Cerritos College Athletics - 2007-08 Women's Basketball News: Cerritos wins easily, 74-26

01.30.08 - Mercedes Taylor scored 20 points and led the team with 14 rebounds to help Cerritos defeat LA Harbor 74-26 Wednesday night.

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The Cerritos College women’s basketball team won their fourth game in a row, and eighth in their last nine tries, with a 74-26 decision over Los Angeles Harbor College on Wednesday night. With the win, the 10^th ranked Falcons are now 18-8 overall and lead the South Coast Conference South Division with a 3-0 record. As for the Seahawks, they dropped to 8-9 on the year and 1-2 in divisional play. Cerritos will now play host to Los Angeles Southwest College at 5:30 p.m. on Friday night in another divisional game.

Winning by 48 points was another opportunity for the team to mix in the entire bench, while at the same time, the team displayed their passing skills, which led the 22 assists out of their 31 baskets, with seven players registering at least two helpers.

Freshman forward Mercedes Taylor (Gahr HS) scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the first half, while she led the team with 14 rebounds. Sophomore forward Genesis Lewis (Paramount HS) was the second Falcon player to record a double-double, as she finished with 14 points (6-of-9 shooting) and 12 rebounds, The team almost had a third player eclipse the mark, but freshman forward Mele Motuliki (Long Beach Jordan HS) came up short with 11 points and nine rebounds.

The game quickly looked to be a lop-sided win for the Falcons, as they were up by double digits just a few minutes into the game. After shooting 46% from the first in the first half, they finished the game converting 43.7% of their shots, while they pulled down a season-high 71 rebounds. The 28 offensive boards were more than the 25 total recorded by the Seahawks.

Freshman guard Arielle McClellan (Paramount HS) added 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while sophomore forward Maltresa Neely (Downey HS) added eight points, eight rebounds and three assists. Off the bench, freshman Shaneisha Wofford (Cabrillo HS) and sophomore Jaquita Payne (Lynwood HS) each pulled in five rebounds, while freshman Anna Soltis (Norwalk HS) had thee points, four rebounds and three assists.