#4 Women's Basketball defeats Oxnard, Ventura and Cuesta to go 3-0 on the week and stay undefeated in WSC North

Team Stats
Cuesta
Game Statistics | Cuesta | Moorpark |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (21-63) | (35-74) |
Field Goal % | 33.3% | 47.3% |
Rebounds | 49 | 38 |
Assists | 12 | 26 |
Turnovers | 27 | 9 |
Pts off Turnovers | 7 | 35 |
2nd Chance Pts | 9 | 13 |
Pts in the Paint | 30 | 44 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 13 | 38 |
Ventura
Game Statistics | Moorpark | Ventura |
---|---|---|
Field Goals | (36-83) | (20-39) |
Field Goal % | 43.4% | 51.3% |
Rebounds | 34 | 32 |
Assists | 15 | 9 |
Turnovers | 8 | 34 |
Pts off Turnovers | 42 | 6 |
2nd Chance Pts | 8 | 2 |
Pts in the Paint | 52 | 20 |
Fastbreak Pts | 18 | 2 |
Bench Pts | 30 | 15 |
Because of various emergency campus closures in January, the #4 Women's Basketball were forced to play three games last week. To kick off the week, the Raiders traveled to Oxnard in a re-scheduled make-up game and defeated the host Condors, 110-33. They followed that game, traveling to Ventura. Having defeated the Pirates, 100-43 in January, the Raiders defeated the Pirates again, 89-55. It was their 9th straight win over the Pirates. To close out the week, the Raiders were back home hosting Cuesta and cruised to a 94-53 victory.
The Raiders have won 14th straight on their way to 21-4 overall record. They are now 9-0 in WSC North and hold a two game lead over 2nd place Santa Barbara with 3 to play. They can clinch a tie for the title with win over Hancock in their only game this week.
Having to play Oxnard meant a quick two day turnaround for the Raiders and the lack of rest did not show as the raced out to a 30-8 1st quarter score, 58-18 halftime lead. Coach Plummer would constantly rotate with all players, with all Raiders playing double digit minutes on their way to the 110-33 win.
Mika Jarrett led all scoreres with 22 points. Angelina Santana added 16 points. Maleyni Tolliver had a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
With a day's rest, the Raiders traveled to Ventura to take on a surging Pirate team who were on a modest two game winning streak and the Raiders continued their dominating play, racing out to a 20-9 1st quarter score. The Raiders would begin show the wear of playing four games in 7 days in quarters 2 & 3 but were able to keep the Pirates at bay. The Raiders found 5th gear and outscored the Pirates, 28-15 to close out the game.
Mika Jarrett had a game high 19 points. Mikayla Oliver added 13 points with 8 rebounds. Alyssa Saldana also had 13 points.
The Raiders closed out the week hosting Cuesta. The Raiders once again raced out to begin the game and have a 30-8 1st quarter lead. Cuesta played the Raiders evenly in the second quarter but the game was out of reach. All the Raiders logged double digit minutes of playing time.
Mikayla Oliver had a game high 20 points while Mika Jarrett had 17 points. Marianna Boco was the only other Raider with double digit scoring with 11 points.