FRESHMAN STEPHENS SHINES IN TOURNAMENT

FRESHMAN STEPHENS SHINES IN TOURNAMENT

FAIRFIELD, Calif. – Shasta College's women's basketball team dropped two of three games last weekend to finish in sixth place at the Solano Community College Tournament.

Shasta, which was dropped from the No. 15 spot in the latest CCCAA North Region Poll, lost to state-ranked No. 13 Chabot 71-63 in the tournament opener, crushed De Anza 71-32 and fell to Los Medanos 63-56.

Freshman Sheleah Stephens averaged a double-double across the three games with 11 points and 11 rebounds for the tournament. Sophomore Aubrie Wall led the Knights in scoring for the weekend with 35 points in three games.

Shasta outscored Chabot in each of the first two quarters to lead 38-27 at half. But the Knights couldn't keep the momentum going and surrendered back-to-back 22-point periods to lose by eight. Shasta committed 31 turnovers in the game. Wall scored 19 points thanks to making five 3-pointers, Stephens recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and sophomore Julia Hill grabbed 11 rebounds.

In the lopsided win, Shasta held De Anza to single digits in each of the first three periods to cruise to a victory. The Knights pulled down a season-high 70 rebounds and held their opponent to 17.9 percent shooting (12 of 67). All 13 Shasta players scored in the game with the bench totaling 48 points with freshman Kayla Bonomini leading the way with 13 points. Sophomore Kilee Hannan scored 11 points to go with nine rebounds and Stephens had 10 points and nine boards.

Against Los Medanos, Shasta jumped out to a 28-8 lead after the first quarter. But the Knights were outscored 34-16 through the middle two periods and couldn't keep up in the fourth. Shasta's Wall was the team's lone double-digit scorer with 13 points. Stephens had four points and nine rebounds, and Hill finished with nine points and nine rebounds.

Shasta opens the San Mateo Tournament Friday against Contra Costa at 5 p.m.