LA MIRADA, Calif. – After trailing by 17 points late in the first period, the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team rallied for a 10-point 81-71 victory over Biola Thursday night in La Mirada. The Broncos improve to a perfect 3-0 this season as the Eagles fall to 0-3.
 
CPP trailed 28-11 with 52 seconds left in the opening quarter, but turned it around and outscored Biola 33-12 the rest of the half to take a 44-40 lead at halftime, one they would not relinquish.
 
Ally Bates led all scorers with 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting, including five 3-pointers, one 3-pointer shy of matching her career-high. Donja Payne enjoyed a double-double, dropping in 18 points and 10 rebounds and Kalaya Buggs added 13 points. Alicia Jones also recorded a double-double, but with 10 points and 12 assists.
 
As a team, the Broncos hit on 46.4 percent of their shots (32-69). They dominated the paint, outscoring the Eagles 46-14 underneath the basket. CPP also held a huge advantage on the boards, outrebounding Biola 49-28.
 
Biola, meanwhile, hit more shots from beyond the three-point line (15) than it did inside the arc (8), but it wouldn't be enough to hold off Cal Poly Pomona. Jordan Rabe led the Eagles with 17 points.
 
Cal Poly Pomona will host Concordia on Saturday at 2:00 pm in its 2022-23 home opener.
 
Bronco Bits

• Head coach Danelle Bishop moves to 349-196 in her 19th season as a head coach, including 211-111 in 12 seasons at Cal Poly Pomona.
• CPP improves to 17-0 all-time against Biola.
• Alicia Jones becomes just the 14^th student-athlete in CPP women's basketball history to record 12 or more assists in a game (program record is 14 set by Cathy Gooden on Jan. 9, 1989).
• It is the 19^th time in program history that the Broncos have opened the season at 3-0; it is also the first time since 2011-12 they have started 3-0.
• As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,024-393 in its 48th season, including 370-204 in away games and 128-53 in the month of November since its inception in 1974-75.
• Milestone Watch: Senior Ally Bates has 913 career points in 99 career games, including 335 points in the Green and Gold.

 
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