RCC Battles From Behind in Big Cat Fight
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Riverside (2-1, 0-0) | 4 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 58 |
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#19 San Jose (3-0, 0-0) | 24 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 64 |
After being limited to just four points in the first quarter, Riverside City College had to claw its way back into the contest and almost pulled off the comeback but dropped a 64-58 loss to No. 19-ranked San Jose City College.
The Tigers sit at 2-1 on the year, while the Jaguars remain undefeated at 3-0.
N'Dya Parks led RCC with 22 points and 14 rebounds for her third-straight double-double. Nave'ah Pina followed with 11 points and dished out six assists.
The Tigers shot just 9.1 percent in the first quarter and found themselves trailing 24-4 heading into the second, but slowly started chipping away at the deficit.
RCC outscored SJCC 19-to-11 in the second and 17-to-11 in the fourth but ran out of time before being able to prevent the Jaguars from grabbing the win.
The Tigers look to bounce back tomorrow as they close out the We Are MC Invitational against East LA at 3 p.m.