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Vaqueros seeded 14th, will host Citrus in So Cal Regional

Vaqueros seeded 14th, will host Citrus in So Cal Regional

SBCC was seeded 14th for the Southern Cal Regional women's soccer playoffs and will host No. 19 Citrus on Thursday in the opening round at 7 p.m.

Coach John Sisterson has guided the Vaqueros to seven straight playoff appearances and 10 in the last 11 years.

      Southern Cal Regional Bracket

The Vaqueros are 12-6-1 and have won three of their last four, capped by a 2-1 win last Friday that gave WSC North co-champion Moorpark its first loss. SBCC finished third in the WSC North (6-3-1) and is 7-1 at home this season.

Josefine Von Der Burg has scored two goals in each of the last two games. She leads the Vaqueros with 16 goals and 35 points.

Citrus (11-8-1) finished third in the WSC East with a 4-3-1 record. Freshman forward Jacqueline Mejia is the Owls' offensive leader with nine goals and 21 points.

Cerritos (19-1), the four-time defending state champion, and Santiago Canyon (19-0-1) are seeded first and second.

Seven WSC teams made the Regional field, which went from 18 to 19 teams this year. Canyons (12-3-4), the WSC East champion, is the No. 3 seed. Other WSC qualifiers are Ventura (6), Moorpark (8), L.A. Pierce (11), SBCC (14), Bakersfield (17) and Citrus (19).

The winner of the SBCC-Citrus game will advance to a first-round matchup at No. 3 Canyons on Saturday.