Freshman girls basketball learns from loss

On Jan. 24, the San Gabriel Matador freshman girls’ basketball team experienced another defeat yet again.

Throughout the entire game, the Matadors fouled left and right, creating frustration among the team.

“I was pretty upset when we played them [since] we won the first time, so we came into the game confident,” said point-guard freshman Ashley Wong. “They have improved a lot since the last time we played them.”

The Matadors struggled to keep up with the Spartans who were at a 15 point lead during the first quarter. San Gabriel gave Schurr many free throws due to all the fouls, double dribbles, and travels, but the Matadors did not let those stop them from defending their court. Freshman pointguard Ashley Wong led a forceful offensive charge that would go on to hinder Schurr’s opportunity to score another basket.

During the start of the third quarter, the girls started making more plays and increased their offense on the opposing team. Both teams pushed back and forth on the court while the number of fouls increased along with free throws.

It was an intense game throughout all the quarters. There were multiple collisions from both teams, but the girls brushed it off and got back up as if it were nothing. Although they were still down by more than 15 points, the Matadors showed resilience and managed to end the game 18:32.

“I knew my performance would have been better but with our practice and situation, we didn’t have much to work with,” said freshman guard freshman Jennifer Gin. “It comes with time and experience and I can only hope that next game will be better.”

Despite their loss, the players are using this as a lesson to move forward and aim for improvement. Their next home game will be against the Alhambra Moors on Feb. 3.