Janae Chamois scored 23 pts and Vanessa Garcia scored 12 pts on four 3-pointers, one of which broke a 44-44 tie with just under four minutes to go, sending Citrus on its way to a 55-52 win over visiting Antelope Valley Wednesday night.
Citrus (11-13, 4-7) jumped out to an early 16-10 lead after back-to-back 3-pointers by Chamois, and led by as many as nine points at 21-12 after a 3-pointer by Garcia in the first half. But that would equal the largest lead of the game for either team.
Antelope Valley (14-11, 7-4) cut the deficit to three points at 21-18 before Citrus pushed the lead back to nine points at 27-18 in the final minute of the first half. Shekinah Broadway scored on a driving lay-up for AVC in the final seconds of the first half to make it 27-20 at the break.
In the second half, Antelope Valley cut the margin to a single point at 29-28 about five minutes into the half, and tied the score when Savannah Johnson scored on a putback with 10:45 left. The Marauders took a 36-34 lead moments later when Brittany Scott scored on a driving lay-up.
The lead changed hands several times after that until Garcia's 3-pointer with 3:50 left gave Citrus a lead it would hold the rest of the way. But the Lady Owls' advantage never reached beyond five points, which came after two free throws by Tyvette White made it 53-48 with 1:24 to go.
Antelope Valley got a driving lay-up from Broadway and a basket by Barbara Pete to get within a point at 53-52 with 40.7 seconds left. Chamois made two free throws for Citrus with 14.6 seconds to go to push the lead back to three. AVC had one last chance to tie, but Scott's 3-point shot in the final seconds bounced off the outside of the rim.
Chamois led all scorers with her 23 pts, which included 3 three-pointers, and she also had 6 rebs, 2 asts and a steal. Garcia had 12 pts, all on 3-pointers, and White had 13 pts, including 9-for-9 from the free throw line. Bobbie Johnson came off the bench and had a strong game with 4 pts, a team-high 8 rebs, 2 asts and 3 steals.
For Antelope Valley, Broadway had a team-high 16 pts plus 7 rebs, a game-high 7 asts and 2 steals. Savannah Johnson had a double-double with 15 pts on 7-for-10 from the floor plus a game-high 12 rebs. Pete just missed a double-double with 9 pts and 9 rebs.
box score
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 7 pm
at Citrus College, Glendora
WSC-South (women)
Antelope Valley 52:
2-Keyora Guillory, SF - 0/4 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 0 pts
3-Shekinah Broadway, PG - 7/18 fg, 2/3 ft, 7 reb, 7 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 3 pf, 16 pts
4-Brittany Scott, SG - 1/5 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pf, 4 pts
10-Barbara Pete, PF - 4/8 fg, 1/2 ft, 9 reb, 1 blk, 3 stl, 3 pf, 9 pts
24-Savannah Johnson, C - 7/10 fg, 1/2 ft, 12 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 4 pf, 15 pts
15-Raqueisha McClelland, G - 2/4 fg, 0/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 stl, 5 pf, 4 pts
23-Jasmine Hayes, F - 2/2 fg, 1 blk, 1 pf, 4 pts
32-Bailey Green, C - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
25-Malaysia Broome, G - 1 pf, 0 pts
team rebounds: 1
Totals: 23/52 fg (.442), 6/11 ft (.545), 36 reb, 11 ast, 5 blk, 7 stl, 21 pf, 52 pts
3-pt fg (0): none
Fouled Out: McClelland 14.6 seconds left
Turnovers (21): Pete 5, Johnson 5, Broadway 4, McClelland 3, Scott 2, Guillory, team
Citrus 55:
1-Kayla Brady, PG - 0/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 1 pf, 1 pt
4-Janae Chamois, PF - 6/12 fg, 8/9 ft, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 23 pts
5-Gabriela Ixtepan, SF - 1 reb, 1 stl, 2 pf, 0 pts
11-Vanessa Garcia, C - 4/10 fg, 1 stl, 4 pf, 12 pts
12-Tiffany Villaruz, SG - 1/3 fg, 3 reb, 2 ast, 3 pf, 2 pts
10-Amanda Walker, G - 0/1 fg, 1 ast, 0 pts
32-Anarose Bui, C - 6 reb, 1 pf, 0 pts
2-Bianca Ortiz, G - 0 pts
23-Jackeline Perez, F - 0 pts
24-Tyvette White, G - 2/8 fg, 9/9 ft, 1 reb, 2 pf, 13 pts
21-Bobbie Johnson, F - 1/5 fg, 2/4 ft, 8 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 4 pf, 4 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 14/41 fg (.341), 20/24 ft (.833), 29 reb, 9 ast, 1 blk, 6 stl, 19 pf, 55 pts
3-pt fg (7): Garcia 4, Chamois 3
Turnovers (22): Chamois 6, Johnson 5, Brady 3, Garcia 2, Villaruz 2, Ixtepan, Bui, Ortiz, White
Halftime Score: Citrus 27, Antelope Valley 20
Updated Records: Citrus 11-13, 4-7 in WSC-S; Antelope Valley 14-11, 7-4 in WSC-S
Citrus led 21-12 in the 1st half, the largest lead of the game for either team.
Garcia broke a 44-all tie wth a 3-pointer with 3:50 left and Citrus narrowly led the rest of the way.
Scott's contested 3-pt try that would have tied the game in the final seconds missed.
