VALLEY GLEN – Sophomore Ariana Grimes scored 12 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, part of a 31-point surge by Long Beach City College over the final 10 minutes of the contest, to help lead the No. 10 state-ranked Vikings to an 86-57 win over Fullerton College on Friday at the Buddy's All-Star Classic hosted by Los Angeles Valley College.
The Vikings went 1-2 at the weekend tourney. On Thursday, LBCC suffered a 73-59 loss to No. 8 Ventura College in its opener and fell 69-55 to No. 14 Mt. San Antonio College in Saturday's finale.
In the win over Fullerton, the Vikings outrebounded the Hornets by a 63-44 margin and forced 18 steals on 26 turnovers.
Amanda Lopez scored a game-high 19 points to go with 7 rebounds and 5 steals. Aaliyah Carter and Grimes both had double-double for LBCC. Carter posted 17 points and led all with 14 boards while Grimes added 10 rebounds to her 16 points. Jaden Sanderson had a good all-around game with 12 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals.
Against Ventura on Thursday, Sanderson led LBCC with 18 points while Carter posted 16 points and 8 rebounds. Sanderson had another big game in the Mt. SAC loss, leading all scorers with 23 points. Grimes added 11 points and 9 boards and Carter totaled 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Long Beach moved to 8-5 overall. The Vikings are back in action on Dec. 13 when they travel to Orange Coast College for a non-conference game.
Vikings beat Fullerton 86-57, go 1-2 at LA Valley tournament
Long Beach
55
Mt. San Antonio
69
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Beach (8-5) | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 55 |
Mt. San Antonio (6-5) | 24 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 69 |
Ventura
73
Long Beach
59
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ventura (7-2) | 17 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 73 |
Long Beach (7-4) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 59 |
Long Beach
86
Fullerton
57
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Beach (8-4) | 23 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 86 |
Fullerton (5-5) | 16 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 57 |
Posted: Dec 10, 2022