SKYLINE 68, STATE #10 CCSF 64; #12 SAN MATEO 63, FOOTHILL 55 IN CN OPENERS (FINALLY)
The COVID-delayed Coast North women’s basketball season finally got underway Wednesday -- and the leaders rest solidly in San Mateo County.. Skyline College came back from a 44-32 halftime deficit to upset league favorite / State No. 10 City College of San Francisco, 68-64, with Malia Latu and Lala Lautaimi each scoring 20 points. No. 12 College of San Mateo defeated Foothill College, 63-55, romping away in the third quarter after a 27-26, halftime deficit -- behind 16 points from Courtney Townsend and 15 from Chiara Brown.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Skyline
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14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 68 |
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San Francisco
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30 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 64 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Skyline | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (25-76) | (23-54) |
| Field Goal % | 32.9% | 42.6% |
| Rebounds | 49 | 35 |
| Assists | 12 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 14 |
SKYLINE 68, STATE #10 CCSF 64; #12 SAN MATEO 63, FOOTHILL 55 IN CN OPENERS (FINALLY)
The COVID-delayed Coast North women's basketball season finally got underway Wednesday -- and the leaders rest solidly in San Mateo County.
Skyline College came back from a 44-32 halftime deficit to upset league favorite / State No. 10 City College of San Francisco, 68-64, with Malia Latu and Lala Lautaimi each scoring 20 points.
No. 12 College of San Mateo defeated Foothill College, 63-55, romping away in the third quarter after a 27-26, halftime deficit -- behind 16 points from Courtney Townsend and 15 from Chiara Brown.
--Skyline (14-3, 1-0 Coast North) exploded with a 20-7 third quarter advantage to take a 52-51 lead into the fourth quarter. The Lady Trojans added a 16-13 margin in the final period.
Latu, the full season Coast North scoring leader (23.3 average), also had six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. Lautaimi dominated the boards with 11 rebounds and had a pair of steals. CCSF (11-5, 0-1) got 13 points from Mikayla Amoroso and a game high 11 rebounds from Rianna Lee.
--San Mateo (12-2, 1-0) led most of the game against Foothill (10-7, 0-1) but fell behind by a point on 3-point basket by Gabrial Ruiz just before the mid-game break. Townsend drove for a lay-up to start the third quarter and the Lady Bulldogs never looked back, extending the margin to 44-35 entering the final period.
"We haven't played since December and it showed," said CSM coach Michelle Warner. "We've only been back practicing a week. Our defense picked up in the second half of the game."
Brown had 15 rebounds, boosting her Coast North leading season average to 10.1, and also had five assists. She paces the league with a 63.7 field goal average.
San Mateo has a modest 3-game winning streak since losing a December non-league game to state No. 1 San Joaquin Delta (19-0), which boasts a phenomenal 41-game winning streak (dating to the unfinished 2019-20 season).
SCHEDULE: Skyline is scheduled to host Foothill in San Bruno on Friday at 7 p.m. Chabot (8-9, 1-0) also has an early share of the league lead after an 86-53 win over Ohlone (4-11, 0-1). CSM visits Ohlone Saturday at 1 p.m. – before a Wednesday, Jan. 26, 5 p.m. showdown at Skyline. # # #
(SMCCCD Sports Information)