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UPDATES
3/8/12
The GTCC Women's Basketball Team drew the #3
seed in this weekend's Region X Tournament. The Titans play
#6 Wake Technical College on Friday in the quarterfinals.
Semifinals and finals are set for Saturday and Sunday at host
Louisburg College.
2/15/12
GTCC Women's Basketball Team improved to
20 - 5 overall with a 75 - 45 win over Region X foe Wake Technical
College. The Titans, ranked #15 in this week's National
Poll, received big games from multiple players. Leading
the way was Senior Asia Wheeler who led the Titans with 28 points
and 12 rebounds. Freshman Dana Gildea also had a
double double with 14 points and a career high 10
rebounds. Also having a big game for the Titans was Senior
Pearl Henriquez who had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6
assists, and 4 steals. GTCC led 33 -
25 at the half and began the 2nd half on a 10 - 0 run and never
looked back. GTCC improves to 6 and 3 in the
Carolinas-Virginia Conference with the win.
2/10/12
GTCC 68 Catawba Valley 63
The GTCC Women's Basketball team fought back from
an 11 point second half deficit to defeat Catawba Valley Community
College 68 - 63. The first half was a see-saw battle that saw
several runs and ended with the Titans taking a 38 - 36 lead.
Cold shooting from the Titans marked the first fifteen minutes of
the 2nd half. At the 6:04 mark Catawba Valley took a 57 - 46
lead. Following a GTCC timeout the comeback was
on. Following several key defensive stops GTCC had cut the
lead to 61 - 59 with 1:30 to go. Senior Asia Wheeler then
blocked a CVCC jumper and gathered the loose ball and fed a
streaking Pearl Henriquez for the tying basket. On the
ensuing possession CVCC turned the ball over and Freshman point
guard Jodeci Saunders delivered a great no look pass to an
unguarded Taryn Spicer who layed it in to give the Titans the
lead. After a CVCC travel senior Asia Wheeler was fouled and
knocked in 2 free throws to extend the lead to 65-61. After a
steal Wheeler was fouled once again and knocked down 2 more free
throws. CVCC raced up court and scored with 6 seconds to go
to cut the Titan lead to 67 - 63. Dana Gildea finished the
scoring hitting 1 of 2 free throws. The win avenged an
earlier loss for the Titans at CVCC in January where the rolls were
almost reversed. In that game the Titans held a 10 point lead
with 8 minutes to go only to fall by 3. With the win the
Titans improve to 19 -5 and are currently ranked #15 in the NJCAA
Poll. Catawba Valley falls to 17 - 6. Senior Asia
Wheeler led the way for the Titans with 25 points and 18 rebounds
and 6 blocked shots. Senior Pearl Henriquez had 13 points and
5 assists. Also in double figures for the Titans was Freshman
Dana Gildea with 11 points. Senior center Taryn Spicer
had another efficient game for the Titans with 8 points and 12
rebounds while holding CVCC leading post player scoreless.
The point guard combo of Jodeci Saunders and Shaunese Crawford
combined for 14 assists for the Titans and the duo had 7 huge
points during the comeback. The Titans are home Wednesday
February 15th to host Region 10 foe Wake Technical College.
Game time is set for 5:00 pm at the Ragsdale YMCA.
GTCC 64 Clinton Junior College 44
GTCC defeated Division 1 Clinton Junior College
by a score of 64 - 44. A dominant first half was the
difference for the Titans. The Titans raced out to a 33 - 15
halftime lead behind the play of Senior Pearl Henriquez who had 10
1st half points, Senior Asia Wheeler who had 12 first points and
Freshman Dana Gildea, who had 11 in the frame. The trio
combined for all the Titans points in the opening half. The
second half was more of the frame as the Titans built the lead to
30 before cruising home with the 20 point victory. Wheeler
finished with 24 points and 15 rebounds, Gildea finished with 17,
including 5 three point baskets and Henriquez finished with the 10
1st half points. GTCC improves to 18 - 5 with the
victory.
2/2/12
GTCC Women's Basketball team suffered a
tough set back at the hands of #8 ranked Louisburg College 84 -
61. The Titans, ranked #14 in the last National
Poll fall to 17 and 5 with the loss. Senior Asia Wheeler
led the Titans with 20 points and 8 rebounds.
Senior Taryn Spicer had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Turnovers were particularly unkind to the Titans as they led to
several easy Louisburg baskets. The Titans look to rebound on
Saturday as they host Clinton Junior College at the Ragsdale
YMCA. Game time is set for 1 pm.
2/1/12
The GTCC Women's Basketball team ran its record
to 17 wins and 4 losses with a 70 - 49 victory over Wake Technical
College in Raleigh. Senior Asia Wheeler led the way with 34
points and 10 rebounds. Fellow Senior Taryn Spicer also had a
double double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. The balanced
Titans also had big contributions from Senior Pearl Henriquez with
9 points and 6 assists and Freshman Dana Gildea who finished with 8
points and a career high 7 assists. The point guard
combination of Jodeci Saunders and Shaunese Crawford controlled the
tempo and had great floor games for the Titans with 12 assists and
only 2 turnovers between them. The Titans finally come
home for a string of home contests. They will play 5 straight
games at the Ragsdale YMCA, starting February 1st when they host
conference leader Louisburg College and Saturday February 4th when
they host Division 1 Clinton Junior College.
1/24/12
The GTCC Women's Basketball team used its
height advantage in the post wisely to beat Bennett College by a
score of 53 - 49. Asia Wheeler and Taryn Spicer,
the Titans 2 starting post players combined for 43 points and 33
rebounds. Wheeler led the Titans with 28 points and 18
rebounds, Spicer finished with 15 and 15. Senior Shaunese
Crawford had a great floor game with 4 points, 8 rebounds, 5
assists and 5 steals. Senior Pearl Henriquez chipped in with
8 points and 4 steals. Freshmen Ashley Negron and Jodeci
Saunders each had 7 points and 6 assists. The Titans led 37 -
22 at halftime and raced out to a 33 point lead in the 2nd half
before coasting to the victory. The Titans improve their
record to 16 wins and 4 losses with the win. They are off
until January 30th when they travel to conference foe Wake
Technical College. Tip off is at 7:00 p.m
GTCC 70 Tri-County Technical College
40
The GTCC Women's Basketball Team jumped out to a quick 10
point lead and never looked back, defeating Division 1 Tri - County
Technical College 70 - 40.
Freshman Dana Gildea led the way for the Titans with 21
points, hitting 5 of 6 three point attempts. Gildea also
finished with 6 assists and 7 rebounds. Senior Taryn
Spicer also had a big game with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The Titans defense was very stingy holding TCTC to only 16
first half points. The win pushes the Titans record to 15 - 4
overall. The Titans are home to cross town rival Bennett
College on Tuesday January 24th. Game time is set
for 6:00 pm at the Ragsdale YMCA.
GTCC 53 Bunswick 49
The GTCC Women's Basketball Team erased an 11
point deficit in the last 6 minutes and held on for a 4 point
win over conference foe Brunswick CC. After a back and forth
1st half that ended knotted at 20 Brunswick controlled play
for the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half. Back to back 3
point baskets by Jodeci Saunders and Dana Gildea cut the
11 point lead to 5 and the comeback was on. Saunders
went 6 of 8 from the free throw line in the final 6 minutes and
finished scoring all 9 of her points in the last 6
minutes. Brunswick cut the lead to 50 - 49 with 11
seconds to go. Pearl Henriquez made 3 of 4 free throws
to seal the Titan win. Asia Wheeler had 13 points and 12
rebounds and Dana Gildea had 12 points and 7 rebounds to lead
the Titans. The Titans move to 3 - 2 in the conference and
14- 4 overall.
GTCC 64 Lenoir 50
Senior Asia Wheeler had a huge game as GTCC got back on the
winning track with a 14 point win at Lenoir CC. Wheeler had
31 points and a school record 27 rebounds. Freshman point
guard Jodeci Saunders was the only other Titan in double
figures with 10 points and 8 assists. Also big on the day
defensively was Pearl Henriquez who held Lenoir's leading
scorer to 2 points, 17 points below her average. The win
pushes the Titans to 13 - 4 overall.
GTCC 59 Catawba Valley 62
GTCC blew a 16 point halftime lead and fell to Catawba Valley
on the road. GTCC raced out to a 34 - 18 halftime
lead behind the spirited play of Senior Taryn Spicer who had
13 points and 12 rebounds in the 1st half. GTCC
had a shot to tie at the buzzer but the attempt fell astray.
Spicer and Asia Wheeler both had double doubles for the
Titans. Spicer had 17 points and 15 rebounds and Wheeler had
14 points and 13 rebounds. With the loss the Titans fall to
12 - 4 overall.
GTCC 2 Barrington Prep 0
GTCC opened the 2nd semester with a forfeit win over Barrington
Prep. The win pushes the Titans record to 12 wins and 3
losses.
The GTCC WBB Team closed out their 1st
semester of the 2011 - 2012 season by winning the Prince George's
Community College Holiday Tournament in Washington, DC. In
the 1st round the Titans battled with the #13 Illinois Valley
CC. Illinois Valley, which has been in the National
Tournament the last 3 years and came away with a tough 55 - 49
win. IVCC got off to a quick start jumping out to a quick 8 -
2 lead. After a timeout the Titans ratcheted up their defense
and held the high scoring Eagles to only 19 1st half points.
Freshman Dana Gildea hit two 3 point baskets and had 8 - 1st half
points and fellow freshman and Ragsdale Graduate Courtney Marsh
came off the bench to score 6 points in the half. In the 2nd
half the game see sawed back and forth. Illinois Valley
took a 46 - 44 lead with 2:44 to go. Senior Jhaznyn Whitley
hit a pull up jumper to knot the score at 46. Following an
IVCC turnover Senior Asia Wheeler scored on a nice up and under
move to give the Titans the lead for good. Following an Eagle
free throw Wheeler once again scored in the post and after a
defensive stop by the Titans Wheeler provided some cushion hitting
a huge 3 point shot from the right corner giving the Titans a 6
point lead. On the day, Wheeler led way with 16 points and 12
rebounds. Courtney Marsh had a double double off the bench
with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Dana Gildea finished
with 13 points and 5 rebounds and Freshman point guard Jodeci
Saunders played a great floor game with 10 assists and 4
steals.
In the PGCC Championship Game the Titans took on the host Prince
George's Community College Owls. In a tightly contested game
the Titans came away with the Title and a 51 - 45 victory.
Early on neither team could seem to get in rhythm. The game
never saw a lead more than 4 in the 1st half. Freshman point
guard Jodeci Saunders had 5 points and 3 assists in the 1st half
and fellow Freshman Dana Gildea had 8 in the half. In a tight
2nd hald which saw 7 lead changes the Titans finally took the lead
with 1:31 to go on a Shaunese Crawford end to end driving lay up
which put the Titans up 42 - 41. Three consecutive Titan
defensive stands ended the same exact way on the offensive end,
with Asia Wheeler buckets. Following a PGCC 3 point basket,
Wheeler was up to her old tricks with a conventional 3 point play
to close out the scoring for the Titans.
Wheeler was huge in the 2nd half when she scored 18 of her game
high 21 points. But, she didn't stop there, finishing with 15
rebounds and she blocked 5 shots. Dana Gildea finished with
12 points and 4 assists. Senior center Taryn Spicer had a
quiet offensive game with 4 points but was dominate on the
defensive end. She finished with 12 rebounds and held PGCC's
leading scorer 10 points under her average. With the win the
Titans close out the extremely difficult semester with a record of
12 wins and 3 defeats. The 3 defeats came at the hands of the
defending National Champion, The defending Region X Division 1
Champion and the defending Region X Division 2 Champion. The
Titans played 13 of their 15 games on the road and faced 12 teams
who were either Division 1 or a team that played in their National
Tournament last year. The 2nd semester should be a little
more friendly to the Titans as they play 10 of their 15 games at
the friendly confines of the Ragsdale YMCA. The Titans now
break for the Holidays. The Titans open the 2nd semester on
the road at Catawba Valley CC on January 11th, their 1st home game
will be January 20th against conference foe Brunswick CC.
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