The Lady Eagles improved their record to 1-2 on the year after splitting the final 2 games of the VVC tournament. The Eagles lost the 2nd game of the tournament against Riverside Prep by a score of 21-33.
Louiana Salazar led the Lady Eagles in scoring, with 10 points. Sarah Humphrey led the team in both blocks (3) as well as rebounds (6). Jeni Arreola scored 2 points and also accounted for 1 block, while Katie Bevan scored 4 points and pulled in 2 rebounds. Shay Long grabbed 4 rebounds throughout the game, grabbing 2 each on offense as well as defense. Alex Rueger scored 4 points from the inside, as well as managing 2 rebounds. Kory Washington also accounted for 2 rebounds in the game.
In the third and final game of the tournament the Lady Eagles (1-2) earned their first victory against Bloomington Christian, mainly due to a great second half. The Eagles trailed for most of the game by as much as 10 points, but managed to scratch and claw their way back into it. They were down 37-39 when Louiana Salazar was fouled with 12 seconds to play as she was driving to the basket, resulting in two free throw attempts. After making the first, the second clanked off the rim and fell into the hands of freshman Kory Washington who promptly kissed it off the glass for 2 points, giving the Eagles their first lead of the contest at 40-39. As Bloomington advanced the ball down the court they were fouled with 4 seconds remaining, resulting in 2 free throws. Luckily both attempts fell short, and Alex Rueger managed to grab the rebound. After a timeout, the Eagles Kory Washington inbounded the ball down the court to Katie Bevan, who dribbled off the final 4 seconds on the clock to give the Eagles their first victory of the year. Kory Washington and Louiana Salazar tied for the team lead in points as each scored 11 in the contest. Washington was beasty in the paint, as she led the team with 24 rebounds and 2 blocks in the game. Katie Bevan finished the game with 10 points and 1 rebound.
The Eagles will play again on Thursday, December 9th in the Hesperia Christian Tournament.
Notes: Kory Washington currently leads the team with an astounding 32 rebounds. Louiana Salazar is the teams current high scorer, with 32 points, and leads the team in steals with 15. Katie Bevan is 2nd in points scored with 18, and 2nd in rebounds with 9. Cheltzie Brumett is second on the team in steals (2) and currently leads the team in blocks with 5.
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