SANTA ANA, Calif. - Through two and a half quarters in its game against Palomar, the Santa Ana women's basketball team showed it could hold its own against one of the top teams in the state.
The No. 3 ranked Comets built a 15-point lead by the second quarter but a 9-0 run to end the half helped the Dons cut the lead to six (30-24).
Early in the third quarter, the Dons continued to dig into the Comet lead as Nicole Robles knocked down consecutive threes, cutting the deficit to 33-30 with 6:06 left in the quarter. But that was as close as Santa Ana could get after Palomar went on its own run (13-4) to end the quarter up 46-34.
The Dons couldn't muster up a comeback in the fourth and fell to Palomar 67-46.
STAT STUFFERS
Brianna Aluva – 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Lexi Ross – 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals
Sunshine Townson – 8 points
UP NEXT: Santa Ana will begin conference play against Saddleback College on Wednesday, January 8th at 5:00 p.m. The Gauchos are 2-11 after falling to San Diego City 57-37.
