Cal Poly Pomona women’s soccer team selected 3rd in preseason poll

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Reigning California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) women’s soccer Champion Cal State Los Angeles was predicted to also claim the 2015 Conference Championship title following a poll of the league coaches.

The Eagles collected 130 points and five first-place votes to finish ahead of their 12 counterparts. Cal State Stanislaus, which snagged four first-place votes was picked to finish second with 128 points.

Also receiving first-place votes were 2014 NCAA West Region runner-up Cal Poly Pomona (2), Sonoma State (1), and Chico State (1). The Broncos jumped up four spots from last season’s predictions and were selected third overall with 112 points.

Cal Poly Pomona returns few playmakers from last year’s team and with the loss of CCAA Defensive Player of the Year and leading scorer Alison Sauve. This season, interim head coach Vanessa Valentine will depend on Melissa Martinez and Daisy Duran to lead the Broncos offensive efforts. Martinez ranked second behind Sauve with six goals and three assists last season, while Duran chipped in five goals and dished out a team-high six assists.

Three CCAA teams begin the 2015 campaign ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Preseason national rankings. The Warriors are ranked No. 10, while the Golden Eagles debut at No. 18 and the Broncos at No. 20.

The 2015 season begins on Thurs., Sept. 3 with 11 teams — Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State L.A., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Stanislaus, Cal State Monterey Bay, Humboldt State, Sonoma State, and UC San Diego taking on their west-region foe 12-of-13 institutions kickoff CCAA play on Fri., Sept. 18.

 Here is the complete rundown:
2015 Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Rank Institution Total Points (first-place votes)
1. Cal State L.A. 130 (5)
2. Cal State Stanislaus 128 (4)
3. Cal Poly Pomona 112 (1)
4. Sonoma State 109 (2)
5. Chico State 103 (1)
6. Cal State San Bernardino 98
7. UC San Diego 93
8. Cal State Monterey Bay 55
9. Cal State East Bay 54
10. San Francisco State 44
11. Cal State San Marcos 37
12. Humboldt State 32
13. Cal State Dominguez Hills 19

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Cal Poly Pomona to host CCAA soccer championships

CCAA tourney winner

Cal Poly Pomona has been named host of the next CCAA soccer tournament. Games at Kellogg Field will be Nov. 6-8 with first round games will be at various campus sites on Nov. 3.

Cal State Stanislaus had served as host in five of the last six seasons.

“Certainly our teams have been successful and are in a pretty good place right now,” Athletic Director Brian Swanson said. “It’s great to be able to host and have our friends and family and those that support us there. We had a lot of trips North last year for championships so that gets expensive.”

The Cal Poly Pomona men and Cal State Los Angeles women are the defending champions.

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Dibbini departs Cal Poly Pomona for D1 job

Mike Dibbini

Cal Poly Pomona women’s soccer head coach Mike Dibbini has resigned and accepted the head coaching position at Kansas State which is starting a program.

Dibbini coninued the strong tradition in women’s soccer at Cal Poly Pomona. In two years his teams were 21-13-6 overall and 11-10-6 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The Broncos just finished off their most successful season in more than a decade a they ended up No. 16 in the final Division II national rankings. It marked the second-highest ranking in program history, trailing only the 1999 squad that closed the year at No. 2.

The 2014 Broncos posted a record of 15-6-1, advancing to the West Region title game and marking the furthest in the playoffs for any Broncos’ women’s soccer team since 1999.

Athletic Director Brian Swanson says Vanessa Valentine will serve as acting head coach for the Broncos’ women’s soccer program. A national search to replace Dibbini will begin on Jan. 5 when the Cal Poly Pomona campus re-opens after the holiday break.

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