WBB | Consolation Over Cosumnes River
After suffering a narrow defeat to Chabot on the opening day of the Solano Showdown, Diablo Valley comes back to take the consolation bracket over De Anza & Cosumnes River
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cosumnes River
|
30 | 29 | 59 |
|
Diablo Valley
|
46 | 38 | 84 |
After suffering a narrow 61-60 defeat to Chabot in the 1st round of the Solano Showdown Basketball Tournament, Diablo Valley was relegated to the consolation bracket. From there, they rebounded with an 89-82 win over De Anza and a convincing 84-59 win over Cosumnes River.
There were multiple players with key contributions in the consolation finals. Kayla Taylor stuffed the stat-sheet for the Vikes with 18 points on 8 of 10 shooting, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Soraya Page had 14 points, 7 rebounds (5 OREBs), and 3 steals. Tailya Jackson added 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks.
The bench scored 31 points on the evening and was led by Julia Alexander who contributed 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals. MVP of the Costa Classic, Keaira Scott, had 6 steals to go along with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Diablo Valley will get a two week break before playing San Francisco City College in the opening round of the 2014 San Jose City College Lady Jaguar Invitational on Saturday, December 17th at 1 PM.
Box score: http://big8conference.com/sports/wbkb/2014-15/boxscores/20141214_gwqe.xml
Team Stats
Cosumnes River
| Game Statistics | Cosumnes River | Diablo Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (21-58) | (34-77) |
| Field Goal % | 36.2% | 44.2% |
| Rebounds | 19 | 60 |
| Assists | 9 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 27 | 19 |
