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Warrior freshman Tori Kelley scored 14 points in a 52-44 win over Villanova Prep.
Warrior sophomore Macey Frazer scored eight points and held down the paint against Villanova Prep.
Warrior girls basketball downs Villanova 52-44
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Warrior freshman Monique Sanchez helped preserve the lead with her six fourth-quarter points against Villanova Prep.
Warriors of Westmont
Team rides consecutive wins into league play By PeTer Dugré
hannah galsterer ignited Carpinteria High School girls basketball in the first quarter before handing the baton to tori Kelley in the second quarter of a 52-44 warrior win over Villanova prep on Jan. 7 at ChS. the warriors, however, almost saw a 41-25 lead heading into the fourth quarter evaporate before staving off Villanova in the final contest before Frontier league play begins on Jan. 9. galsterer scored eight of her 16 points in the first quarter to stake the Warriors to an early lead. “we weren’t sure how we would come out against Villanova, because we scrimmaged them early in the season and lost,” said galsterer, the team’s senior captain. Kelley, a freshman point guard, then took over the role of having the hot hand with eight points of her own in the second quarter. She finished with 14 points. Coach Dan Mercer commented that the mix of senior leadership in galsterer and a lot of young talent has allowed for much growth over the preseason. “the learning curve is so huge, but they’re getting it,” Mercer said. Four freshmen are big parts of the rotation, along with sophomore Macey Frazer, who contributed eight points and held down the mid-
dle against Villanova in the absence of harmony Reed, a freshman post player. Villanova plays in the tri-Valley League and had dominated Frontier league before bumping up two seasons ago. the warriors improved to 5-5 overall in pre-league play. Many of the losses had come against upper-division opponents at the Santa Barbara tournament of Champions, since which the team has won two straight games. “it’s really nice to get a victory before league. We’re ready to take on Fillmore now,” galsterer said. the warriors had beaten San Marcos high School with a comeback victory on Jan. 5. Villanova pressured the warriors frontcourt at the start of the fourth quarter and forced numerous turnovers to push back into the ballgame. the warriors led 45-25 following two quick buckets by freshman Monique Sanchez to start the fourth, but Villanova charged back on a 19-4 run that put the score at 48-44 with 22 seconds left in the game. galsterer, however, ended the game where she’d started it by sinking two free throws and a put back before time expired. Sanchez scored six points in the fourth quarter.
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Kelsie Sampson (#25) of Westmont College battles for a rebound as erin Beadle (#4) joins the play in a 73-59 win over Dordt College of Sioux Center, Iowa on Dec. 31. The defending national champion Warriors finished as runners up on Jan. 2 at their home Westmont Holiday Classic tournament after suffering a 68-56 loss to British Columbia. The team begins its golden State Athletic Conference title defense on Jan. 14 in its effort to qualify for the NAIA National Tournament, which it won in the 2012-2013 season.