After no small amount of effort on behalf of both teams, the woman’s basketball game Jan. 27 wrapped up with the Chabot Gladiators beating the De Anza Dons in a 73-41 rout.

Chabot lead from the start and countered De Anza’s strong defense with well-aimed three-point shots. De Anza struggled early on with shooting in the first period before steadily gaining more accuracy in the second. 

Despite picking up momentum running down the court, the Dons lost it all with a series of over-the-hoops shots. Chabot was vicious at the recovery.

The Gladiators took their time and paced slower runs down the court to save strength. 

At 16:15 in the first period, the Dons had pulled up two points but Chabot was up seven. 

De Anza’s Jelly Carrasco fired off three-point attempts while some of the best defense was pulled off by fellow Don Brittney Moseley. But by 12:18 in the second period, the Dons had 28 points to the Gladiators’ 46. 

Multiple slow downs at the hoop by the Dons to pass among players robbed them of their momentum and cut down their chances of getting past the Gladiator defensive. 

In the last seconds of the game, the Gladiators dribbled out the clock with the final score 32 points in their favor.

 “Our mental focus is pretty much where it all starts,” said Dons coach Allison Lopez after the game. 

Lopez added that her Dons needed more communication on the floor, which was the key problem that evening and they’ll need to implement those skills to get an edge when facing off against their next opponents.