COC Goes 3-2 At Mt. SAC Tip-Off

WALNUT, Calif. - The Cougars bounced back from a 76-60 loss in the second round game against San Bernardino on Saturday night to finish in third place at the Mt. SAC Tip-Off.

In the first game, Tinky Dahte's 19 points and Dominique Turner's 11 points and seven assists paced the Cougars in their opening game victory over Compton, 83-46. Freshmen Destiny Melton and Jazzmyn Davis had 11 rebounds each while Jenny Lentz chipped in 10 defensive rebounds.

Against San Bernardino, the Cougars shot a miserable 31.3 percent from the field and were out-rebounded by a very physical San Bernardino Valley team as the Wolverines defeated COC in the tournament semi-finals, 76-60. The Cougars were led by Turner's 15 points. Lewis finished with 12, while Lentz came off the bench to chip in 11 points.

In the third-place game of the tournament, five Cougars scored in double figures (Davis-15, Beverly Weaver-15, Turner-12, Dahte-10 and Melton-10) to lead Canyons to a 14-point victory over Riverside. Leading by as much as 20 in the second half, the Cougars cruised to their second victory of the season. Davis had her first career double-double by adding 12 rebounds to her 15 points.

Turner was named to the All-Tournament team.

COC will take some time off before traveling to Cypress College on Nov. 18.