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Cerro Coso claws way to road win

The Daily Independent

“We have some gutsy kids that are playing hurt...”

VICTORVILLE - The Cerro Coso women's basketball team grinded out a 56-51 Foothill Conference victory over Victor Valley College on Monday.

“We have some gutsy kids that are playing hurt,” said coach Tom Heck. “I had three kids play tonight that could easily not played and I couldn't of blamed them one bit. I knew we had to keep the game tempo as slow as possible and we were able to do that.”

Coso led 28-22 at the half and led most of the second half by eight to 10 points.

The Lady Coyotes held a 54-44 lead with two minutes to go and held off a late Victor Valley surge.

Angel Lash led all scorers with 26 points and 14 rebounds. Dar'Shelle Lynch had 11 points and Ashley Logan added nine.

Heck praised Brittany Graybill for coming off the bench and playing hurt, collecting eight rebounds.

“Brit just played through the pain and did a great job defensively, shutting down one of their top players,” Heck said. “The Coyotes are now 4-5 in conference play and 17-8 overall. The Coyotes will next travel to Antelope Valley College, the No. 7 ranked team in Southern California, on Saturday in Lancaster.

NOTES: Brenda Cantrell underwent successful knee surgery and will apply for another medical red shirt. Lynette Dineyazhe will undergo knee surgery after the season.

Sherena Gene, who was injured during a Jan. 22 game against Mt. San Jacinto, will miss the remainder of the season.

Graybill returned to the lineup after missing two games.

- Editor's note: In the Cerro Coso women's basketball article featured in Game Night, coach Tom Heck's overall record was incorrectly listed. The line should have read 94-66 as of Monday (Jan. 22). As of Monday (Jan. 29), Heck's record stands at 96-67.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

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