In the first 20 minutes of their South Coast Conference game, the Cerritos College women's basketball team watched host El Camino College drain eight three-pointers. It allowed the Warriors (14-4, 3-0) to take a 42-26 lead and went on to hand the Falcons (13-7, 2-1) a 67-57 setback. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Cerritos, who will host a 5:00 p.m. game against Long Beach City College on Friday.

To take their 16-point halftime lead, El Camino turned to the duo of Sydney Chase and Nisia Bass, who accounted for all eight baskets from long range and finished the night by combining for 31 points.

As for the Falcons, they looked to freshman guard Verenice Gomez (Whittier HS), who scored a team-high 13 points, while freshman guard Clarissa Hernandez (St. Paul HS) provided 12 points and three steals off the bench. Cerritos was only able to get to within 10 points in the second half, as the Warrios were able to respond with each rally.

Freshman forward Aissha Baldwin (Mayfair HS) accounted for 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, with sophomore Selena Romero (Lakewood HS) and freshman Ashley Flores (California HS) teaming up for 11 rebounds in the loss.

Photos by Daryl Peterson