SRJC 72, Sacramento City College 56
In the Third Place game of their own tournament, the Bear Cubs (3-4) took on a Big 8 foe, the Panthers of Sacramento City College (3-6). Destiny Grayer took the Bear Cubs' first shot of the game--a 3-pointer--and made it. The Panthers scored two field goals before Angel Bernardi cut to the basket and caught the assist from Kylie Oden at the 6:01 mark. After two free throws the Panthers sank a 3-pointer, and Bernardi's 3 tied the score at 9 halfway through the period. Kylie Oden's 3-pointer a minute later followed by Bernardi's layup on another cut to the basket put the Bear Cubs ahead 14-9 with 3:04 left. The Panthers sank a 3-pointer with 1:27 remaining, and Bernardi drained a pull-up jumper to give the Bear Cubs a 16-12 lead at the end of the period.
Destiny Grayer's two free throws accounted for the first points of the second quarter after almost two minutes of play. The Bear Cubs scored seven more unanswered points on a 3-pointer and field goal by Mireya Lopez and a short shot by Jenny Eggers at the 6:36 mark. The Panthers made their first basket of the quarter 31 seconds later and added another field goal before Kylie Oden's 3-pointer with 4:56 on the clock. A Panther 3-pointer with 2:22 left was matched by Gaby Roldan's 68 seconds after that to give the Bear Cubs a 34-23 lead. After two free throws by Jenny Eggers, Destiny Grayer swished a 3-pointer with 20.3 seconds remaining. The Panthers finished with a 3-pointer of their own from the left baseline with 5.1 seconds to go, making the score 39-27 at halftime.
The Bear Cubs missed their first shot attempt of the third quarter, and then Destiny Grayer sank her third 3-pointer. Jenny Eggers converted a 3-point play beginning with a cut to the basket and pass from Kylie Oden. Eggers scored the next time down on a cut and assist from Angel Bernardi. The Panthers made their first basket with 6:40 on the clock for a score of 47-29. When Britta Irvine dropped in a 3-pointer at the 4:31 mark, their lead became 56-30. During the remainder of the period the Bear Cubs made just 2 out of 10 shots--a field goal and 3-pointer by Kylie Oden--while the Panthers added a free throw, a 3-point play, and two field goals, to get Bear Cubs' lead to 61-37 at the end of the quarter.
The Panthers scored the first 9 points of the fourth quarter on two free throws, two consecutive field goals, and a 3-pointer. Meanwhile the Bear Cubs turned the ball over four times in a row before Kylie Oden finally sank their first shot of the period--a 3-pointer--with 7:12 on the clock, making the score 64-46. Oden hit two 3-pointers about a minute apart to get the lead to 72-51 with 3:51 remaining. The Panthers finished with a field goal and a 3-pointer to account for the final score of 72-56.
The Bear Cubs made 44% (25 of 57) of their shots (12 for 31 for two points and 13 for 26 for three). Both team only shot 11 free throws, making 9 of them. The Bear Cubs were awarded the Third Place plaque, and Kylie Oden was honored as a member of the All-Tourney Team.
Kylie Oden, who made 6 3-pointers, led all scorers with a season-high 25 points. Destiny Grayer and Jenny Eggers each tallied 11 points, Angel Bernardi 9, Mireya Lopez 7, Britta Irvine 5, Destiny Grayer 3, and Madeline Strom 1. Oden and Strom were the top rebounders with 6 each. Destiny Grayer and Britta Irvine led in assists with 4 each.