SBCC stormed out to big leads in both of its women's water polo games on Saturday on the final day of the Central Coast Invitational at Cuesta. The Vaqueros walloped Merced 19-2 and beat Cerritos 13-7 to complete a 4-0 run in the two-day, season-opening tourney in San Luis Obispo.
The Vaqueros (4-0) outscored their opponents 61-14 in the tourney. It was the first loss for Cerritos (4-1), which came in averaging 14 goals a game.
Halie Johnson scored five times in the first game as the Vaqueros opened a 9-0 halftime lead and were up 13-1 after three quarters. Ivanna Bilaver added four goals and she and Johnson had three steals apiece. Addison Seale notched two goals and four assists while Charissa Dorn had four drawn ejections.
In the afternoon match, Kendra Carr and Addison Seale tallied four goals each while Johnson and Bilaver had two apiece. Seale had four steals for the Vaqueros, who led 8-2 at the half and 11-2 entering the fourth period.
All-American goalie Mackenzie Richards made five saves in each game.
"I'm super proud of our team, we played very well today," said coach Chuckie Roth. "Kendra was very good offensively and Ivana was a mainstay at center defense. We have a great group of girls and we're really looking forward to this season."
The two-time defending WSC champion Vaqueros open conference play on Wednesday vs. Ventura in a 2:15 p.m. contest at the Ventura Aquatic Center.
Merced …………... 0 0 1 1 -- 2
SBCC …………...…. 5 4 4 6 -- 19
Goals – SB: Johnson 5, Bilaver 4, Seale 2, Carr 2, Beck 2, Ritter 2, Dorn 1, Cosares 1. Goalie Saves – SB: Richards 5, Bruno 1.
SBCC ……….…..…. 6 2 3 2 -- 13
Cerritos ………..… 1 1 0 5 -- 7
Goals – SB: Carr 4, Seale 4, Johnson 2, Bilaver 2, Cosares 1. Goalie Saves – SB: Richards 5, Bruno 3.
