POMONA – The Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team jumped out to a significant 27-4 lead after the first nine minutes of the contest and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way, cruising to a 75-58 victory over visiting Cal Poly Humboldt on Thursday evening at Kellogg Arena in Pomona.
 
The Broncos have won four straight games, rising to 12-3 overall and 9-2 in the CCAA. The Lumberjacks fell to 6-9 (4-7 CCAA).
 
While CPP was in control the entire 40 minutes of action, Humboldt did rally to pull within 12 points at 46-34 with 7:58 to go in the third quarter, but the Broncos went on a 17-2 run over the next six minutes to grab their largest lead of 27 points at 63-36 with a minute remaining in the third.
 
Despite the lopsided score, both teams took incredible care of the ball, as both Humboldt and Pomona combined for just 18 turnovers. CPP alone gave up the ball just eight times, as it was just the second time this season the Broncos had less than 10 turnovers in a game.
 
The difference in the game was Cal Poly Pomona's efficiency on offense, as the hosts connected on 44.6 percent of its shots (25 of 56), including nine three-pointers, while the Lumberjacks were held to just 31.7 percent shooting on 20 of 63 from the floor.
 
Ally Bates led all scorers with 18 points on Thursday, as Alicia Jones added 16 points with a team-high nine rebounds. Ciara James (11 points) and Kalaya Buggs (10 points) were also in double-figure scoring for CPP.
 
Sara Ahmadpour was the only Cal Poly Humboldt player in double-digits, scoring 17 points, all but two coming from beyond the three-point arc.
 
Cal Poly Pomona will wrap up its two-game homestand Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm when it hosts Sonoma State. The Broncos will then hit the road for four games, beginning at nationally-ranked Cal State San Marcos next Thursday.
 
Bronco Bits

• Head coach Danelle Bishop moves to 358-199 in her 19th season as a head coach, including 220-114 in 12 seasons at Cal Poly Pomona.
• The Broncos have started the season at 12-3 or better through the first 15 games for the sixth time in the last 13 seasons.
• The Broncos have led at halftime in 11 of 15 games this season, and are now 10-1 when doing so.
• In the Danelle Bishop era, CPP is now 82-25 in games decided by 15 or more points.
• CPP snaps a brief two-game losing streak to Cal Poly Humboldt, improving to 72-20 all-time against the Lumberjacks.
• As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,033-396 in its 48th season, including 545-129 in home games and 292-92 in the month of January since its inception in 1974-75.