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CIF State Finals Division V Girls Preview:
Chadwick v. Los Altos Pinewood--(March 19, 1999)

Girls State Championship
Game--Division V
2:30 p.m., Friday, March 19 - Arco Arena

Sacramento California

Chadwick entered the tournament as the second seed in the southern regional and have a 29-5 record. The team defeated top-seeded Mission Prep of San Luis Obispo, 60-49, in the southern regional finals. In that game, Chadwick had a very balanced offensive attack with four players scoring in double figures. Erin Gillilard had 18, Diane Webber and Kristin Ceglar both had 14 and Rebecca Smith added 12. Erin Gilliland and Dianne Webber lead Chadwick, which beat Apple Valley, Solano Beach Santa Fe Christian and San Luis Obispo Mission Prep to advance to its first state final. Gilliland scored 25 points against Santa Fe Christian and 18 against Mission Prep. 

Pinewood is also in its first state final. Guard Lauren Smith-Hams scored 27 points and sophomore Sebnem Kimyacioglu had 17 in Pinewood's 74-43 regional final victory over Ross Branson.Pinewood, the top seed in the north, is 30-1 on the season. It's only loss came at the hands of unbeaten Archbishop Mitty, which is appearing in the Division I title game. Pinewood beat its three regional opponents by an average of 29 points per game and downed Branson of Ross, 74-43, in the northern regional finals. Lauren Smith-Hams came up big in the reginal finals with 27 points to lead Pinewood. Antoinette McLean had 18 points and Kimyacloglu Sebnum added 17.

Here are the rosters:

Los Altos Pinewood Panthers
Head Coach: Doc Scheppler
Chadwick Dolphins
Head Coach Heid Oversier
5 Sarah Feely (5'-8" Fr. G)
11 Sweetheart Adro-Dionisia (5'-6" Jr. G)
13 Michell Eigen (5'-6" So. G)
15 Erin Wilson (5'-9" So. G)
20 Jessica Bussey (5'-7" Fr. G)
21 Nikki Reyes (5'-3" So. G)
22 Katie Collins (6'-0" So. C)
24 Darcy Nelson (5'-10" Fr. C)
25 Lauren Smith-Hans (5'-7" Sr. G)
30 Caroline Jordan (5'-9" Fr. G)
32 Sebnum Kimyaciogu (5'-11" So. G)
33 DeeDee Collins (5'-9" Fr. G)
34 Antoinette McLean (5'-6" Sr. G)
4 Dian Webber (5'-8" Sr. G)
12 Veronica Herrera (5'-3" Sr. G)
13 Rebecca Smith (5'-8" Sr. G)
15 Erin Gilliland (5'-11" Jr. F)
21 Kristin Ceglar (5'-10" So. F)
22 Chizu Morihara (5'-4" Sr. G)
24 Jennifer Smart-Abbey (5'-9" So. F)
30 Laura Miller (5'-7" So. F)
31 Vannessa Smith (5'-4" Fr. G)
32 Carla Ramirez (5'-2" So. G)
45 Kathryn Berkson (5'-6" Jr. G)

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