Gladiators Triumph over Cougars in Final

Cuesta Women's Basketball finished as the Runner-Up in Cuesta's inaugural Pre-New Year's Kick-Off Classic. The unranked Cougars fell to #17 Chabot, 85-47, despite strong performances by all-Tournament selections Maya Armenta and Courtney Barba. Barba led all scorers with 24 points in the title game, while Armenta added seven points and a game-high five assists. The Cougars' Runner-Up finish placed them ahead of Third Place #13 Siskiyous and Consolation Champion #6 Merced, who also won their games today. The Cougars, 7-5 overall, play in Santa Maria next Friday and Saturday at the Hancock Crossover Tournament.

All Pre-NYE KickOff Team

MVP- Olivia Vezeladenos, Chabot (18.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.7 apg)

Kim Masulit, Chabot (16.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.3 apg)

Mia Finnie, Chabot (19.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 0.7 apg)

Maya Armenta, Cuesta (14.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.3 apg)

Courtney Barba, Cuesta (20.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.3 apg)

Kacey Cain, Siskiyous (20.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2.0 apg)

Trinity Washington, Merced (11.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 4.0 apg)

Championship- Chabot 85, Cuesta 47

Third Place- Siskiyous 62, West Hills-Lemoore 57

Consolation- Merced 88, Vandenberg AFB 36

Previous Tournament Games-

Semi Final Scores
Merced 72, Santa Barbara 52 

Vandenberg AFB 62, Porterville 56

Chabot 78, Siskiyous 69

Cuesta 53, West Hills-Lemoore 52

First Round Scores-
Cuesta 67, Porterville 44
Siskiyous 69, Merced 66
Chabot 79, Santa Barbara 76
West Hills-Lemoore 64, Vandenberg AFB 44