Sans Cantrell, CCCC falls 69-63
By Cheeto Barrera, Sports Editor, The Daily Independent
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Missing one of its starting players, the Cerro Coso women’s
basketball team fell to West Los Angeles 69-63 on Tuesday in a game
featuring missed chances and too many turnovers.
After trailing by six at the half, the Coyotes went up by the same
margin midway through the second frame.
Turnovers, including three in a row, erased the lead and gave the Oilers
the final margin of victory.
All that missing Brenda Cantrell, who missed the game following an
accident over the weekend. Head Coach Tom Heck expects the sophomore
guard and Burroughs graduate to miss at least a week.
“I think if we had had Brenda, we would have won,” Heck said, noting she
might have been able to control the number of turnovers the Coyotes
committed during the game.
Cerro Coso falls to 1-2 on the season while West L.A. improves to 4-1.
The Coyotes were led by sophomore Sherena Gene who downed 18 points
followed by Samantha Harrison with 16 and Jacque Marshall with 15.
Despite the numbers, Cerro Coso was out manned on the boards, allowing
22 points by way of the second effort.
The Coyotes also got into foul trouble, giving the Oilers 39 shots from
the line, of which they sank 25.
Heck said his players dodged a bullet as the result of a score board
malfunction, which then hindered the ability to track individual fouls
and had the shot clock turned off during the game.
Cerro Coso attempted to not only utilize the extra time, but also
attempted to press late in the game and nearly came through with a win.
“I should have pressed earlier,” Heck said. “I knew they struggled with
the press against other teams.”
The Coyotes will hit the road on Thursday to take on College of the
Desert starting at 5 p.m. in Palm Desert.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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