Tritons edge Broncos 62-58

By Michelle Gardner

Staff Writer

It has been a tough week for the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team. The Broncos started the week in a three-way tie for first place but has dropped off the pace, falling to UC San Diego 62-58 Saturday at Kellogg Gymnasium.

The losses, which came by a combined eight points, came to the teams Cal Poly (8-7, 4-2) was tied with at the start of the week.

Making matters worse freshman center Megan Ford, the team's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, went down with a knee injury with 12:15 left in the contest.

The game was tied 26-all at the half. The Broncos led by as many as nine points at 45-36 about two minutes after Ford went down battling for a loose ball.

The Tritons (13-2, 6-0) drew even at 46 with 5:03 to play on a 3-pointer by Kristen Cabral and went on to go ahead 51-46.

From there it was all uphill for the Broncos. The host team snapped a five-minute scoring drought at 3:05 on two free throws by Reyana Colson making it 51-48.

Emily Nichol's fourth 3-pointer of the game put the Broncos in striking distance at 57-56 with 32 seconds left. It was 58-56 when the Broncos got the ball back but Stephisha Walton missed inside and San Diego got the rebound with 11 seconds left. The Tritons then put
the game away at the free throw line.


Colson tallied 17 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Nichol had 12. Walton snagged a team-high 16 boards with six assists to go with her seven points.

San Diego senior Michelle Osier led all scorers with 24 points. She also collected 10 rebounds.