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THIS IS "IN THE PAINT," COURTSIDE HIGHLIGHTS OF
ARIZONA JUNIOR COLLEGE HOOPS.
LADY HOOPS ACTION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT TAKES US OUT
CHANDLER-GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS THE LADY
COYOTES PLAY HOST TO THE GLENDALE GAUCHOS,
WHO ENTERED THE GAME IN A 3-WAY TIE FOR THE 4TH AND
FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT.
LET'S GET TO THE ACTION.
GLENDALE FLEXING THEIR MUSCLES EARLY, LED BY ENA RAZIC
GLENDALE ERUPTED TO A 10, NOTHING LEAD BEFORE
CHANDLER COULD GET ON THE BOARD.
OUTSTANDING GAUCHO DEFENSE CREATED OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS TURNOVER AND SCORE FOR ENA RAZIC WHO FINISHED
WITH 14 POINTS AND THE GAUCHOS LED, 15-3.
KATLYN HEDRICKS BASELINE DRIVE WITH EIGHT AND A
HALF TO GO IN THE 1ST HALF GAVE GLENDALE THEIR
LARGEST LEAD IN THE GAME OF 15, 25-10.
CHANDLER-GILBERT'S LEADING SCORER KALEIGH QUEEN
KNOCKS DOWN TWO OF HER ELEVEN 1ST HALF POINTS TO
TRIM THE GLENDALE LEAD AT THE HALF, 38-27.
IN THE SECOND HALF CHANDLER-GILBERT STARTED
TO PUT IT TOGETHER SPARKED BY TOUGH DEFENSE.
KALEIGH QUEEN'S STEAL LED TO A COYOTES SCORE
BY CELESTE CLAW.
HOWEVER, CHANDLER-GILBERT COULD NOT GET ANY CLOSER
THAN 6 POINTS DUE IN PART TO THE INCREDIBLE PLAY OF
GAUCHO'S CENTER LACRISHA MCCALL AND HER 20 POINT,
20 REBOUND PERFORMANCE.
GLENDALE WINS, 79-69.
FOR MCTV SPORTS, I'M JEFF LOWERY.
IN MORE SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY,
ARIZONA WESTERN CRUISED PAST SOUTH MOUNTAIN, 78-33.
EASTERN 77, PC 54.
PIMA TOPPED TOHONO O'ODHAM, 103-68.
MCC SLIPPED BY SCOTTSDALE, 65-58.
AND CENTRAL CRUISED BY COCHISE, 81-68.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLAYED HOST TO
NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE COUGARS, ONE GAME OF THE
FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT, HOSTED THE THIRD-SEEDED GLENDALE GAUCHOS.
THE GAUCHOS GOT OFF TO A GREAT START.
ENA RAZIC GETS THE FAVORABLE BOUNCE AND IT
WAS THE GAUCHOS BY 6.
NEXT POSSESSION, CHELSEA OLSON DRAINS THE THREE OFF
THE FAST BREAK, AND GLENDALE LED 12-3 WITH
16 MINUTES TO GO, IN THE 1ST HALF.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN'S ABONY HOLLY SCORES TWO OF HER
12 POINTS TO CUT THE GLENDALE LEAD TO FIVE.
AS GLENDALE WOULD END THE 1ST HALF WITH A 10-POINT LEAD,
THANKS TO THIS DRIVING LAYUP FROM JADE SCOTT.
IN THE SECOND HALF, CATHERINE MONTES HELPS
GLENDALE EXPAND THEIR LEAD TO 17 WITH THIS
LONG RANGE JUMPER.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN KEEP IT CLOSE THANKS TO KEY
BUCKETS FROM SHEILA WASHINGTON, SIDNEY MULLINGS
AND THE CREATIVE PLAY OF MONIQUE EPPS, BUT GLENDALE'S
GUARD PLAY AND TRANSITION GAME WAS TOO MUCH
GLENDALE SECURES THE WIN, 75-67.
FOR MCTV SPORTS, I'M JEFF LOWERY.
PHOENIX COLLEGE HOSTED POWERHOUSE CENTRAL ARIZONA
COLLEGE IN THE ARIZONA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE MATCHUP.
THE LADY BEARS HAVE NOT BEATEN THE LADY
VAQUEROS THIS MILLENNIUM.
THE VAQUEROS ARE UNDEFEATED IN THE ACCAC
CONFERENCE AND ONLY LOST TWO GAMES OVERALL.
JUMPING INTO ACTION, THE LADY BEARS PLAYED 10 VERY
STRONG MINUTES OPENING THE GAME.
THE BEARS GAVE THE VAQUEROS A RUN FOR THEIR
MONEY PLAYING WITH INTENSITY AND TRYING TO
FORCE AN UPSET, BUT CENTRAL ARIZONA CAME BACK
WITH VENGEANCE THAT THEY ARE KNOWN TO DO.
SOPHOMORE GUARD PARIS LANE SEES DAYLIGHT AND DRIVES
DOWN THE LANE SCORES AND GETS FOULED.
LATER IN THE FIRST HALF, SOPHOMORE FORWARD JOYMESIA
HOWARD SCORES FOR CENTRAL MAKING IT A 12-POINT GAME.
CENTRAL WENT TO THE LOCKER ROOM UP 45-27.
CENTRAL ARIZONA DOMINATED IN THE 2ND HALF.
THEY WERE ABLE TO RUN THE COURT AND SCORE EASY
BASKETS LIKE THIS HOWARD LAYUP AND CRUISED
TO AN 88-51 VICTORY.
DESPITE THE WIN, VAQUERAS HEAD COACH WAS STILL UPSET
WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE.
THE SCOREBOARD DIDN'T SHOW HOW PHYSICAL AND HOW
TOUGH, YOU KNOW, PHOENIX CAME AT US.
YOU KNOW, I THINK -- I STILL THINK THERE'S A LOT
WE NEED TO WORK ON WITHIN OUR TEAM AND WITHIN OURSELVES.
IT'S A DOGGY DOG RACE FOR THE FINAL SPOTS
LEFT FOR THE PLAYOFFS.
IT'S BETWEEN THEM, CHANDLER-GILBERT COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, GLENDALE, AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN FOR THAT
3RD AND 4TH SPOT IN REGION I, DIVISION II PLAY.
FOR MCTV SPORTS, I'M LISA ACQUAFREDDA.
IN MORE SCORES FROM SATURDAY, CHANDLER-GILBERT
TOPPED TOHONO O'ODHAM, 81-62.
EASTERN CRUISED PAST SCOTTSDALE 74-37.
PIMA TOPPED COCHISE, 81-66.
AND MESA BEAT WESTERN ON THE ROAD, 56-51.
MIKE CAROTENUTO FOR MCTV SPORTS.