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CPP WBB at the CCAA Tournament
Jeff Kettering
61
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 18-10,14-8 CCAA
67
Winner Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH 28-1,21-1 CCAA
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
18-10,14-8 CCAA
61
Final
67
Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH
28-1,21-1 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 12 17 20 12 61
Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH 20 13 20 14 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Tyler Lobe, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications

Broncos Give Toros Scare Before Falling In Semifinal Round

TURLOCK, Calif. – Donja Payne put in a team-high 15 points and both Alicia Jones and Kalaya Buggs added 12 each as the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team gave its all for 40 minutes, only to come up just short in a 67-61 loss to sixth-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills in the CCAA Tournament semifinal Friday night at Fitzpatrick Arena in Turlock.
 
The Broncos, who entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed, falls to 18-10 overall and will await word on their NCAA postseason fate as the Selection Show to unveil the 64-team NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament bracket is set to air on NCAA.com Sunday at 7:30 pm PST. The top-seeded Toros (28-1) advance to Saturday's CCAA Tournament final against No. 2 seed Cal State San Marcos.

CLICK HERE to see what head coach Danelle Bishop has to say about the loss in the CCAA Tournament semifinals.
 
While the Toros led nearly 39 minutes in the contest, the Broncos stayed within single digits for most of that time. In fact, a Payne layup with 6:10 left in the game put CPP within one point at 55-54, but the nationally-ranked Toros proved why they are expected to be the top seed in the West Region next week, going on a 12-4 run over a six-minute stretch to put the game out of reach.
 
Payne's point total came from 6 of 7 shooting and 3 of 6 from the line while she also pulled down nine rebounds before fouling out of the game late. Jones and Buggs had 12 tallies each; Buggs tied Payne for the most rebounds on the team with nine. Breanne Ha added nine points and Ally Bates scored eight.
 
The Broncos were the better shooting team Friday night, hitting 41.7 percent on 20 of 48 while the Toros were held to only 34.9 percent on 22 of 63 from the floor.
 
CSUDH was led by the 15 points of Nala Williams. Three other Toros contributed 10 points each.
 
Cal Poly Pomona will wait to see if it will earn an at-large bid into next week's NCAA West Regional. If the Broncos hear their name on Selection Sunday, it will be CPP's 28th appearance in the NCAA Tournament all-time, and the seventh time in the Danelle Bishop era. With five NCAA national titles in program history, Cal Poly Pomona is tied for the most national championships in NCAA Division II history.
 
For more information about the 2023 CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, including access to box scores, recaps, photo galleries, postgame press conferences and more, visit goccaa.org/WBBTourney.
 
Bronco Bits
  • Head coach Danelle Bishop moves to 364-206 in her 19th season as a head coach, including 226-121 in 12 seasons at Cal Poly Pomona.
  • The Broncos are now 31-15 all-time in the conference tournament, and 13-7 in the semifinal round.
  • The Broncos are now 71-23 all-time against Cal State Dominguez Hills, losing the last five contests.
  • CPP is now 2-3 all-time as the No. 4 seed in the CCAA Tournament.
  • The Broncos have gone 2-3 against teams ranked in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top 25 poll this season, moving to 69-78 all-time against nationally-ranked teams, and 11-18 under head coach Danelle Bishop.
  • As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,039-403 in its 48th season, including 101-59 in neutral site games and 119-54 in the month of March since its inception in 1974-75.