The
Cerritos College women’s basketball team
was more than prepared to travel to
Orange Coast College for a third round
Southern California Regional Playoff
game next Saturday. They were more than
aware that the Pirates were seeded #1 in
the playoffs and had already defeated
the Falcons twice on the year. But,
#17-seeded Antelope Valley College was
looking to change those plans, and did
just that, as they upset Orange Coast,
73-63 Saturday night. The end results is
that Cerritos (25-8) will now host the
upset-minded Marauders on March 8 at
7:00 p.m., with the winner advancing to
the state championships, which will be
held at the University of the Pacific on
March 14-16.
Earlier in the
season, the Falcons defeated Antelope
Valley (20-13), 65-54 in the Glendale
Tournament. In that game, the offensive
took full advantage of the 18 points
from sophomore forward
Genesis Lewis (Paramount HS),
while the defense benefitted from her
seven steals. Also playing a good game
on both ends of the court was sophomore
guard
Tiffany Wilson (Mayfair HS),
who accounted for 16 points, five
assists, four rebounds and three steals.
Freshman forward
Mercedes Taylor (Gahr HS),
who added eight points and nine
rebounds, also played well, as did
sophomore forward
Maltresa Neely (Downey HS),
with seven points and five rebounds. For
Antelope Valley, they received 13 points
from Carleigh Hobson and 11 points from
Brittney Lloyd.
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