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Ventura 64, Santa Ana 60

Vaquero Shootout Semi-Finals

November 18, 2006

Box Score

 

     It had all the makings for an early-season classic with two highly ranked undefeated teams: Santa Ana (4-0) ranked #5 in Southern California and Ventura (2-0) ranked #9.  The game lived up to its billing and the Pirates held off the Dons 64-60 in the semifinals of the Vaquero Shootout at Glendale College. VC advances to the tournament championship game for the second year in a row facing the host Glendale Vaqueros at 4:00 pm on Sunday Nov. 19.  Glendale is coached by Pirate alumna Monica Hang '02.

     The Pirates (3-0) trailed early as they had trouble getting the offense untracked against Santa Ana's (4-1) pressure defense.  VC fell behind 13-6 with 14:55 remaining in the opening half before Lindsay Trout hit one of her two 3-pointers to begin the Pirate come back at the 14:25 mark.  The Dons led 20-15 with 9:18 on the clock, but the Pirate defense would allow just two more Santa Ana field goals for the remainder of the stanza.  Danielle Chupp hit a long range bomb with 2:13 left in the half to give VC its first lead of the game 25-23, and  Sandy Perry's two free throws set the halftime margin at two, 27-25 in favor of the Pirates.

     The Dons battled back early in the second half, taking a 40-34 lead at the 12:25 point of the period, but Trout's second timely trifecta followed by a driving lay-up and a 3-pointer from Eja Wong put VC back ahead 42-40 with 10:50 left in the contest.  Santa Ana tied the score at 53 with 5:10 remaining before the Pirates' hot shooting at the foul line put the game away.  Wong hit a basket to put the Pirates up for good, 55-53 with 4:23 on the clock, and VC scored it's final nine points from the charity stripe, missing just one attempt in the final four minutes of the game. Ventura connected on 21 of 26 free throw attempts (80.8%) in the 64-60 victory.

     Jenelle Conklin became the third Pirate to lead the team in scoring in three games, netting 16 points with a team-high seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.  Jessi Selleh scored 13 points with four assists and Veronica Williams added 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists.  Trout added 10 points while Perry had three assists with four steals.

     Ventura will take on host Glendale at 4:00 pm on Sunday Nov. 19 in the tournament championship game.  The Vaqueros are coached by VC graduate Monica Hang '02.  Ventura returns home Friday Nov. 14 at 6:00 pm against Porterville in the opening round of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions.