Grace Dickman knocked down three 3-pointers on her way to 14 points and the victory for Cate, which defeated Carpinteria 30-24 on the Rams’ home floor.
Katrina Von Burg added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Cate as the Rams won their season opener. Dickman, a sophomore guard, added six rebounds, four assists and three steals to her scoring total.
The Warriors, who were without starting point guard Melissa Lemus, were led in scoring by Mirina Deleon with 11. But Carpinteria was 5-for-19 from the free throw line and entered the fourth quarter down by 15 points.
A furious comeback in the fourth quarter saw the Warriors cut the lead to six with 44 seconds to play.
“We just ran out of time,” said Warriors head coach Dan Mercer.
The Warriors play again on Wednesday in the Bishop Diego Invitational.
CATE 30, CARPINTERIA 24
Cate School — Grace Dickman 14, Katrina Von Burg 10, Erin Griffin 4, Erika Noble 2
Carpinteria High School — Erin Saito 4, Dakotah Wilcox 1, Mirina Deleon 11, Sarah Carillo 2, Juli Cullins 6
