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JC Basketball: Neal’s 17 points leads West LA over rival Santa Monica
Jade Neal scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half in West Los Angeles College’s 55-51 victory over rival Santa Monica College to open Western State Conference play.
The freshman guard hit two three-point baskets in the final two minutes of play to extend a narrow one-point lead to a 53-48 advantage.
“We were more aggressive in the second half and our shots started to fall for us,” said Neal. “We knew that they would be a challenge.”
JC Basketball: West LA’s Bonam named WSC Player of the Week
Cheyenne Bonam (Photo courtsey of WLAC athletics)
West Los Angeles College guard Cheyenne Bonam was named the Western State Conference Player of the Week after scoring a season-high 23 points in the Wildcats 70-54 victory over Santa Barbara.
Bonam also grabbed 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals while going six of nine from the field including four three-point baskets.
She is averaging 15.2 points a game, fourth best in the Western State Conference to lead the Wildcats to a 10-5 before league plays starts tonight vs Bakersfield.
Bonam is a 5-7 sophomore guard from Washington Prep High School.
JC Basketball: SMC women get revenge on San Diego Mesa
After going through some growing pains, the Santa Monica College women’s basketball team looks like they have found their stride.
The Lady Corsairs now own a three-game winning streak after defeating San Diego Mesa 54-44 Thursday in the Fullerton College Tournament; the Corsairs have won their last three games by double digits.
Not only did it help in the win column, but the Corsairs got some revenge on the Olympians after falling to them earlier in the season 57-49 in the San Diego Mesa Tournament.
JC Basketball: SMC’s David Nwaba named conference player of the week
Santa Monica College freshman David Nwaba was named the Western State Conference Player of the Week it was announced by the league.
In the two games during the SMC Tournament, Nwaba scored 44 points with 19 rebounds, five blocks and three assists.
The 6’4 192 lb. guard from LA University High had 23 points with 12 rebounds in a 87-73 loss versus Grossmont. The Corsairs also beat Rio Hondo 89-86 in the tournament and are currently 4-4 on the year.
Nwaba is averaging more than 17 points a game this season.
JC Basketball: SMC game vs Pasadena rescheduled to Nov 30th
Santa Monica College men’s basketball game against Pasadena City College has been reschedule to Friday, November 30th at Corsair Pavilion, the college announced today.
The contest was originally to take place on November 24th but was postponed due to confusion of the start time, according to Santa Monica College athletic director Joe Cascio.
SMC is 2-2 on the year and Pasadena is 1-4.
Correction: Santa Monica College men’s basketball game vs Pasadena has not been rescheduled
We incorrectly reported that Santa Monica College men’s basketball game between Pasadena City College was rescheduled for December 1st, earlier in the day.
No replacement date has been set.
The game was originally scheduled to take place on November 24th, but was postponed due to confusion over the start of the contest.
Our apologizes to the Santa Monica College athletics staff and our readers for the error.
Former SMC’s Stephens has a homecoming when San Diego St plays USC tonight
Deshawn Stephens (photo courtesy of SDSU athletics)
The 6’8, 225 lbs senior forward, in his second season at San Diego State, is averaging 7.3 rebounds and 6.8 points per game to help lead the Aztecs (3-1) to be ranked 25th in the AP poll. Stephens had his first double-double when he finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 79-43 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Wednesday.
During his two years at Santa Monica College, Stephens’ avergaed nearly ten points and eight rebounds a game. He played his high school career at Chatsworth High.
The game will be broadcast locally on Fox Sports West at 7 p.m.
Below is a video by AztecReport’s Scott Sommer of Stephens’ post-game press conference along with Chase Tapley and head coach Steve Fisher after the Arkansas-Pine Bluff victory.
