Cougs tested against top-ranked teams

Last weekend, the Lady Cougars traveled to Rocklin for the Annual Sasha Brown Tournament held at Sierra College. Lassen went 1-2 Lassen in the three-day tourney where they faced two top 10 ranked teams.

Lassen opened against the fourth-ranked San Francisco City College. The Lady Cougars trailed the entire game, 12-16 at the end one and trailed 36-23 at the half. The Lady Cougars would make some defensive adjustments, but it would not be enough, leading to a 71-51 loss.

Lassen was led in scoring by sophomore Sydnei Collier who chipped in 17 points and freshman Haylee Sethman with 15 points and . Sophomore Cierra Parson would add a team high 10 rebounds. The Cougars are now 2-6 on the season.

Fresno City – 66

Lassen - 40

In second day of the Sasha Brown Tournament paired Lassen against fifth-ranked Fresno City Lady Rams. The Lady Cougars (2-7) led early but trailed 11-13 after one. The Lady Rams used a tough 2-2-1 press, which caused the Lady Cougars to turn the ball over often. Fresno led 37-23 at half.

The Lady Cougars would rally to get back in the game but went on to lose by 66-40. Freshman Soleil Cariaga led the team in scoring with 12 points and freshman Haylee Sethman added nine points. Sophomore Saniya Walker hauled in a game-high 11 rebounds

Lassen – 70

Yuba – 55

In wrapping up the Sasha Brown Tournament held at Sierra College, the Lady Cougars Basketball team, played their third game in three days with a 70-55 win again Yuba College. The Cougars jumped out to an early lead behind the hot shooting of freshman guard Haylee Sethman. Lassen led 24-9 after the first quarter.

Lassen played great defense and did a great job shutting down the leading scorer in the state to take a 41-24 lead at the half and never looked back. Sethman led all scorers with a career high 34 points. Freshman Soleil Cariaga added 10 points.

"The most aggressive team usually wins, and we were by far the most aggressive team. We dropped our turnovers to 19, way less than we had been committing and took good shots. I was incredibly pleased with our performance," said Coach Jackson.

"Overall playing against tough teams like this in the preseason will prepare us for the always competitive Golden Valley Conference schedule. Our last two opponents are some of the top teams in the state," said Head Coach Derrick Jackson. "We played them really close in spurts. Once we figure out how to compete the entire forty minutes, we will be a much better team. We need to cut down on our turnovers and fouls. The extra possessions and made free throws, by our opponents are really putting us in a hole."

The Lady Cougars improved to 3-7. They are heading into an off week and will be back in action on Monday, November 28 against host Hartnell College.