Pomona Women’s Team Still Perfect in CCAA Play

It has been business as usual for the Cal Poly Pomona women’s basketball team since the start of California Collegiate Athletic Assn. play.

The Broncos, who have won or shared the title all nine seasons they have competed in the CCAA, are 12-7 overall and 3-0 in the conference.

Pomona will play San Luis Obispo at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Cal State L.A. at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at Kellogg Gym. San Luis Obispo is 10-9 and 2-1 and Cal State L.A. 11-10 and 3-0.

Pomona rolled to easy victories over Chapman and Cal State Dominguez Hills last week. Pomona defeated Chapman, 78-57, and Dominguez Hills, 56-42.

Cal State L.A. struggled in nonconference play, but has improved in CCAA play. The Golden Eagles, who are coming off a 66-65 victory last week over San Luis Obispo, have been led by forwards Lori Thompson and Tina Slatinsky.

Thompson is a former standout at Monrovia High.

Bronco senior forward Stephanie Coons is averaging a CCAA-leading 16.3 points and a team-leading 7.6 rebounds.

The Cal Poly Pomona men’s basketball team, which moved into sole possession of first place in the CCAA last week with two victories, plays perennial power UC Riverside in a home-and-home series Friday and Saturday.

The Broncos, 12-8 overall and 4-1 in the CCAA, visit Riverside at 7:30 p.m. Friday. They play host to the Highlanders at 8 p.m. Saturday at Kellogg Gym. Riverside, ranked No. 11 in the NCAA Division II last week, is 15-4 and 3-2.

Pomona has been sparked by the all-around play of senior forward Terry Ross, who is the CCAA scoring leader at 23.4 points. He also leads the team in rebounding with a 9.0 average. With 31 points in Pomona’s 62-58 victory over Chapman last week, Ross moved into fourth place on the school’s all-time scoring list with 944 points.

He is 150 points short of all-time scoring leader Joe Sills, who played for the Broncos from 1974-76.

Senior forward Eric Mobley is averaging 9.9 points and seven rebounds, junior guard D.J. Norman 9.6 points and junior guard Andre Harrell 8.6 points for the Broncos.

Riverside, which has reached the Division II playoffs the past two seasons, is led by forward Anthony Jenkins and guard Gene Altamirano. Jenkins, a transfer from the University of Washington, averages 14.9 points and Altamirano 13.6.

Andy Paulin, athletic trainer at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut since 1983, has been named president of the California Athletic Trainers Assn.

The association is the governing body for all athletic trainers in the state, including professional teams.

“Andy is an exceptional trainer and we have one of the best medical staffs of any college anywhere,” Mt. San Antonio Athletic Director Linda Garrison said.

Before arriving as athletic trainer at Mt. San Antonio, Paulin served in a similar position at Don Lugo High in Chino from 1978-80 and Cal State Bakersfield from 1980-83.