NCAA Women's Basketball West Region Championship Tournament Semifinals:
Cal Poly Pomona Rallies from Deficit to Upset Roadrunners, 87-84
March 13, 2004

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Courtesy Bob Guptill, GNAC Media Relations Office

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SEATTLE – Candice Allen sank two foul shots with 5.3 seconds remaining, then added a pair of clinching free throws with one second left as third-seeded Cal Poly Pomona upset second-seeded Cal State Bakersfield 87-84 in a semifinal game of the NCAA Division II West Regional women’s basketball tournament Saturday at Brougham Pavilion.

Cal State Bakersfield's Shakaria Jones (#3) prepares for a free-throw in Saturday night's semifinal game with Cal Poly Pomona. The Bronco's Marisa Lattin (#34) is ready to rebound. (Photo courtesy Thad White, SPU athletics)

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The Broncos (23-6) rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to advance to Monday’s title game at 7 p.m. against the winner of tonight’s second game between top-seeded Seattle Pacific and fourth-seeded Western Washington.

Bakersfield’s largest lead was 63-50 at the 10:01 mark of the second half and the Roadrunners were still up by eight (75-67) with 4:37 remaining, but Allen’s three-pointer cut the deficit to three with 3:08 left and following a tipin by Keila Beachem with 2:34 left, Allen tied it at 77-77 by making one of two foul shots with 1:36 remaining.

There were then five lead exchanges in the final 40 seconds. Margaux Hallahan hit two foul shot with 5.6 seconds left to give Bakersfield an 84-83 lead, but Allen was then fouled on the inbounds pass setting up her go-ahead foul shots. Then following a turnover, she added the insurance free throws.

Beachem finished with career-highs of 28 points and 20 rebounds to lead Cal Poly Pomona, while Allen had 26. Brandi Fletcher also was in double figures with 11 points.

Jasmere Kirby led Cal State Bakersfield (23-6) with 28 points and eight rebounds, Katie McElree had 24 for the Roadrunners.

Cal Poly Pomona will face Seattle Pacific Monday night at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Cal Poly Pomona web site at www.csupomona.edu/~athletic. A pregame show is scheduled to begin at 6:50 p.m.

CAL POLY POMONA 87, CAL. STATE BAKERSFIELD 84
CAL POLY POMONA (23-6) - Beachem 11-24 6-6 28; Allen 7-17 10-12 26; Fletcher 3-6 5-5 11; Lattin 2-5 5-5 9; Williams 3-7 3-4 9; Perkins 1-5 0-0 2; Swanson-Cades 0-1 2-2 2; Wilson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-66 31-34 87.
CAL. STATE BAKERSFIELD (23-6) - Kirby 9-15 10-11 28; McElree 7-19 8-8 24; Jones 3-15 3-4 9; Hallahan 2-5 4-4 8; Mack 1-4 5-6 7; Ramirez 1-4 2-2 4; Mailangi 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 24-65 34-37 84.

3-point goals-Cal Poly Pomona 2-6 (Allen 2-3; Lattin 0-1; Perkins 0-2), Cal. State - Bakersfield 2-8 (McElree 2-7; Jones 0-1). Fouled out - Cal Poly Pomona – Swanson-Cades, Cal. State - Bakersfield-McElree; Mailangi. Rebounds-Cal Poly Pomona 44 (Beache0), Cal. State - Bakersfield 37 (Kirby 8). Assists - Cal Poly Pomona 16 (Swanson-Cades 4; Allen 4), Cal. State - Bakersfield 13 (Mailangi 4). Total fouls-Cal Poly Pomona 23, Cal. State - Bakersfield 27. A - 775