Roadrunners Come Up Short in Title Game; Williams, Davis Named All?Tournament

LOS ANGELES - In the championship game of the Women of Troy Basketball Classic, the CSUB women's basketball team came up just short of upsetting host USC, falling 93–56 Sunday evening at the Galen Center. The Roadrunners (5–7 overall) held an advantage early in the first half but a run by the Women of Troy (6–4 overall) to close out the first and open the second was too much to overcome.

Senior Katie Williams (Las Vegas, Nev./Reedley College) was one of the bright spots for the Roadrunners on the day. With a game–high 21 points, she extended her double–digit scoring streak to 29–consecutive contests. Junior Tamiko Davis (Sacramento, Calif./San Jose State) recorded her second double–double of the season, grabbing 10 boards to go along with 11 points.

In the first half, CSUB took a 15–14 lead on a jumper from Tarver. After that, however, USC would go on a 20–7 run as the Roadrunner shots just couldn't seem to find the bottom of the bucket. An Amber Williams (Fontana, Calif./Etiwanda HS) three–pointer would bring the lead back to within nine points, 36–27. But another late USC run pushed the lead back out to 14 points as the teams broke for halftime, 43–29. Katie Williams led all scorers at the break with 12 points.

USC continued to push the pace in the second half, leading by as many as 38, with 19 seconds left to play.

The Women of Troy's front line, which included five players over 6–foot 1, held a 57–30 rebound advantage. Six USC players reached double–digit point totals and two had double–doubles.

After the game, Katie Williams and Tamiko Davis were named All–Tournament team. Williams averaged 23.5 points over the weekend and Davis grabbed a total of 18 rebounds. Seniors Kelley Tarver (Valencia HS) and Phynique Allen (San Diego, Calif./Eastern Washington) accepted the second–place team trophy.

CSUB will have a day off before taking on the University of Miami (Ohio) RedHawks on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Icardo Center. Game time is set for 1 p.m. For ticket information, call (661) 654–BLUE!

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Players Mentioned

#24 Phynique Allen: G; 5' 7"; Senior

#33 Tamiko Davis: F; 6' 1"; Junior

#13 Kelley Tarver: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#3 Amber Williams: G; 5' 7"; Freshman

#22 Katie Williams: G; 5' 9"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#24 Phynique Allen
: 5' 7"; Senior
: G

#33 Tamiko Davis
: 6' 1"; Junior
: F

#13 Kelley Tarver
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#3 Amber Williams
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: G

#22 Katie Williams
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G