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

Sat., Feb. 23With two minutes left, Marauder Women's Basketball looked like it could make thatupset on the No. 4 Mt. San Jacinto that could, could just put them in the playoffs, butended up losing 58-52. After AVC tied the game with two minutes left, Tina Fantroy hither only three in 13 attempts with 1:15 left that all but iced the game. Tyreshay Floresscored 14 to lead AVC, who missed four unchallenged layups in the second half.Marauder Men's Basketball needed to respond to the loss at San Bernardino Valley thatkept them from winning the Foothill Conference title, and they had to do so against a Mt.San Jacinto team that was fighting hard for a good seeding after a horrible conferenceseason. The Marauders did, winning 90-79 and finishing a disappointing second in theFoothill Conference. Michaelyn Scott hit for 20 points and Daviyon Draper added 18.Sun., Feb. 24Marauder Women's Basketball, which finished fourth place in the Foothill Conference,placed Yvette Bennett, AVC's leading scorer in conference playand Mikeisha Moore, who was AVC's top scorer and rebounderon the First Team All-Foothill Conference squad. For Bennett, itis her second time on the team, having been so honored in 2010-11.BennettMooreMarauder Men's Basketball, which finished second in the Foothill Conference, placeleading scorer Mike Scott and leading rebounder Dwan Caldwellon the First Team All-Foothill Conference squad.Wed., Feb. 27Fri., Mar. 1Sat., Mar. 2Marauder Men's Basketball began a surge with two minutesleft in the first half and didn't stop until they were up by 19 andcomfortably ran away with their first round playoff game againstScottCaldwellCerritos, 69-54. Vadal Faniel and Dwan Caldwell both scored 16 points and 10 and ninerebounds respectively, but it was Daviyon Draper's three three pointers that pushed thetied game from a tie to seven at the half to 10 just into the second half.For Marauder head coach John Taylor it marked the 11th straight time his Marauder team(eight of them were as the women's coach) has won 20 game in a season. It also extendsAVC's home playoff win streak to 10 games.Marauder Fastpitch/Softball went scoreless into the ninth inning, then gave up six runsand lost to Long Beach City 6-0. Haley Schulman struck out 10 Vikings but also gave up10 walks and took the loss.Marauder Men's Basketball turned the ball over 14 times in the second half, and coupledwith a 63 percent shooting half by No. 3 Mt. San Antonio, couldn't keep up over the lastsix minutes and were bounced from playoffs, 80-68. Lucciano Gamiz led the Maraudersin scoring with 16. Dwan Caldwell had a career high five blocks for a Marauder teamthat had nine overall in the game.AVC fought back and led with seven minutes left, but then Mt. SAC, which was 59percent from the field on the night, went on a seven for eight shooting run, while AVCwas oh for four, three of those threes and with three minutes left, the game was all butover.