VALLEY GLEN – Coming off a tournament championship last week, the City College of San Francisco women's basketball team endured a tougher time, going 1-2 this past weekend at the Buddy's All-Star Classic at Los Angeles Valley College.
The tourney started well with the No. 8 state-ranked Rams cruising to a 71-50 victory over Fullerton College on Thursday. But that was followed by a narrow 66-61 loss to host LA Valley on Friday, and a 61-56 defeat at the hands of No. 18 state-ranked Long Beach City College to close out the event on Saturday.
CCSF put the game out of reach early against Fullerton, going out in front 22-8 after the first quarter. Madison Thomas had a solid game, posting a double-double with game-highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Deadriana Prim came off the bench to contribute 15 points and 8 boards while Deonna Mayfield added 12 points and 7 rebounds.
A late-game rally came up just short against LA Valley on Friday. The Rams trailed for most of the contest but were able to get within one point at 62-61 after a bucket by Thomas with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter. But the Monarchs responded with a clutch jumper with 18 seconds to go and the Rams missed a pair of three-pointers over the final seconds of the game.
Thomas had another big game despite the loss, grabbing a season-high 20 rebounds to go with 12 points. Aaliyah Dias led CCSF with 16 points and Prim added 13 points.
The Rams closed the event with a tough loss to Long Beach as they couldn't hold a lead to start the fourth quarter. Dias put up 20 points for the second straight game while Thomas was a bucket shy of a double-double with 8 points and 11 rebounds.
CCSF suffered just its second and third losses of the season to fall to 7-3 overall after the weekend. The Rams are back in action on Thursday (Dec. 14) when they open the three-day Golden Gate Classic tournament. CCSF is set to host Santa Rosa at 5 p.m.
No. 8 Rams pick up 71-50 win over Fullerton at LA Valley tournament
Long Beach
61
San Francisco
56
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Beach (7-6) | 15 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 61 |
San Francisco (7-3) | 17 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 56 |
LA Valley
66
San Francisco
61
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Valley (5-4) | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 66 |
San Francisco (7-2) | 14 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 61 |
Fullerton
50
San Francisco
71
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fullerton (3-4) | 8 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 50 |
San Francisco (7-1) | 22 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 71 |
Posted: Dec 07, 2023