WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: THE COLLEEN RILEY TOURNAMENT
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Santa Monica (10-7, Won 1) | 10 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 72 | |
FULL (8-8, Lost 2) | 19 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 56 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Long Beach (9-6, Won 2) | 9 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 51 | |
FULL (8-7, Lost 1) | 2 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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LA Pierce (1-10, Lost 6) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
FULL (8-6, Won 3) | 16 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 85 |
Santa Monica
Game Statistics | Santa Monica | FULL |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (29-82) | (19-81) |
Field Goal % | 35.4% | 23.5% |
Rebounds | 58 | 61 |
Assists | 18 | 10 |
Turnovers | 14 | 17 |
Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 4 |
2nd Chance Pts | 21 | 19 |
Pts in the Paint | 38 | 22 |
Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 4 |
Bench Pts | 9 | 20 |
Long Beach
Game Statistics | Long Beach | FULL |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (22-52) | (13-62) |
Field Goal % | 42.3% | 21.0% |
Rebounds | 47 | 42 |
Assists | 13 | 10 |
Turnovers | 25 | 22 |
Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 15 |
2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 13 |
Pts in the Paint | 30 | 10 |
Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 16 | 23 |
LA Pierce
Game Statistics | LA Pierce | FULL |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (7-50) | (33-80) |
Field Goal % | 14.0% | 41.3% |
Rebounds | 31 | 64 |
Assists | 5 | 14 |
Turnovers | 31 | 16 |
Pts off Turnovers | 6 | 38 |
2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 28 |
Pts in the Paint | 8 | 48 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 16 |
Bench Pts | 0 | 46 |
The Hornets wrapped up their non-conference schedule this week hosting the 38th Annual Colleen Riley Holiday Tournament winning one out of three games.
On Tuesday, FC opened the tournament with a big 85-22 win over LA Pierce College. The next day, Fullerton faced off against Long Beach City College in the semi-finals and lost 51-39. In the Third Place game on Thursday, the Hornets lost 72-56 at the hands of Santa Monica College.
Fullerton 85 vs. LA Pierce 22
The Hornets took an early 5-0 lead and kept the Brahmas at bay for the rest of the game. FC shot 41.3% from the field while LA Pierce shot 14%. Fullerton freshman Tristian Johns came off the bench to lead all scorers with 17 points. She also added 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Monica Hanna had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. Nancy De La Cruz, Melody Thomsen, and Raelynn Denson each scored 9 points. Kristen Sheriff and Marcella Tanuvasa both put up 8 points each.
Fullerton 39 vs. Long Beach 51
The semi-final game was a complete reverse of the previous game as Fullerton came out cold shooting only 21% to the Vikings' 42.3%. FC had their only lead (2-0) at 7:55 in the first quarter, but Long Beach quickly erased it taking control of the entire game. Kristen Sheriff led the Hornets in scoring with 11 points. Monica Hanna contributed 9 points with 9 rebounds. Tristian Johns scored 8 points and brought down 6 rebounds.
Fullerton 56 vs Santa Monica 72
Fullerton quickly fell behind in the first quarter 6-2, but they got hot going on a 17-4 run to take a 19-10 lead by the quarter's end. At 7:55 in the second quarter, FC had a healthy 28-19 lead over the Corsairs thanks to a three-pointer by Tristian Johns. Santa Monica had some fight left as they made their move stealing away the Hornet's momentum to take a 32-20 lead by halftime. The third and fourth quarters belonged to the Corsairs as FC got cold shooting only 21.6% from the field. Tristian Johns had another strong game scoring 15 points and bringing down 9 rebounds. Monica Hanna matched her teammate scoring 15 points of her own. She also had 11 rebounds. Tianna Buford came off the bench to score 10 points with 7 rebounds. Buford also added 3 assists and 3 steals.
The 38th Colleen Riley Holiday Tournament Champion was Mt. San Antonio College who beat Long Beach City College 69-38 in the title game. The Mounties are currently 16-1 overall and head into 2017 as the #3 team in the state.
Up Next: The Hornets (8-8 overall) will begin Orange Empire Conference-play on Wednesday, January 4th at 5:00 pm at home against Cypress College. Come on out and support your Hornets!
Click Here for the Tournament Bracket.
*Photo by Matt Brown