Oxnard and Santa Barbara Share WSC North Title

Santa Barbara City College (left) and Oxnard College (right) shared the Western State Conference North Division Championship. SBCC Photo Courtesy of SBCC Athletics Website. Oxnard Photo Courtesy of Ventura County Star @vcscolleges Twitter Page.
Santa Barbara City College (left) and Oxnard College (right) shared the Western State Conference North Division Championship. SBCC Photo Courtesy of SBCC Athletics Website. Oxnard Photo Courtesy of Ventura County Star @vcscolleges Twitter Page.

It took all 24 games, and still when the 2015 regular season came to a close, there were a pair of teams standing. Oxnard College and Santa Barbara City College, who both battled for supremacy in the WSC North all season long, had to settle for a share as the two teams are co-champions in the WSC North. It's the 7th overall title for Oxnard and second straight, while it's the 5th overall for Santa Barbara and first since 2012.

Both teams spent the entirety of the season as some of the top teams in the State. Oxnard 26-9-1 overall and 17-7 in WSC North play, while Santa Barbara was 28-8 overall and a match 17-7 in conference play. The two teams squared off four times during the season, splitting it down the middle at 2-2, the away team coming away victorious each time.

Both teams also picked up high playoff seeds for the imminent 2015 CCCAA SoCal Regional Round One. Oxnard, seeded second, will play host to the second lowest remaining seeds after the "play-in" games on Tuesday, while Santa Barbara, the #3 seed, will play host to #14 Rio Hondo College over the weekend. Along with Oxnard and Santa Barbara, Cuesta College also made it into the post-season fray, checking in at #13 and will travel to #4 Golden West.