
By John M. Sherrard
After losing their first game of the season on Saturday in the semifinals of the tournament, Mt. SAC doubled up on LBCC in the final quarter, 26-13, behind nine points from a pair of Mounties to secure the victory.
Guards Dominique McLaughlin (6 rebounds, 3 steals) and Maddeline Dopplick both scored nine points in the fourth quarter to lead the charge and help improve the Mounties to a 6-1 record.
Dopplick scored a team-high 20 points, connecting on 6 of 11 field goals which included three, 3-pointers.
Sophomore Aliyah Dickson added 17 points, shooting a near-perfect 9 of 10 from the free throw line.
Long Beach built up a 9-point lead at the half, 34-25, before the Mounties began their second-half comeback.
Caira Benton and Kali Jones added eight and seven points respectively for the Mounties in the game. Benton grabbed a game-high ten rebounds (7 offensive), seven steals and a blocked shot.
Mt. SAC, as a team, outrebounded the Vikings, 51-37, and had 18 thefts.
The Mounties will play in their third tournament of the season beginning Thursday, Dec. 1 against Foothill College in the College of the Sequoias Tournament.
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