SG Terrence Hundley scored 21 pts and SF Danny Cavic added 17 as Santa Ana (8-9, 4-2) held off a late charge by host Cypress (8-11, 1-5) in an Orange Empire Conference contest Friday night.
Santa Ana jumped out to a 20-7 lead early on due to some outstanding long-range shooting. At that point, Santa Ana had made 6 threes in the first 6 minutes of the game. Though they were unable to keep up that pace, the Dons finished the night with 10 threes and shot 55% from the floor for the game.
But after the initial onslaught, Cypress stabilized things and gradually cut into the Santa Ana lead. The Chargers rallied to trail by just 6 at halftime and took a 47-46 lead just over 3 minutes into the second half.
Santa Ana re-established their lead with a 10-2 run that was capped by a basket from Hundley and led 56-49. And as the second half wound down, Santa Ana's lead fluctuated between 3 and 7 points. Cypress' rally was curtailed when both PF Sam Davis and Ctr Greg Mercer picked up their fourth fouls midway through the second half.
But Cypress had another rally left once Davis and Mercer were back in the game. A basket by SF Houstan Downey brought the Chargers to within 3 at 73-70 with 1:30 left in the game. But they could get no closer.
Ctr Nedim Pajevic made 1 of 2 free throws for Santa Ana to give the Dons a 4-point lead with 1 minute left; the shots came after Mercer fouled out of the game. Cypress' Davis made 1 of 2 free throws 13 seconds later when Cavic fouled out to keep it a one-possession game.
And Cypress got their chances to tie the game when Santa Ana's Steven Jenkins was called for traveling with 20.6 seconds left. But two 3-point shots in the final seconds missed. Davis tried the first, and the rebound went out of bounds off Santa Ana with 4.9 seconds to play. The ball went to SG Eric Taylor, and his leaning shot through traffic bounced off the rim.
Hundley led Santa Ana with 21 pts, while Cavic added 17. Pajevic added 12. PF Chris Childress of the Dons pulled down a game-high 10 boards.
For Cypress, Taylor led the way with 21 pts including 3 threes. Davis added 17 pts while SG Javon White came off the bench to add 13 pts (3 threes). Mercer had 8 pts, 8 rebs and 2 blocked shots. PG Brandon Void dished out a game-high 8 asts.
In the women's game, #3 Cypress (17-3, 5-1) jumped out to an 18-3 lead in the early going and cruised to an 84-45 win over Santa Ana (5-10, 1-5).
SF Rosalyn Ommoruyi scored 24 pts and grabbed 15 rebs to lead the way. Ctr Ana Fakatou added 20 pts and 9 rebs while PF Paula Reed had 12 pts and 7 boards. SG Niann Hill came off the bench to add 11 pts and 4 asts.
About the only negative for Cypress was an injury to PG Mia Seagraves, who sprained her left ankle with 9:37 left in the game. At that point, she had 6 pts, 9 asts and 8 steals. And after she left the game, Cypress (already playing without injured PG Brittany Imaku) was down to 6 players.
SF Ahkiah Hunter led Santa Ana with 17 pts and 6 rebs. PG Kelly Chavez had a rough night shooting (1/14) but dished out a team-best 4 asts. SG Melissa Alves came off the bench to score 8 pts including a pair of threes.
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Friday, January 21, 2005 - 5:30 pm
at Thorpe House Gym II, Cypress College, Cypress
Orange Empire Conference
Santa Ana Dons 74:
23-Terrence Hundley, SG - 8/14 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 21 pts
32-Darrell Jenkins, PG - 2/4 fg, 1 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
41-Danny Cavic, SF - 5/6 fg, 3/6 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 17 pts
43-Nedim Pajevic, C - 4/5 fg, 4/5 ft, 3 reb, 3 ast, 12 pts
45-Chris Childress, PF - 0/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 10 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 1 pt
25-Justin Williams, F - 1/3 fg, 4/6 ft, 2 reb, 1 stl, 6 pts
21-Robert Reynega, G - 1/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 stl, 5 pts
11-Steven Jenkins, G - 1/3 fg, 2/4 ft, 1 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 4 pts
20-Jesus Miranda, F - 0 pts
4-Brandt Bangs, G - 1/1 fg, 3 pts
team rebounds: 23/42 fg (.548), 18/28 ft (.643), 32 reb, 16 ast, 2 blk, 10 stl, 74 pts
3-pt fg (10): Cavic 4, Hundley 3, D.Jenkins, Reynega, Bangs
Fouled Out: Cavic 47.0 secs left
Turnovers (23): Pajevic 5, Hundley 4, Cavic 4, S.Jenkins 4, Childress 2, Reynega 2, Williams, team
Cypress Chargers 71:
3-Eric Taylor, SG - 7/15 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 21 pts
15-Sam Davis, PF - 7/18 fg, 2/6 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 17 pts
21-Brandon Void, PG - 0/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 8 ast, 2 stl, 1 pt
32-Greg Crenshaw, SF - 1/5 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts
44-Greg Mercer, C - 3/3 fg, 2/2 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 8 pts
25-Houstan Downey, F - 4/7 fg, 1/1 ft, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 9 pts
33-Javon White, G - 5/13 fg, 2 reb, 1 stl, 13 pts
24-Hassan Cook, F - 0/2 fg, 2 ast, 0 pts
42-Ken Long, C - 0/1 fg, 2 reb, 0 pts
team rebounds: 8
Totals: 27/69 fg (.391), 10/15 ft (.667), 34 reb, 17 ast, 3 blk, 9 stl, 71 pts
3-pt fg (7): Taylor 3, White 3, Davis
Fouled Out: Mercer 1:00 left
Turnovers (13): Taylor 5, Mercer 3, Void 2, Davis, White, team
Halftime Score: Santa Ana 43, Cypress 37
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women's box score
Friday, January 21, 2005 - 7:45 pm
at Thorpe House Gym II, Cypress College, Cypress
Orange Empire Conference
Santa Ana 45:
3-Kelly Chavez, PG - 1/14 fg, 2 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 2 pts
22-Ahkiah Hunter, SF - 7/17 fg, 2/3 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 3 stl, 17 pts
31-Viri Tovar, SG - 0/1 fg, 2/4 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 pts
32-Antionette Nichols, PF - 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 1 stl, 2 pts
35-Sol Pacheco, C - 2/3 fg, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 6 pts
15-Corrine Gonzalez, C - 2/6 fg, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 2 stl, 6 pts
10-Melissa Alves, G - 3/4 fg, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 8 pts
51-Luz Gonzalez, F - 1/5 fg, 1 stl, 2 pts
34-Mari Morales, C - 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
24-Sonia Ruiz, G - 0 pts
43-Maggie Segonviano, G - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
25-Venessa Luna, F - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
5-Regina Perry, G - 1 ast, 0 pts
team rebounds: 6
Totals: 17/57 fg (.298), 8/12 ft (.667), 30 reb, 11 ast, 0 blk, 10 stl, 45 pts
3-pt fg (3): Alves 2, Hunter
Tech Foul: Pacheco
Turnovers (31): Chavez 11, Hunter 5, Pacheco 4, Alves 3, Nichols 2, Tovar, C.Gonzalez, L.Gonzalez, Morales, Segonviano, team
Cypress 84:
4-Mia Seagraves, PG - 3/8 fg, 3 reb, 9 ast, 1 blk, 8 stl, 6 pts
15-Rosalyn Omoruyi, SF - 11/18 fg, 2/3 ft, 15 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 24 pts
20-Ana Fakatou, C - 9/14 fg, 1/2 ft, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 20 pts
34-Ruta Autele, SG - 1/6 fg, 2/4 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl, 5 pts
42-Paula Reed, PF - 6/11 fg, 7 reb, 1 stl, 12 pts
5-Breezie James, F - 3/5 fg, 6 reb, 1 stl, 6 pts
32-Niann Hill, G - 5/10 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 11 pts
team rebounds: 3
Totals: 38/72 fg (.526), 6/11 ft (.545), 50 reb, 23 ast, 5 blk, 21 stl, 84 pts
3-pt fg (2): Fakatou, Autele
Tech Foul: Omoruyi
Turnovers (23): Autele 5, Seagraves 4, Omoruyi 4, Fakatou 4, James 3, Hill 2, Reed
Halftime Score: Cypress 50, Santa Ana 18
Updated Records: Cypress 17-3, 5-1; Santa Ana 5-10, 1-5
