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January 11, 2007
Women's Basketball Falls in Conference Opener
Poets Shoot Just 16% From
Free Throw Line
Rosario Rios-Aguilar '08 scored a team-high 14 points, but
Whittier College lost 55-47 to California Lutheran University in the
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener in
Thousand Oaks, Calif. on January 11. The Poets are now 6-5 overall
and 0-1 in conference play.
Michelle Mascoto '07 scored 10 points for the Poets. She
also had a team-high eight rebounds and six steals. She leads the
Poets this season in points per game (9.6), rebounds per game (7.5) and
steals (4.4). |
Rosario Rios-Aguilar '08 |
Whittier was down 26-21 at the break
despite trailing 12-0 to begin the game. Cal Lutheran was led by
Tiffiny Shim with 20 points and eleven rebounds. The Poets shot 39
percent from the field while the Regals shot 35 percent. Neither
team shot well from the free throw line, with Cal Lutheran making just
11-of-32 attempts (34%) and the Poets making just 3-of-18 (16%).
The Poets are in action again on January 13, when they travel to La
Verne for another SCIAC contest. Tip-off is scheduled for 5pm. |
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