CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Aug. 30, 2004

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

 

Schedule of upcoming events:

 

CROSS COUNTRY:

at CS Fullerton Titan Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 8 a.m.

                                                           

MEN'S SOCCER:

at Seattle Pacific on Monday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m.

at Seattle University on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 3 p.m.

 

WOMEN'S SOCCER:

at Seattle Pacific on Monday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.

                                                                                   

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL:

vs. Seattle Pacific on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 3 p.m.

vs. Indianapolis on Friday, Sept. 3 at 1:30 p.m.

vs. Seattle University on Friday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

vs. Western New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 1:30 p.m.

vs. Chaminade on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

 

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VOLLEYBALL: BRONCOS WIN THREE OUT OF FOUR IN ALASKA TOURNEY

2004 Overall Record: 3-1.

 

BRONCOS GET SEASON OFF TO SOLID START: Fueled by a pair of dramatic, five-game wins over tournament host Alaska Fairbanks, Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s volleyball team won three out of four matches to open the 2004 season. The Broncos took part in the Midnight Sun Invitational and finished second in the four-team tourney. Cal Poly Pomona beat Alaska Fairbanks twice and also posted a win over Western State (Colo). The Broncos’ only loss was a four-game defeat to Findlay (Ohio), which is a returning NCAA Division II playoff team and which received votes in the AVCA Preseason National Top-25 poll. The Broncos opened their season on Thursday and rallied from a 2-0 deficit to stun Alaska Fairbanks, 28-30, 27-30, 30-26, 30-26, 15-10. Cal Poly Pomona trailed in the fifth game, 6-4, but used a 6-0 run to take control of the match. The Nanooks closed to within 12-10, but the Broncos scored the final three points of the match. Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) led the Broncos with 22 kills, while Kellie Francis (Jr., Chino, Don Lugo HS) added 20 kills and 17 digs. Breezie Jordan (Jr., Ventura, Buena HS) had a strong defensive game with a team-high 18 digs, while Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland, Upland HS) had 63 assists. Antoinette Kathol (Fr., Sierra Madre, La Salle HS) had five kills and nine blocks in her Cal Poly Pomona debut, while Elizabeth Defoort (Jr., Glendora, Citrus College) had nine kills and three blocks. Casey Riedel (So., Saugus, Saugus HS) had seven kills and Christina Gordon (Jr., Moreno Valley, Riverside CC) had six kills. The Broncos then lost their first match of the year when Findlay rallied for a 25-30, 30-21, 30-26, 30-23 win on Friday night. Francis led the Broncos with 23 kills and 15 digs, while Defoort added 12 kills and two blocks. Anderson had nine kills and four blocks. Kathol again had a team-high in blocks, this time with five. Jordan led the team again in digs with 18. On Saturday, the Broncos won both their matches. First, they posted a 30-16, 30-24, 30-16 win over Western State College. Anderson led a balanced attack with nine kills, four blocks and 14 digs. Francis had eight kills, three aces and eight digs, while Gordon added seven kills. Jordan had a career-high six aces for the Broncos, who had 14 in the match. Jen Bullock (Sr., Anaheim, Eastern New Mexico) had 23 assists and two aces. The Broncos came back later Saturday to post an important five-game win over Alaska Fairbanks. Anderson and Francis had 19 kills each to lead the Broncos. Anderson also led the team with 16 digs. Defoort had 13 kills and Gordon recorded 12 kills. Megan Meenan (Sr., Hermosa Beach, El Camino College) had 14 digs and Kiting Kolar (Fr., La Canada, La Canada HS) had 13 digs. Kennedy had 48 assists, while Bullock had 12. The Broncos dropped the first game and were down, 29-28, in the second game, but a kill by Anderson knotted things up. Kills by Anderson and Defoort closed the game out for the Broncos. The Broncos won game three and, after failing to close out the match in four games, won the fifth game handily.

 

BRONCOS WILL HOST A LOT OF VOLLEYBALL THIS WEEK: The Cal Poly Pomona women's volleyball team will play its first home matches of the year this week when the Broncos entertain Seattle Pacific on Wednesday, Sept. 1 and then host a six-team tournament, the Holiday Inn Select Diamond Bar/Cal Poly Pomona Invitational on Friday, Sept. 3 and Saturday, Sept. 4. In the tournament, Cal Poly Pomona will face Indianapolis (1:30 p.m.) and Seattle University (7:30 p.m.) on Friday and Western New Mexico (1:30 p.m.) and Chaminade (7:30 p.m.) on Saturday. All Cal Poly Pomona matches will be played in Darlene May Gym.

 

MEN'S SOCCER: BRONCOS SPLIT FIRST TWO MATCHES OF SEASON

2004 Overall Record: 1-1.

 

BRONCOS WIN HOME OPENER; FALL IN WASHINGTON: The Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer team got its 2004 season off on a winning note with a home win over Bryant University (Rhode Island), 4-2, last Thursday at Kellogg Field. The win was the first for the Broncos in a season-opener since 1997. It was quite a debut for Matt Barker (Fr., La Verne, Bonita HS), who scored two goals, including a dazzling end-to-end rush that resulted in a score that gave the Broncos a 3-1 edge. His second goal of the game in the 80th minute iced the game for the Broncos. Andrew Pierce (Jr., Oswego, N.Y., Oswego HS) opened the scoring for the Broncos just 6:15 into the contest when he scored with an assist from Robert Cardenas (Sr., Chino Hills, Mt. San Antonio College). The Broncos extended their 1-0 halftime lead to 2-0 just five minutes into the second half when Cardenas knocked in a rebound of a shot by Darren Ross (Jr., El Camino Real HS) that had bounced off a goalpost. After Bryant scored two minutes later to make it 2-1, Barker gave the Broncos some breathing room. Barker, beginning on the Broncos’ half of the field, began dribbling upfield. He was being kicked and pushed all the way up the field, but maintained possession and, finally, after faking out the Bryant goalie, knocked a shot into the net to give Cal Poly Pomona a 3-1 advantage. Bryant scored nine minutes later to cut the lead to 3-2, but Barker scored his second goal of the game when he headed in a cross from Pierce to put the game out of reach. Goals were not as plentiful on Saturday when the Broncos dropped a 3-1 decision at Western Washington. Peter Hazdovac (Fr., San Pedro, San Pedro HS) got the only Bronco goal when he scored just five seconds before halftime with an assist from Ben Van der Fluit (Fr., Calabasas, Calabasas HS). That tied the score at 1-1, but the Vikings scored a pair of second-half goals to get the win. Tim Sisk (Jr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar HS) made three saves for the Broncos, who owned a slim 10-9 edge in shots.

 

BRONCOS TO COMPLETE THREE-GAME WASHINGTON SWING: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s soccer team will play a pair of games this week in Washington to conclude its three-game road trip. The Broncos will be at Seattle Pacific today (Monday, Aug. 30) and then face Seattle University on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The Broncos’ next home game is next Friday, Sept. 10, against Concordia University.

 

WOMEN'S SOCCER: BRONCOS LOSE PAIR OF ONE-GOAL DECISIONS

2004 Overall Record: 0-2.

 

BRONCOS GET OFF TO BUMPY START WITH TWO HEARTBREAKERS: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team suffered a pair of tough one-goal losses to open the 2004 season. The Broncos were unable to hold on to a 2-0 lead in their home opener last Thursday and lost to Bryant University (Rhode Island), 3-2, in overtime at Kellogg Field. The Broncos had the better scoring opportunities and owned a 17-9 edge in shots. Cal Poly Pomona took a 1-0 halftime lead on a goal by Kimberly Stillman (Fr., Arcadia, Arcadia HS) just seven minutes into the game. Stillman converted on a corner kick from Chelsea Hipley (Jr., Sacramento, Woodcreek HS). The Broncos made it 2-0 five minutes into the second half when Jamie Black (Jr., Torrance, West HS) scored with an assist from Kristi Ibello (So., Santa Rosa, Ursuline HS). Bryant, though, got the game-tying goal in the 76th minute on a breakaway and then scored less than four minutes into overtime to get the win. The Broncos played a much sounder defensive game at Western Washington on Saturday, but still came up short in a 1-0 decision. The only goal of the game was an own goal., which was scored when a Western Washington cross inadvertently went off the heel of a Bronco defender and into the net. The Broncos held an 11-10 edge in shots and had a couple golden scoring opportunities in the first half. A header by Lisa Araujo (Sr., Rialto, Eisenhower HS) went just wide before halftime and a free kick by Sara Flowers (Fr., Santee, Santana HS) hit the crossbar and bounced away. Tia Rudolph (Sr., Rancho Cucamonga, Alta Loma HS) got the rebound, but her shot was saved by the Western Washington goalie. Vanessa Richardson (Jr., Upland, Upland HS) made four saves for the Broncos.

 

BRONCOS TO COMPLETE TRIP IN SEATTLE: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team will conclude its two-game swing through Washington with a match today (Monday, Aug. 30) at Seattle Pacific. The Broncos have another road game, this one against Azusa Pacific on Tuesday, Sept. 7, before their next home game on Friday, Sept. 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CROSS COUNTRY: BRONCOS OPEN SEASON THIS WEEK

 

OPTIMISM HIGH AS BRONCOS BEGIN 2004 SEASON: Head coach Jim Sackett welcomes one of the deepest and most talented rosters he's ever had at Cal Poly Pomona and the Broncos are hoping to finish the season as one of the top programs in the nation. Both men’s and women’s teams will open their 2004 seasons at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Invitational this Saturday, Sept. 4. The Bronco men, who were 11th in the nation last year, will return their top four runners and are aiming to post the program’s first top-five national finish since 1996. All-American Mark Batres (Jr., Hacienda Heights, Don Bosco Tech HS) and California Collegiate Athletic Association runner-up Daniel Rojas (Sr., El Monte, Mt. San Antonio College) will lead the list of returning runners. David Cerecerez (Sr., Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Cucamonga HS) and James Tawney (Jr., Barstow, Barstow HS), who both earned All-CCAA honors last season, are also back. The women also expect to better in 2004 and have a talented list of returning runners led by All-CCAA standout Christina Jimenez (So., Apple Valley, Granite Hills HS). The Broncos also return Shawna Winfrey (Sr., Santee, West Hills HS) and Natalie Miano-Batres (Jr., La Puente, Nogales HS) and welcome back Jamie Ray (Jr., Barstow, Barstow HS), who ran for the Broncos in 2001 and ’02 and then studied for one year in Spain.

 

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