The women’s basketball team at Rio Hondo College played against LA trade Tech on Feb. 21. The game took place at the RHC gymnasium starting at 5pm. The score ended up being 70 – 74. The lady roadrunners had lost by four points to LA Trade Tech.This was one of the last games in order to make it to the playoffs. The crowd was very intense throughout the whole game and wanted the best for the lady road runners. Most people in the crowd were cheering on every player on the court. Some even shouted negative comments to the referee.
One member of the crowd, Cynthia Herrera, felt this was a very close game and claimed “both teams did a really good job”. Cynthia also stated that “RHC had fought all the way through the end of the game and came short”. “ Referees could have been better at refereeing, but the Rio Hondo girls gave it all they had”. Cynthia explained.
Cynthia happens to be the wife of head coach Rene Herrera. Head coach Rene stated “this game was a meaningful one because a win would give the RHC team a chance to qualify for the playoffs”. He also says “now the team has to wait and see if their record is strong enough to make the playoffs”.
Some advice Rene gives to his team is “to play consistently,to play every possession, and to take advantage of every opportunity”. Rene Herrera claims that his favorite game from this season would have to be the previous game against LA Trade Tech and Rio Hondo College.
Rene says “‘The RHC team was down by twelve points with about seven minutes left in the game and came back allowing the team to win at the buzzard”. He says “this game was going to go down to the wire due to the previous game”. One player of the team, Maryjane Contreras, has been a part of the Rio Hondo Women’s basketball team for two years. Some goals Contreras has for the team is to make playoffs and to improve on their games and their plays, and to build a team with chemistry. She also says that her fellow teammate Gabby inspires and pushes her the hardest. Contreras claims she almost quit last year but because of her teammates, she came back.
Another fellow teammate of Rio Hondo’S basketball team is Audrey Campos. Campos is a freshman at Rio Hondo and this is her first season playing on the Rio Hondo team. She says she’s most excited to play up North. Some advice Campos gives her team is to keep their head up, it’s not the end, and to just keep pushing. Campos says she chose to play at Rio Hondo College over any other community college because the coaches were going to give her a chance to play and to improve herself as well as the environment the team provides.