POMONA – The Broncos hosted their first CCAA opponents the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros to close Friday nights double header. It was a back-and-forth battle in the top-15 matchup, that ended in a tie, 3-3.
 
CSUDH was the first to score as they made a goal in the 17^th minute. Defender Thomas Guei put the Broncos on the board, as he hit a goal in the 34^th minute from an assist by midfielder Mike Moser. Going into the second half, the score was tied 1-1.
 
CPP forced a penalty kick in the 53^rd minute that was scored by forward Jerry Ramirez. The Toros were awarded a penalty kick in the 57^th minute that ended with the same result, a goal by CSUDH bringing the score to a tie for the second time, 2-2.
 
In the 80^th minute, defender Cesar Ruvalcaba found forward Paul Roger Henschke who scored a goal to take the lead, 3-2. The Toros hit a goal in the 87^th minute to bring the game to its final result, a tie 3-3. The Broncos now stand at an overall record of 5-1-2, and CCAA record of 0-0-1.
 
Henschke led CPP in shots with three shots and three shots on goal. Goalkeeper CJ Walker closed the game with two saves.
 
"CSUDH is a good team and they came with good energy," said coach Matt O'Sullivan. "They put us on our heels early on and we need to start better. Everyone is going to have a different game plan against us, and I think we looked stunned a little early."
 
Coach O'Sullivan continued, "After we were down, we responded very well. We started to problem solve and we played well and got ourselves back in front with grit and determination. I liked our spirit but, it can't always come after adversity, we need it to come from within before anything goes wrong. It's very important we learn that lesson and recover quickly for a huge game on Sunday."
 
CPP's next match is Sunday, September 23^rd against Cal State Monterey Bay at Kellogg Stadium with kickoff set for 2:00 pm.
 
Bronco Bits: Cal Poly Pomona fourth-year head coach O'Sullivan moved to 29-11-9 in his coaching career … The Broncos are 18-2-4 in CCAA competition… CPP is now 18-40-10 against Cal State Dominguez Hills …. CPP is 7-8-2 when both competing teams are top-25 … Tonight's matchup between CPP and CSUDH is the 2nd all-time matchup when both teams are ranked in the Top 25 … The first and only matchup came on 11/20/2015, #17 CPP defeated #23 CSUDH 2-1 to win the NCAA Div. II West Region title.

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