CSM & SKYLINE PLAY WED. AT 5 IN SAN BRUNO FOR COAST NORTH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LEAD
It’s only the second week of Coast North women’s basketball play but the winner of Wednesday’s 5 p.m. College of San Mateo at Skyline game will have sole leadership of the league with a 3-0 record. They were the only teams to survive, unbeaten, the delayed opening week of competition -- both with 2-0 slates. (Wednesday’s bill will be a doubleheader, with the local community college men clashing at 7 p.m.). League scoring leader Malia Latu (out of Menlo-Atherton High) had 28 points as Skyline (2-0 Coast North, 15-3 overall) defeated Foothill 76-61 on Friday. Erica Mendiola (Carlmont) had 16 points and Courtney Townsend (Aragon) pulled down 16 rebounds as CSM (2-0, 13-2) ran past Ohlone, 71-34 on Saturday.
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | San Mateo | Ohlone |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (31-74) | (7-54) |
| Field Goal % | 41.9% | 13.0% |
| Rebounds | 73 | 32 |
| Assists | 17 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 25 |
CSM & SKYLINE PLAY WED. AT 5 IN SAN BRUNO FOR COAST NORTH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LEAD
It's only the second week of Coast North women's basketball play but the winner of Wednesday's 5 p.m. College of San Mateo at Skyline game will have sole leadership of the league with a 3-0 record. They were the only teams to survive, unbeaten, the delayed opening week of competition -- both with 2-0 slates. (Wednesday's bill will be a doubleheader, with the local community college men clashing at 7 p.m.).
League scoring leader Malia Latu (out of Menlo-Atherton High) had 28 points as Skyline (2-0 Coast North, 15-3 overall) defeated Foothill 76-61 on Friday.
Erica Mendiola (Carlmont) had 16 points and Courtney Townsend (Aragon) pulled down 16 rebounds as CSM (2-0, 13-2) ran past Ohlone, 71-34 on Saturday.
Skyline took a quick 20-12 first quarter lead over Foothill (0-2, 10-8) and was in firm control at 44-30 by halftime. It was 64-46 after three quarters.
Tatiana Newsome (St. Ignatius-San Francisco) added 18 points and Nicole Brunicardi (Burlingame) had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Lady Trojans, who were able to put 11 players on the court. Latu, a 5-8 freshman guard, had a fine all-around game, connecting on 11 of 17 field goals, and providing four assists, two steals, and four rebounds. She is scoring at a 23.6 clip for the full season.
San Mateo took leads of 15-10 after one quarter and 29-18 at halftime over Ohlone (0-2, 4-12). A 20-5 third quarter made it 49-23 as the Lady Bulldogs were able to put 14 players on the floor. Townsend connected on 4-of-8 field goal attempts for eight points and had two steals and two assists.
Chiara Brown (American-Fremont), in only 18 minutes of action, connected on 6-of-11 field goals for 12 points and five rebounds. She continues to lead the Coast North with a 63.1 season field goal percentage and with 9.8 rebounds per game; also, is No. 4 in season scoring with a 17.5 average -- to pace CSM.
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