Holy cow!

Final score:

Solano 67

Yuba 64

 

Location:

Yuba College

 

High Scorers:

Goli Tavassoli 18

Soroya Blunt 16

Leilanie Lewis 15

 

High Rebounders:

Soroya Blunt 9

Bree Domingo 5

Theresa Keith 5

 

High Assists:

Bree Domingo 8

Leilanie Lewis 4

 

High Steals:

Leilanie Lewis 9

Goli Tavassoli 4

 

Game summary:

After shooting 6-34 and only scoring 17 points in the first half, Solano came back to beat Yuba College in an exciting overtime win Wednesday night.  The win keeps the Falcons in the BVC title hunt and the Falcons handed Yuba their first loss in conference.  Goli Tavassoli made the biggest impact in the game, hitting four three’s in the second half which helped close the gap.  With Solano down in regulation, Bree Domingo hit a three to tie it and send the game into overtime.  The Falcons are now 4-2 in the BVC and will have their next contest at home versus Marin on Wednesday, January 21 (5:30).

 

Kim Nunley, assistant women’s basketball coach

Angela Borchert, sports information

Three wins in a row…

Like expected, Napa came to play last night.  They consistently work their butts off, and last night was no different.  Our girls, however, were ready as well.  Soroya was a beast on the boards and hit some big shots for us, and Ashley Daniels was all over the place all night.

Once again, though, it was a team effort.  It’s a cool thing to be a part of, because all 10 of our players step on the floor and contribute.  They all understand what their rolls are now, have seemed to embrace those rolls, and want to use their strengths and be effective when they’re in the game.  Every single one of them did important things to help us win last night.

Local news:  Vacaville Reporter (“Solano women top Napa Valley”)

Final score:

Solano 73

Napa Valley 66

 

Location:

Solano College

 

High Scorers:

Soroya Blunt 16

Ashley Daniels 15

Macie Wilcox 12

Goli Tavassoli 11

 

High Rebounders:

Soroya Blunt 14

Goli Tavassoli 6

 

High Assists:

Bree Domingo 5

Leilanie Lewis 4

Theresa Keith 4

 

High Steals:

Ashley Daniels 7

 

Game summary:

Solano won their third conference game in a row after beating Napa Valley at home on Monday night, 73-66.  The Falcons are now 3-2 in the BVC.  It was a game of runs, as each team went back and forth taking turns with gaining momentum.  Solano’s next contest in Wednesday night at Yuba College. (5:30)

 

Kim Nunley, assistant women’s basketball coach

Angela Borchert, sports information

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Tomorrow night we’re at Yuba, who’s still undefeated in the BVC.

	Standings									Team Stats – Conf Games
		Conference				Overall					Offense		Defense
	Team	W	–	L	PCT	W	–	L	PCT		Points	PPG	Points	PPG
1.	Contra Costa	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	9	0.550		302	76.0	210	52.0
1.	Yuba	4	–	0	1.000	9	–	8	0.529		255	64.0	215	54.0
2.	Solano	3	–	2	0.600	6	–	12	0.333		328	66.0	308	62.0
3.	Los Medanos	2	–	2	0.500	5	–	12	0.294		254	64.0	256	64.0
3.	Laney	2	–	2	0.500	3	–	11	0.214		241	48.0	258	52.0
4.	Mendocino	2	–	3	0.400	5	–	13	0.278		266	53.0	269	54.0
5.	Merritt	1	–	3	0.250	7	–	11	0.389		290	72.0	317	79.0
5.	Napa Valley	1	–	3	0.250	3	–	12	0.200		0	0.0	0	0.0
6.	Marin	0	–	4	0.000	1	–	13	0.071		0	0.0	0	0.0

Another biggie tonight…

Tonight we’re back on our home floor to take on Napa Valley at 5:30.  It is a biggie.  Every game from here on out is huge, but there’s no doubt that Napa is going to come to play tonight.  Hope you can come out and support!

Local news from Friday’s win over Merritt:  Vacaville Reporter – “Solano women roll to win at Merritt” ; Vallejo Times (scroll down a bit).

The stats should be up on our website by the end of the day today.  

	Standings									Team Stats – Conf Games
		Conference				Overall					Offense		Defense
	Team	W	–	L	PCT	W	–	L	PCT		Points	PPG	Points	PPG
1.	Yuba	4	–	0	1.000	9	–	8	0.529		255	64.0	215	54.0
1.	Contra Costa	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	9	0.526		221	74.0	149	50.0
2.	Laney	2	–	1	0.667	3	–	10	0.231		180	45.0	177	44.0
3.	Solano	2	–	2	0.500	5	–	12	0.294		255	64.0	242	60.0
3.	Mendocino	2	–	2	0.500	5	–	12	0.294		219	55.0	209	52.0
4.	Los Medanos	1	–	2	0.333	4	–	12	0.250		194	65.0	209	70.0
4.	Napa Valley	1	–	2	0.333	3	–	11	0.214		0	0.0	0	0.0
5.	Merritt	0	–	3	0.000	6	–	11	0.353		225	75.0	255	85.0
5.	Marin	0	–	3	0.000	1	–	12	0.077		0	0.0	0	0.0

2-2 :)

Final score:

Solano 79

Merritt 67

 

Location:

Merritt College

 

High Scorers:

Leilanie Lewis 22

Goli Tavassoli 13

Ashley Daniels 10

 

High Rebounders:

Soroya Blunt 10

Jana Jenkins 10

 

High Assists:

Leilanie Lewis 3

Ashley Daniels 3

 

High Steals:

Leilanie Lewis 3

 

Game summary:

Solano won for the second time in a row on Friday night as they beat Merritt 79-67, bringing their BVC record to 2-2.  Leilanie Lewis was the standout leader on the floor, immediately setting the tone of intensity, leading the team statistically on the floor, and eventually helping put the nail in Merritt’s coffin with her four free throws in the last two minutes.  Overall, it was a team effort, however, as all ten Solano players scored and contributed in various ways.  The Falcons’ next matchup will be Monday, January 12^th, at home against Napa Valley (5:30).

 

Kim Nunley, assistant women’s basketball coach

Angela Borchert, sports information

A step in the right direction…

We got our first conference win last night, and though it’s nice, it was really the process of how we got that “W” that makes me proud of the girls.

We weren’t perfect.  There were a couple of “What the?” plays, but they battled and they competed.  I could see them all put forth the extra effort to be more intense on the floor and on the bench.  When a player got knocked to the floor on a charge, someone was there to pick ’em up and congratulate them.  It still needs to be kicked up a notch, but it’s something that’s obviously not going to be fixed in one night.  Last night was a great step forward.

We’re now 1-2 in the BVC and will play our first away conference game this Friday against Merritt.

Local News about last night’s game:

Vacaville Reporter – “SCC women net win over Mendocino,” and the Vallejo Times (scroll down a bit).

The stats from last night are up on our website, here.

BVC Standings as of 1.7.09

Contra Costa    3-0    10-9

Yuba    3-0    8-8

Los Medanos    1-1    4-11

Napa Valley    1-1    3-10

Laney    1-1    2-10

Mendocino    1-2    4-12

Solano    1-2    4-12

Merritt    0-2    6-10

Marin    0-2    1-11

Last night’s BVC Scores:

Wednesday, Jan. 7

@Contra Costa 86, Los Medanos 52

@Yuba 83, Merritt 72

@Laney-Marin, no report

@Solano 71, Mendocino 54

Our first conference win!

Final score:

Solano 71

Mendocino 54

 

Location:

Solano College

 

High Scorers:

Macie Wilcox 16

Goli Tavassoli 14

 

High Rebounders:

Soroya Blunt 7

Ashley Daniels 4

 

High Assists:

Bree Domingo 10

 

High Steals:

Macie Wilcox 5

 

Game summary:

Solano got their first win of the Bay Valley Conference on Wednesday evening as they beat Mendocino, 71-54.  The Falcons played intense defense throughout the game, and got some help by the hot shooting of Goli Tavassoli and Macie Wilcox.  The team will take their 1-2 record to Merritt in Oakland for their next conference matchup on Friday (5:30).

 

Kim Nunley, assistant women’s basketball coach

Angela Borchert, sports information

More links from Monday’s game…

Here is the Vacaville Reporter article on Monday’s loss to Laney, which gives a little different take on the game.

The stats are now up on our website, here.

Tonight we’re back on our home floor against Mendocino at 5:30.

Solano? 3-12?

As a program we’re in a place right now that we’re not used to.  Needless to say, it’s been hard to deal with.

Over the previous three seasons, we lost only a total of three conference games.  And yet this season, we’ve started conference going 0-2.  We’re now 3-12 on the season.  3-12!

As a coaching staff, we’re baffled.  We were so excited about the squad that we had put together for this season.  We had lost a good chunk of sophomores last year, but felt that we had loaded ourselves up with the talented freshman needed to be successful.  Looking at our record, you may think that we were nuts.

I don’t believe that.  I don’t think this squad lacks talent.  What they lack is the knowledge of what competitiveness and intensity are all about.  In the first half last night, when we’re struggling, Allie makes this incredible play.  The girl launches herself out of bounds to save a loose ball and is able to knock it off an opponent to give us possession.  It was beautiful.  I jump up and scream, only to look around me to see the 5 subs with their butts still on the bench, politely clapping.

It’s just crazy.

Where is the bench getting up and going nuts?  And where are her other four teammates on the floor, sprinting over to help Allie up, slap her on the butt, chest bump, scream in her face about how awesome her effort was, etc…

Laney outplayed us last night, and unfortunately, we really didn’t care either way.  It’s that, not the talent that needs to be fixed if we’re going to suck it up and make some noise in conference this year.

Sadly, I’ve only seen this team show that they have the guts to do that once this year, when they came back to win against Ohlone in the Gervasoni Memorial Tournament.  It almost seems like they just expect it to work out, like it’ll just happen if they wait it out.  I don’t know if they understand that they are the ones that need to act and make it happen.

Let’s hope they can prove me and everybody else who doubt them wrong and do something about their situation.

Note:  The Daily Republic article from last night’s game can be found here.

Disappointing…

Final score:

Solano 58

Laney 63

 

Location:

Solano College

 

High Scorers:

Macie Wilcox 10

Soroya Blunt 10

 

High Rebounders:

Soroya Blunt 13

Jana Jenkins 6

 

High Assists:

Goli Tavassoli 9

Bree Domingo 5

 

High Steals:

Goli Tavassoli 5

Ashley Daniels 4

 

Game summary:

Solano starts the Bay Valley Conference 0-2 after losing to Laney College on their home floor Monday evening.  The Falcons struggled with intensity from the start and couldn’t recover despite a late minute surge.  The team will have an opportunity to hit the floor quickly again when they play Mendocino on Wednesday (January 7, 5:30 pm).

 

Kim Nunley, assistant women’s basketball coach

Angela Borchert, sports information

Tonight…don’t forget!