COC NOTEBOOK: COC TEAM IS PLEASANT SURPRISE.Byline: Scott Magoloff Daily News Staff Writer Take, for instance, a women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. program that is accustomed to winning and that annually expects to advance deep into the playoffs. Would an 11-3 record (entering Tuesday's game) for such a team be considered a surprise? A shock, even? ``If someone would have told me before the season started that we'd have the chance to do that this year, I'd have said you were smoking crack or something,'' College if the Canyons coach Greg Herrick said. Herrick was referring to Canyons' overall performance and the notion that, should it win the rest of its games this year, it would boast a 26-3 record upon the start of the playoffs. It would be the best regular-season record of any COC See chip on chip. team in Herrick's seven years there. For a coach who was more unsure of this team compared to any other he has coached, his confidence in the freshman-filled squad has taken a complete turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. . And why not? The Canyons women's team was ranked No. 9 in the state according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches' Association poll last week. It was also ranked No. 6 in last week's Junior College Athletic Bureau poll. The polls for this week had not been released as of Monday. ``I bet we're higher this week,'' Herrick said. ``We won two games (last week) and some other teams in front of us lost.'' Not only is Herrick hoping for higher rankings for his team, which features 12 freshman and two sophomores, but he legitimately suggests it could win the rest of its games this year. At the very least, with tough Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. to play at COC in the last Western State Conference interdivision game on Saturday, Herrick hopes to complete a perfect 12-0 Southern Division season. Should the Cougars go undefeated, Herrick said it would be the best coaching job he and his staff had ever done. ``People say our teams are talented and not much coaching goes on, but we've coached this team much harder than any other team (in my career),'' he said. ``This is probably one of the best jobs we've ever done. We won't get the credit because people say we've got all this talent. But it's not easy when the talent is young and egocentric egocentric /ego·cen·tric/ (-sen´trik) self-centered; preoccupied with one's own interests and needs; lacking concern for others. e·go·cen·tric adj. . It gets in the way.'' Rock the vote: Herrick, who is one of nine Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, junior college coaches who votes for the CCCWBCA poll, cast his COC team No. 3 for this week. Closing '98 with a bang: Anthony Ellison, a freshman forward on the Canyons men's basketball team, scored 70 points and had 38 rebounds in three games during the Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. Holiday Classic, which wrapped up on Dec. 30. ``It's a little above what he's producing, but, a good three games for him,'' coach Lee Smelser said. ``He's had some great days, but consistently, these were the best three in a row.'' Resurgence re·sur·gence n. 1. A continuing after interruption; a renewal. 2. A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor; a revival. : With its 83-82 win over Oxnard on Jan. 9, the COC men's team matched its highest win total since the 1993-'94 season, when it went 15-17. The Cougars went 12-20 in 1996-'97, but won only nine games in each of the '94-'95 and '95-'96 seasons, while winning 11 last year. |
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