Westmont Warriors: GSAC Champions
March 8th, 2016
By Kaci Mexico
March 8, 2016
Westmont Women’s Basketball (29-3) shot at 62.5 percent from the three-point line and at 47.8 from the field in the second half to claim a 67-58 victory over Vanguard (24-6) in the Championship game of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament.
The Warriors, who were already the regular season champions, are now the GSAC Tournament Champions. “This feels amazing,” said GSAC Player of the Year, Krissy Karr. “It is definitely a goal we had and especially after we won league, we were set on winning the GSAC tournament too.”
“I am just really proud of our players,” said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. “We push them so hard all year for moments like this so that they are ready and prepared, and they came through when they needed to tonight.”
Within the first two minutes, the Warriors went on a 9-2 run to take an early lead. After winning the tip off Aysia Shellmire drove towards the basket, drew the foul, and made the subsequent free throws. Vanguard then embarked upon their first possession of the game, but Karr stole the ball and handed it off to Shellmire, who hit a jump shot. Cora Chan followed with a layup, Vanguard’s Samantha Doucette piped in with a jump shot, and Aimee Brakken added a three-pointer.