CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Dec. 20, 2004

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

 

Schedule of upcoming events:

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL:

vs. Dominican University on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

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

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

vs. Western Washington at Seattle Pac. on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m.

at Seattle Pacific on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 5 p.m.

 

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS PICK UP TWO IMPORTANT REGIONAL WINS

2004-05 Record: 4-3. 2004-05 CCAA Record: 1-1

 

BRONCOS POST VICTORIES OVER SEATTLE, GRAND CANYON: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team stretched its current winning streak to three games with a pair of victories last week over NCAA Division II West Region opponents. The Broncos opened the week with a 72-53 win over Seattle University on Tuesday in Kellogg Gym. Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) led three Broncos in double figures with 22 points, while also gathering in a team-high nine rebounds. David Sybesma (Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) had 17 points, two rebounds and four assists, while Dion Cook (So., Canoga Park, Chaminade HS) had 11 points and three assists. The Broncos shot 55 percent for the game and were a sizzling 10 of 16 from behind the 3-point arc. The Broncos also made 18 of their 22 free-throw tries and forced 14 turnovers. Cal Poly Pomona shot 67 percent from the field in the first half while building a 43-24 halftime lead. Seattle opened the second half with a 9-1 run and sliced the margin to 11 points, but back-to-back 3-pointers by Billy Hofman (So., Sierra Madre, La Canada HS) boosted the lead back to 17 points and the Broncos led comfortably the rest of the way. Hofman finished with nine points and six rebounds. The Broncos returned to action on Saturday and overcame a slow start to win at Grand Canyon, 59-46. Cal Poly Pomona trailed early, 12-2, and found itself down at halftime, 26-18. The Broncos, though, outscored the Antelopes, 41-20, in the second half. Cal Poly Pomona trailed, 37-33, with 9:35 remaining, but went on a game-breaking 18-0 run to take control. Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS) started the run with a 3-pointer and the Broncos really gathered momentum after back-to-back 3-pointers by Hofman and Boyd and a three-point play by Sybesma. Boyd had 10 points during the stretch. Boyd and Bonds both had 15 points to lead the Broncos, while Hofman added 12 points and three assists. After shooting just 31 percent in the first half, the Broncos shot a more respectable 42 percent in the second half, including an impressive 6-of-11 performance from behind the 3-point arc.

 

BRONCOS TO HOST DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY DURING HOLIDAY BREAK: Kellogg Gymnasium won’t be completely quiet during the Holidays. The Cal Poly Pomona men’s basketball team will host Dominican University on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 7:30 p.m. The Broncos will carry a three-game winning streak into the contest. The Broncos will also be at home on Monday, Jan. 3, to face regional power BYU-Hawaii in a 7:30 p.m. contest before resuming California Collegiate Athletic Association competition on Friday, Jan. 7 at Cal State L.A.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS BEAT ANTELOPES TO REMAIN UNBEATEN

2004-05 Record: 7-0. 2004-05 CCAA Record: 4-0

2004-05 National Ranking: 12

 

BRONCOS BEAT FORMER CCAA FOE IN REGIONAL CONTEST: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, which is now ranked 12th in the nation in the Division II WBCA/ESPN Coaches’ Poll, ran its season-long winning streak to seven with a 77-57 win over former California Collegiate Athletic Association opponent Grand Canyon Tuesday in Kellogg Gym. The Broncos jumped out to a big early lead and never let up while moving to 7-0 on the season. Candice Allen (Sr., Ontario, University of Arizona), coming off a school and conference-record 50-point performance, scored 21 points in 25 minutes of action to lead three Broncos in double figures. Allen took only nine shots in the game, made seven, and also knocked down six of eight free-throw tries. Brandi Fletcher (Jr., Pomona, Diamond Ranch HS) added 12 points, two rebounds and two assists, while Lauren Stayton (Jr., Inglewood, Fresno State) had 11 points. The Broncos trailed only once, 5-4, but took control of the game with a 12-1 run that gave them a 17-5 edge. Cal Poly Pomona led by as many as 14 points in the first half before settling for a 34-24 halftime lead. The Broncos led by as many as 29 points in the second half and had double-digit leads throughout the final 20 minutes. Natasha Reed (Fr., San Francisco, Deer Valley HS) had a team-high nine rebounds for the Broncos, who held a 38-33 rebounding edge.

 

ALLEN NAMED CO-CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Candice Allen (Sr., Ontario, University of Arizona), the reigning California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year, was named the Wilson CCAA Co-Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 6 – Dec. 12 with Chico State guard Kim Abts. Allen led the Broncos to a pair of wins in the Western Classic Shootout at Cal State Bakersfield and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Allen broke the Cal Poly Pomona and CCAA single-game record with 50 points to lead the Broncos past then-No. 9 Glenville State, 81-75. She also had 32 points and scored the Broncos’ final 14 points in an 84-76 victory over Northwest Nazarene. For the week, Allen averaged 41.0 points per game on 54.7 percent shooting. She also averaged 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.0 steals.

 

BRONCOS TO HEAD TO SEATTLE FOR CCAA/GNAC CLASSIC: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, ranked 12th in the NCAA Division II, will face Western Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. and Seattle Pacific on Thursday, Dec. 30, at 5 p.m. in the CCAA/GNAC Classic, which is being hosted this year by Seattle Pacific.

 

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.

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL DISPLAYS SOME OF ITS READING SKILLS: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team took a break from its schedule and showed off its dedication to education last week. The Broncos visited Lightfoot Elementary School in Rancho Cucamonga and participated in a reading program with first and second-grade students. The Bronco coaches and players read stories to the children that the youngsters picked out and then also stressed the importance of a good education. The Broncos, who are off to a 4-3 start this season after reaching the NCAA Division II playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time ever, just finished up a successful fall quarter academic campaign. The Broncos had a team grade point average of 2.98, which is the highest recorded quarter in many years.

 

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.

 

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