WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: FIRST OEC LOSS
The Hornets suffered their first Orange Empire Conference loss of the season at home Wednesday night falling 63-62 to No. 12 Cypress College.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 63 |
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13 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 62 |
Team Stats
Cypress
| Game Statistics | Cypress | FULL |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (24-63) | (27-63) |
| Field Goal % | 38.1% | 42.9% |
| Rebounds | 42 | 49 |
| Assists | 11 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 20 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 27 | 15 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 12 |
| Pts in the Paint | 24 | 38 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 4 |
| Bench Pts | 2 | 18 |
The Hornets suffered their first Orange Empire Conference loss of the season at home Wednesday night falling 63-62 to No. 12 Cypress College.
The loss bumps Fullerton to 12-7 overall and 4-1 in the OEC, while the Cypress victory lands the Chargers at 15-3 overall and 4-0 in conference-play.
Despite leading throughout most of the game, the Hornets lost the game on a pair free throws by Pressila Blanco with three seconds left.
After committing 4 turnovers in the last forty-seconds of the game, Fullerton's fate was sealed after leading by as much as 7 points in the final four minutes.
Although the Hornets led the game in rebounds (49-42), shooting percentage (42.9% to 38.1), and points in the paint (38-24), it was the turnovers (20) that took the victory away.
FC's Hannah Jones scored 13 points, Katie Salas had 10, and Syney Nekola put up 9. Shenise West also scored 9 and added 9 rebounds.
Up Next: Fullerton (12-7 overall, 4-1 conference) will look to pick it back up when they travel to Santa Ana College on Friday, January 24th. Tip off is at 5:00 pm.
*Photo by Matt Brown
