CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003

Contact: Paul Helms

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MEN’S SOCCER

MEDIA NOTES

 

2003 CPP Record: 4-5-2. CCAA Record: 3-3-1 (10 points)

 

Broncos Prepare To Host Defending NCAA Champs: After playing one of the CCAA’s traditional powers to a tie in its last game, the Cal Poly Pomona men’s soccer team gets ready to entertain the defending NCAA Division II champions this weekend. The Broncos will host Sonoma State, which captured the 2002 NCAA Division II championship, on Friday at 7 p.m. in the first of two home games this weekend. Cal Poly Pomona will also host San Francisco State on Sunday at 3 p.m. Cal Poly Pomona is currently winless in its last three matches, but is coming off a well-deserved 1-1 tie against perennial power Cal State Bakersfield last Sunday. Sonoma State brings a 5-5-0 overall record and a 3-2-0 conference mark into Friday’s contest. San Francisco State is 3-8-0 overall and 1-4-0 in conference play. After Sunday’s game against San Francisco State, the Broncos will only have one more home game this season.

 

Last Week: The Broncos were stunned by Cal State Stanislaus, 6-3, on Friday to begin their weekend. The Warriors were winless in their first five conference contests, but exploded for a season-high in goals against the Broncos. Jonathan Bornstein (So., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS) set a new program record by firing off 13 shots in the game. The old record was 10 set by John Picco against Grand Canyon on Oct. 23, 2000 and the Broncos had a 25-8 edge in shots. The Broncos took a 1-0 lead just 5:37 into the match when Robert Cardenas (Jr., Chino Hills, Mt. San Antonio College) drilled a ball right off a pass from Andrew Pierce (So., Oswego, N.Y., Oswego HS) from about 35 yards out and into the Cal State Stanislaus goal. After two Warrior goals, Geoff Bachanas (Sr., San Jose, Archibishop Mitty HS) tied it up with his first goal of the season in the 40th minute. Bornstein scored the final Bronco goal with an assist from Pierce just 36 seconds into the second half. That tied the score at 3-3, but the Warriors got the final three goals of the contest. Cal Poly Pomona returned to action on Sunday and settled for a 1-1 tie with Cal State Bakersfield. The game was scoreless at halftime even though the Broncos outshot the Roadrunners, 9-1, in the first 45 minutes of play. The Broncos took a 1-0 lead when Bornstein scored on a penalty kick in the 59th minute after Cardenas was fouled in the box. Cal State Bakersfield then turned up the pressure and finally got the tying goal with 1:10 left in regulation.

 

Scouting the Opposition: The Broncos are 6-4-0 all-time against Sonoma State, including a 4-2 win last year in Sonoma that was one of only three losses by the Seawolves all last season. The Seawolves are currently third in the CCAA North Divisoin with 10 points (3-2-0). Cal Poly Pomona is 6-3-2 all-time against San Francisco State and defeated the Gators, 1-0, last season in San Francisco, on a goal by Jonathan Bornstein (So., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS).

 

Rankings: Cal Poly Pomona does not appear in NSCAA national or regional rankings this week. Sonoma State is ranked eighth in the NSCAA Far West Region rankings.

 

About The Coach: One of the most recognizable names in United States soccer history, Paul Caligiuri is in his second year as Cal Poly Pomona’s head coach. In his first season, he guided the Broncos to an 8-9-1 record, which was a huge improvement from the 3-15-1 mark in 2001. He has an 12-14-3 overall record with the Broncos. Caligiuri is a former member of the Los Angeles Galaxy and United States National Team. One of the most memorable moments of his playing career came in 1990 when he scored the game-winning goal – known as the “Goal Heard Round The World” – against Trinidad & Tobago that qualified the U.S. for its first World Cup appearance in 40 years. Caligiuri made 110 game appearances for the United States National Team.

 

Look Who’s Back: Just about everybody, actually. Cal Poly Pomona has eight starters and 17 players in all returning from last year’s team. Leading the list of returners is Jonathan Bornstein (So., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS), who was the CCAA Freshman of the Year last season. Bornstein led the Broncos with 10 goals and seven assists and earned first-team All-CCAA and second-team All-West Region honors. Robert Cardenas (Jr., Chino Hills, Mt. San Antonio College), a second-team All-CCAA selection last season, also returns. Two other starters who were among the team’s leading scorers, Geoff Bachanas (Sr., San Jose, Archbishop Mitty HS) and Andrew Pierce (So., Oswego, N.Y., Oswego HS) are also back. Bachanas had four goals and one assist last season, while Pierce had three goals and three assists.

 

Look Who’s New: Cal Poly Pomona is extremely excited about its recruiting class and several newcomers are expected to make immediate impacts. Andrew Bornstein (Jr., Los Alamitos, Long Beach CC), the older brother of Jonathan Bornstein, was expected to be one of the top newcomers and he paid immediate dividends. Andrew Bornstein scored the game-winning goal in the Broncos’ 2-1 win over Western Washington on Aug. 31. Daniel Sussman (Fr., Mission Viejo, Capistrano Valley HS), Sean Cima (Fr., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS) and Jason Ward (Fr., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS) are all expected to contribute to the team this season.

 

The Broncos’ Bornstein Brothers: The Broncos are expecting big things this season from not one Bornstein, but two. Jonathan Bornstein (So., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS) earned first-team All-CCAA and second-team All-West Region honors last year and was named the conference Freshman of the Year. He scored 10 goals and had seven assists and was the team’s leading scorer. He is a legitimate Player of the Year candidate in the CCAA this season. He set a new program record for most shots in a game with 13 in a 6-3 loss against Cal State Stanislaus and he tied a team record with three assists in the Broncos’ 3-0 win over Cal State L.A. on Sept. 19. He leads the team with five goals and seven assists and 17 points. He scored the opening goal in the Broncos’ 2-1 win over Western Washington on Aug. 31. His older brother, Andrew Bornstein (Jr., Los Alamitos, Long Beach CC) had the game-winning goal against the Vikings with 45 seconds remaining in regulation. Jonathan Bornstein had the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in a 3-1 win over Grand Canyon, while Andrew Bornstein had the assist on Darren Ross’ game-winning goal against UC San Diego. Andrew Bornstein comes to Cal Poly Pomona after playing two seasons with Long Beach City College, where he earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore.

 

From New York, With Skills: The Broncos are getting big production from their lone out-of-state player, Andrew Pierce (So., Oswego, N.Y., Oswego HS). Pierce is second on the team in scoring with four goals and two assists for 10 points. Pierce has scored three goals in the Broncos’ last four games, including both Cal Poly Pomona goals in a 3-2 loss at Cal State Dominguez Hills.  It was the first two-goal game of Pierce’s college career. Pierce finished tied for second in scoring last year with nine points on three goals and three assists.

 

The Leaders Of The Stats: Jonathan Bornstein (So., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS), who led the team in scoring a year ago, is leading the Broncos in scoring again this year. Bornstein has five goals and seven assists for 17 points. Bornstein tied a program record for most assists in a game with three in the Broncos’ 3-0 win over Cal State L.A. on Sept. 19 and he set a new program mark for shots in a game with 13 against Cal State Stanislaus on Sept. 26. Bornstein’s five goals lead the team, while Andrew Pierce (So., Oswego, N.Y., Oswego HS) is second with four goals. Bornstein leads the team with seven assists. Robert Cardenas (Jr., Chino Hills, Mt. San Antonio College) is second on the squad with three assists. Tim Sisk (So., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar HS) has played a team-high 787 minutes in goal. He has given up 15 goals and has a goals against average of 1.71. He has made 35 saves and has a save percentage of .700. He is 4-4 and has combined with Jeff Coombs (So., Palm Springs, Palm Springs HS) for one shutout.

 

CAL POLY POMONA

Men’s Soccer

 

CPP Schedule & Results

 

8/29     at Cal Poly SLO                                   L 0-1

8/31     vs. Western Washington                       W 2-1

9/3       at Concordia-Irvine                              L 0-4

9/6       vs. Pt. Loma Nazarene             T 2-2

9/9       vs. Grand Canyon*                               W 3-1

9/13     vs. UC San Diego*                               W 2-1

9/16     at CS San Bernardino*             L 0-2

9/19     at Cal State L.A.*                                W 3-0

9/22     at CS Dominguez Hills*                        L 2-3

9/26     vs. Cal State Stanislaus*                       L 3-6

9/28     vs. Cal State Bakersfield*                     T 1-1

10/3     vs. Sonoma State*                                7 p.m.

10/5     vs. San Francisco State*                       3 p.m.

10/10   at Chico State*                         4:30 p.m.

10/12   at UC Davis*                                       3 p.m.

10/18   at UC San Diego*                                2 p.m.

10/25   at Grand Canyon*                                7:30 p.m.

11/1     vs. CS San Bernardino*                       4:30 p.m.

 

*Denotes CCAA Game