The Torch

Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Javier Magallanes The Titan women have dominated the conference so far this season as they did in the Feb. 17, game against Chemeketa. In this picture, Sarah Brolsma Whitfield lays it up for two in a 98-53 blowout. [Click to enlarge]

All the pain and all the sweat that the LCC women's hoops team has experienced over the past three months is coming to fruition as they travel to Kennewick, Wash. where they will defend their championship title at the Northwestern Athletic Association of Community Colleges championship tournament on March 6-9.

Assistant coach Kevin Grumbley is excited at his and head coach Greg Sheley's prospects for this year's team.

"Preparation is going well. Last night we practiced at 10 p.m. Tonight we do the same," Grumbley said. "We try to simulate what it will be like to play all four days in a row at the various time slots.

"We have added some new looks, and are preparing to play Spokane in our first round matchup.

"They are a well coached team. Their goal will be to grind out the clock, to try and limit possessions.

"They have two solid players that do most of their scoring. Our goal is to set tempo and out execute them in the half court sets. Should be a good first round match."

One of the Titans' star players, sophomore forward Theresa Brown, who recently returned after missing three games to a back injury, leads the NWAACC conference as the top rebounder and also is in the top 20 best scorers.

"I work hard day in and day out on the court and I can be known to be rough around the edges when I am in game mode," Brown said. "I just want to make sure that when the ball doesn't go in the basket that LCC comes down with possession of it."

During the last home game of the season on Saturday Feb. 27, the women defended their record against the Portland Community College Panthers. LCC started the first half slow against PCC and only scored 37 points.

During halftime head coach Greg Sheley delivered a fiery speech that roused his lagging team to charge out one last time for many of the women and deliver 20 minutes of fantastic basketball.

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