Grossmont women's basketball played in Riverside City College's sixth annual Earning Our Stripes tournament November 7-9, 2019.
"Although we didn't win, we improved by the end of the tournament," stated Griffin forward/center #32 Aaliyah Stone.
The women played Moorpark College on Thursday, November 7 to open the tournament. The final score was 105-24 Moorpark. The Griffins next game however, found a more competitive score.
Grossmont's second game was against Santa Ana College, for a 85-53 final Santa Ana. Over the course of the four quarters though, Grossmont improved on its scoring; by the end of the 4th, Grossmont had scored 21 points (8 more than in the third!).
Score by Periods....1 2 3 4 Total
Santa Ana........... 24 23 20 19 - 86
Grossmont............ 8 11 13 21 - 53
In the game against Santa Ana #5 Lilian Akintonde went 3-3 in free-throws, while #3 Angel Saleh shot .67% (4-6 FGs).
The Griffins final game of the Earning our Stripes tournament was on Saturday, November 9 against Solano College. Despite the 84-48 loss, the women strengthened their defense. Solano only scored 15 points in the final quarter.
Score by Periods....1 2 3 4 Total
Grossmont........... 11 8 16 13 - 48
Solano.................. 30 18 21 15 - 84
Aaliyah Stone shot 4-4 on free-throws during Saturday's game.
Grossmont head coach Karen Caires purposely schedules a tough pre-season to prepare her squad for the upcoming competitive season.
The team plays again Friday, November 15 at 4:00 PM at College of the Desert, and their next home game is Wednesday, November 27 at 5:00 PM vs Mt. San Jacinto College. View the full schedule here.