
Fast Start, Big Effort From Masuno Leads CMS Women's Basketball Past Pomona-Pitzer


Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Pomona-Pitzer (3-5, 1-1 SCIAC) | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 55 |
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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-5, 1-1 SCIAC) | 24 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 64 |
Pomona-Pitzer
Game Statistics | Pomona-Pitzer | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
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Field Goals | (21-65) | (23-60) |
Field Goal % | 32.3% | 38.3% |
Rebounds | 34 | 50 |
Assists | 11 | 11 |
Turnovers | 10 | 18 |
Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 11 |
2nd Chance Pts | 11 | 7 |
Pts in the Paint | 34 | 28 |
Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 2 |
Bench Pts | 28 | 13 |
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Austyn Masuno had 18 points and 18 rebounds and the CMS women's basketball team began the game with its best offensive quarter of the season as it took a 64-55 win over Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday night at Roberts Pavilion.
The win gets CMS back on the winning track at 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the SCIAC, after a tough four-game stretch that featured tight losses to Willamette and Whitworth and a league-opening defeat at Redlands on Wednesday. Pomona-Pitzer now stands at 3-5 overall and 1-1 in league play as well.
CMS scored only five points in the first quarter against Redlands on Wednesday and nearly dug its way out of a 20-5 hole, cutting the lead to two on three occasions. This time, they came out determined to write a different script, knocking down their first four shots and taking a 24-9 lead after the end of the first quarter.
Flora Durgerian started things off with a three-pointer, and Jacey Carter followed with a driving lay-up and a three-pointer to make it an 8-2 CMS lead. Jocelyn Song hit a tough runner to put the Athenas ahead 10-2 just 2:31 into the game and forcing a quick Pomona-Pitzer timeout.
Gwen Gilmore extended the lead to 13-2 just over two-minutes later with a three-point play, and a Grace Florendo drive capped off a 12-0 run and put CMS in front 15-2. A Florendo three-pointer stretched the lead to 20-4 with 2:19 left in the first before CMS settled for a 24-9 lead after the first 10 minutes.
Pomona-Pitzer dug down and battled back to within 10 points at 30-20 to put some pressure on the Athenas late in the half, but CMS responded with an 8-0 run to take a 38-20 lead into the break, which turned into a 14-0 run when the Athenas scored the first six points of the second half. Masuno started the spurt with a basket, Kayla Ishibashi knocked down a three-pointer, and Masuno made three foul shots to end the half.
Masuno and Carter started the second half with jumpers and Ishibashi made a layup to give CMS its largest lead at 44-20. Pomona-Pitzer had one run left in it, though, and got to within eight points late in the fourth quarter, but Carter found Masuno for a layup with 1:01 left to make it a 10-point lead and essentially seal the win.
Carter joined Masuno in double figures with 12 points, and the CMS defense held Pomona-Pitzer to just 32.3 percent shooting. Ishibashi had eight points and eight rebounds and did a solid job defending Sagehen leading scorer Madison Quan, who shot just 3-14 on the day.
CMS will be back in action on Wednesday at La Verne for its final SCIAC contest of the calendar year, before taking a 10-day break for final exams.