Cal Poly basketball teams sweep home games
Dreshawn Vance admitted he was a little nervous coming
into his home debut.
But after a couple of blocked shots, some key offensive
rebounds and a pair of thundering dunks, Vance was feeling
right at home in Mott Gym.
The 6-foot-8 forward, who sat out the 2005-06 season
after transferring from Portland, hit six of his seven
floor shots and looked like he had been playing under
the Mott Gym lights his entire career.
"I hadn't played in a long time, so I was pretty
nervous in the beginning," Vance said.
"Once I got out there, things just flowed. It was
nice to be part of a win and help my teammates do that."
Vance was part of Cal Poly's bulked up presence in the
post as the Mustangs (2-2) outscored the undersized Warriors
(1-3) 44-30 in the paint.
Vance finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in only
19 minutes on the court.
Senior forward Derek Stockalper added 16 points and seven
rebounds. The all-conference forward was 6 of 9 from the
floor. Cal Poly hit 52.4 percent (33 of 63) as a team.
Sophomore forward Titus Shelton added four points and
eight rebounds.
Another forward, John Manley, was playing in his first
home game in nearly two years after missing much of the
past two seasons with a serious back injury. Manley was
scoreless in nine minutes but had four rebounds.
Three other newcomers also made their home debut for
the Mustangs.
Redshirt freshman guard Rick Higgins had nine points
and three rebounds.
JUNIOR TRANSFER MATT Hanson, from St. Cloud State, added
six points, and true freshman guard Charles Anderson was
scoreless with an assist in four minutes.
"We had a lot of kids on the floor who had never
played here before," Cal Poly head coach Kevin Bromley
said. "...We played well at times but showed we have
some things we still have to work on."
Women's Basketball
Cal Poly 71, San Jose State 59
When Kaysen Brennan mistakenly banked home a 3-pointer
from the corner to give the Mustangs a quick 11-0 lead,
it became evident San Jose State was in for a long night.
While Cal Poly made nearly everything early on, the Spartans
went the first 7 minutes without a field goal and never
recovered in the nonconference contest in Mott Gym.
The Mustangs (2-2), who shot 39.5 percent, pushed the
lead to 13-0 on a pair of free throws by Megan Harrison
and led by at least nine the rest of the way.
The Spartans (0-3) shot 41.2 percent but took 25 fewer
shots than the Mustangs thanks to 33 turnovers and a 47-39
deficit on the boards. San Jose State was led by freshman
guard Brittany Helm's 16 points, most of which came from
the free-throw line where she was 9 of 14.
The Mustangs, who are committing 27 turnovers a game,
won despite committing 26 turnovers of their own.
"We still have some work to do on our turnover count,"
Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh said. "That's
something that has obviously cost us in games this season.
That's something that could've hurt us in this game as
well, but luckily we dominated the boards."
Cal Poly's Toni Newman and Sparkle Anderson led the Mustangs
with 10 points apiece. Newman added a career-high 10 rebounds
and seven steals.
Jessica Eggleston added seven points, nine rebounds and
five assists in 25 minutes.
"For Toni Newman, that was probably one of the best
games I've seen here play," Mimnaugh said. "And
Jessica had another solid game, sharing the ball and dominating
the boards once again."
The Mustangs travel to Portland on Saturday.
