CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Bronco Sports News
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004
Contact: Paul Helms
(909) 869-2812
2004 CPP Record: 3-6. CCAA Record: 1-3
Broncos Will Conclude Homestand,
Head For Los Angeles:
Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s soccer team
concludes its four-match home stand this Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. against Cal State Bakersfield at Kellogg
Field. The Broncos will then travel to Los Angeles on Sunday to meet Cal State L.A. in a 12:30 p.m. contest. The Broncos will be looking for their
first win against the Roadrunners since 2001. The Broncos are 3-2 at
home and 0-4 on the road so far in 2004. The Broncos are bidding for their
first winning season since 1999.
Last Week: Cal Poly Pomona
had mixed results in California Collegiate Athletic Association play last week.
The Broncos picked up their first conference win with a hard-fought 2-1 win
against Cal State San Bernardino at Kellogg Field on Tuesday. Cal Poly Pomona
jumped out to a 2-0 first-half lead thanks to goals from Dustin Venegas (Fr., Lakewood,
Los Alamitos HS) and Sean Cima (Fr., Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos HS). The
Broncos had to play the final 24 minutes a man down when Robert Cardenas (Sr.,
Chino Hills, Mt. San Antonio College) received a
second yellow card and was ejected. Goalkeeper Gabriel Ward (Sr., Chino Hills,
Damien HS) made four saves in relief of the injured Tim Sisk (Jr., Diamond Bar,
Diamond Bar HS), including several key plays down the stretch. Cal Poly Pomona was
not so fortunate last Saturday against UC San Diego at Kellogg Field. The
Tritons defeated the Broncos, 6-1, thanks mainly to three first-half goals from
UC San Diego’s Matthew Davey. The Broncos were able to avoid a shutout when
Dustin Venegas (Fr., Lakewood, Los
Alamitos HS) scored in the final minute of the game. The Broncos were outshot
by the Tritons, 17-4. Ward and Jeff Coombs (Jr., Palm
Springs, Palm Springs HS) had
three saves each for Cal Poly Pomona.
Scouting the Opposition: Cal Poly Pomona
is 13-22-3 all-time against Cal State Bakersfield. In 2003, the Broncos and the
Roadrunners played to a tie in their only encounter, 0-0 at Kellogg Field. The
Broncos are 0-3-2 in their last five meetings with the Roadrunners. Cal Poly
Pomona is looking for its first win against Cal State Bakersfield since 1998.
Cal Poly Pomona is 11-11-2
all-time against Cal State Los Angeles. In 2003, the Broncos defeated the
Golden Eagles, 3-0, at Cal State L.A. Cal Poly Pomona has not lost to Cal State
Los Angeles since 1996.
Rankings: Cal Poly Pomona
does not appear in NSCAA national rankings. UC San Diego is ranked 16th
in the nation, but is the only CCAA team ranked nationally.
About The Coach: One of the most recognizable names
in United States
soccer history, Paul Caligiuri is in his third year as Cal Poly Pomona’s head
coach. Caligiuri was elected to the United States Soccer Hall of Fame earlier
this year and will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame in October.
Caligiuri led the Broncos to a 7-9-2
record last season, including a 6-7-1
record in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. In his first season
as head coach, he guided the Broncos to an 8-9-1 record, which was a huge improvement from the 3-15-1 mark in 2001. He has an 18-24-3
overall record with the Broncos. Caligiuri is a former member of the Los
Angeles Galaxy and United States National Team member. One of the most
memorable moments of his playing career came in 1990 when he scored the
game-winning goal – known as the “Goal Heard Round The World” – against
Trinidad & Tobago that qualified the U.S. for its first World Cup
appearance in 40 years. Caligiuri made 110 game appearances for the United
States National Team.
Look Who’s Back: Just about everybody, actually. Cal
Poly Pomona has eight starters and 17 players in all returning from last year’s
team. Leading the list of returners is Robert Cardenas (Sr., Chino,
Mt. San Antonio College) who was an All-CCAA 2nd team selection last
season for the second straight year. Cardenas
was one of the Broncos’ leading scorers last year with 3 goals and 4 assists.
Two other starters who are expected to lead the Broncos this year include
Andrew Pierce (Jr., Oswego, N.Y.,
Oswego HS) and goalkeeper Tim Sisk (Jr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Bar HS). Pierce
had 5 goals and 2 assists for the Broncos last season and was second on the
team in scoring, while Sisk posted a record of 7-7 with a 1.86 GAA. He had two
shutouts. Pierce has one of the Broncos’ 10 goals so far this season.
Look Who’s New: Cal Poly Pomona is extremely excited
about its recruiting class and several newcomers are expected to make immediate
impacts, including one who made a big splash in his Cal Poly Pomona debut.
Matthew Barker (Fr., La Verne,
Bonita HS) scored two goals in his first game for Cal Poly Pomona in a
season-opening win against Bryant University.
Ben Van der Fluit (Fr., Calabasas, Calabasas HS), Peter Hazdovac (Fr., San
Pedro, San Pedro HS), and Dustin Venegas (Fr., Lakewood,
Lakewood HS) are all expected to make immediate contributions to the Broncos
this season. Hazdovac has scored one goal in the Broncos’ first 10 games, while
Van der Fluit has three assists so far this season. Venegas
is tied for the team lead in goals scored with two. Dawit
Berhanu (Fr., Ontario,
Montclair HS) and Aaron Borja (Fr., Upland,
Upland HS) have also cracked the starting lineup in recent games.
CAL
POLY POMONA
Men’s Soccer
CPP Schedule & Results
8/26 vs. Bryant
College W 4-2
8/28 at Western
Washington L 1-3
8/30 at Seattle
Pacific
L 0-1
9/1 at Seattle
University L 1-3
9/10 vs. Concordia
University W 1-0
9/14 at Cal State
Dominguez Hills* L 0-9
9/17 vs. Cal
State Monterey Bay* L 0-1
9/21 vs. Cal
State San
Bernardino* W 2-1
9/25 vs. UC San
Diego*
L 1-6
9/29 vs. Cal
State Bakersfield* 4:30 p.m.
10/3 at Cal
State L.A.* 12:30
p.m.
10/8 at
Cal State Stanislaus* 12:30 p.m.
10/10 at
Chico State* 3:00 p.m.
10/15 vs. Sonoma
State* 7:00
p.m.
10/17 vs. San
Francisco State* 12:30 p.m.
10/20 at UC San
Diego*
4:30 p.m.
10/23 vs. Cal
State L.A.* 7:00 p.m.
10/27 at Cal
State Bakersfield* 5:00 p.m.
10/30 vs.
Cal State Dominguez Hills* 7:00 p.m.
11/5-7 CCAA
Championships TBA
*Denotes CCAA Game