#1-ranked LA City (24-1, 6-0 in SCC-North) got double-figure scoring from 5 players and held host Pasadena (7-16, 0-6) without a field goal for over 8 minutes early in the game, and that was more than enough for the Cubs to roll to a 25-point win Friday night at Hutto-Patterson Gym in Pasadena.
Pasadena led in the early going, but then LA City went on a 15-0 run to take control of the game. A basket by Ctr Shawn Simpson, his second of the game, tied things and a layup by SF David Cornwell after a feed from PG Everett Morgan gave the Cubs a lead they would hold the rest of the way. LA City’s other standout Center, Clarence Matthews, finished the run on a feed from SG Torrance Tucker, making it 17-4. Pasadena finally broke their scoreless drought when PF Jamal Myers scored on a putback with 10:10 left in the half.
But by then, LA City had a double-digit lead, and they would lead by at least 7 the rest of the way. SF Daniel Malwah knocked down a jumper to cut the margin to 9 at 19-10 later in the half, but LA City finished the first half on a 6-0 run thanks to PF Chad McKenzie, who scored a pair of baskets and fed Cornwell for another score. That gave the Cubs a 32-19 lead at halftime. And in the second half, LA City began with a 7-2 burst on 4 free throws by Matthews and a three by Cornwell that made it 39-21. Pasadena never threatened after that.
Matthews led LACC with 16 points while Simpson had 12; the Cub Center tag team had a total of 28 pts and 12 rebs. Cornwell and McKenzie each had 14 pts. SG Casey Gordon came off the bench to score 13 pts and grab 7 rebs. The starting backcourt combined for just 4 pts, Morgan dished out 7 asts and Tucker grabbed 9 boards, both team highs. Overall, LACC shot 56% from the floor and outrebounded the Lancers, 49-29.
For Pasadena, PG Garrett Pickens led the way with 19 pts and 5 asts. Malwah was the only other Lancer in double figures, scoring 12 pts but shooting just 5 of 19 for the night. SF Steve Collins had 8 pts and a team-best 5 rebs. Overall, the Lancers shot just 29% from the field.
In the women’s game, #1-ranked and undefeated Pasadena ran their record to 24-0 (5-0 in the SCC-North) with a 30-point trouncing of LA City (11-12, 0-6). SG Jeanine Deno drained a pair of 3-pointers in the game’s opening minute, staking the Lancers to a 6-0 lead, and they led the rest of the way.
LA City hung tough, trailing by just 12 at halftime (44-32) and cutting the margin to single digits in the second half’s opening minute after FG+FT 3-point play by SF Yajaira Sanchez. But then Pasadena went on a 15-0 run to take a 24-point lead and put the game away. By the time LA City scored again, on a free throw by Sophia Bedell, over 7 minutes had elapsed. And it wasn’t until 9:11 remained, after a drought of nearly 10 minutes, that the Lady Cubs scored a field goal (a long 2-pointer by PG Adriana Tovalin).
Deno led Pasadena with 24 pts (5 threes) on 9/13 shooting, and also had 5 asts and 4 steals. PG Samina Henry had 17 pts (5 threes), 3 asts and 6 steals. SF Dionne Pounds had an off-night shooting (just 3-for-15) but still managed 10 pts and a game-high 7 asts. PF Natasha Gray came off the bench to score 12 pts and grab 6 rebs. Starting PF Monique Diaz also had 6 rebs.
For LA City, Tovalin led the way with 27 pts, 9 rebs and 4 asts. Sanchez was the only other LACC scorer in double digits, scoring 10 pts. PF Susan Gonzales led all rebounders with 10.
box scores
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Men’s Game:
Friday, February 4, 2005 – 7:30 pm
At Hutto-Patterson Gym, Pasadena
LA City College Cubs 78:
10-Torrance Tucker, SG – 0/1 fg, 2/4 ft, 9 reb, 5 ast, 2 pts
12-Everett Morgan, PG – 0/2 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 7 ast, 2 pts
13-David Cornwell, SF – 5/9 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 14 pts
30-Chad McKenzie, PF – 5/7 fg, 4/4 ft, 2 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 14 pts
33-Shawn Simpson, C – 5/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 12 pts
15-Clarence Matthews, C – 6/9 fg, 4/6 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 3 blk, 16 pts
20-Joseph Taylor, F – 0/3 fg, 1/3 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 1 pt
2-Casey Gordon, G – 4/6 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 7 reb, 1 blk, 13 pts
0-Desmond Copeland, F – 2/2 fg, 1 reb, 4 pts
22-Amir Hassan, G – 0/2 fg, 0/1 ft, 1 reb, 1 stl, 0 pts
team rebounds: 1
Totals: 27/48 fg (.563), 21/30 ft (.700), 49 reb, 25 ast, 6 blk, 4 stl, 78 pts
3-pt fg (3): Gordon 2, Cornwell
Technical Foul: Taylor
Turnovers (22): Morgan 3, Simpson 3, Taylor 3, Gordon 3, Tucker 2, Cornwell 2, McKenzie 2, Matthews 2, Copeland, Hassan
Pasadena Lancers 53:
22-Devon Thomas, SG – 1/6 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
30-Steve Collins, SF – 2/8 fg, 3/ 4 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 8 pts
32-Garrett Pickens, PG – 8/16 fg, 0/3 ft, 4 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 19 pts
40-Jason Thorns, C – 1/5 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 2 pts
42-Jamal Myers, PF – 1/3 fg, 1/ 2 ft, 4 reb, 3 pts
20-Briant Collins, G – 2/6 fg, 2 ast, 6 pts
50-Daniel Malwah, F – 5/19 fg, 1/ 4 ft, 2 reb, 12 pts
10-Elijah Smalley, G – 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
24-Caleb Rouse, F – 0/3 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
12-David Beebe, F – 0 pts
54-Jesse Porter, C – 1/ 2 ft, 1 reb, 1 pt
team rebounds: 7
Totals: 20/68 fg (.294), 6/15 ft (.400), 29 reb, 13 ast, 2 blk, 6 stl, 53 pts
3-pt fg (7): Pickens 3, B.Collins 2, S.Collins, Malwah
Tech Fouls: Thomas, Myers
Turnovers (15): Thomas 3, Pickens 3, Malwah 3, S.Collins 2, Thorns 2, Smalley
Halftime Score: LA City 32, Pasadena 19
Updated Records: LA City (#1-South, #2-Calif) 24-1, 6-0 SCC-N; Pasadena 7-16, 0-6
women's box
Friday, February 4, 2005 - 5:30 pm
at Hutto-Patterson Gym, Pasadena
LA City 56:
5-Miriam Orellana, SG - 1/7 fg, 2 reb, 2 pts
11-Adriana Tovalin, PG - 10/18 fg, 5/6 ft, 9 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 27 pts
21-Yajaira Sanchez, SF - 4/9 fg, 1/3 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 10 pts
23-Susan Gonzales, PF - 2/6 fg, 10 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
32-Desiree Johnson, C - 3/8 fg, 2/2 ft, 7 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 8 pts
34-Sophia Bedell, F - 1/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 3 pts
24-Yamara Barrios, G - 1/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 ats, 2 pts
15-Sarai Trinidad, G - 0/1 fg, 1 blk, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 22/54 fg (.407), 9/13 ft (.692), 39 reb, 12 ast, 5 blk, 5 stl, 56 pts
3-pt fg (3): Tovalin 2, Sanchez
Fouled Out: Sanchez 21.4 secs left
Turnovers (30): Sanchez 7, Gonzales 6, Tovalin 5, Johnson 5, Orellana 3, Bedell, Barrios, team 2
Pasadena 86:
13-Monique Diaz, PF - 2/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 6 pts
20-Samina Henry, PG - 6/10 fg, 1 reb, 3 ast, 6 stl, 17 pts
21-Adriana Lopez, C - 2/4 fg, 5 reb, 4 pts
25-Jeanine Deno, SG - 9/13 fg, 1/1 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl, 24 pts
32-Dionne Pounds, SF - 3/15 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 7 ast, 3 stl, 10 pts
10-Megan Okui, G - 1/5 fg, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 3 pts
22-Anette Johansen, F - 2/6 fg, 4 reb, 2 ast, 5 pts
34-Natasha Gray, F - 4/6 fg, 4/5 ft, 6 reb, 4 stl, 12 pts
33-Keryssa Robinson, G - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
11-Paige Parkinson, C - 2/9 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 blk, 5 pts
23-Eva Hernandez, F - 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 0 pts
15-Jenelle Benigno, F - 1 reb, 1 blk, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 31/80 fg (.388), 10/12 ft (.833), 44 reb, 22 ast, 3 blk, 22 stl, 86 pts
3-pt fg (14): Henry 5, Deno 5, Pounds 2, Johansen, Okui
Turnovers (13): Henry 3, Pounds 2, Okui 2, Diaz, Lopez, Deno, Robinson, Parkinson, Hernandez
Halftime Score: Pasadena 44, LA City 32
Updated Records: Pasadena (#1-California) 24-0, 5-0 in SCC-N; LA City 11-12, 0-5
