STRONG EFFORT FALLS SHORT
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Irvine Valley (12-6, 3-1) | 15 | 13 | 25 | 17 | 70 | |
FULL (10-8, 1-3) | 11 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 57 |
Irvine Valley
Game Statistics | Irvine Valley | FULL |
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Field Goals | (27-65) | (19-54) |
Field Goal % | 41.5% | 35.2% |
Rebounds | 36 | 30 |
Assists | 19 | 12 |
Turnovers | 8 | 9 |
Pts off Turnovers | 14 | 7 |
2nd Chance Pts | 14 | 3 |
Pts in the Paint | 34 | 10 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 11 | 11 |
In an Orange Empire Conference home game, the Hornets ran with No. 15 Irvine Valley College for three quarters, but then FC ran out of gas losing to Lasers 70-57.
It was a close game that featured 8 lead changes and 7 ties as both the Hornets and Lasers duked it out on the court. In the first half both teams were matching one another shot for shot to a 28-28 tie by the halftime break.
The third quarter saw the Lasers take a small lead 43-38 lead by 4:15 on a jumper by Christen Ziska, but Fullerton knotted it up at 43 two minutes later thanks to a shot by Xochitl Hood. The quarter ended with IVC up 53-49.
It appeared as if the Hornets were zeroing in on the Lasers in the opening minutes of the 4th quarter pulling within two (53-51), but Irvine Valley soon took off on a 17-6 run that dashed any hopes of a Fullerton victory.
Xochitl Hood just missed a double-double with a team-high 21 points and 9 boards. Kaylee Shimoda chipped in 11 points with 8 rebounds. Toni Ballestero and Jasmie Arnold both added 6 points.
Up Next: Fullerton (10-8 overall, 1-3 OEC) will try and pick it back up when they host Saddleback College in the Nest for another OEC game on Wednesday, January 24th at 6:00 pm.
*Photo by Matt Brown