2022-23 Ventura College Women's Basketball News
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Pirate Student Athletes Prominent on Dean's Lists for 22-23
August 07, 2023Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2022-23, achieving an overall 3.29 grade point average in the fall and following that up with a 3.19 overall GPA in the spring semester. A total of 108 Pirates achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List in the fall 2022 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 53 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2023, 110 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 45 posting perfect GPA's. -
Pirates' WBB Recognized by WBCA for Academic Excellence
August 01, 2023Ventura College continues to have the most recognized academic achieving collegiate women's basketball program in the country as the Pirates have been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association National academic Honor Roll for the 19th time in the past 20 years. VC posted an overall grade point average of 3.337 for the 2022-23 academic year, placing sixth on the national organization's Team Honor Roll.
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2022-23 Scholar Athletes Honored
May 30, 2023The Ventura College Athletic Department honored its outstanding scholar athletes for the 2022-23 year earlier this month at the annual VC Athletic Hall of Fame and Student Athlete Recognition Banquet. Gage Allen (baseball) received the Male Scholar Athlete Award while Lauren Albrent (Softball), Kylie Gallick (Basketball) and Maggie Mordecai (Soccer) were all named Female Schola Athletes for the year. All four achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average for two years at Ventura College.
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VC's Talitha Draper Honored by 3C4A at CCCAA Convention
March 30, 2023Ventura College women's basketball student athlete Talitha Draper was honored by the Community College Counselors / Advisors Academic Association for Athletics wit their Student Athlete Achievement Award Wednesday at the CCCAA Spring Convention in Sacramento. The honor is presented annually by the 3C4A to the male and female athlete in the state who has “persevered and made significant personal strides toward success.”
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Edelhart, Gallick Earn CCCWBCA All-State Nods
March 22, 2023Ventura College sophomores Kenya Edelhart and Kylie Gallick have each been named All-State for the 2022-23 season by the California Community College Women's Basketball Association, marking the 15th time that two Pirates have been honored as All-State selections. Both players were named third team All-State for the Pirates.
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Four WBB Pirates Earn All-WSC Accolades
March 15, 2023The Pirates women's basketball team had four players honored on the All-Western State Conference team as determined by conference coaches following the regular season last month. Kenya Edelhart, Kylie Gallick and Sofia Torres-Reyes all earned their second straight first team All-WSC honors while Alisha Cruz-Lisberg was named Honorable Mention All-WSC.
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VC Women Can't Maintain Advantage in Playoff Loss
February 25, 2023The Pirates' women's basketball team played their best game of the year for the first three quarters Saturday. The No. 12-seed led No. 5 Cypress 58-50 headed to the fourth quarter before losing the momentum against the Chargers, who put together a stellar final period for the 79-67 result. Kylie Gallick recorded her 22nd double-double in 28 games with 18 points and 19 rebounds while Sofia Torres Reyes added 17 points. Kenya Edelhart and Alisha Cruz-Lisberg totaled 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Pirates (20-9).
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Cruz-Lisberg Lifts Pirates Over Cerritos
February 22, 2023Alisha Cruz-Lisberg had a career night, scoring 23 points on 9-14 shooting from the floor and a 5-7 night at the free throw line as Ventura defeated Cerritos 63-51 Wednesday in the first round of the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs at the Athletic Event Center. Kenya Edelhart had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists while Kylie Gallick recorded her 21st double-double of the year with 10 points and 14 boards as No. 12-seeded VC moves on to face No. 5 Cypress in the second round on Saturday.
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WBB to Host First Round of Playoffs
February 20, 2023The VC women's basketball team was awarded the No. 12 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host a first round game. The Pirates (19-8) will host No. 21 Cerritos (14-14) on Wednesday Feb. 22 at 7:00 pm at the Athletic Event Center. The winner of Wednesday's game will travel to face No. 5 Cypress (21-7) on Saturday Feb. 25.
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VC Comeback Falls Short at Hancock
February 17, 2023After falling behind by as many as eight points in the second quarter, the Pirates' women's basketball team came all the way back, only to drop a 67-61 decision to the bulldogs in Santa Maria Friday. Sofia Torres Reyes totaled 19 points, including 5-7 shooting from three, and Kylie Gallick recorded her 20th double-double of the year with 11 points and 17 rebounds. Tiernan Phillips came off the bench to score 10 points with eight boards.
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Gallick Leads Pirates Past Vaqueros
February 11, 2023In an extremely physical contest, VC's Kylie Gallick sliced Santa Barbara up for the Pirates' first-ever 30-20 double-double leading to a 61-43 Ventura victory. The sophomore scored a career high 32 points with 21 boards and added five steals to pace VC while Kenya Edelhart scored 11 points with six boards and three assists. Jasmine Glover netted seven points for Ventura (19-7, 8-3) and Alina Olivo dropped three dimes in the win.
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Ventura Routs Pierce in Ribbons of Life Game
February 08, 2023Through another whole team effort the VC women's basketball team routed visiting Los Angeles Pierce 101-47 Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. Six Pirates had six players score in double figures, led by Sofia Torres-Reyes' 19 points, including five made 3-pointers. All nine Pirates who played scored and contributed across the statistics sheet as they posted the team's highest point total since a 103-63 win over Orange Coast on March 5, 2014.
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Pirates Can't Overcome First Quarter Deficit at Moorpark
February 04, 2023Despite outscoring Moorpark in each of the last three quarters, the Pirates' women's basketball team could not overcome a sluggish first period on their 64-52 setback at Moorpark Saturday afternoon. VC trailed 22-7 with eight turnovers 10 minutes into the game before getting untracked the rest of the way. Kenya Edelhart led the effort with 20 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, with three assists and Kylie Gallick netted 12 with nine rebounds.
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Edelhart, Gallick lead VC past Cuesta
February 01, 2023VC guard Kenya Edelhart scored 26 points on 11-13 shooting from the floor and forward Kylie Gallick had a double-double of 14 points and 20 rebounds as the Pirates dominated from the opening tip in their 80-47 win at Cuesta Wednesday in San Luis Obispo. Ventura (17-6, 6-2) outscored the Cougars 20-1 in the opening quarter to begin the rout. Sofia Torres-Reyes added 14 points while Jasmine Glover and Alisha Cruz-Lisberg each added nine.
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Pirates Overmatch Condors in Big Victory
January 28, 2023The Pirates' women's basketball team overmatched visiting Oxnard Saturday with a 93-73 victory at the Athletic Event Center. Sofia Torres-Reyes scored 20 points and Jasmine Glover came off the bench for a career-high 16 points to lead a 43-point effort by the VC bench. Kenya Edelhart netted 14 and Tiernan Phillips shot 5-5 from the floor for 10 points. The 70-point margin of victory Wednesday was the largest for the Pirates since Ventrua defeated LA Pierce 114-39 on Feb. 12, 2014.
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VC Women's Basketball Honors Favorite Teachers
January 26, 2023For the first time in three years, the Ventura College women's basketball team honored its favorite teachers following its game Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. For the 16th time, members of the Pirates' sophomore class each selected a "Favorite Teacher" based on their own personal criteria. Including this year, a total of 90 awards have been presented by VC women's basketball since 2006.
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VC Drops Contest to Visiting Hancock
January 25, 2023The Pirates' women's basketball team led 24-15 with 2:44 remaining in the first half before things went south in their 66-52 defeat to Allan Hancock Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. Kenya Edelhart scored 11 points, all in the first half, and Kylie Gallick had 10 to lead Ventrua (15-6, 4-2). Jocelyn Contreras added eight and Talitha Draper seven in the setback.
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Solid Defense Powers Double-Digit Pirate Win
January 18, 2023The VC women's basketball team traveled to Santa Barbara on Wednesday, historically a difficult place for the Pirates to play, and used a solid defensive performance in their 55-41 victory over the Vaqueros. Kenya Edelhart had 16 points and seven assists to lead the way while Kylie Gallick recorded her 16th double-double of the year with 13 points and 15 rebounds. The Ventura defense held SBCC to just 10 made field goals and 30 percent shooting in building a 47-25 margin through three quarters in the triumph.
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Ventura Races Past Pierce For Team Win
January 14, 2023The Pirates' women's basketball team raced to a 10-2 lead barely three minutes into the game with all five starters recording a field goal in their 77-33 rout of Los Angeles Pierce Saturday in Woodland Hills. Alisha Cruz-Lisberg hit her first seven shots of the contest to post a team-high 16 points while Kenya Edelhart totaled 10 points with six steals and six assists and Kylie Gallick netted 10 with six rebounds. Every Pirate who played scored in the team win for VC (14-5, 3-1).
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VC Drops Conference Contest to Moorpark
January 11, 2023The VC women's basketball team got off to a fast start but could not sustain the momentum, dropping a 64-44 decision to visiting Moorpark Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. Sofia Torres-Reyes scored 13 points to lead Ventura (13-5, 2-1) while Kenya Edelhart and Jocelyn Contreras netted 10 and nine points, respectively. Kylie Gallick pulled in 12 rebounds to lead VC.
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Pirate Defense Locks Down Cuesta in Victory
January 07, 2023The VC women's basketball team outscored visiting Cuesta 19-0 in the third quarter, and the Pirate defense held the Cougars to 30 percent shooting and forced 28 Cuesta turnovers in Ventura's 77-34 victory Saturday night. Kylie Gallick put up another double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds and Kenya Edelhart netted 15 points with six steals and a pair of assists. Alisha Cruz-Lisberg tallied 13 points with two dimes and Sofia Torres-Reyes grabbed eight steals defensively while hitting for 12 points for VC (13-4, 2-0).
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VC Races Past Oxnard in WSC Opener
January 04, 2023The VC women's basketball team raced to a 14-0 lead in the game's first five minutes en route to their 75-45 victory at Oxnard College Wednesday in the Western State Conference opener for both teams. Kylie Gallick led four Pirates in double-figures with 18 points on 7-8 shooting from the floor and Sofia Torres-Reyes netted 17. Kenya Edelhart and Jocelyn Contreras recorded 12 and 10 points, respectively. Gallick also pulled in nine rebounds and Edelhart handed out nine assists.
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Pirates Fall in 2022 Finale in Optimist Classic
December 30, 2022The VC women's basketball team dropped a 53-44 decision to visiting Glendale Friday in the final game of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Classic at the Athletic Event Center. Kenya Edelhart scored 15 points with two assists and two steals while Sofia Torres-Reyes netted a dozen with four steals and three dimes. Kylie Gallick pulled in 11 rebounds to lead the Pirate Windex crew while scoring eight points. Alisha Cruz-Lisberg scored seven in the final game of 2022.
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Pirates Hold On for Victory Over El Camino
December 29, 2022The Pirates' women's basketball team endured a poor shooting second half, along with El Camino's best shooting quarter of the year in VC's 60-53 victory on the first day of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Classic Thursday evening. Ventura was 8-33 from the floor in the second half, but still outlasted ECC's 6-8 3-point performance in the opening period. Jocelyn Contreras netted 15 points in the win while Kenya Edelhart and Alisha Cruz-Lisberg scored 13 and 10 points, respectively.
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Strong Third Lifts Ventura past East LA
December 21, 2022The VC women's basketball team used a strong third quarter to turn a two-point deficit at halftime into a a five point advantage headed to the final period in their 67-61 victory at East Los Angeles College Wednesday. Kylie Gallick recorded her 12th double-double in 13 games with 14 points and 16 rebounds and Kenya Edelhart led the offense with 17 pooints in the game. Jocelyn Contreras poured in 14 points with seven boards and Sofia Torres-Reyes netted nine with six caroms. Jasmine Glover scored eight in the win.
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Double Double-Doubles Lead to Pirate Win
December 17, 2022Sofia Torres-Reyes and Kylie Gallick both posted double-doubles with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and 12 points and 10 boards, respectively, and Kenya Edelhart scored 14 points with seven assists as the Pirates' women's basketball team posted a 79-73 victory over Los Angeles Trade Tech Saturday. Jocelyn Contreras scored a career-high 14 points and Jasmine Glover netted eight in the triumph at the Athletic Event Center.
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Valiant Effort by Pirates Falls Short in OT
December 10, 2022Despite a valiant effort by the Pirates' women's basketball team, VC fell just short in overtime Saturday in the championship game of the Buddy's All-Star Classic at LA Valley, dropping a 75-67 decision to Cypress. Kylie Gallick continued her inspiring play with 27 points and 14 rebounds, often times with two and three defenders draped over her arms, and Kenya Edelhart had 12 points , four rebounds and four assists. Sofia Torres-Reyes totaled 10 points with five dimes while Alisha Cruz-Lisberg totaled eight.
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VC Outlasts Inspired Monarchs in Tourney Semi's
December 09, 2022An inspired opponent and an emotional letdown from a big game the night before could have been a bad recipe for the Ventura College women's basketball team Friday. Instead, the Pirates, who trailed LA Valley by 13 points with 5:26 left in the third quarter, outscored the Monarchs 17-5 in the final period for a 70-63 victory in the semifinals of the Buddy's All-Star Classic. Kenya Edelhart scored a career-high 30 points and Kylie Gallick totaled 26 points with 18 rebounds to lead Ventura (8-2) to the come-from-behind win.
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Ventura Downs Long Beach in Tourney Opener
December 08, 2022The Ventura College women's basketball team opened the LA Valley Buddy's All-Star Classic with a 72-59 victory over Long Beach Thursday in Valley Glen. Sofia Torres-Reyes scored 21 points to lead VC and Kylie Gallick had her eighth double-double in nine games with 15 points and 20 rebounds. Kenya Edelhart netted 15 in the win and Jasmine Glover scored an efficient nine points while playing outstanding defense for Ventura (7-2).
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Buzzer Beater Downs Pirates in Gilcrest Finale
December 03, 2022The VC women's basketball team fell victim to a buzzer beater by San Joaquin Delta Saturday as the Pirates fell to the Mustangs 59-57 on the final day of the Gilcrest Invitational at College of the Sequoias in Visalia. Sofia Torres-Reyes scored 18 points, including a 6-7 performance from three, to lead the way for VC (6-2). Kylie Gallick had her string of seven straight double-doubles snapped as she had 12 points and eight rebounds and Kenya Edelhart totaled 12 points, five boards and three assists in the effort.
