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January 25, 2007
Women's Basketball Falls Short Versus Claremont
Mascoto '07 Finishes with a
Double-Double
Michelle Mascoto '07 scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high
13 rebounds, but Whittier College lost 58-56 to Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Colleges at Graham Athletics Center on January 25. The Poets are
now 8-7 overall and 2-3 in SCIAC play.
Rosario Rios-Aguilar '08 pitched in a team-high 13 points and
Desiree Flores '08 added eleven. The Poets shot 37 percent
from the field in the game while the Athenas (9-7, 4-1 SCIAC)
shot just 33 percent. |
Michelle Mascoto '07 |
The Poets led by as much as nine points in
the first half, before Claremont came back to tie the game at 23 going
into the break. The two teams went back and forth to start the
second half, but the Athenas pulled away late and held a 10 point
advantage with 2:01 left in the game. However, the Poets fought
back and Rios-Aguilar grabbed a rebound and hit a deep three-pointer to
bring the Poets within two with under ten seconds remaining. The
Poets forced a turnover on the ensuing inbounds play, but were unable to
get a shot off to end the game.
The Poets are at home for another SCIAC contest on January 27.
They face he University of Redlands at 5pm. |
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