SBCC's defense held Copper Mountain to single digits in all four quarters on Saturday in a 67-22 women's basketball rout at the Victor Valley Crossover.
Maaria Jaakkola, a 5-8 freshman from Finland, led a balanced Vaquero attack with season highs of 14 points, seven rebounds (six offensive) and five steals. Holly Barrera, a teammate of Jaakkola's at Dos Pueblos High, added 13 points (on 6-9 shooting) and six rebounds. Jaakkola played 20 minutes off the bench and Barrera had a team-high 25 minutes as the reserves scored a season-best 47 points.
Diamond Alexander tallied 11 points, five rebounds and three steals.
SBCC (2-3) outscored the Fighting Cacti 41-6 in the middle two quarters. The Vaqueros led 38-12 at the half and 59-13 after a 21-1 third-quarter run. This is the first season of competition for Copper Mountain (0-6), a school in Joshua Tree, Calif.
"Our pressing team did very well today and that's how we went on scoring runs," said coach Sandrine Krul.
Sophia Torres, a 6-foot freshman from Santa Barbara High, had six points, nine rebounds and four of her team's 25 steals. Lei-Helani Talaro was the assist leader with six.
The Vaqueros won the shooting battle, 42 to 24 percent. They closed the second quarter on a 14-0 run and scored the first 10 points of the third for a 24-0 burst. A bucket by Lauren Noggle stretched the lead to 36 points, 48-12, with 6:38 to go in the third period.
SBCC will play Imperial Valley on Sunday at noon on the final day of the Victor Valley Crossover in Victorville.
Vaquero defense is too much for Copper Mountain, 67-22
Copper Mountain
22
Santa Barbara
67
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Copper Mountain (0-6) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 |
Santa Barbara (2-3) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 67 |
Posted: Dec 02, 2017