Fri, Nov/12 Final
Women's Basketball
59 East Los Angeles
53 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/13 Final
Women's Basketball
49 Ventura
59 vs Glendale
Sun, Nov/14 Final
Women's Basketball
63 Ventura
33 at West LA
Thu, Nov/18 Final
Women's Basketball
49 West Hills-Lemoore
52 vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/19 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Long Beach
49 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/20 Final
Women's Basketball
54 Mt. San Antonio
44 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/02 Final
Women's Basketball
43 Butte
28 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/03 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Ventura
47 vs LA Valley
Sat, Dec/04 Final
Women's Basketball
48 Ventura
66 at Sequoias
Thu, Dec/09 Final
Women's Basketball
44 Fullerton
48 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/10 Final
Women's Basketball
53 Ventura
77 vs Mt. San Antonio
Sat, Dec/11 Final
Women's Basketball
41 Ventura
62 at LA Valley
Thu, Dec/16 Final
Women's Basketball
65 Ventura
45 at LA Trade-Tech
Wed, Dec/22 Postponed
Women's Basketball
Glendale
vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/30 Final
Women's Basketball
90 Irvine Valley
51 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/30 Postponed
Women's Basketball
LA Valley
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/15 Final
Women's Basketball
73 Moorpark
59 vs Ventura
Mon, Jan/17 Final
Women's Basketball
77 Ventura
35 at LA Pierce
Sat, Jan/22 Final
Women's Basketball
38 Ventura
33 at Oxnard
Mon, Jan/24 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Allan Hancock
88 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/26 Final
Women's Basketball
46 Cuesta
62 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/02 Final
Women's Basketball
61 Ventura
39 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Feb/05 Final
Women's Basketball
23 LA Pierce
94 vs Ventura
Mon, Feb/07 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Ventura
52 at Santa Barbara
Wed, Feb/09 Final
Women's Basketball
66 Ventura
61 at Moorpark
Mon, Feb/14 Final
Women's Basketball
31 Santa Barbara
66 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/16 Final
Women's Basketball
31 Oxnard
47 vs Ventura
Fri, Feb/18 Final
Women's Basketball
70 Ventura
34 at Cuesta
Thu, Mar/03 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Ventura
59 at East Los Angeles
Fri, Nov/11 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Skyline
63 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/12 Final
Women's Basketball
52 Canyons
63 vs Ventura
Sun, Nov/13 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Ventura
55 at West LA
Thu, Nov/17 Final
Women's Basketball
44 West Hills-Lemoore
86 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/19 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Long Beach
85 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/01 Final
Women's Basketball
61 Ventura
56 vs Chabot
Fri, Dec/02 Final
Women's Basketball
63 Ventura
79 at Sequoias
Sat, Dec/03 Final
Women's Basketball
59 San Joaquin Delta
57 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/08 Final
Women's Basketball
73 Ventura
59 vs Long Beach
Fri, Dec/09 Final
Women's Basketball
70 Ventura
63 at LA Valley
Sat, Dec/10 Final - OT
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
75 vs Cypress
Sat, Dec/17 Final
Women's Basketball
73 LA Trade-Tech
79 vs Ventura
Wed, Dec/21 Final
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
61 at East Los Angeles
Thu, Dec/29 Final
Women's Basketball
53 El Camino
60 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/30 Final
Women's Basketball
53 Glendale
44 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/04 Final
Women's Basketball
75 Ventura
45 at Oxnard
Sat, Jan/07 Final
Women's Basketball
34 Cuesta
77 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/11 Final
Women's Basketball
64 Moorpark
44 vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/14 Final
Women's Basketball
77 Ventura
33 at LA Pierce
Wed, Jan/18 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Ventura
41 at Santa Barbara
Wed, Jan/25 Final
Women's Basketball
66 Allan Hancock
52 vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/28 Final
Women's Basketball
23 Oxnard
93 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/01 Final
Women's Basketball
80 Ventura
48 at Cuesta
Sat, Feb/04 Final
Women's Basketball
52 Ventura
64 at Moorpark
Wed, Feb/08 Final
Women's Basketball
47 LA Pierce
101 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/11 Final
Women's Basketball
43 Santa Barbara
61 vs Ventura
Fri, Feb/17 Final
Women's Basketball
61 Ventura
67 at Allan Hancock
Wed, Feb/22 Final
Women's Basketball
51 Cerritos
63 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/25 Final
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
79 at Cypress
Fri, Nov/10 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Ventura
49 vs Victor Valley
Sat, Nov/11 Final
Women's Basketball
46 San Bernardino Valley
65 vs Ventura
Sun, Nov/12 Final
Women's Basketball
70 Ventura
8 vs Desert
Thu, Nov/16 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Napa Valley
76 vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/17 Final
Women's Basketball
50 West Hills-Lemoore
63 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/18 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Antelope Valley
55 vs Ventura
Thu, Nov/30 Final
Women's Basketball
51 Ventura
62 at Sequoias
Fri, Dec/01 Final
Women's Basketball
82 Moorpark
52 vs Ventura
Sat, Dec/02 Final
Women's Basketball
76 LA Valley
65 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/07 Final
Women's Basketball
63 Long Beach
48 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/08 Final
Women's Basketball
65 Ventura
55 vs Cypress
Sat, Dec/09 Final
Women's Basketball
74 Ventura
72 vs Rio Hondo
Wed, Dec/20 Final
Women's Basketball
47 East Los Angeles
70 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/28 Final
Women's Basketball
56 Glendale
49 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/29 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Irvine Valley
52 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/10 Final
Women's Basketball
44 Oxnard
73 vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/13 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Ventura
57 at Cuesta
Wed, Jan/17 Final
Women's Basketball
45 Ventura
52 at Moorpark
Sat, Jan/20 Final
Women's Basketball
47 LA Pierce
66 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/24 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Santa Barbara
66 vs Ventura
Mon, Jan/29 Final
Women's Basketball
73 Long Beach
63 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/31 Final
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
44 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Feb/03 Final
Women's Basketball
68 Ventura
46 at Oxnard
Wed, Feb/07 Final
Women's Basketball
44 Cuesta
54 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/10 Final
Women's Basketball
59 Moorpark
50 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/14 Final
Women's Basketball
74 Ventura
53 at LA Pierce
Sat, Feb/17 Final
Women's Basketball
60 Ventura
51 at Santa Barbara
Fri, Feb/23 Final
Women's Basketball
56 Allan Hancock
42 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/28 Final
Women's Basketball
55 San Diego City
65 vs Ventura
Sat, Mar/02 Final
Women's Basketball
69 Ventura
62 at Irvine Valley
Sat, Mar/09 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Ventura
67 at Moorpark
Fri, Nov/08 Final
Women's Basketball
66 Irvine Valley
41 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/09 Final
Women's Basketball
45 Taft
68 vs Ventura
Sun, Nov/10 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Ventura
66 at West LA
Fri, Nov/22 Final
Women's Basketball
49 Lemoore
81 vs Ventura
Tue, Dec/03 Final
Women's Basketball
46 Ventura
57 at Long Beach
Thu, Dec/12 Final
Women's Basketball
41 Ventura
54 at LA Valley
Fri, Dec/13 Final
Women's Basketball
46 Ventura
68 vs San Diego Mesa
Sat, Dec/14 Final
Women's Basketball
52 San Francisco
45 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/19 Final
Women's Basketball
27 LA Harbor
94 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/20 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Foothill
86 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/27 Final
Women's Basketball
51 Irvine Valley
48 vs Ventura
Sat, Dec/28 Final
Women's Basketball
30 El Camino
53 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/08 Postponed
Women's Basketball
LA Mission
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/11 Final
Women's Basketball
43 Ventura
100 at Moorpark
Wed, Jan/15 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Ventura
70 at Santa Barbara
Wed, Jan/22 Final
Women's Basketball
69 Ventura
63 at Cuesta
Sat, Jan/25 Final
Women's Basketball
47 Allan Hancock
31 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/29 Final
Women's Basketball
94 Ventura
29 at Oxnard
Sat, Feb/01 Final
Women's Basketball
71 Ventura
35 at LA Mission
Wed, Feb/05 Final
Women's Basketball
89 Moorpark
55 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/08 Final
Women's Basketball
86 Santa Barbara
68 vs Ventura
Mon, Feb/10 Final
Women's Basketball
40 LA Mission
71 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/15 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Cuesta
42 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/19 Final
Women's Basketball
47 Ventura
55 at Allan Hancock
Fri, Feb/21 Final
Women's Basketball
27 Oxnard
90 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/04 4:00 PM
Women's Basketball
VC Alumnae
vs Ventura
Thu, Nov/06 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sat, Nov/08 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sun, Nov/09 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Fri, Nov/14 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Fullerton
vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/15 1:00 PM
Women's Basketball
LA Valley
vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/21 TBA
Women's Basketball
TBA
vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/22 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Wed, Dec/03 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at El Camino
Fri, Dec/05 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Grossmont
vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/11 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Fri, Dec/12 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sat, Dec/13 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Fri, Dec/26 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Irvine Valley
vs Ventura
Sat, Dec/27 TBA
Women's Basketball
TBA
vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/07 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at LA Mission
Sat, Jan/10 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Moorpark
vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/14 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Santa Barbara
Sat, Jan/17 3:00 PM
Women's Basketball
LA Trade-Tech
vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/21 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Cuesta
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/24 3:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Allan Hancock
Wed, Jan/28 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Oxnard
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/31 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
LA Mission
vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/04 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Moorpark
Sat, Feb/07 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Santa Barbara
vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/14 3:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Cuesta
Wed, Feb/18 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Allan Hancock
vs Ventura
Fri, Feb/20 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Oxnard
Wed, Feb/25 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at TBA
Sat, Feb/28 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at TBA
Sat, Mar/07 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at TBA
Thu, Mar/12 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sat, Mar/14 TBA
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Ventura
vs TBA
Sun, Mar/15 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
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Pirate Defense Stifles Visiting Cuesta

VC guard Nikki Puga had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Pirates cruised past Cuesta 70-22 Wednesday night at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)
VC guard Nikki Puga had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Pirates cruised past Cuesta 70-22 Wednesday night at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)

Women's college basketball has been playing games with four quarters for almost three seasons, and for the first time Wednesday night, the Pirate defense held an opponent scoreless. Ventura's defense shut out the visiting Cuesta Cougars in the second period, leading VC to a 70-22 victory. Nikki Puga led the Pirates (21-6, 7-0) with her first career double-double, scoring 19 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Celeste Salazar had 12 points on four 3-pointers and pulled in six boards in the VC win.

THe outcome of the game was never in doubt as the Pirates climbed to a 7-0 and 12-2 lead early. Celeste Salazar opened the scoring with a three, then assisted a lay-up by Melissa Ohmie. Davina Del Castillo and Jasmyne Martin also netted field goals before Salazar hit from beyond the arc once again for the 10-point cushion with 4:33 left in the opening period.  The VC offense cooled off at that point, going over four minutes without a score until Del Castillo's bucket made it 14-4 at the end of the stanza.

In the second quarter, Ventura struggled holding on to the ball, committing six turnovers in the period, but when they did shoot it had a good chance of going in.  VC was 5-10 from the floor in the stanza, including 4-7 from three.  Meanwhile, the defense put a lid over the basket, forcing the Cougars into an 0-13 shooting performance and setting a program record that will never be broken in the process. Puga opened the Ventura scoring with a triple with 8:18 on the clock, and VC then went nearly five minutes without a point. Ohmie made a lay-up off a Del Castillo dime, then Alaina Garcia sandwiched two treys around a 3-pointer by Puga to put the Pirates ahead 28-4 at halftime. The four points allowed in the first half by VC also tied a program mark, most recently set in 1996 and 2006.

Martin returned from early foul trouble to lead a 29-point explosion for the Pirates in the third quarter. As a team, VC was 11-12 from the floor during the period, with Martin totaling nine of her 11 points on 4-4 shooting. She also handed out three assists, playing a part in seven of VC's 11 buckets. Ohmie and Martin started things off with back-to-back 3-point plays, and Martin followed with another basket. Cuesta finally scored with 8:18 on the clock, ending a 14-minute scoreless drought.  It was to no avail, however, as the Pirate express kept moving, posting a 57-13 lead at the quarter break.

The fourth period was all academic for VC, as they rolled to the 70-22 victory.

Garcia totaled 10 points, giving Ventura four players in double-figures, and Ohmie finished with nine. Del Castillo had 10 rebounds and Talitha Draper finished with five points and six caroms.  Avery Brunk totaled five boards. Martin led the team dropping four dimes.

Ventura will be at home on Saturday Feb. 10, hosting cross-county rival Moorpark.  Tip-off against the Raiders is slated for 5:00 pm.  It is also the night of the 19th Annual Basketball Barbeque Fundraiser, with tri-tip and chicken dinners being served in the VC Cafeteria beginning at 4:00 pm.

 

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