currently third in the South Division, but just two points behind second-place Cal State San Bernardino.

Also during the week, Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team was ranked second in the nation by Street & Smith’s and Dehlia Feliz (Jr., San Gabriel, San Gabriel HS) and Katrina Holmberg (So., Pukalani, Maui, HI, King Kekaulike HS) won the ITA West Regional Women’s Doubles title.