2012-13 Year in Review - Antelope Valley College Marauder Athletics

Marauder Men's Basketball wins their home opener beating LA Valley 91-58. JuliusBilbrew scored 18 points. The Marauders extended their 42-34 halftime lead with a 58percent shooting performance in the second and held the Monarchs to just 32 percent.Wed., Nov. 20Thu., Nov. 21Thu., Nov. 29Fri., Nov. 30Sat., Dec. 1Marauder Volleyball ended their season with a 25-7, 25-17, 25-21 playoff loss at No.3 Golden West to finish 17-6, 13-1 and champions of the Foothill Confernce. TheMarauders led 10-8 in the second set, but Golden West pushed back with 11 straightpoints. In the final set, AVC was up 21-20 when the Rustlers started to overpower theMarauder blockers and went on for the win. Kristal Campos recorded seven kills on thenight, while Allyson Lods upped her record breaking dig total with 17.Jane Cwayna ends her coaching career with the Marauders after 32 years and 316-249overall in those years.In what has become an annual tradition, Marauder Athletics gave back to the communityit serves by donating meat to the AV Community Shelter.Each year Interim Vice President of Student Services andAthletic Director Newton Chelette collects money fromfaculty and staff of the Kinesiology, Athletics and DanceDivision (and more recently Visual and Performing Arts)- which he then matches, then buys animals at the AVFair livestock auction. The animals are then preparedand finally delivered to the shelter. This year's meatincluded pork and lamb.Marauder Women's Basketball loses in overtime to still undefeated Santa Rosa 64-59 inthe opening round of the Sequoias Tournament.It has been 17 years since a team has been able to defend their Gregg Anderson MemorialTournament title, and it will be another year before anyone else can try. The No. 9 instate Marauder Men’s Basketball couldn't contain the quickness of the No. 6 Pierceand couldn't hit the three when necessary, losing 70-63. Daviyon Draper scored 15 forthe Marauders, hitting two of the Marauders four threes. AVC was four for 14 from threeon the night.For the first time in nearly a quarter century the Marauders would be watching the gameson the final day of the Gregg Anderson Memorial Tournament rather than playing in it.With a MiraCosta 64-62 win, last year champion Marauders are out. It is also the firsttime since 2005 that AVC was bounced from any tournament in two games.Marauder Women's Basketball end their trip to the Sequoias Tournament with a 58-51loss to Riverside. Mikeisha Moore scored 20 points in the loss.Wed., Dec. 5Fri., Dec. 7Marauder Men's Basketball ends two game losing streak, beating previously undefeatedand Gregg Anderson Memorial Tournament Champions Ventura 67-54 in opening roundof the Riverside Tournament.Marauder Men's Basketball took another half-time lead, only to lose the game by eightas they exited the Riverside Tournament with a 72-64 loss to Mt. San Jacinto. TheMarauders led 37-30 at the half, then shot just 29 percent in the second half as the Eagleshit 52 percent of their shots to move past AVC.