POMONA – Led by a 23-point performance by
Ally Bates, the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team cruised to a convincing 78-52 victory over Stanislaus State on Thursday evening at Kellogg Arena.
The Broncos rise to 16-9 overall and 13-8 in the CCAA. The Warriors stumble to 6-21 (2-19 CCAA).
CPP led from start to finish, and in double-digits for the majority of the contest. It would get up to as much as a 27-point lead when Bates hit a pair of free throws with 9:18 left in the fourth quarter.
Bates scored her tally on 7 of 10 shooting, including five three-pointers, and adding a team-high 10 rebounds.
Kalaya Buggs also scored in double-digits, dropping in 11 points with five rebounds and five assists.
Donja Payne returned from injury to contribute eight points off the bench in 11 minutes of action.
Alicia Jones also put up eight points while
Chynna Cochran had seven points, and both
Breanne Ha and
Keke Scott each with six points.
Ciara James tied for a team-high in rebounds with nine rebounds.
For the Warriors, Makayla Rose was the only Stanislaus State player in double-figures, netting 21 points.
As a team, the Broncos connected on 43.1 percent of its shots (25 of 58). The Warriors were just 30.2 percent (19 of 63), including just 2 of 20 from three-point range and 12 of 20 from the free throw line.
Cal Poly Pomona will wrap up the regular season Saturday at 1:00 pm when it hosts Chico State. It will also be Senior Day on Saturday and three CPP seniors will be honored in a special pregame ceremony –
Ally Bates,
Ciara James and
Chynna Cochran.
Bronco Bits
- Head coach Danelle Bishop moves to 362-205 in her 19th season as a head coach, including 224-120 in 12 seasons at Cal Poly Pomona.
- CPP improves to 44-13 over Stanislaus State all-time.
- The Broncos have won by 20+ points four times this season, and for the 48th time in the Danelle Bishop era.
- Ally Bates scored 20+ points for the ninth time in the last two seasons, including the sixth time this year.
- CPP is now 1-0 this season when ex-volleyball player Kacy Bolding gets called for two fouls in two minutes of action.
- The Broncos will be making their 26th all-time appearance in the CCAA Tournament, and the 11th time in the Danelle Bishop era; CPP is 30-14 all-time in the conference tournament and boasts 11 tournament championships.
- As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,037-402 in its 48th season, including 548-130 in home games and 284-91 in the month of February since its inception in 1974-75.
For more information about the 2023 CCAA Basketball Tournament, visit
goccaa.org/wbbtourney.
