Cougars Win Conference Home Opener
After a slow start for College of the Canyons at the beginning of the game, COC was able to refocus and beat Bakersfield 83-79 to win by 43 points on Wednesday night.
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - After a slow start for College of the Canyons at the beginning of the game, COC was able to refocus and beat Bakersfield 83-79 to win by 43 points on Wednesday night.
The Cougars came out sluggish in their first conference home game of the season and fell down by six points at the 15-minute mark. After that, Canyons went on a 36-12 run to end the half and took a 45-22 lead into the locker room. It was more Canyons in the second half as COC went up on the Renegades by 47 points, 78-31.
Every Cougar on the roster saw playing time and was lead by Tinky Dahte and Jazzmyn Davis who reached poured in 19 points. Davis also notched a double-double with her 10 rebounds and three steals. Sophomore Kelli Lewis had 12 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes of work and Stella Carlson added seven points off the bench.
The Cougars will travel to Santa Monica on Wednesday, Jan. 19 for another Western State Conference game. Tip off for that game is scheduled for 7 p.m.