WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: ROUGH TIMES
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Riverside (15-8, 4-3) | 28 | 45 | 73 | |
FULL (15-7, 3-4) | 17 | 24 | 41 |
Riverside
Game Statistics | Riverside | FULL |
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Field Goals | (24-57) | (14-68) |
Field Goal % | 42.1% | 20.6% |
Rebounds | 53 | 40 |
Assists | 9 | 11 |
Turnovers | 12 | 14 |
Pts off Turnovers | 15 | 13 |
2nd Chance Pts | 23 | 13 |
Pts in the Paint | 26 | 6 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 19 | 15 |
It has been a rough time for the Lady Hornets as they lost their third consecutive Orange Empire Conference game at home Friday night against Riverside City College 73-41.
Before the game began both teams were both tied for third place, but now the Fullerton loss sets them back to 14-8 overall and 3-4 in the OEC (4th place). The win gives Riverside the third place edge and an overall/OEC record of 14-8, 4-3.
RCC opened up the game going on a 13-4 run, as Fullerton never recovered.
The FC offense was stone-cold on the night shooting a mere 20.6% from the floor. Only one Hornet scored in double figures. Michelle Okoroike came off the bench to score 13 points and bring down 8 rebounds. Yana Pollard managed 6 blocks on the night.
Fullerton had no answer for the Tiger's Tori Mitchell who dominated the paint on both sides of the ball. Offensively, Mitchell had a game-high 21 points. Defensively she had 3 blocked shots, and 13 rebounds.
Up Next: Fullerton will try and keep their season from spiraling out of control this Wednesday, February 4th at Orange Coast College (3-18, 0-7). Tip off is at 7:00 pm.