Cerritos College sophomore forward Maltresa Neely (Downey HS) tied her own single season record for most blocked shots in a game, as she swatted away eight in the team’s 74-58 non-conference win at Riverside College on Friday night. With the victory, the Falcons are now 10-6 on the season, while the Tigers fell to 6-10.

    In her freshman season, Nelly blocked eight shots in a game, and matched the total in the game against the Tigers. In the first half alone, Neely scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked five shots in just 15 minutes of play. She went on to finish with a season-high 29 points and eight rebounds, to go along with her eight rejections. The Falcons were playing the game without sophomore guard Tiffany Wilson (Mayfair HS), and Cerritos responded with a huge win.

    It was a quick start by the Falcons that helped them along in the victory, as they exploded out to a 14-1 lead with 13:28 left in the first half and was up, 41-25 with less than a minute remaining in the first half. The big advantage was maintained into the second half, and swelled to 71-51 with 5:04 left in the game and Cerritos never trailed in the contest.

    In addition to the play of Neely, freshman Rachel Butler (Calvary Chapel HS) came off the bench and hit 5-of-6 shots en route to 12 points, along with five rebounds and three assists, while freshman guard Arielle McClellan (Paramount HS) stepped in for Wilson and scored 12 points to go along with six rebounds. Sophomore forward Genesis Lewis (Paramount HS) was the fourth player to score in double-figures, as they finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.