Local report: Herman scores 31 as CSUB women end 11-game skid
| Wednesday, Jan 18 2012 11:03 PM
Last Updated Wednesday, Jan 18 2012 11:07 PM
Kristine Herman scored 31 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:31 remaining, to lift CSU Bakersfield past UC Riverside 72-66 in women's basketball Wednesday night at the Icardo Center.
Herman was 10-of-20 from the field, 5-of-10 from 3-point range. The 5-foot-11 kinesiology major was one point off of her career high 32, which she achieved in 2010 against Miami, Ohio.
She also had five rebounds, four assists, three steals, playing all 40 minutes for the second consecutive game.
The Highlanders led by seven with just over 6 minutes left before CSUB rallied and took the lead on Herman's three. The Roadrunners expanded the lead to 67-63 on a Lauren Carter basket, but UCR's TreShont Cunningham banked in a 3-pointer to cut it to 67-66 with 33 seconds to go.
The Highlanders fouled Herman, who made a pair of attempts for a three-point lead.
Brittany Palmer missed a three-pointer that could have tied the game with 24 seconds to go. CSUB made 3-of-4 free throws in the final 19 seconds for the final margin.
Carter scored 13 points and had eight rebounds while Madison McKenney had 10 points, a career high seven rebounds, and five assists.
JC basketball
Sophomore James Walker scored a game high 24 points, and freshman Kendrick Thomas had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead Citrus College to a 72-69 Western State Conference basketball victory over Bakersfield College.
Sophomore Nolan Abernathy hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds to ice the game for the Owls (17-1, 4-0). Abernathy also handed out a game high six assists.
Conroy Lester led BC (7-13, 1-4) with 21 points and 14 rebounds.
Sophomore Brianna Barfield scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Citrus College women's basketball team to a 66-55 Western State Conference victory over Bakersfield College.
The Owls (2-17, 2-2) shot 46.4 percent from the field, while holding the Renegades (10-7, 3-2) to just 31.3 percent shooting, including an 8-of-32 in the second half.
Sophomore Gabi Morales had 14 points and 15 rebounds for BC.
