Laney 78, at Irvine Valley 60

IRVINE, Calif. (Interstat) — The Laney Eagles used a dominant first quarter to seize control and never looked back, defeating the Irvine Valley Lasers 78-60 in a women’s junior college basketball game Thursday night. The most important stretch of the game came immediately after the opening tip, as Laney’s suffocating defense completely stifled the Irvine Valley offense. The visiting Eagles raced to a 22-3 lead after the first quarter, holding the Lasers to a single field goal attempt in the opening minutes and forcing a flurry of turnovers and missed shots. Irvine Valley did not score from the floor until… Read more...