Edgar Melik-Stepanyan
GLENDALE -- After losing possibly its biggest game of the season,
71-61, against West L.A. Saturday in a Western State Conference Southern
Division contest, the Glendale Community College women's basketball team
felt the backlash in the pairings of the Southern California Regional
playoff bracket.
A win at West L.A. could have secured a No. 9 seed and a home game in
the playoffs, but due to a poor shooting night, GCC (17-12) will have to travel to No. 13-seed San Bernardino Valley on Saturday as the No. 20
seed.
Against West L.A., Vaquero guard Marilyn Dubon scored just 13 points,
which was five points below her season average.
"[The loss against the Oilers] affected us a lot," GCC Coach Dyan
Miller said. "Marilyn probably played the worst basketball game since she
has been at Glendale."
Miller will be scrambling throughout the week to find out more
information about an unfamiliar San Bernardino squad.
"I feel busy," Miller said. "I'm on the phone trying to find out about
San Bernardino. They are defiantly beatable. It should be a good game."
A pleasant surprise for Miller has been the play of freshman forward
Sirushi Demirchyan. She is averaging 9.8 points per game and is shooting
31% from the field. Allison Gonsalves, who is second on the team in
scoring with 13 points per game is shooting 28% from beyond the
three-point arc.
San Bernardino Valley finished the season at 26-8. The winner of the
Vaquero-Indian game will travel to face Santa Ana (24-6), which is the
No. 4 seed, Wednesday at a time to be determined.
