Sophomore Aliyah Montiel led Rio Hondo College with 16 points and 7 steals in a 70-65 loss to No. 10 Southern California-ranked Irvine Valley College on Wednesday night in Whittier. The loss dropped Rio Hondo to 3-5 overall while Irvine Valley improved to 4-2 this season.
Rio Hondo trailed by just three points at halftime, 27-24, before Irvine Valley outscored the Roadrunners 21-12 in the 3rd quarter to put the game out of reach.
Montiel was the lone Roadrunner to score in double-digits. Sophomore Raquel Romero was next with 9 points and a team-best 5 assists. Freshman Sammy Flores posted 8 points and 4 assists while sophomore Marisa DeLeon had 7 points and 5 rebounds. Freshman Destinee Garr led Rio Hondo on the boards with 8 rebounds to go with 4 points.
After dropping a pair of games at home, Rio Hondo will hit the road next weekend (Dec. 8-10) to compete at the Irvine Valley College Tournament. The Roadrunners open the tourney on Thursday at 4 p.m. against Orange Coast College.
Women's Basketball: Roadrunners come up short in loss to Irvine Valley
Irvine Valley
70
Rio Hondo
65
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irvine Valley | 13 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 70 |
Rio Hondo | 11 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 65 |
Posted: Nov 30, 2016