CARSON, Calif. - The Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team put up a strong fight against an undefeated Cal State Dominguez Hills squad on Saturday afternoon, but ultimately fell 78-68 to the No. 3 ranked team in the nation. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 18-4 on the season, while the Toros became the first team in the CCAA to clinch a berth into the conference tournament. Additionally, the Broncos hold on to a one game lead over Chico State for second place in the CCAA standings.
 
Senior Breanne Ha reached yet another career milestone on Saturday, scoring her 1,000^th collegiate point. She becomes the 27^th player in program history to surpass the 1,000-point mark, with all one thousand coming while wearing the Green & Gold. The most recent player to accomplish this feat was Jordyn Shane with 1,072 points from 2015-19.
 
The No. 22 ranked Broncos struggled to find their rhythm early, managing just five points in the first quarter while the Toros took control with a 14-5 lead. However, a second-quarter resurgence saw the Broncos outscore the Toros 23-13 on 60 percent shooting from the floor, heading into halftime with a narrow 28-27 lead.
 
Sydney Nelson led the charge for Cal Poly Pomona once again, finishing with 24 points and seven rebounds while shooting an efficient 7-for-15 from the field and 10-for-12 from the free-throw line. Nelson is coming off a career game where she carried the Broncos to the win against Cal State LA behind a 34-point performance. On the week, Nelson is averaging 29.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
 
Brielle Minor added 16 points off the bench, while Khamiyah Anderson contributed eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Despite the Broncos' first-half comeback, Cal State Dominguez Hills dominated the third quarter, outscoring CPP 25-4, fueled by a suffocating defense that forced eight turnovers. The Toros extended their lead to as many as 23 before the Broncos mounted a comeback attempt in the final quarter.
 
In the fourth quarter, Cal Poly Pomona found its offensive rhythm again, pouring in 36 points and shooting 55.6% from the field and going 14-for-17 from the charity stripe. However, the deficit proved too large to overcome as the Toros maintained their composure down the stretch for their 24^th consecutive win of the season. CSUDH is one of five teams remaining in the entire NCAA (all divisions) with a perfect record, the others being UCLA (D1), NYU (D3), Bowdoin (D3), and Scranton (D3).
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will have a four-game home stretch over the next two weeks, starting with a game against Sonoma State on Thursday, February 13^th, at 5:30 PM in Kellogg Arena.
 
 
Bronco Bits

• The Broncos are now 73-26 (.737) all-time against Cal State Dominguez Hills, including 2-8 in their past 10 games.
• Danelle Bishop is now 264-136 (.660) as head coach of the Broncos, including 203-92 (.688) in CCAA play. Including two previous stops at APU and CBU, Bishop is 402-221 all-time as a head coach.
• Road warriors - the team is an impressive 11-2 in road contests this season, tying the most in a season since 1999-00. The most away wins in a season came in 1985-86 when the Broncos won 16 games on the road.
• The team's 18-4 start is their best since the 2018-19 season.
• Sydney Nelson has now reached double figures in 20 consecutive games. In 51 career games played with the Broncos, Nelson has reached double figures 45 times.
• Breanne Ha became the 27^th player in program history to score all 1,000 of their collegiate points in a Bronco uniform.
•  Kalaya Buggs is also 45 points away and Cookie Marques is 31 points away from the same milestone, including their totals at other universities.