TAFT, CA – Taft College Women's Basketball hosted Compton College on Saturday, January 13 for the last non-conference game of the season. Taft was able to win three of the four quarters defeating the Lady Tars 81-52.
The Lady Cougars forced 32 turnovers and had 19 steals successfully converting them into 31 points. Taft also scored 20 transition points to Compton's 4 points. The rebounding battle was fairly close with Taft grabbing 46 and Compton 45. Points in the paint also belonged to Taft with the Cougars scoring 48 and the Tars with 32. Defensively, the Cougars continued to show what they do best with 16 deflections.
"The game was good to have after a great show out with our community skills clinic earlier. We had a great showing and experience at the clinic, and those participants were able to watch the game as well. It was a great experience between fans and our players. I was also glad to see that our players didn't let a previous lost game affect the next game. All players played and continued to make individual and team improvements," said Taft College Head Women's Basketball Coach Romeo Lagmay, Jr.
Cougar sophomore Brandy Edwards had a double-double leading the game with 25 points and collecting 10 rebounds. Edwards also had 6 assists and a game high of 5 steals. Siera Bradford a game high of 6 assists and scored 12 points. Jasmeen Lemons scored 12 points and had 3 steals. Celicia Enos scored 10 points. Yareli Gomez joined Edwards with a game high of 5 steals, along with 8 rebounds and 7 points. "It was a great team win," said Coach Lagmay.
Taft will be on the road this Wednesday, January 17 to face the #6 state ranked Fresno City College at 7:00 pm in their second conference game.