COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS: NO SLOWING CANYON WOMEN COUGARS LIKE TO STEP IT UP ON THE COURT.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer VALENCIA - The College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. 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. team saw two of the top collegiate women's programs in the state when the players took an unofficial field trip to Westwood to watch the UCLA-California game on Sunday. The Cougars were impressed with the level of competition but not with the style of play. ``It was just bring it up, set it up, and then run the clock down and try to score. That's the last thing we try to do,'' said COC See chip on chip. point guard Natalie Avanecy. The Cougars (22-6, 9-0) will be seeking their 22nd consecutive Western State Conference Southern Division victory - two shy of the school record - tonight when they play West L.A. at COC. COC plays a much faster style of basketball than the Bruins and it seems to be working. The Cougars have reached the state-championship tournament in three of the last six seasons. Avanecy said she prefers the fast-break-oriented offense employed by COC coach Greg Herrick. ``The UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX game was getting kind of boring,'' she said. Added COC guard Kristi Umemoto: ``We like the audience to get into it.'' And finally guard Lar Chouljian: ``It's not fun when you're just walking it up and running the clock down.'' Umemoto and Chouljian, who were teammates of UCLA's Michelle Greco at Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. High, had a chance to get caught up after the game. Greco told her former teammates that she's very happy to be at what was always her ``dream school,'' even though the Bruins have struggled this season. --Reunion: Former COC women's basketball players La Cresha Clark, Zevette Mitchell, Gohar Tumanian, Lar Tumanian (no relation) and Liz Grey were in the stands for Saturday's game against Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . The Cougars didn't disappoint, winning 102-47. COC assistant coaches Janice Van Mourik and Terra Palmer brought the number of former Cougars players at Saturday's game to seven. --Elite tournament: The two-time defending WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) Southern Division- champion softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' team will compete at the prestigious Tournament of Champions this weekend at Cypress College Cypress College is a community college located in Cypress, California. Opened on September 12 1966 , the southern California college offers a variety of general education (51 associates degrees), transfer courses (58 transfer majors), and 139 vocational programs leading to . The tournament features eight teams, all of which are defending conference champions. The Cougars, who were eliminated from the state-championship tournament last season in the first round of the regional playoffs, return several key players. Stephanie Blaire, the WSC pitcher of the year and a first-team All-State selection, is among the top returners. Blaire, a Division I prospect who throws hard and has excellent control, was 19-0 with three saves last season. Also an excellent hitter, she is expected to play third base and possibly in the outfield, COC coach Ray Whitten said. Lacy Bregger, COC's starting center fielder last season, has moved to shortstop. She replaces Chantal Pershing, who received a scholarship to UC 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. . Bregger, a first-team all-conference selection last season, is unusually versatile: She can play any position. Sophomore Corrie Atwood is also among the team's top returners. She can play several infield and outfield positions and her effective change up makes her one of the team's top pitchers. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Stephanie Blaire returns to College of the Canyons after being named WSC pitcher of the year and a first-team All-State selection last season. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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