Cuesta Roundup: Cougars win easily at home basketball tourney

Anika Rovig scored a team-high 20 points, and the Cuesta College women’s basketball team led by 35 points at halftime en route to a 90-34 win over Victor Valley at the Cougars’ own Phillips 66 Tournament on Thursday.

Jerrica Crosby scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Cuesta (5-2), and Olivia Gemperle made 4 of 9 3-pointers on her way to 14 points.

Ashley Gamber added 15 points in the victory.

The Cougars (5-2) will play College of the Desert at 7:30 tonight.

All-conference Cuesta selections

Seven runners from the Cuesta College men’s cross country team made it onto the all-Western State Conference teams announced Thursday, headlined by Connor Fisher, who was named the Conference Male Runner of the Year and an all-state selection.

Fisher’s third-place finish at the CCCAA State Championships marked the best state meet performance ever by a Cougar, and his time was good enough for 17th all-time on the state meet course. Alex Hascall, Nick Landy, and Roberto Bazan joined Fisher on the all-WSC first team.

Eight players on the men’s water polo team that reached the postseason for the 36th straight year were named to all-conference teams, with all-state honorees Aidan Feigel and Alexander Kuykendall leading the way.

All-American Rachel Gruetzmacher led the women’s water polo team to a school-record 24 victories and a second-place conference finish. Shanae Lauridsen and Marti-Rae Grois were both all-state honorable mentions, with another four players earning conference honors as well.

Whitney Meyer set a school record with 45 service aces for the volleyball team, helping her make second team all-conference.

This story was originally published December 4, 2014 at 11:37 PM with the headline "Cuesta Roundup: Cougars win easily at home basketball tourney."