Pacific Coast: Girls notes, players to watch
Pacific Coast: Girls notes, players to watch
An overview of the league and its top players.
•Last season's standings: 1. Laguna Hills (8-0, 25-5); 2. University (6-2, 20-9); 3. Irvine (4-4, 14-13); 4. Corona del Mar (2-6, 9-17); 5. Beckman (0-8, 3-16). ...
•Laguna Hills beat Flintridge Prep, 57-42, to claim the Division IV-A title last season. University and Irvine both reached the quarterfinals. ...
•The Pacific Coast League is grouped in Division IV-A with the Condor, Montview, Arrowhead, Prep, Big Sky, Agape and Mountain Pass Leagues for the playoffs this season. ...
•Trojans coach Bob Bernal said the league title is a three-way race between Laguna Hills, University and Irvine. ...
•Laguna Hills coach Jim Martin said the race for the league title between Irvine, Laguna Hills and University is too close to call. ...
•Bernal said 6-1 center Lauren Hudash, who made first team All-CIF and averaged 16.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game last season, should be one of the top players in the county. ...
•University's Magdalena Usher, a second team all-league forward who averaged 8.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season, signed with UC San Diego. ...
•Laguna Hills' Lauren Engeln was named the CIF-SS Division IV-A Player of the Year last season as a freshman and Nicki Nakhaie made first team All-CIF. ...
•Laguna Hills swept University, 63-64 and 66-63, last season. ...
•Irvine's Kristan Liddel averaged 13.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, 3.6 steals and 3.2 assists per game and Amy Tucker averaged 12.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season.
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