Fri, Nov/12 Final
Women's Basketball
59 East Los Angeles
53 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/13 Final
Women's Basketball
49 Ventura
59 vs Glendale
Sun, Nov/14 Final
Women's Basketball
63 Ventura
33 at West LA
Thu, Nov/18 Final
Women's Basketball
49 West Hills-Lemoore
52 vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/19 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Long Beach
49 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/20 Final
Women's Basketball
54 Mt. San Antonio
44 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/02 Final
Women's Basketball
43 Butte
28 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/03 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Ventura
47 vs LA Valley
Sat, Dec/04 Final
Women's Basketball
48 Ventura
66 at Sequoias
Thu, Dec/09 Final
Women's Basketball
44 Fullerton
48 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/10 Final
Women's Basketball
53 Ventura
77 vs Mt. San Antonio
Sat, Dec/11 Final
Women's Basketball
41 Ventura
62 at LA Valley
Thu, Dec/16 Final
Women's Basketball
65 Ventura
45 at LA Trade-Tech
Wed, Dec/22 Postponed
Women's Basketball
Glendale
vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/30 Final
Women's Basketball
90 Irvine Valley
51 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/30 Postponed
Women's Basketball
LA Valley
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/15 Final
Women's Basketball
73 Moorpark
59 vs Ventura
Mon, Jan/17 Final
Women's Basketball
77 Ventura
35 at LA Pierce
Sat, Jan/22 Final
Women's Basketball
38 Ventura
33 at Oxnard
Mon, Jan/24 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Allan Hancock
88 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/26 Final
Women's Basketball
46 Cuesta
62 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/02 Final
Women's Basketball
61 Ventura
39 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Feb/05 Final
Women's Basketball
23 LA Pierce
94 vs Ventura
Mon, Feb/07 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Ventura
52 at Santa Barbara
Wed, Feb/09 Final
Women's Basketball
66 Ventura
61 at Moorpark
Mon, Feb/14 Final
Women's Basketball
31 Santa Barbara
66 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/16 Final
Women's Basketball
31 Oxnard
47 vs Ventura
Fri, Feb/18 Final
Women's Basketball
70 Ventura
34 at Cuesta
Thu, Mar/03 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Ventura
59 at East Los Angeles
Fri, Nov/11 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Skyline
63 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/12 Final
Women's Basketball
52 Canyons
63 vs Ventura
Sun, Nov/13 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Ventura
55 at West LA
Thu, Nov/17 Final
Women's Basketball
44 West Hills-Lemoore
86 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/19 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Long Beach
85 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/01 Final
Women's Basketball
61 Ventura
56 vs Chabot
Fri, Dec/02 Final
Women's Basketball
63 Ventura
79 at Sequoias
Sat, Dec/03 Final
Women's Basketball
59 San Joaquin Delta
57 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/08 Final
Women's Basketball
73 Ventura
59 vs Long Beach
Fri, Dec/09 Final
Women's Basketball
70 Ventura
63 at LA Valley
Sat, Dec/10 Final - OT
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
75 vs Cypress
Sat, Dec/17 Final
Women's Basketball
73 LA Trade-Tech
79 vs Ventura
Wed, Dec/21 Final
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
61 at East Los Angeles
Thu, Dec/29 Final
Women's Basketball
53 El Camino
60 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/30 Final
Women's Basketball
53 Glendale
44 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/04 Final
Women's Basketball
75 Ventura
45 at Oxnard
Sat, Jan/07 Final
Women's Basketball
34 Cuesta
77 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/11 Final
Women's Basketball
64 Moorpark
44 vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/14 Final
Women's Basketball
77 Ventura
33 at LA Pierce
Wed, Jan/18 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Ventura
41 at Santa Barbara
Wed, Jan/25 Final
Women's Basketball
66 Allan Hancock
52 vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/28 Final
Women's Basketball
23 Oxnard
93 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/01 Final
Women's Basketball
80 Ventura
48 at Cuesta
Sat, Feb/04 Final
Women's Basketball
52 Ventura
64 at Moorpark
Wed, Feb/08 Final
Women's Basketball
47 LA Pierce
101 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/11 Final
Women's Basketball
43 Santa Barbara
61 vs Ventura
Fri, Feb/17 Final
Women's Basketball
61 Ventura
67 at Allan Hancock
Wed, Feb/22 Final
Women's Basketball
51 Cerritos
63 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/25 Final
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
79 at Cypress
Fri, Nov/10 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Ventura
49 vs Victor Valley
Sat, Nov/11 Final
Women's Basketball
46 San Bernardino Valley
65 vs Ventura
Sun, Nov/12 Final
Women's Basketball
70 Ventura
8 vs Desert
Thu, Nov/16 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Napa Valley
76 vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/17 Final
Women's Basketball
50 West Hills-Lemoore
63 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/18 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Antelope Valley
55 vs Ventura
Thu, Nov/30 Final
Women's Basketball
51 Ventura
62 at Sequoias
Fri, Dec/01 Final
Women's Basketball
82 Moorpark
52 vs Ventura
Sat, Dec/02 Final
Women's Basketball
76 LA Valley
65 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/07 Final
Women's Basketball
63 Long Beach
48 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/08 Final
Women's Basketball
65 Ventura
55 vs Cypress
Sat, Dec/09 Final
Women's Basketball
74 Ventura
72 vs Rio Hondo
Wed, Dec/20 Final
Women's Basketball
47 East Los Angeles
70 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/28 Final
Women's Basketball
56 Glendale
49 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/29 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Irvine Valley
52 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/10 Final
Women's Basketball
44 Oxnard
73 vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/13 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Ventura
57 at Cuesta
Wed, Jan/17 Final
Women's Basketball
45 Ventura
52 at Moorpark
Sat, Jan/20 Final
Women's Basketball
47 LA Pierce
66 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/24 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Santa Barbara
66 vs Ventura
Mon, Jan/29 Final
Women's Basketball
73 Long Beach
63 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/31 Final
Women's Basketball
67 Ventura
44 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Feb/03 Final
Women's Basketball
68 Ventura
46 at Oxnard
Wed, Feb/07 Final
Women's Basketball
44 Cuesta
54 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/10 Final
Women's Basketball
59 Moorpark
50 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/14 Final
Women's Basketball
74 Ventura
53 at LA Pierce
Sat, Feb/17 Final
Women's Basketball
60 Ventura
51 at Santa Barbara
Fri, Feb/23 Final
Women's Basketball
56 Allan Hancock
42 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/28 Final
Women's Basketball
55 San Diego City
65 vs Ventura
Sat, Mar/02 Final
Women's Basketball
69 Ventura
62 at Irvine Valley
Sat, Mar/09 Final
Women's Basketball
50 Ventura
67 at Moorpark
Fri, Nov/08 Final
Women's Basketball
66 Irvine Valley
41 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/09 Final
Women's Basketball
45 Taft
68 vs Ventura
Sun, Nov/10 Final
Women's Basketball
58 Ventura
66 at West LA
Fri, Nov/22 Final
Women's Basketball
49 Lemoore
81 vs Ventura
Tue, Dec/03 Final
Women's Basketball
46 Ventura
57 at Long Beach
Thu, Dec/12 Final
Women's Basketball
41 Ventura
54 at LA Valley
Fri, Dec/13 Final
Women's Basketball
46 Ventura
68 vs San Diego Mesa
Sat, Dec/14 Final
Women's Basketball
52 San Francisco
45 vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/19 Final
Women's Basketball
27 LA Harbor
94 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/20 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Foothill
86 vs Ventura
Fri, Dec/27 Final
Women's Basketball
51 Irvine Valley
48 vs Ventura
Sat, Dec/28 Final
Women's Basketball
30 El Camino
53 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/08 Postponed
Women's Basketball
LA Mission
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/11 Final
Women's Basketball
43 Ventura
100 at Moorpark
Wed, Jan/15 Final
Women's Basketball
55 Ventura
70 at Santa Barbara
Wed, Jan/22 Final
Women's Basketball
69 Ventura
63 at Cuesta
Sat, Jan/25 Final
Women's Basketball
47 Allan Hancock
31 vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/29 Final
Women's Basketball
94 Ventura
29 at Oxnard
Sat, Feb/01 Final
Women's Basketball
71 Ventura
35 at LA Mission
Wed, Feb/05 Final
Women's Basketball
89 Moorpark
55 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/08 Final
Women's Basketball
86 Santa Barbara
68 vs Ventura
Mon, Feb/10 Final
Women's Basketball
40 LA Mission
71 vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/15 Final
Women's Basketball
57 Cuesta
42 vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/19 Final
Women's Basketball
47 Ventura
55 at Allan Hancock
Fri, Feb/21 Final
Women's Basketball
27 Oxnard
90 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/04 4:00 PM
Women's Basketball
VC Alumnae
vs Ventura
Thu, Nov/06 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sat, Nov/08 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sun, Nov/09 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Fri, Nov/14 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Fullerton
vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/15 1:00 PM
Women's Basketball
LA Valley
vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/21 TBA
Women's Basketball
TBA
vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/22 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Wed, Dec/03 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at El Camino
Fri, Dec/05 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Grossmont
vs Ventura
Thu, Dec/11 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Fri, Dec/12 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sat, Dec/13 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Fri, Dec/26 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Irvine Valley
vs Ventura
Sat, Dec/27 TBA
Women's Basketball
TBA
vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/07 6:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at LA Mission
Sat, Jan/10 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Moorpark
vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/14 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Santa Barbara
Sat, Jan/17 3:00 PM
Women's Basketball
LA Trade-Tech
vs Ventura
Wed, Jan/21 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Cuesta
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/24 3:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Allan Hancock
Wed, Jan/28 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Oxnard
vs Ventura
Sat, Jan/31 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
LA Mission
vs Ventura
Wed, Feb/04 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Moorpark
Sat, Feb/07 5:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Santa Barbara
vs Ventura
Sat, Feb/14 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Cuesta
Wed, Feb/18 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Allan Hancock
vs Ventura
Fri, Feb/20 7:00 PM
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at Oxnard
Wed, Feb/25 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at TBA
Sat, Feb/28 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at TBA
Sat, Mar/07 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
at TBA
Thu, Mar/12 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sat, Mar/14 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
Sun, Mar/15 TBA
Women's Basketball
Ventura
vs TBA
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Ventura Comes Back to Defeat COS in Gilcrest Semifinals

VC freshman Alyssandra Lacanilao scored eight fourth-quarter points to help lead Ventura to a 56-53 come-from-behind win over College of the Sequoias Friday at the Tom Gilcrest Invitational Tournament. (photo by Felix Cortez)
VC freshman Alyssandra Lacanilao scored eight fourth-quarter points to help lead Ventura to a 56-53 come-from-behind win over College of the Sequoias Friday at the Tom Gilcrest Invitational Tournament. (photo by Felix Cortez)

The Pirates women's basketball team trailed 38-27 with 5:41 remaining in the third quarter before staging a second half comeback, defeating College of the Sequoias 56-53 Friday night in the semifinals of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational in Visalia. Talia Taufaasau had nine second half points, and Alyssandra Lacanilao provided a spark off the bench with eight points in the fourth quarter to lead the charge. LaDaesha Merriweather owned the boards with 13 rebounds for the VC (8-0).

For the second night in a row, Ventura held the upper hand in the opening quarter. Cece Quintino sandwiched a pair of jumpers around a 3-pointer by Taufaasau for an 8-3 advantage midway through the opening period. Kimora Pooler hit a deuce inside, and Yasmine Ahllamara hit for three and the Pirates led the Giants 13-5 at the 3:52 mark. COS, who came into the game with a 7-1 record, pulled back to within three points before Madison Kast closed the quarter with a bucket for an 18-13 VC lead.

It took Ventura over four minutes to find the bottom of the net in the second quarter, but Sequoias found the offensive end difficult as well. Kast had a 3-point play with 5:55 on the clock to make it 21-17, but that would be the last Pirate score for nearly four more minutes. In that time, COS went on a 10-0 run to take a 27-21 advantage before Quintino cashed in Victoria Maciel's assist for a triple. Kast made a lay-up, and Sequoias countered with a basket and VC trailed 29-26 at halftime.

The Giants outscored the Pirates 8-1 to open the second half, building an 11-point advantage with 5:41 remaining in the period. Taufaasau hit a jumper to end the skid, and followed it up with an old-fashioned 3-point play to close the gap to six, 38-32. Lacanilao then assisted a lay-up by Pooler, and Taufaasau hit two more charity shots to make it a two-point game. After a COS free throw, Pooler hit inside again to make it 39-38 at the end of the quarter.

Sequoias began the final stanza with a 6-0 run to stretch the lead back to seven, 45-38, with 8:08 remaining before the Pirates started their final comeback. Lacanilao was fouled on a 3-point attempt on the next possession and calmly made all three free shots to close the gap to four. After a pair of Giant free throws, Lacanilao hit a sweet reverse lay-up, then nailed a huge shot from behind the arc to pull VC to within one, 47-46. Taufaasau connected for two more charity tosses to give the Pirates the lead, and Ahllamara was fouled on a lay-up, completing a 3-point play for a 51-47 advantage with 4:27 on the clock. Ventura had an answer for every score by Sequoias down the stretch and the Pirates pulled out the 56-53 victory.

Ventura advanced to the Gilcrest Invitational final with their first victory over Sequoias in their last four tries, all in the tournament semifinals. VC committed a season-high 28 turnovers, but dominated on the glass with a 46-19 rebound margin.

Taufaasau totaled 13 points in the game with six rebounds and three assists. Kast had 10 points, nine in the first half, and five rebounds while Quintino also hit double-figures with 10 points. Pooler totaled eight points with five boards. 

VC will play Mt. San Antonio for the second time in two weeks in the tournament championship game. The Pirates and Mounties tip off at 4:00 pm on Saturday Dec. 7 at Porter Field House in Visalia. 

 

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