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Ventura 57, @ Moorpark 42

February 14, 2007

Box Score

 

     Coach Ned Mircetic's 499th win was not pretty, but it counts just the same as the Pirates came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Moorpark 57-42.  VC will go for win #500 for its head coach on Saturday Feb. 17 in the home finale against Cuesta College.  Ventura (10-1, 24-7) hit just two of their first 12 field goal attempts, and connected on two of 19 3-point attempts in the first half before playing better in the final period in the win.

     The Pirates jumped out to a 5-0 lead on a Veronica Williams bucket and a Jessi Selleh 3-pointer before going ice cold from the floor.  Moorpark (3-9, 8-21) kept things interesting by staying just close enough to the Pirates throughout the half.  Eja Wong hit a 3-pointer to put Ventura up 16-9, and William's 15-foot shot put VC ahead 18-11 before the Raiders closed the half with a 10-2 run.  Moorpark hit a pair of free throws with 2.7 seconds on the clock to take their first lead of the game into intermission, 21-20.

     In the second half Ventura tried to leave little doubt as to the outcome of the contest.  The Pirates took the lead on another Wong trifecta on their first possession and Williams had a pair of buckets to sandwich Selleh's not-so-rare 4-point play as Ventura opened the period with an 11-0 run, taking a 31-21 lead.  The lead was still 10, 39-28 when the Raiders made their final run of the night, closing the margin to six, 38-32.  Selleh took a key charge with 8:09 remaining, taking away a Raider basket which would have cut the Pirate lead to four, and Ventura took advantage of the turnover.  Sara Arciniega (who earlier in the night had taken a charge of her own, giving her 20 on the season breaking Shannon Antunez's  single-season record of 19 purple hearts) hit 3-pointers on the next two possessions to put the game away with a 44-32 Pirate lead in the closing minutes.  Ventura led by as many as 18 points, 57-39 before the Raiders hit an inconsequential trifecta to make the final score 57-42.

     Selleh led the Pirates with 18 points, seven rebounds, and two charges while Williams netted 14 points.  Sandy Perry had her usual solid floor game with a team-high nine boards and six assists.  Wong contributed eight points and six assists for the Pirate cause.  Arciniega had six points with the two crucial second-half 3-pointers and earned one purple heart to break one of the Pirates most hallowed team records.

     The Pirates take the floor in the regular season finale on Saturday Feb. 17 at 7:30 pm against Cuesta College.  Historical significance will abound in the Athletic Event Center as the Pirates will attempt to nail down their 17th consecutive Western State Conference championship.  Additionally head coach Mircetic will attempt to become the first coach in college basketball history (by all accumulated research) to win his 500th game in 17 seasons as a head coach.  To top off the evening, it will be sophomore night as VC will honor its six players who will be playing in their final regular season home game in the orange and black.