Falcon women fall to Shasta, 68-67

Five minutes into Monday's basketball game against Shasta College, it looked like the Falcons might completely blow away the Knights.  An 11-0 run to open the game and a 17-4 lead looked pretty secure at that point, but FLC head coach Ali Mollet knows how quickly momentum can change. Sure enough, by halftime the Knights had seized a 5-point lead (36-31), then held off the Falcons down the stretch to win by one point, 68-67.  Ironically, the Falcons outscored the visitors in three of the four quarters, but it was the second quarter meltdown that doomed their fate.  Still, the Falcons put themselves in a position to win, trailing by one point with 4 seconds to play.  After a timeout, they worked the ball inside to sophomore forward Delaney Keddie, but the Knights' defense converged and forced a difficult shot that wouldn't fall, then grabbed the rebound to seal the deal.  

Freshman forward Bella Rainwater was a force inside and led the Falcons with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman guard Jessica Huffhines tallied 16 points and 3 steals.  Point guard Macie Purbaugh was all over the floor, scoring 8 points, dishing out 8 assists, and grabbing 6 rebounds while running the offense.

The Falcons (1-4) face a tough opponent on Wednesday evening when undefeated Skyline College (7-0) comes to Falcon Gym for a 5:00 pm start.