Women's Basketball competed in the three-day San Diego City Tournament last weekend.  The Cougars opened against the host Knights on Thursday and earned a spot in the title bracket with a 56-51 win.  The Cougars faced #20 Orange Coast in Friday's semi-final, but fell to the Pirates, 98-43.  In Saturday's 3rd place game, the Cougars jumped out, 13-2, on a highly regarded Reedley in the opening quarter, but the Tigers recovered and took a one-point lead into halftime. Reedley pulled away after the intermission to snatch the Bronze from Cuesta, 58-48.  Returning Freshman Guard Julia Carney (SLO HS) led the Cougars on offense in San Diego with a team-high 10.7 points per game, while Forward Hailie Abel (San Miguel: Paso Robles HS) did a little bit of everything else. Abel was second on the team with 9.0 points per game, but also team-highs with 11.3 rebounds, 5.3 steals and 3.0 assists per game.  The Cougars are currently 2-3 on the season.  

The Cougars are scheduled to play their first game before the "Cuesta Faithful" in the Conoco-Phillips Tournament on December 2.  The Cougars open with Taft on Friday (6 PM) and play West Hills-Lemoore on Saturday (3 PM).  The Cougars played at Taft on November 9 and beat the "other" Cougars, 69-24.