Diamond Altamirano totaled 16 points and 8 rebounds to help lead No. 23-seeded College of the San Mateo women to a 71-62 upset win at No. 10 Lemoore in an opening-round game of the Northern California Regional Playoffs Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs got off to a dismal start and trailed 23-9 after the first quarter. But CSM never gave up and slowly worked its way back into the game. Down 40-26 at halftime and 52-41 after the third quarter, the Bulldogs pulled out the win by outscoring Lemoore 30-10 over the final 10 minutes in the fourth to complete the epic playoff comeback.
Marie Palu added 14 points, Bree Hodge totaled 12 points, five assists, and three steals, Lynn Alapati scored 11 points, and Tatiana Wilson chipped in with eight points, nine assists, and three steals to all contribute to the win.
San Mateo, now 15-14 overall, is headed to Round 2 of the NorCal playoffs to take on a familiar foe. The Bulldogs play at No. 7-seed City College of San Francisco at 5 p.m.
The Coast Conference North Division rivals have already faced each other twice this season with the Rams winning both games. CCSF is 22-5 overall and took first place in the Coast North with a 7-1 record.
Saturday’s winner will take on either No. 2 Folsom Lake College or No. 15 Los Medanos College in a third-round game on March 7. Two more wins are needed by the Bulldogs to advance to the 3C2A State Championships on March 12-15 at College of the Sequoias in Visalia.
Men’s baskeball
No. 18 Cañada 79, No. 15 Marin 74
The Cañada College men’s basketball team is heading to Round 2 of the postseason after the No. 18-seeded Colts opened the Northern California Regional Playoffs with a 79-74 upset victory at No. 15 College of Marin Wednesday night.
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Shawn Acosta scored 19 points to lead the Colts. The win improved Cañada’s overall record to 13-16.
The Colts will now continue their postseason run at No. 2-seeded Santa Rosa in a second-round NorCal Playoffs game at 7:30 p.m.
Santa Rosa brings a 24-4 overall record into Saturday’s game. The Bear Cubs were Big 8 Conference champions this season with a 14-2 mark.
No. 19 CSM 63, No. 14 Contra Costa 59
College of San Mateo is advancing after the No. 19-seeded Bulldogs opened the Northern California Regional Playoffs with a 63-59 upset victory at No. 14 Contra Costa College on Wednesday night.
Jeremy Pierro scored 20 points to lead CSM while Wilson Tran added 16 points. The win improved San Mateo to 18-11 overall.
The Bulldogs will now travel to No. 3 West Valley College for a second-round NorCal Playoffs game at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Coast Conference foes met once this season with the Vikings taking the 70-36 win at the San Joaquin Delta College tournament.
West Valley brings a 22-6 overall record into Saturday’s game. The Vikings finished second in the Coast Conference South Division at 10-2.
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