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Monday, Jan. 25, 2010
Diaz leads Merced College men's basketball against Reedley
REEDLEY -- After barely seeing any time as a redshirt freshman a season ago, Merced College guard Steven Diaz just kept working.
Patiently bidding his time, Diaz has worked his way into a regular role in the Blue Devils' rotation.
His contributions have increased as well.
Diaz hit four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 12 points to help Merced College defeat Reedley 60-52 on Saturday night.
"Steven really stepped up for us," MC coach Bill Russell said. "He hit some big shots from the outside and Fred King was able to give us some good post play, so we had a nice inside and outside balance."
Behind Diaz's three first-half 3s, the Blue Devils took an 11-point lead into intermission.
Reedley responded.
The Tigers stormed back and took a 3-point lead with six minutes to play.
Diaz answered with one more 3 and JerMichael Williams (12 points) followed with back-to-back baskets helping MC never trail again.
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