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POMONA — Cal Poly Pomona scored three times in the match's first 14 minutes as the Broncos won a battle of two first-place teams by defeating Cal State Stanislaus, 3-0, Friday at Kellogg Field.
Entering the weeeknd, both Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Stanislaus are either in first or is tied for first place for their respective divisions of the California Collegiate Athletic Association.
The Warriors, tied for first in the CCAA North with Sonoma State, fell to 8-4-1 overall and 6-4-1 in conference play. Cal Poly Pomona picks up three more points to stay atop of the South standings with 9-3-1, 8-2-1 records.
Cal State Stanislaus is ranked No. 7 in this week's NSCAA West Region poll while Cal Poly Pomona is No. 6.
Cal State Stanislaus will now make the long trek back North before taking on San Francisco State in San Francisco on Sunday.
In Friday's showdown, it was home cooking early as the Broncos attacked the net and got three early scores. Luis Gonzales put CPP up 1-0 at 2:43 and Richardo Reyes scored less than two minutes later for a 2-0 Bronco advantage. In the 14th minute, at 13:40, Jonathan Enns made it 3-0.
Unlike the match against Sonoma State on Oct. 2 at Warrior Stadium when Stanislaus rallied from down 3-0 to win 4-3, the Warriors weren't able to repeat that incredible feat on Friday.
Two different Pomona goalkeepers kept the Warriors off the board with four saves. Cal State Stanislaus did out-duel CPP 4-2 on corner kicks without scoring. Pomona held a slight 12-10 shot-advantage.