Long Beach Women's Basketball Defeats West L.A. in PCC President's Roundball Classic

The Long Beach City College women's basketball team hit the road to compete in the Pasadena City College President's Roundball Classic starting with a round one matchup against the West Los Angeles College Wildcats. The Vikings fought to a victory over the Wildcats by outscoring them in the first three quarters leading to a 48-40 victory.

Sophomore center Miranda Martinez kicked off the scoring for the Vikings by working her way to the charity stripe and nailing two free throws. Freshman forward Brittnay McDaniel hit a jumper the following possession to tie the contest. Sophomore forward Ayerjenee Jeanmard gave the Vikings their first lead of the game after pocketing a steal and taking it coast-to-coast for a layup. Martinez capped off the opening quarter with a layup assisted by freshman guard Tiana Augustus leading to an earl 12-8 lead.

Martinez continued to drop buckets by kicking off the second quarter with a layup. Sophomore guard Vivian Hernandez flushed a triple to back her efforts, followed by four points off the hand of freshman guard Janay Wellington and Augustus, respectfully, to maintain a 22-15 advantage entering into halftime.

Hernandez and Martinez continued to carry a hot hand into the third quarter by combining for five points in the opening minutes of the third quarter. Hernandez went on to close the third quarter by hitting a triple to maintain a 10-point lead at 38-28.

Freshman guard Alexis Camarena came alive off the bench in the fourth quarter to hit two three pointers en route to a 48-40 victory.

Martinez paced the offense with 12 points to go along with six rebounds, one steal, and one block. Augustus backed her with eight points. Additionally, she was a nightmare on defense by swooping five steals and hauling in five rebounds.

The Vikings (4-1) will compete in round two of the PCC President's Roundball Classic on Friday, November 11th . The opponent and time is TBA.