PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Brea-Olinda Overcomes Mater Dei

Mary Hauser, Mater Dei girls’ basketball coach, said beforehand that her team was a little excited, a little anxious and maybe even a little scared.

They did not show it.

Fourth-ranked Mater Dei hung onto top-ranked Brea-Olinda like a bad flu before finally falling, 65-49, in front of an overflow crowd at Brea.

With 7 minutes 6 seconds left, it was a five-point game, 47-42.

But like the Ladycats (19-0) have done so often before, they excelled late. Lee Moulin hit a three-pointer, Nicole Erickson went coast-to-coast after grabbing a defensive rebound, and then came 11 consecutive free throws--Moulin was five for five, Erickson six for six.

It was about the only place on the floor from which Brea was shooting well.

“When we’re not shooting well,” Moulin said, “we usually get our points from somewhere else.”

Brea--which had four starters shooting 46.8% or better--shot only 32% from the field against the Monarchs. Erickson had a game-high 20 points, Moulin had 15 and Kiyoko Miller had 13.

Mater Dei (15-3) got 15 from Melody Peterson including three first-quarter three-pointers.

The Monarchs tied the game at 18 with Allison Luckey’s basket with 7:13 left in the second quarter, but a 10-0 run gave Brea the lead for good.

In other nonleague girls’ games:

Capistrano Valley 44, Costa Mesa 42--Susan Scott scored 17 points and Jennifer Garrett added 12 for visiting Capistrano Valley. Costa Mesa is 11-7.

Estancia 74, Aliso Niguel 20--Estancia (15-3) built a 16-point halftime lead, then held Aliso Niguel to three points in the second half and none in the fourth quarter. Karla Dominguez led four Eagles in double figures with 18 points.

Valencia 57, La Habra 31--LaQuinta Alexander scored a game-high 14 points and had 10 rebounds for Valencia (9-7). La Habra is 8-7.

Liberty Christian 63, Redlands Calvary Chapel 23--Sophomore Jessica Clark scored a career-high 25 points and had 21 rebounds for Liberty Christian (10-7).

In Olympic League girls’ basketball:

Cerritos Valley Christian 67, Whittier Christian 30--Kelly Hibma scored 16 for Cerritos Valley Christian (17-2, 7-0). Alana Kempton scored 18 points for Whittier Christian (9-7, 4-3).

In Orange League girls’ basketball:

Magnolia 47, Western 38--Magnolia’s Whitney Torregano topped all scorers with 16 points, but she left the game in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. Isabel Rojas led Western (2-3 in league) with 12. Magnolia is 13-6 and 4-1.

In Olympic League boy’s basketball:

Ontario Christian 58, Capistrano Valley Christian 56 (OT)--Brandon Floerke hit a three-pointer with five seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime for Capistrano Valley Christian (3-15, 1-5), but Jason Lagastee sealed the victory for Ontario Christian (7-9, 4-2) with two free throws with nine seconds left.

In nonleague boys’ games:

Calvary Chapel Redlands 68, Liberty Christian 65--Liberty Christian (7-10, 2-1) led by four in the final quarter but was then outscored, 9-2.