ARCATA, Calif.--- The Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks dropped their fifth consecutive contest on Saturday evening as the team fell 71-53 to the visiting Cal Poly Pomona Broncos in the final home game of the season at Lumberjack Arena.
Devon Lewis had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds while
Madison Parry scored 12 points and nine rebounds to lead the North Coast squad, who drop to 9-15 overall and 7-13 in CCAA play. The Broncos improve to 15-9 and 12-8 in conference play while also clinching a spot in the upcoming CCAA tournament in Turlock, Calif.
Offensively, the 'Jacks squad failed to score at an efficient rate, making only two field goals in the first quarter and three in the second en route to a 25 percent performance from the field. Humboldt also lost in the turnover battle, giving up the ball 16 times compared to just 10 for their polytechnic foes while also getting outscored in points of turnovers 20-11. The Broncos also outscored the Lumberjacks in the paint, 22-10.
Kaz Parks and
Zyan Smith both chipped in nine points in the loss while Smith added five rebounds, two assists and two steals off the bench.
Humboldt (9-15, 7-13 CCAA) will close out the season with a pair of Southern California matchups this weekend at No. 18 Cal State San Marcos (20-4, 17-3 CCAA) on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. and Cal State Los Angeles (17-8, 14-6 CCAA) on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m.