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CSUSB Record: 13-4 - 11-1 CCAA
(1st)
Series Record: The Coyotes lead the
all-time series, 15-8...last year CSUSB swept the two-game
series with a 66-50 win in San Bernardino and a 65-57 victory
in Carson...since 1997-98, the Toros are 2-9 versus the
Coyotes...CSUSB has won the last four meetings and took the
first game of the two-game series earlier this year in San
Bernardino, 62-50...the Toros last win came on 1/5/01 in
Carson, 76-62.
Coyote Notes: San Bernardino enters
the week atop the CCAA standings...after beginning the season
on a four-game losing streak, CSUSB has won 13 straight...the
squad is coming off a 63-62 OT win against CS Bakersfield on
Saturday...senior wing Bobby Burries leads the team in scoring
averaging 20.1 ppg...senior forward Lance Ray follows
averaging 16.5 ppg and leads the squad on the boards grabbing
7.9 rpg...junior Jonathan Levy is third scoring at a 14.8 ppg
clip...as a team, CSUSB shoots .438 from the field while
holding the opposition at a .379 clip. |
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CPP Record: 13-4 - 9-3 CCAA (2nd)
Series Record: The Toros have a
27-21 advantage in the all-time series...the Broncos beat the
Toros 55-42 earlier this year in Pomona...CPP has won four of
the last five meetings...CSUDH's last win came exactly one
year ago from this Saturday (Feb. 8, '02), 69-59 here in the
Torodome.
Bronco Notes: CPP comes in with a
3-game win streak and has won 10 of its last 12 games...the
Broncos are coming off a CCAA home sweep this last weekend
defeating CS Bakersfield (72-65) and CS Stanislaus
(68-54)...sophomore guard Jeff Bonds leads four players
averaging in double figures offensively with 12.4
ppg...sophomore David Sybesma follows with 11.7 ppg while
Jonathan Williams and Michael Ridgway are chipping in with
10.6 and 10.2 ppg each...Bonds and Sybesma are tied for a
team-best 4.9 rebounds per game...as a team, Cal Poly is
making .484 of its shots from the field including .364 from
behind the 3-point line...the Broncos are outrebounding
opponents 35-31 on average. |
UPCOMING GAMES THIS WEEK...
vs. CS San Bernardino/Friday, Feb. 7/7:30 PM
vs. Cal Poly Pomona/Saturday, Feb. 8/7:30 PM
QUICK RECAP:
The Toros finally got in the win column on the road with its
first-ever victory at UC Davis last Friday (98-92) in two
overtime's. The squad then fell Saturday by three points at Chico
State (78-81) to have to settle for the CCAA two-game road split.
TOROS GET FIRST ROAD WIN OF YEAR IN
DOUBLE-OVERTIME AT UC DAVIS:
Freshman center Ryan Meilleur (Lakewood/Artesia HS) scored 26
points, 22 in the second half, and the Toros rallied from three
points down in the second overtime as Cal State Dominguez Hills
defeated UC Davis, 98-92, in double overtime in a California
Collegiate Athletic Association men's game in front of 1,622
Friday evening in Davis. The Toros were up by two with time
running down in regulation, when UC Davis drilled a three-pointer
with :14 left, putting the Aggies up 75-74. On the Toros ensuing
possession, Andre' Brown (San Jose, CA) was fouled with :04 left,
sinking the first but mission the second, to tie the score and
send the game into overtime. With UC Davis trailing by two and
time running down in regulation, Justin Stearns drained a
three-pointer with :14 left, putting the Aggies up 75-74. On the
Toros ensuing possession, Andre' Brown was fouled with :04 left,
sinking the first but missing the second, tying the score and
forcing overtime. In the first overtime period their were three
lead changes in the opening three minutes before Brown's three
gave the Toros an 82-79 lead. But Davis answered with a three,
tying the score at 82-82 with :36 left. The Aggies had one last
possession in overtime, but Fowzi Abdelsamad's three bounced off
the back iron, sending the game into double overtime. With the
score tied at 84-84, UCD drilled a long three one minute into the
second OT, giving the Aggies a three-point lead. But they could
not put the Toros away as UC Davis missed its next three shots,
allowing the Toros to tie the game once again. The Aggies held
their last lead at 92-91 following another Abdelsamad trey at the
1:04 mark, but that would be all the scoring UC Davis could
muster. CS Dominguez Hills finished the game on a 7-0 run, with
the final five points coming at the foul line. Meilleur led the
Toros with 26 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, while Brown
ended his night with 21 points, 15 coming after the intermission.
Justin Goree (Fairfield, CA) added 19 points while Charles Logan
(Moreno Valley, CA) poured in 16 and added six boards. The Toros
shot 54 percent on the night and held a decisive 52-29 rebounding
edge.
TOROS TRIP UP AT FOUL LINE, FALL AT CHICO
STATE:
Junior Abel Velarde (Cudahy/Bell HS) poured in a career-high
20 points but it wasn't enough as Chico State held on to defeat
CSUDH, 81-78, in a thrilling CCAA game on Saturday night in Chico.
The Toros shot themselves in the foot, however, making only 54%
(14-26) of its shots from the foul line. The fact that four Toro
players fouled out of the game didn't help either. Andre' Browns
layup with :37 to play gave CSUDH a brief 76-75 lead. But Daveris
Hester's three-point play with :30 seconds left gave Chico the
lead for good. The Wildcats converted 3-of-4 charity shots in the
waning seconds to hold on for the victory. CS Dominguez Hills was
led by Velarde's 20 points. Justin Goree added 16 points, Andre
Brown scored 14, and Michael Crawford (Pacoima/Simi Valley HS)
chipped in 11. Malik Harris (Oakland, CA) had a game-high nine
rebounds.
TOROS SAVOR FIRST ROAD WIN:
The Toros were happy to finally win its first road game of the
year. It was made sweeter by the fact that UC Davis has owned the
Toros in Recreation Hall. CSUDH won for the first time at UC Davis
in six previous road battles. CSUDH's 98-92 double-overtime win
was only the second victory in 13 meeting's all-time. The Toros
have now won the last two match-ups dating back to last season.
MEILLEUR RECORDS SECOND DOUBLE-DOUBLE:
Freshman Ryan Meilleur recorded a career-best 26 points and 13
rebounds en route to his second double-double of the year.
Meilleur was dominating making 9-13 from the floor, including an
8-9 effort at the foul line. The 26-point effort was the highest
individual offensive output of the year for the Toros. The
6-foot-8 center grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, six of them on
the offensive glass. He also swatted three shots on the night to
give him 19 on the year.
TOROS OFFENSIVE:
Prior to Friday night in Davis, the Toros previous high for
points scored in a game was 73 at Grand Canyon on Jan. 11. The
squad shattered that with a 98 point outburst on Friday. Even if
you take away the 23 points scored in the two overtime periods,
the Toros still beat the previous team-high scoring mark with 75
points. In the two games last weekend, CSUDH scored 176 points for
an 88 ppg average.
WHAT'S THE POINT?:
The Toros tried an experiment over the weekend in its games up
North. The coaching staff decided not to start a point guard,
instead using four wings and a big. In fact, a point guard didn't
play a minute in the game against UC Davis in 250 combined minutes
of play. Despite that, the Toros dished out a season-high 16
assists in the game. Against Chico, freshman point guard Jamel Gay
sniffed the court for only four minutes, while the other
point-man, Geovanny Aispuro, played in less than a minute. The
experiment seemed to have worked as the squad split its games at
two of the tougher places to win at on the road in the CCAA.
BROWN ON A SHOOTING SPREE:
Forward Andre' Brown has not been shy on the hardwood this
year. Over the weekend, Brown took 37 shots, including 21 against
Davis on Friday. The good news is that his shots have been
falling. Brown has scored in double figures in four straight and
ten on the year. In the past four games, Brows is averaging 16 ppg
while making .433 of his shots (26-60).
TOROS PROBABLE STARTERS
G-33-Malik HARRIS (6-2, Jr., 2.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
G-25-Abel VELARDE (6-2, Jr., 3.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg)
C-34-Ryan MEILLEUR (6-8, Fr., 9.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
F-20-Andre' BROWN (6-5, Sr., 10.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg)
F-31-Justin GOREE (6-4, Sr., 12.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg)
TORO INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
Goree leads the squad in scoring averaging 12.9 ppg and is
third on the team in rebounding averaging 4.7 boards a game. Goree
is averaging a team-high 36.6 minutes per game. Brown follows
averaging 10.7 ppg in nearly 27 minutes a game. He leads the team
on the boards grabbing 5.5 rpg. Meilleur is near the double digit
mark offensively averaging 9.5 ppg. He leads the team in blocks
(19), steals (17) and field goal percentage (.516).
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE CLIMBING:
Two weeks ago, the Toros were barely shooting 50% from the
foul line as a team. The squad, despite suffering a relapse on
Saturday night in Chico, has elevated that mark to a more
respectable level. CSUDH is now making .599 of its attempts
(185-309) at the free throw line. The Toros have shot over 70% at
the line as a team in three of its last four games and in four of
its past six.
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