Yotes Get Revenge on Broncos in CCAA Semifinals
LOS ANGELES – After Cal Poly Pomona eliminated Cal State San Bernardino in the CCAA Tournament Semifinals in 2022, the Yotes returned the favor on Friday night with a 3-1 win over the Broncos. This loss ended the Broncos' hopes of defending their CCAA Tournament title, while setting up a Cal State San Bernardino and Cal State LA final – the two regular season co-champions of the conference.
Both offenses struggled to find the floor, with the Broncos recording their fourth-most digs of the season at 72 and the Yotes collecting a season-high 76 digs in the match. The Broncos' attacks were also met with 13 blocks at the net, the third-most by one of their opponents in a match this year. As a result, both teams each recorded their fourth-lowest hitting percentage of the season, CPP at .172 and CSUSB at .204.
Daisy Duke recorded a match-high 17 kills, while Madison Novak was close behind with 15 and Samantha Campion reached double-digits with 10. Across both teams, six players collected double-digit kills, all six having been named to the All-CCAA First Team or Second Team.
Up Next
Having gone 21-7 (.750) and being nationally ranked in the Top 25 for the entirety of the 2023 season, the Broncos have all but guaranteed themselves a spot in the NCAA Tournament at the end of this month. The eight-team west regional will be announced this coming Monday, November 20th, during the NCAA Selection Show at 4:30 PM PST on NCAA.com.
In the latest NCAA regional rankings published earlier this week, CPP was placed third in the West behind No. 1 Chaminade and No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino. Barring an unforeseen change, this would likely send the Broncos to either Honolulu, Hawaii or San Bernardino for the West Regionals taking place from November 30th – December 2nd. CPP has played on both courts this season, opening the season in the Hawai'i Challenge on the campus of Chaminade, as well as a road game at CSUSB in early October.
Bronco Bits
- The Broncos are now 28-48 all-time against Cal State San Bernardino.
- Traci Dahl is now 76-34 (.691) as head coach of the Broncos.
- CPP has a 6-4 record in the postseason since 2021.
- The Broncos have made the NCAA Tournament 18 times, including each of the past two seasons. They hope to hear their name called for the 19th time during the selection show on Monday.
- Emily Payne recorded a season-high 14 digs on Friday night.
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- 53 Broncos Recognized in CCAA Fall Academic Honor RollCal Poly Pomona saw 53 student-athletes named to the 2023 CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll on Tuesday, ranking second in the conference behind only Cal State Monterey Bay. A record 551 men and women across the CCAA's 12 member institutions were honored.
- CPP Athletics Launches New WebsiteFor the first time since 2019, the Cal Poly Pomona Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has launched a redesign of BroncoAthletics.com. In partnership with SIDEARM Sports powered by Learfield, the new website went live on Wednesday morning.
- Duke, Campion, and Mueller Named All-AmericansDaisy Duke, Samantha Campion, and Caitie Mueller continued to rack up accolades for the 2023 season, this time earning the most notable individual award of them all: All-American.
- Fall Sports Dominate 2023 Season, Highest Winning Percentage in CPP Athletics HistoryThe five intercollegiate sports that compete during the fall season – men's cross country, women's cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's volleyball – dominated their respective 2023 seasons, combining for one of the winningest falls in Cal Poly Pomona Athletics history.
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