Thanks to a 71-60 victory over West Hills College Lemoore in their regular-season finale, College of the Sequoias captured the outright 2021-22 Central Valley Conference women's basketball championship.
COS ended the conference schedule with an impressive 10-game winning streak and an 11-1 record to edge out second-place Merced College at 10-2. Fresno City College was third at 9-3, followed by West Hills Lemoore in fourth place with a 6-6 mark.
For Giants' head coach Ray Alvarado, it was his fifth Central Valley Conference title in 12 seasons at the college.
"I'm really proud of the team," said Alvarado. "It's a great accomplishment with everything that was going on."
Those top four teams extended their seasons by qualifying for the upcoming Northern California Regional Playoffs.
With a 23-4 overall record, Fresno City earned the conference's top seed at No. 4 for the tournament. The Rams will host No. 13 Chabot College (14-12) on Thursday (Mar. 3) in a second-round game.
Sequoias enters the postseason with a 21-5 record and is the No. 6 seed. The Giants host a second-round contest against No. 11 Modesto Junior College (20-6) on Thursday.
At 18-9, Merced was named the No. 10 seed. The Blue Devils hit the road to play at No. 7 Santa Rosa Junior College (18-9) in a Round 2 game on Thursday.
West Hills Lemoore is 16-11 overall and qualified as the No. 16 seed. The Golden Eagles play a first-round game on Tuesday (Mar. 1), hosting No. 17 College of the Sequoias at Golden Eagle Arena, site of the 2022 CCCAA State Championships.
Sequoias captures Central Valley Conference championship, four CVC teams qualify for NorCal Playoffs
Posted: Mar 01, 2022