Women’s Basketball Wins Third Straight, Defeat Hope International 75-52
FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball cruised to a 75-52 victory at Hope International on Saturday afternoon, improving to 3-1 to start the season. This was just the second meeting all-time between the two teams, the Broncos winning both games on the road.
Sophomore Mydrea Moore had a standout performance for the Green & Gold, scoring a career-high 14 points to go along with a career-high nine rebounds. Sydney Nelson led the scoring with her second consecutive game contributing 17 points. Alexis Woodson also reached double digits for the first time in her CPP career, as the junior transfer from Stanislaus State scored 10 points.
The Broncos came out of the gate hot, scoring 17 points in the first quarter to take a quick 17-8 lead. The team extended that lead with 13 more points in the second quarter, going into halftime ahead 30-17.
CPP continued to gain separation in the third quarter, scoring 10 points off turnovers to contribute to a season-high 26 points in the quarter. Nelson was a catalyst for the big quarter, scoring nine of her points and going a perfect 4-for-4 from the field.
The bench helped seal the win in the fourth quarter, scoring 12 of the 19 points for the Broncos in the final quarter. The Broncos continued to shoot well in the game, going 41 percent from the floor and 15-for-18 (.833) from the line. Jeanette Fine added seven points to the total, while Brielle Minor, Cookie Marques, and Kalaya Buggs each contributed six.
Up Next
The Broncos will continue on the road next week with one game at Concordia Irvine on Saturday, November 23rd, at 1:00 PM. The Broncos are 6-2 all-time against the Golden Eagles dating back to 1997.
Bronco Bits
- The Broncos are now 2-0 all-time against Hope International, having only played them once before in the 2015-16 season.
- Danelle Bishop is now 249-133 (.652) as head coach of the Broncos. Including her time as head coach at Azusa Pacific and California Baptist, Bishop is 387-218 (.640) all-time.
- This is the third straight year the team has been 3-1 to open the season.
- CPP is currently tied for the second-highest overall winning percentage in the CCAA at .750. Both the Broncos and Chico State are 3-1.
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