By Chris Davis
The Grossmont College Griffin women's basketball team came out on top in a 77-73 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference South contest against San Diego City at Grossmont.
"Tonight was a great win," head coach Karen Caires stated post game. "I was really happy that it was a team win. The most important thing is that we started taking control of the ball, which gave them the lead." Both teams had at least a nine-point lead at one point in the contest.
The Griffins jumped out with a three pointer by Bruesewitz on their first possession of the game. Near the end of the first quarter, the game was tied at 12-all with two minutes left. Grossmont put up a quick five point burst to take a 17-12 lead with 80 seconds left. Cities Shaterion Alexander put in a layup with just three seconds left in the quarter.
City came out hot in the third quarter as they flipped the script taking a 56-49 lead going into the final segment. Grossmont gave up nine turnovers and committed more than the allotted five fouls in the quarter. By going over the limit, City went 14-of-16 from the charity stripe. That gave them an extra 10 points as GC went 4-of-8 from the line.
When it came down to the end, the score was tied 67-all with 1:10 left. With 52 seconds left, the Knights' Powell was whistled for a reach in foul, then was called for a technical foul. The Griffins knocked down all four of the free throws, on their way to hitting 10 of their 14 opportunities in the final minute.