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February 3, 2007
Women's Basketball Picks Up Big Overtime Win
Mascoto '07 Finishes with
Double-Double
Michelle Mascoto '07 had her fifth double-double of the
season with 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Whittier College to a
67-65 overtime win over California Lutheran University
in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action at
Graham Athletics Center on February 3. The Poets are now 9-9
overall and 3-5 in SCIAC play.
Mascoto was just three assists away from a triple-double with seven
and also had four steals. Rosario Rios-Aguilar '08 added 16
points, six assists and four steals. Megan Wingo '07 pulled
down ten rebounds to go along with eight points.
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The Poets jumped out to an early lead in the first half, going up by as
many as 14 with 10:50 left in the half after a 12-2 run. Whittier
held a 32-22 advantage at the break. The Regals (9-9, 5-3 SCIAC)
chipped away at the Poets' lead shooting 46 percent in the second half
and eventually tied the game at 51 with 5:37 remaining. The lead
changed hands four more times, and with 17 seconds left, two free throws
from the Regals tied the score at 58. In overtime with the Poets
down by one, Mascoto hit a three-pointer that gave Whittier the lead for
good. She scored four points in the extra stanza as the Poets
outscored Cal Lutheran 9-7 to take the victory.
The Poets are at home for a non-conference match-up against Southwestern
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