CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Nov. 29, 2004

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

Schedule of upcoming events:

MEN’S BASKETBALL:

vs. Sonoma State on Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

vs. San Francisco State on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

vs. Sonoma State on Friday, Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m.

vs. San Francisco State on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS START SEASON WITH MIXED RESULTS

2004-05 Record: 1-2. 2004-05 CCAA Record: 0-0

2004-05 National Ranking: 22

BRONCOS WIN ONCE, LOSE TWICE IN OPENING WEEK: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, ranked 22^nd in the nation in the Division II Bulletin’s preseason poll, dropped two of its first three games in a busy opening week. The Broncos got their season underway with an 85-61 victory over Vanguard University Tuesday in Kellogg Gym. The Broncos scored the first 10 points of the second half to break open what was a tight game in the first half. Cal Poly Pomona had three players score in double figures and shot 55 percent for the game. Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) scored a game-high 20 points and also had four rebounds and four assists to lead the Broncos. David Sybesma (Jr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) also had a big game with 18 points, five rebounds and six assists. Hervey Malone II (Jr., Pittsburg, Pittsburg HS) had 10 points and two assists. Vanguard held a 30-28 lead with five minutes to go in the first half, but the Broncos closed the half with a 12-3 run, capped off by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Malone. Dion Cook (So., Canoga Park, Chaminade HS) scored the first five points of the second half to start the Broncos on their game-breaking spurt. Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS) had nine points, seven in the second half, while Billy Hofman (So., Sierra Madre, La Canada HS) and Kaelen Daniels (Fr., Compton, Artesia HS) had eight points each. The Broncos then participated in the Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic at Western Washington and lost both games. Cal Poly Pomona opened the tourney with a 74-68 loss to Saint Martin’s on Friday. The Broncos held a 43-25 rebounding edge, but shot just 36 percent for the game. Bonds had a strong game, scoring a game-high 23 points and grabbing a game-high 14 rebounds. Sybesma added 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Boyd had nine points, four rebounds and three assists. Cal Poly Pomona led by one point at halftime, 36-35, but Saint Martin’s scored the first four points of the second half and led the rest of the way. Cal Poly Pomona then fell to tournament host Western Washington, 99-82. The game was tied at halftime, 45-45, but the Vikings used two big second-half runs to pull away. Bonds had another impressive performance, pouring in 26 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Sybesma added 18 points, six rebounds and six steals, Cook had 11 points and four assists and Malone II had 10 points and three assists. Western Washington held a 36-25 edge in rebounding and shot 57 percent.

BONDS BECOMES CAL POLY POMONA’S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER: Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) didn’t waste any time in becoming Cal Poly Pomona’s all-time leading scorer. Bonds started the season just 54 points behind Lucas LeCour’s record of 1,302 points. Bonds scored 20 points in the Broncos’ season opener against Vanguard, 23 against Saint Martin’s and then 26 against Western Washington and now has 1,317 points in his Cal Poly Pomona career. Bonds has been a Preseason All-American the past two years in Street & Smith’s preseason publication and he earned first-team All-West Region and All-CCAA last season.

BRONCOS SET FOR BEGINNING OF CONFERENCE PLAY: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team will get its California Collegiate Athletic Association schedule underway this weekend with a pair of home games in Kellogg Gym. The Broncos will host Sonoma State on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and then entertain San Francisco State on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. These contests will be the only conference games until Jan. 7.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS READY FOR START OF CONFERENCE PLAY

2004-05 Record: 2-0. 2004-05 CCAA Record: 0-0

2004-05 National Ranking: 25

BRONCOS TO OPEN CCAA PLAY WITH PAIR OF HOME GAMES: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, which is ranked 25^th in the nation in the Division II Coaches’ Preseason Poll, will open California Collegiate Athletic Association play this weekend against a pair of Northern California rivals. The Broncos will host Sonoma State on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. and will then face San Francisco State on Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. The Broncos won’t play another conference game after this weekend until Jan. 7. Candice Allen (Sr., Ontario, University of Arizona), the CCAA Player of the Year last season, leads the team in scoring (28.0 points per game) and rebounding (7.0) after the first two games. Lauren Stayton (Jr., Inglewood, Fresno State) is averaging 17.5 points per game, while newcomer Natasha Reed (Fr., San Francisco, Deer Valley HS) is averaging eight points a game. The Broncos finished second in the CCAA last season and advanced to the West Region championship game, where they fell to host Seattle Pacific. Cal Poly Pomona has reached the regional championship game in four of the past five years, which is more than any other Division II program. Included in that run are national championships in 2001 and 2002.

MORE NEWS

FRANCIS NAMED TO ALL-REGION VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Kellie Francis (Jr., Chino, Don Lugo HS) was named to the 12-player All-Pacific Region team, announced last Tuesday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Francis, an outside hitter, helped the Broncos record an 18-12 overall record and qualify for the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time since 1997. Francis led the Broncos with 439 kills and averaged a team-high 3.82 kills per game. She was also second on the team in digs with 239. Francis also contributed 13 service aces and 66 blocks. She follows teammates Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) and Lindsay Fischer in earning All-Region recognition. Anderson received first-team honors in 2003 and Fischer earned honorable mention in 2002. Earlier, Francis earned second-team All-CCAA honors.

ARAUJO EARNS ALL-FAR WEST REGION WOMEN’S SOCCER HONORS: Lisa Araujo (Sr., Rialto, Eisenhower HS) was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Division II Far West Region second team in voting done by the region coaches. Araujo, who scored six goals and had four assists for 16 points, led the Broncos in scoring this past season. She helped Cal Poly Pomona record a 9-7-2 overall record and advance to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament for an unprecedented seventh straight season. There were a total of 11 players named to the first team and Araujo was one of 11 players named to the second team. Seattle and Seattle Pacific dominated the selections, combining for nine of the 11 first-team spots. This is the second All-Region honor of Araujo’s career. She was also named to the All-Far West Region second team in 2002. Earlier, Araujo earned first-team All-CCAA honors for the third straight year. She was the CCAA Freshman of the Year in 2001.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BOOSTER CLUB’S WEB SITE IS UP AND RUNNING: The Trophy Club, the booster organization for the Cal Poly Pomona women’s basketball program, has its own web site up and running. Go to http://www.thetrophyclub.org Memberships are now available to join the Trophy Club, the team behind the team that has won a record five NCAA Division II championships, 48 NCAA Division II playoff games and is the only Division II women’s basketball program in the country to reach the Sweet Sixteen four times in the past five seasons. For more information, contact Head Coach Paul Thomas at (909) 869-2824.

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