Basketball

Audrey Chen’s 20 Points Leads La Salle to a 66-31 Victory Over Temple City; Lancers Had 31-Point First-Half Lead

Nov 23 2022 11:49:48

Photos by Alex Veliz

Girls Basketball:

La Salle heads into a mini-Thanksgiving break 4-0 after Tuesday’s 66-31 victory over their visitors from Temple City High School.

The Lancers led by 15 after the first quarter and took a 44-13 advantage into the break.

Audrey Chen had a game-high 20 points for La Salle.

Chen scored 16 of the 20 in the first half that allowed LSHS to pull away from the Rams.

Casey Higgins chipped in with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Lancers.

Tallulah Trieu led Temple City, scoring 14 points.

And the Rams got 12 points from Alexis Yoshimura, all of which came from beyond the 3-point arc.

Up next: La Salle will face Wilson of Hacienda Heights on Monday night in tournament play.

The tip is set for 7.

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Box Score:
TC: 4-9-15-3-(31)
LS: 19-25-12-10-(66)

Temple City scoring: Tallulah Trieu 14, Alexis Yoshimura 12, Hailey Au 3, Kristi Huynh 3

La Salle scoring: Audrey Chen 20, Casey Higgins 12, Catherine Del Los Reyes 8, Kaden Cortes 8, Reese Wong 6, Meghan Christensen 4, Julianne Tan 3, Avery Ward 2, Aubrey Ramos 2

Records: Temple City (1-1); La Salle (4-0)

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