POMONA – In one of their longest road trips of the season, the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team fell short of the weekend sweep, falling to Chico State 71-59 on Saturday night.
THE BASICS:
Final: Cal Poly Pomona 59, Chico State 71
Records: CPP (11-5, 8-3 CCAA), CSUC (10-6, 8-4 CCAA)
Location: Chico, Calif.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Broncos began the game with a strong performance in the first quarter, outscoring Chico State 17-11, ending the quarter with a 5-0 run.
- CPP took their largest lead of the night midway through the second quarter, leading 26-17.
- Chico State made their first big run after that, outscoring the Broncos 17-6 to end the first half with a 38-34 advantage.
- The Wildcats shots 43 percent from the field while CPP finished with a field goal percentage of 36 percent.
- Chico also won the battle down low, outrebounding the Broncos 44-35.
- Both teams traded off points to start the second half, eventually tying the game 46-46.
- Chico ended the third quarter scoring nine straight points, holding on to the lead for the remainder of the contest.
KEY PERFORMERS:
- For the second night in a row,
Casey McWilliam led the Broncos in scoring, tallying 14 points while shooting 6-for-12 from the field.
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Alyssa Benton finished with a team-high six rebounds while adding 11 points.
- Also finishing in double figures in points was
Jackie Ricketson with 11 points as well, adding five rebounds.
OUTSIDE THE BOX:
- The loss snaps CPP's seven-game win streak dating back to nearly a month ago when the Broncos defeated Cal State Dominguez Hills on Dec. 14.
- Chico State evened the season series against the Broncos, losing the first game at Kellogg Arena 66-50 in the first weekend of conference play.
- Despite losing to the Wildcats, the Broncos remain in second place in the CCAA standings, one spot ahead of Chico State.
COMING UP NEXT:
The Broncos will make their return to Kellogg Arena next weekend as they face off against Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State Los Angeles beginning on Thursday, Jan. 18.
