Lady Chargers dominated Santa Ana in conference opener 75-59

Magana scored

24 points

Cypress, CA - The Chargers came home fresh from a thrid place finish at the Grossmont tourney to take on the Santa Ana Dons. Jeana Magana scored 20-points in the first half to set up a 48-24 lead at the intermission which the Chargers never looked back. En route to a 75-59 victory over Santa Ana (8-9, 0-1) in the opener of conference play proved to be an important win for Cypress (11-7, 1-0) in the race to defend its league title.  Former Charger Berlin Ohanesian led the Dons with 22 points.

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Chargers beat East LA to win Lady Classic

Magana named to the
All-Tourney Team

Cypress, CA - The Chargers defeat East LA 57-45 to win the 29th Annual Lady Charger Classic. Cypress won five games in a row to improve its record to 6-3 on the season. Jeana Magana led all scorers with 16 points while Sloan Turner scored 8 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. East LA's Karina Ortiz led the Huskies with 13 points and 14 boards and selected to the All-Tourney team. Turner was named to the tourney's MVP, Magana and point guard Sam Soria were named to the All-Tourney team.

The victory for the Chargers sweet as they lost to East LA last year in the championship game. The Chargers are heading to Antelope Valley for their next tournament.

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Turner dominated as Chargers defeat American River to reach championship game

Turner's 17 pts, 16 boards,
8 blocks carried the
Chargers

Cypress, CA - Sophomore Sloan Turner single-handled the semifinal game against American River at the 29th Annual Lady Charger Classic.  Late in the first half, Turner was being elbowed in the face and had a deep cup under her right eye but that did not slowed her down. She came back with 17 points, 16 boards and 8 blocks to lead the Chargers (5-3) to a 61-55 victory over American River.  In a game that went seesaw for 40 minutes, the Chargers did not have an answer for Jackie Wada who poured in 20 points to lead the Beavers.

Chelsea Walton directed the team with 6 assists and 3 steals to key the Chargers on both sides of the ball. The Chargers are playing East Los Angeles in the championship game on Sunday.

Notes: this marked the third straight year that the Chargers met and defeat American River in the semifinal of the tournament... The Chargers blocked the ball 15 times in this game... The Chargers are advancing to the championships for 5 straight years... Last year the Chargers lost to East LA in the finals and have a shot at revenging against the Huskies this year...

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Chargers defeat Grossmont in opening round

Magana scored 21 for the
Chargers

Cypress, CA - The Lady Chargers (4-3) defeat Grossmont 78-58 in the opening round of the 2012 Lady Charger Classic. They will face American River, the winner over LA Southwest on Saturday Night at 7PM.  The effort came behind Jeana Magane's 21-point and 6-steal effort along with Sam Soria's 15-point with 8-for-8 from the charity line.Magana scored 17 in the first half. Eriel Dennis led the Griffins with 13 points off the bench.

The Chargers started out with a full-court press and bothered the Griffins' offense from moving the ball up court all evening.  The Chargers led only 43-39 at the half but went on a 10-0 run early in the second half to capitalize the lead and kept it. The Chargers executed well as a team, dishing out 14 assists.

Cypress will face American River which beat LA Southwest 80-62 in an up-tempo style. The game will tip-off at 7PM Saturday evening at the Don Johnson Court.

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Lady Chargers opened season 1-2 at Pasadena

Pasadena, CA - Day 1: The Chargers got in early foul trouble and could not recover before losing to Citrus 67-54. Sam Soria led all Chargers with 13 points.

Day 2: The Chargers bounced back from Day 1 to defeat Taft 82-48. Sloan Turner and Jeana Magana led the scoring with 13 points each.

Day 3: The Chargers played the home team Pasadena in an intense matchup. The game was tied 24-24 at the half. Soria had 16 points to lead the team. Magane added 13. Chelsea Walton's 3 steals and 4 assists kept the Chargers close before losing 58-52.

Lady Chargers went 2-1 at Merced Tourney

Merced, CA  - Day 1 and 2: Yesterday, the Lady Chargers lost to Santa Rosa 44-51. They played hard and aggressive but a few turn overs at the end lost it for the chargers. Sam soria had 14 points. Chargers come back with fire! Ready to play merced. Charger win 51-46! Played with a lot of intensity! Sam 10 pts. Jeana 14 pt. Sloan had 8 pts, 4 offensive rebounds and 7 defensive rebounds. Beth, jeana and sam gave momentum to the chargers with a charge! And erika gave the chargers momentum with a key 3 pointer. 

Day 3: Cypress beat Consumnes River 60-51 to win the Consolation Championships. Sam Soria was named to the All-Tourney with 8 points and 4 assists. Chelsea Walton was a huge leader today on the floor vocally and had 6 assists and 7 steals. Sloan Turner had 12 points and 5 blocks, Doree Lopez added 8 points and 3 steals.

Story contributed by Megan Hanson, Sophomore Redshirt player who has been on the road with the team

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Jensen heading to New Orleans

Cypress, CA - First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-State 6'1" Forward Melissa Jensen accepted a full scholarship to continue her basketball career at the University of New Orleans. Jensen started all 31 games for the Chargers while averaging 5.5rpg and 8ppg.

"Although we had Melissa for only one year, she really made a mark in our program, leading us to our third conference title. I look forward to see Melissa making an impact at UNO," said coach Margaret Mohr.

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