#2 Antelope Valley (23-2, 9-0) all but wrapped up the Foothill Conference by just barely holding on against #6 Chaffey (18-5, 7-2). C RaChauna Randle scored 21 pts and grabbed 26 rebs to become the first AVC player ever to post a 20-20 game in the victory.
It was a tough, playoff-type game all the way, and the teams combined for 62 turnovers. But most of the turnovers were due to defensive intensity, and there were also 48 fouls called.
Chaffey jumped out to an 11-point lead in the first few minutes, holding a 31-20 edge before AVC rallied. But the Marauders put together a 13-1 run to take a 1-point lead after a pair of free throws by Randle. The lead went back and forth the rest of the half, and AVC held a 1-point edge at 37-36 at intermission.
In the second half, AVC held a narrow lead much of the time, but could never quite put away a determined Chaffey squad. Finally, a three by SG Shanae Blake tied the game at 67. But then SF Sheena Crenshaw scored a FG+FT 3-point play to put AVC back ahead, 70-67. AVC nearly extended its lead moments later, but PF Mariqueta Starling was called for a charging foul, wiping out an apparent basket. The AVC coaches were so upset, they stomped the floor hard and loud enough to draw a technical foul. Starling fouled out on the play, and Blake made both technical FTs to make it 70-69 AVC.
A steal by Crenshaw got the ball back for AVC, and she passed to Randle, who was fouled but made both free throws to make it 72-69. But Chaffey rallied again to cut the margin to a single point on a pair of FTs by Blake with 58.8 seconds left. Then Randle stepped on the center court line for an over-and-back violation on AVC's next possession, giving Chaffey 32.1 seconds to win the game.
But Blake's shot missed, and Randle got the rebound. She was fouled immediately, but made just 1 of 2 FTs, making it 73-71 with 23.4 seconds left. This time PF Unique Bennett tried a shot, but it also missed and Randle again got the rebound. She got the ball to PG Shalonie Hutchinson, but Hutchinson's pass ahead went out of bounds. Chaffey got the ball back, 90 feet from the basket, with just 2.3 seconds left.
And then Chaffey got the break that almost got them a tie. On the inbounds play, Blake and Randle both went for the ball. But Blake got there first, and when Randle ran into her, she was called for the foul. That gave Blake 2 FTs with 1.2 seconds left, and if she made both, the game would be tied.
But she missed the first free throw. Then she missed the second one, on purpose, but Randle got the rebound (her 26th) as time ran out, giving AVC the win.
In addition to Randle, the only other double-figure scorer for AVC was Crenshaw, who had 10 pts. Nobody else had more than 4 rebs. But Randle had 21 pts, 26 boards as well as a game-high 5 asts. For the game, AVC outrebounded Chaffey, 53-42.
For Chaffey, whose only 2 conference losses are both to AVC, Blake led the way with a game-high 22 pts. Ctr Danielle Mason added 12 pts and a team-high 8 rebs.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2005 - 5 pm
at Marauder Gym, AVC, Lancaster
Foothill Conference
Chaffey 71:
11-Crystal Garcia, PG - 2/5 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 6 pts
12-Tracy Campese, SG - 4/9 fg, 0/2 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 4 stl, 8 pts
22-Unique Bennett, PF - 4/12 fg, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 9 pts
23-Shanae Blake, SG - 5/21 fg, 9/16 ft, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 22 pts
42-Danielle Mason, C - 5/7 fg, 2/5 ft, 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 12 pts
25-Kimberly Conedy, G - 3/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 8 pts
30-Gina Romero, F - 0/1 fg, 3 reb, 1 stl, 0 pts
33-Andrea Staten, C - 1/4 fg, 2 reb, 2 blk, 2 pts
34-Feyi Harrison, C - 3 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
5-Mikeshaya Edwards, G - 0 pts
21-Alysia Lewis, F - 2/4 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 26/70 fg (.371), 15/29 ft (.517), 42 reb, 15 ast, 6 blk, 18 stl, 71 pts
3-pt fg (4): Blake 3, Bennett
Fouled Out: Staten 2:45 left
Turnovers (29): Blake 8, Garcia 5, Campese 4, Mason 3, Conedy 3, Bennett 2, Romero 2, Lewis, team
Antelope Valley 73:
12-Shalonie Hutchinson, PG - 4/8 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 8 pts
23-Rhiannon McCrumb, SG - 2/8 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 7 pts
35-Sheena Crenshaw, SF - 3/8 fg, 4/8 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 10 pts
40-RaChauna Randle, C - 7/14 fg, 7/11 ft, 26 reb, 5 ast, 1 blk, 21 pts
44-Mariqueta Starling, PF - 3/4 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 6 pts
15-Jennifer Albertson, G - 1/5 fg, 4 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 pts
31-Renita Mitchell, F - 3/8 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 6 pts
32-Kelli Edwards-Valentine, F - 4/6 fg, 1/3 ft, 2 reb, 2 blk, 1 stl, 9 pts
22-Juanita Newsom, G - 0/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
42-Andrea Houston, F - 1/1 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 2 pts
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 28/64 fg (.438), 16/26 ft (.615), 53 reb, 17 ast, 4 blk, 10 stl, 73 pts
3-pt fg (1): McCrumb
Technical Foul: Coach Taylor
Turnovers (33): Hutchinson 8, Randle 7, Starling 4, Valentine 4, Mitchell 3, McCrumb 2, Crenshaw 2, Albertson, Newsom, team
Halftime Score: AVC 37, Chaffey 36
Updated Records: AVC 23-2, 9-0; Chaffey 18-5, 7-2
note: Randle - 1st AVC player ever with 20 pt-20 reb game
