Ctr Veronica Williams came off the bench to scored a game-high 19 pts while PF Rebecca Kolbeck added 17 as host #7 Ventura (19-9, 8-1) topped Allan Hancock (9-17, 3-5) to remain atop the WSC-North.
After AHC took a 6-2 lead in the early minutes of the game, Ventura went on a 14-0 run to build a 10-point lead at 16-6. Hancock rallied to cut the margin to 4 points, but Ventura continued to lead and held a 39-28 advantage at halftime.
In the second half, Hancock got baskets from Louise Madrigal and Katie Rucks to cut the lead to 39-32, but then Ventura went on a 17-6 run to build the lead to 18 at 56-38. A late AHC rally got the lead back to single digits after a pair of free throws by Jessica Manuelito with 1:29 left made it 67-58. But Williams scored on a short jumper with 1 minute left and made a pair of free throws with 24.2 seconds remaining to build the lead back to double digits.
The reserves were key for Ventura in the win: Williams also grabbed 5 rebs in addition to her game-high 19 pts. PG McKena Richardson also gave Ventura a big game off the bench with 12 pts, 4 rebs and 4 asts. And SG Misty Alvarado had 8 pts and 7 boards. Kolbeck was the only starter to reach double figures in scoring though PG Medina Britt had 7 pts and a team-high 5 asts. Another key factor was that Ventura had just 10 turnovers while Hancock committed 25.
For Allan Hancock, DeWitt, Madrigal and Manuelito each scored 14 points. DeWitt also had 6 reb, 4 asts, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Manuelito dished out a game-high 7 asts.
box score
Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 5:30 pm
at the VC Athletic Event Center
WSC-North (women)
Allan Hancock Bulldogs 61:
20-Krista Sua, SG - 4/10 fg, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1 pf, 9 pts
21-Jessica Manuelito, PG - 4/10 fg, 4/4 ft, 4 reb, 7 ast, 2 blk, 1 stl, 3 pf, 14 pts
32-Brittoni DeWitt, SF - 5/15 fg, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl, 5 pf, 14 pts
33-Katie Rucks, PF - 2/5 fg, 6 reb, 2 pf, 4 pts
34-Louise Madrigal, C - 6/8 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 5 pf, 14 pts
23-Devree Decker, G - 2/4 fg, 1 reb, 2 pf, 6 pts
25-Veronica Molless, F - 1 reb, 1 pf, 0 pts
35-Lillian Street, C - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 10
Totals: 23/53 fg (.435), 8/8 ft (1.000), 37 reb, 16 ast, 6 blk, 4 stl, 19 pf, 61 pts
3-pt fg (7): Manuelito 2, DeWitt 2, Decker 2, Sua
Fouled Out: Madrigal 6:37 left, DeWitt 11.3 secs left
Turnovers (25): DeWitt 8, Decker 5, Rucks 4, Madrigal 4, Manuelito 3, Street
Ventura Pirates 72:
4-Medina Britt, PG - 2/6 fg, 3/4 ft, 2 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 7 pts
5-Tina Stetson, C - 1/5 fg, 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 2 pts
11-Diana Nunez, SG - 0/1 fg, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 1 stl, 1 pf, 1 pt
12-Nia Martinez, SF - 0/4 fg, 3/4 ft, 2 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 2 pf, 3 pts
15-Rebecca Kolbeck, PF - 8/16 fg, 4 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 17 pts
25-McKena Richardson, G - 5/16 fg, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 3 pf, 12 pts
00-Veronica Williams, C - 8/13 fg, 3/5 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 19 pts
24-Misty Alvarado, G - 4/7 fg, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 pf, 8 pts
21-Mallory Flot, F - 1/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 stl, 3 pts
32-Katie Killebrew, F - 0/1 fg, 2 stl, 0 pts
10-Kristen Gibbert, G - 0/3 fg, 1 ast, 1 stl, 0 pts
23-Jessica Forster, F - 0/1 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 9
Totals: 29/75 fg (.387), 13/21 ft (.619), 44 reb, 20 ast, 1 blk, 14 stl, 13 pf, 72 pts
3-pt fg (1): Kolbeck
Turnovers (10): Nunez 2, Martinez 2, Richardson 2, Williams 2, Stetson, Kolbeck
Halftime Score: Ventura 39, Allan Hancock 28
Updated Records: Ventura 19-9, 8-1 in WSC-N; Allan Hancock 9-17, 3-5 in WSC-N
