TURLOCK, Calif. – Trailing by two points with 4.1 seconds left in the contest,
Kalaya Buggs fires a 60-foot inbounds pass to
Chynna Cochran, who turned around to bank the game-winning three-pointer off the backboard to give the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team a thrilling victory over Stanislaus State in Turlock on Saturday afternoon.
The Broncos rise to 11-3 overall and 8-2 in the CCAA. The Warriors (4-12 overall) remain winless in conference play at 0-10.
Stanislaus State rallied from a 12-point deficit to take a 69-67 lead on a layup by Makayla Rose just before the Buggs-to-Cochran triumph on the other end of the floor, which sent the Bronco bench into a frenzied celebration. After a review, the officials moved the clock back to 0.9 left in regulation, but the Broncos defense didn't allow the Warriors to take a shot upon inbounding the ball, clinching the victory.
Ally Bates led the team with 15 points, all from beyond the three-point line.
Alicia Jones (13 points),
Breanne Ha (12 points),
Donja Payne (10 points) and Cochran (10 points) were also in double-figures on Saturday.
Rose poured in 38 points for the Warriors on 14 of 26 shooting, including 5 of 9 from three-point range on her own.
Cal Poly Pomona returns home on Thursday to host Cal Poly Humboldt at Kellogg Arena. Tipoff is set for 5:30 pm.
Bronco Bits
- Head coach Danelle Bishop moves to 357-199 in her 19th season as a head coach, including 219-114 in 12 seasons at Cal Poly Pomona.
- The Broncos have started the season at 11-3 or better through the first 14 games for the sixth time in the last 13 seasons.
- CPP improves to 43-13 over Stanislaus State all-time.
- Ally Bates scored 20+ points for the seventh time in the last two seasons, including the fourth time this year.
- Donja Payne records her team-leading sixth double-double of the season.
- The Broncos are now 36-14 in program history in games decided by one point.
- As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,032-396 in its 48th season, including 374-204 in away games and 291-92 in the month of January since its inception in 1974-75.
