COUGARS TO HOST VALLEY IN PLAYOFFS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News 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 is a step away from a berth in the state tournament. First, however, the Cougars must get past Western State Conference rival Valley, a team Canyons has beaten twice this season. The Cougars will play host to the Monarchs List of monarchs may refer to:
San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State. ``You generally don't like to play people three times in a year,'' said Canyons coach Greg Herrick. ``But I don't think they are going to do anything differently than what they do . . . and we're certainly not. I think it is easier to get our players mentally prepared for them because it's such a great rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. .'' The Cougars defeated Valley 109-83 in the first meeting Feb. 5 and beat the Monarchs 98-72 Feb. 22 in the final game of the regular season to win their third Western State Conference South Division title in four seasons. ``We all know what each other does and who they have,'' said sophomore guard LaCresha Clark. ``It's a matter of what we do. If we execute and play perfect defense, it doesn't matter what they do.'' Canyons (30-4) defeated Long Beach City 91-76 on Wednesday night in the second round with just seven players. Point guard Kyetra Brown, the career assist leader in state history, did not play as a result of missing practice and guard Amanda Chelette was sidelined because of a cut suffered in a household accident. In their absence, Gohar Tumanian and Wendy Gussner scored 25 points each and Nikki Turner added 18 points. It was a career high for Gussner, a freshman guard from Saugus High, who came into the game averaging 5.3 points. ``Having seven players really took a toll on us,'' Tumanian said. ``I don't think we ran out of gas because we're all in good shape. The game seemed like it wouldn't end or stop. A better team like Valley would have beaten us.'' Canyons, playing its first game in 10 days after receiving a first-round bye, assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. a 20-0 run in the first half and opened a 25-point lead in the second half against Long Beach. The Vikings, however, cut the deficit to eight points in the final four minutes, with the Cougars down to five players after center Zevette Mitchell Mitchell, city (1990 pop. 13,798), seat of Davison co., SE S.Dak.; inc. 1881. Mitchell is a trade, distribution, and shipping center for a dairy and livestock area. fouled out and Clark left the game because of leg cramps. ``Valley is going to look at the score and think they are going to beat us easily,'' Clark said. ``We get comfortable with big leads and that's what we can't do now because every team is fighting for their lives in the playoffs.'' Valley (24-10) also had its problems in the second round against Pasadena before emerging with a 76-70 victory. The seventh-seeded Monarchs scored 10 of the last 13 points to secure the victory, including four free throws by Tanya McGlaughlin. Valley, which lost leading scorer Shawanda Hotchkiss for the season because of injury, is led by Jacque Tennies, who averages 13.2 points and 10.9 rebounds. McGlaughlin and Virgie Juarez average 12.3 points and 7.9 assists, respectively. For motivation, Herrick has listed the regional playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. pairings on the locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
``That's what we will focus on,'' Herrick said. ``We don't want to be somebody's story to tell their kids in 20 years: `Hey, We beat the No. 2 team.' '' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (ran in SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. edition only) Freshman guard Wendy Gussner scored 25 points for College of the Canyons in its 91-75 win Wednesday over Long Beach City. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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