CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Jan. 3, 2005

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

 

Schedule of upcoming events:

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL:

vs. BYU-Hawaii on Monday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

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

at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

at Cal State L.A. on Friday, Jan. 7 at 5:30 p.m.

at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m.

 

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http://www.csupomona.edu/~athletic

 

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS RECORD WIN OVER DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY

2004-05 Record: 5-3. 2004-05 CCAA Record: 1-1

 

BRONCOS USE ANOTHER BIG SECOND HALF TO POST VICTORY: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team stretched its winning streak to four games after beating NAIA program Dominican University, 75-61, last Wednesday night in Kellogg Gym. The Broncos overcame a slow start and outscored the Penguins, 48-30, in the second half. Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) had 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead the Broncos, while David Sybesma (Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) had 10 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Hervey Malone II (Jr., Pittsburg, Pittsburg HS) and Dion Cook (So., Canoga Park, Chaminade HS) had 10 points each for Cal Poly Pomona. The Broncos shot just 30 percent in the first half, but came alive in the second half and hit 58 percent of its shots. The shooting woes in the first 20 minutes extended to the free-throw line, where the Broncos were only seven of 14. Dominican got a quick jump on the Broncos and scored the first seven points of the game. Cal Poly Pomona responded with a 12-0 run behind a 3-pointer and three-point play by Bonds and back-to-back 3-pointers by Billy Hofman (So., Sierra Madre, La Canada HS). Dominican came back with a big run of its own and opened up a 24-16 lead, but the Broncos carved the deficit to 31-27 by halftime. Dominican led by as many as six points in the second half, the final time at 35-29. Cal Poly Pomona took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Malone, 44-43, with 10:46 to go. Malone’s basket started a game-breaking 17-5 run over a five-minute span that gave the Broncos a 60-49 edge. Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS) had nine points for the Broncos, while Kevin Nevue (Fr., San Leandro, St. Joseph Notre Dame HS) had seven points and three rebounds. The Broncos owned a 40-29 advantage on the boards.

 

BONDS NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cal Poly Pomona’s Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) was named the Wilson California Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 13-19. Bonds led the Broncos to a pair of important NCAA Division II West Region victories that week. First, he scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Cal Poly Pomona’s 72-53 victory over Seattle University and he added 15 points and five rebounds in the Broncos’ 59-46 win at Grand Canyon. For the week, Bonds averaged 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. The award was Bonds’ second of the season and the third of his Cal Poly Pomona career. Bonds, Cal Poly Pomona’s all-time leading scorer, has 1,404 points.

 

BRONCOS TO HOST BYU-HAWAII, THEN RETURN TO CCAA PLAY: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team will host NCAA Division II West Region power BYU-Hawaii on Monday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Kellogg Gym before resuming its California Collegiate Athletic Association schedule with a pair of road games this weekend. The Broncos will be at Cal State L.A. on Friday and at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday. Both games will be web cast on the Cal Poly Pomona athletic website.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS DROP FIRST TWO GAMES OF SEASON

2004-05 Record: 7-2. 2004-05 CCAA Record: 2-0

2004-05 National Ranking: 12

 

BRONCOS LOSE TWICE IN CCAA/GNAC CLASSIC IN SEATTLE: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, which is ranked 12th in the nation in the Division II WBCA/ESPN Coaches’ Poll, suffered its first two losses of the season last week in the California Collegiate Athletic Association/Great Northwest Athletic Conference Classic, hosted by Seattle Pacific. The Broncos had a nightmarish trip to Seattle and were forced to fly to Portland and bus to Seattle late Wednesday night. The 1 p.m. tip-off on Thursday certainly didn’t help matters and the Broncos lost their first game of the season, 78-64, to Western Washington. Cal Poly Pomona shot just 32 percent for the game and made just 22 percent of its shots in the first half. The Broncos had a 15-game regular-season winning streak snapped by the Vikings. Candice Allen (Sr., Ontario, University of Arizona) led the Broncos with 23 points, although she was saddled with foul trouble throughout the game and played only 28 minutes before fouling out. Brandi Fletcher (Jr., Pomona, Diamond Ranch HS) added 10 points and four rebounds. The Broncos trailed at halftime, 36-28, and were down by 10 points early in the second half. Cal Poly Pomona rallied and took a 57-56 lead after a four-point play by Allen with 8:36 to go. The Broncos led one more time, 59-58, after a put-back by Porsche’ Kirksey (Fr., Gardena, Junipero Serra HS) with 8:05 left, but Western Washington went on a 12-3 run over the next four minutes to take control of the game. A pair of free throws by Lauren Stayton (Jr., Inglewood, Fresno State) cut the deficit to 70-64 with 3:52 left, but the Vikings closed out the game by scoring the final eight points. Western Washington owned a hefty 59-35 advantage in rebounds. Cal Poly Pomona then lost to No. 4 Seattle Pacific in a battle of national powers. The Broncos trailed by just seven at halftime, 44-37, but were outscored, 46-28, in the second 20 minutes. Allen had 30 points and six rebounds to lead the Broncos, while Stayton had 12 points and eight rebounds. Fletcher added eight points and a team-high nine rebounds. The Broncos were on the short end of a 46-41 rebounding count and shot just 32 percent for the game. Cal Poly Pomona shot just 27 percent in the second half.

 

 

BRONCOS TO RESUME CCAA ACTION WITH A PAIR OF ROAD GAMES: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, ranked 12th in the NCAA Division II, will resume California Collegiate Athletic Association play this week with a pair of road games. The Broncos will be at Cal State L.A. on Friday and Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday. Both games will be web cast on the Cal Poly Pomona athletic website. The Broncos’ next home game is Friday, Jan. 21, against Cal State San Bernardino.

 

MORE NEWS

 

TEE IT UP WITH CAL POLY POMONA ATHLETICS: Be sure to mark Monday, June 27, 2005, in your calendar. That’s the date for the 26th annual Bronco Golf Classic, which will be held this year at the prestigious South Hills Country Club in West Covina. The Broncos are also looking for more volunteers. Please call Julie Hall, Director of Development, at (909) 869-2825 if you are interested in joining the planning committee. The committee will meet once per month until the tournament date.

 

WOMEN’S SOCCER PROGRAM HONORED FOR ACADEMIC PROWESS: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team was honored recently with a 2003-04 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award. The Broncos were one of the programs honored by the NSCAA for having a team grade point average above 3.0. Cal Poly Pomona finished the academic year with a team grade point average of 3.11. The Broncos are coached by Paul Caligiuri. Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team just finished another successful season in 2004. Cal Poly Pomona was 9-7-2 overall and qualified for the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament for an unprecedented seventh straight season.

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL BOOSTER CLUB HAS BEEN UNVEILED: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team has unveiled a new booster organization called the Fast Break Club. While its primary function is raising funds for the men’s basketball program, the Fast Break Club is also a great way for alumni, fans, players and coaches to get acquainted and have fun. The annual membership is $100 and includes home games admission, home games parking and a Fast Break Club t-shirt. For more information, contact Head Coach Greg Kamansky at (909) 869-2833.

 

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.

 

ATHLETIC MEMORABILIA WANTED: The Cal Poly Pomona Athletic Department is interested in collecting old Cal Poly Pomona athletic gear – varsity jackets, uniforms, ect. – for a project in the new Bronco Student Center. Alumni who have Bronco Athletic memorabilia they are willing to donate should contact Julie Hall at (909) 869-2825.

 

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE BRONCO NEWS BY E-MAIL: You can sign up to receive the Cal Poly Pomona athletics weekly release and the quarterly Bronco Roundup via email. Go to the icon at the top of the CPP athletic website: www.csupomona.edu/~athletic and sign up now! Weekly releases are also posted on the Cal Poly Pomona website as well media notes for the Bronco teams. For more information, call (909) 869-2812.