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Game NotesMEN'S BASKETBALL #19 West LA 65, #14 Cuesta 63 Cuesta Player of the Game: PF Frank Muller 17 pts, 11 rebs Notes- The #14-seed Cuesta Cougars lost their first round playoff game to #19-seed West LA, 65-63, at the Cuesta Gym. The Cougars converted only 33% of their shots on the night, while the Wildcats shot at a 44% clip. Despite the poor marksmanship, the Cougars went into the intermission with a 34-31 lead and controlled the game most of the second half, however they could not maintain the lead down the stretch. The Wildcats took advantage of the Cougars struggles shooting from the and the officials and crept ahead in the final minute. The Cougars struggled with foul trouble throughout the second half and lost two-time all-conference Forward Joe Ayarza with two minutes left in the game, after having to sit him out most of the second half. WSC Player of the year Tom Schumacher scored 14 points for the Cougars, but was physically battered all game, which led to a technical foul in the second half. It was the second technical foul of the night as Cuesta Coach Rusty Blair was also cited by the same official in the first half. Power Forward Frank Muller recorded his fifth double-double of the year to keep the Cougars in the game. He ended the contest with 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead both teams in those categories. Center Shakir Johnson scored 15 points to lead West LA, who will advance to the second round against #3 San Bernardino this Saturday. The Wildcats win marked the second time that their coach, Ernie Carr, has won a playoff game at the Cuesta Gym. He also beat Cuesta in the first round of the playoffs in 1994, when he coached at Rio Hondo. His West LA team is now 17-15 on the year. Next- The Cougars end the 2009 season with a 24-11 record. Ventura 70, Cuesta 66 Notes- The Cuesta men's basketball team fell back into a tie for first place in the Western State Conference with a 70-66 loss to #1`9 Ventura. The Cougars, who had been struggling to score in the first half jumped out to a 9-0 lead over the Pirates and held a 13-point lead halfway through the opening half. Coach Rusty Blair used his bench sparingly in the first half and did not send his first substitute into the game until the final five minutes before intermission. The Pirates closed the gap and finished the first 20 minutes down by six, 36-30. The Pirates caught the Cougars early in the second half, but the Cougars pulled back out to a seven-point lead with under five minutes to play. The Cougars may have tired, but their usually solid free throw shooting failed them as Ventura went n a 13-2 run to win the game as the Cougars converted only six of their 13 shots from the charity stripe in the second half. The Cougars are now 20-9 on the year and tied for first in the WSC at 5-2. Next- Cuesta will play at Moorpark on Wednesday (2.4.09) Cuesta 54, Pierce 48 Notes- The Cuesta men's basketball team continues to suffer from the first half blues. The Cougars trailed Pierce 26-23 after shooting only 21% before the intermission. The Cougars pulled their shooting percentage in the 40s in the second half and clamped down the defense to win 54-48 and remain in first place in the Western State Conference. Shooting Guard Tom Schumacher led the Cougars with 17 points, but it was the Cougars bench that made the difference as the Cougars built a 14 point lead to begin the second half with four of their starters on the bench. Reserve center Peter Wenehult recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in twenty minutes of action. The Cougars are now 20-8 on the season, the first time the Cougars have won 20 games in a year since they won the WSC crown in 1999. The Cougars are 5-1 against the WSC loop. Next- Cuesta are in first place in the Western State Conference ahead of #17 Ventura College. The Cougars beat the Pirates 67-64 in the first round of WSC play and will host them this Saturday (1.31.09) at 5 PM in the first game of a men and women's doubleheader.
2009-10 Season Preview
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Conference |
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| Year | W | L | Pct | W | L | Place | W | L | State |
| 1993 | 6 | 23 | 207 | 1 | 7 | 5th | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 1994 | 22 | 10 | 688 | 4 | 4 | 3rd | 0 | 1 | ----- |
| 1995 | 26 | 10 | 722 | 7 | 3 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | ----- |
| 1996 | 22 | 12 | 588 | 10 | 0 | 1st | 0 | 1 | ----- |
| 1997 | 33 | 5 | 868 | 10 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 7th |
| 1998 | 25 | 10 | 714 | 7 | 1 | 1st | 1 | 1 | ----- |
| 1999 | 22 | 13 | 629 | 6 | 2 | 1st | 0 | 1 | ----- |
| 2000 | 16 | 19 | 457 | 5 | 5 | 3rd | 0 | 1 | ----- |
| 2001 | 14 | 19 | 424 | 4 | 6 | 4th | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 2002 | 18 | 16 | 529 | 5 | 5 | 3rd | 0 | 1 | ----- |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | 500 | 8 | 4 | 3rd | 1 | 1 | ----- |
| 2004 | 9 | 17 | 346 | 5 | 7 | 4th | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 2005 | 5 | 20 | 200 | 3 | 9 | 6th | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 2006 | 14 | 18 | 438 | 8 | 4 | 3rd | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 2007 | 17 | 16 | 515 | 9 | 3 | 2nd | 0 | 1 | ----- |
| 2008 | 10 | 22 | 313 | 4 | 8 | 4th | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| Total | 276 | 247 | 528 | 96 | 68 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Western State Conference Coach of the Year: 1997, 1998 | |||||||||
