Basketball

Audrey Chen Scores 21 Points in La Salle’s 56-45 Victory Over Rancho Bernardo in First Round of CIF State D-2 Playoffs

Mar 01 2023 03:45:40

Girls Hoops:

The La Salle girls victory tour continued on Tuesday night.

The Lancers outlasted visiting Rancho Bernardo, 56-45, in the first round of the CIF State Division 2 playoffs.

La Salle used an 18-7 run in the fourth quarter to pull away.

Audrey Chen had a game-high 21 points.

Chen started and finished strong.

In the first quarter, she scored 10 of La Salle’s 19 points, and had a team-high six fourth-quarter points.

Casey Higgins chipped in with 11 points and Ellie Chen had nine.

Audrey (2) and Ellie (1) combined for La Salle’s three 3-pointers.

Marian Macatula had a game-high 19 points for Rancho Bernardo.

Up next: The Lancers host San Juan Hills on Thursday night.

The Stallions (26-6) defeated Mater Dei Catholic, 60-49, on Tuesday.

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Box Score:
RB: 9-15-14-7-(45)
LS: 19-11-8-18-(56)

Scripps Ranch scoring: Marian Macatula 19, Claire Neidre 9, Elise Tokushige 8, Myla Jones 5, Abby Lesagonicz 2, Lindsay Biddle 2

La Salle scoring: Audrey Chen 21, Casey Higgins 11, Ellie Chen 9, Reese Wong 8, Kaden Cortes 7, Julianne Tan 1

Records: Rancho Bernardo (22-10); La Salle (31-3)

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