Yadira Toraya's goal two minutes into extra time pushed the Ventura College women's soccer team past Antelope Valley, 2-1, Saturday night in the Southern California regional quarterfinals at the VC Sportsplex.

Sophomore Jazmarae Strozier, the state leader in goals scored, gave the Pirates (17-3-1) the lead in the 30th minute. But Rheanna Crawford equalized for the visiting Mauraders (16-4) with 14 minutes to play.

Jazmarae Strozier, the state goalscoring leader, converts a free kick to give the No. 2 Ventura College women's soccer team a 1-0 lead on No. 15 Antelope Valley in the 30th minute of the Southern California quarterfinal.

Oxnard College men's soccer head coach Ross Greaney on the Condors 1-0 Southern California regional quarterfinal loss to visiting rival Moorpark Saturday afternoon:

"They (Moorpark) played great defensively. We found it tough to break them down."

(on the decisive own goal)

"It was a stumble. Kind of a bit of a mess, and they were able to make it stand up."

(Thanks to correspondent Ivan Yeo for the reporting)

Moorpark College men's soccer head coach Sean Roche on the Raiders 1-0 Southern California regional quarterfinal win over county-rival Oxnard Saturday afternoon:

"The game lived up to the expectation of what it would be. It was an even game, just the one goal, but everywhere else, it was even."

(Thanks to correspondent Ivan Yeo for the reporting)

Here's the playoff history this decade of the four county teams playing Southern California regional quarterfinals today around the county:

Oxnard College men's soccer team (1-2)
2008 L.A. Harbor L, 3-0
2007 Cerritos L, 2-1
Santa Barbara W, 3-2

Moorpark College men soccer (1-2)
2004 Santa Ana L, 3-1
Canyons W, 2-0
2003 Fullerton L, 4-0

Moorpark College women's soccer (2-7)
2008 L.A. Pierce L, 1-1 (PKs)
2007 Santa Barbara L, 3-0
2006 Santiago Canyon L, 6-0
Long Beach City W, 2-1
2005 Santiago Canyon L, 3-1
2004 Long Beach City L, 3-0
Rio Hondo W, 3-2
2003 Ventura L, 1-0
2002 Long Beach City L, 3-0

Ventura College women's soccer (6-9)
2008 San Diego Mesa L, 2-0
Southwestern W, 2-1
2007 Cerritos L, 3-1
2006 Orange Coast L, 1-0
2005 Grossmont L, 5-0
2004 Santiago Canyon L, 4-1
Mount SAC W, 4-0
2003 Cypress L, 2-0
Moorpark W, 1-0
2002 Cypress L, 2-0
Mount SAC, W 1-0
2001 Cuyamaca L, 2-1
Mount SAC W, 3-0
2000 Long Beach City L, 5-0
Grossmont W, 2-0

Click here for my preview of today's three local Southern California regional matches between four county teams, "County rivals set for playoff battle."

No. 7 Oxnard hosts No. 10 Moorpark at 2 p.m.

"We've been able to score goals and they've been able to score goals," said Moorpark coach Sean Roche. "It's going to be a good game, a little bit different than a run-of-the-mill league game."

"Like all Oxnard teams, we usually have the ball," said Oxnard coach Ross Greaney. "We have a lot of possession and we play pretty well on the ball."

The Oxnard College women's soccer team limped to the final whistle. Literally.

The Condors (3-15-1) did not have enough healthy players to contest
their season finale Tuesday against WSC North champion Moorpark
because of a flurry of concussions, sprained ankles and knee ligament
tears.

"I know that's not the best way to (end a season)," said Oxnard
athletic director Jonas Crawford. "They're the walking wounded. We
have maybe 10 healthy players."

It should be noted that Oxnard did not forfeit a WSC North contest.
The two teams had already played their two conference matches. A
third, non-conference match was added when West Los Angeles dropped
its women's program in September.

Western State Conference standings through Monday, Nov. 9:

WSC VOLLEYBALL
NORTH WSC PCT. GF GA SEASON PCT.
Moorpark 7-0 1.000 21 2 17-1 .944
S Barbra 6-1 .857 19 4 17-2 .895
Ventura 3-4 .429 11 15 8-10 .444
Cuesta 3-4 .429 12 13 6-12 .333
Hancock 2-5 .286 6 16 6-10 .375
Oxnard 0-7 .000 2 21 5-9 .357

WSC MEN'S SOCCER
WSC POINTS SEASON
S Barbra 8-1-3 27 8-6-4
Canyons 8-3-1 25 11-6-1
Moorpark 7-4-1 22 9-6-2
Oxnard 6-3-3 21 10-5-4
LA Missn 6-3-3 21 9-7-3
Hancock 3-6-3 12 5-10-4
Glendale 2-9-1 7 4-13-2
Citrus 0-11-1 1 2-14-2

WSC WOMEN'S SOCCER
NORTH WSC PTS. SEASON
Moorpark 8-0-2 26 14-0-4
Ventura 6-1-1 19 13-3-1
S Barbra 4-2-2 14 9-3-6
Cuesta 3-4-1 10 4-10-3
Oxnard 2-8 6 3-14-1
Hancock 0-8 0 0-14

WSC MEN'S WATER POLO (FINAL)
STANDINGS WSC SEASON
Ventura (1) 4-0 19-4
Cuesta (2) 3-1 19-12
L.A. Valley (3) 1-3 10-16
Citrus (4) 2-2 14-15
Santa Monica (5) 0-4 1-21
WSC Championships: L.A. Valley 14, Santa Monica 10; Ventura 13, L.A. Valley 8; Cuesta 14, Citrus 7; L.A. Valley 10, Citrus 6 (3rd place); Ventura 13, Cuesta 6 (championship)

WSC WATER POLO (final)
TEAMS WSC SEASON
Ventura (1) 4-0 18-4
Citrus (2) 3-1 15-11
Cuesta (3) 2-2 12-19
Santa Monica (4) 1-3 7-18
L.A. Valley (5) 0-4 5-20
WSC Championships: Santa Monica 6, L.A. Valley 4; Ventura 16, Santa Monica 6; Citrus 10, Cuesta 6; Cuesta 19, Santa Monica 12 (3rd place); Ventura 7, Citrus 6 (championship)

When is an equalizer a winning goal?

When it clinches a conference championship.

Kendall Dreyer's scrambled goal off Sinead Vaughn's corner kick three minutes into second half stoppage time gave the Moorpark College women's soccer team its second Western State Conference title in three years at cross-county rival Ventura with a 2-2 tie Friday night at the VC Sportsplex.

Dreyer scored twice for the second time this week to keep Moorpark (13-0-4, 8-0-2) unbeaten.

It was in a cluster of players and it found my head," said Dreyer, an Agoura High product, of her dramatic winner. "I somehow got it in the back of the net."

The Raiders have a seven-point lead in the WSC North over Ventura (14-3-1, 6-1-1), 26-19, with two matches to play.

"It was so competitive," said Dreyer. "We never put our heads down at all. I think that goal was scored as a team."

Jazmarae Strozier, the state's goalscoring leader, headed home her 23rd goal of the season to give Ventura a sixth-minute lead.

Dreyer evened the score for Moorpark in the 33rd minute, but six minutes later, the Pirates regained the lead on Monique Orocio's goal, set up by by Strozier.

After Ventura dominated the first half, Moorpark slowly took control of the play before its late pressure paid off.

Kendall Dreyer's stoppage time goal gives Moorpark the 2-2 draw it needs to hang on to the lead in the WSC North.

The Agoura High product scored twice for the second straight game.

More to come.

Kendall Dryer equalizes for Moorpark women's soccer in the 33rd minute, but six minutes later, Ventura retakes the lead on Monique Orocio's goal, assisted by Jazmarae Strozier.

Looks like the match for the WSC North will come down to a vibrant second half.

Strozier's headed chance to clinch the game for Ventura flashes just wide off a 80th minute corner kick.

In second half stoppage time, Moorpark heads a potential WSC-winning chance just wide.

UPDATE: VC still leads 2-1 after 53, 58, 65, 73, 79, 81, 88 90 minutes.

The host Moorpark College men's soccer team defeated first-place Santa Barbara City, 1-0, this afternoon to pull the Western State Conference race tighter.

The loss was the first by the Vaqueros (8-5-4, 8-1-3) in WSC play. Moorpark (9-6-2, 7-4-1) pulled within five points of Santa Barbara in the standings, 27 to 22.

The Oxnard College men's soccer team (10-5-4, 6-3-3) is a point back with 21 after defeating visiting Glendale, 1-0, Friday on Sam Nellis' goal set up by Johnny Martinez.

A decisive few days for the fall season arrives this weekend.

Looking to defend their conference titles, the Ventura College men's and women's water polo teams will be the top seeds at this weekend's Western State Conference championships at Los Angeles Valley College.

The two teams went a combined 8-0 in WSC play. Both will face the winner of a preliminary march between host Valley and Santa Monica Friday.

The Ventura men (17-4), ranked No. 4 in the state, have won seven of its past eight games behind firepower like Spencer McGrath (52 goals, 20 assists), Mike Crowley (52 goals, 19 assists) and Tyler McClure (44 goals).

The Ventura women (16-4) have been led by the offense of sophomore Carly Clark, who has 91 goals, and the defense of sophomore Mary Dugan, who will defend high-scoring Citrus driver Meghan Turner should the two teams meet in Saturday's title game.

Turner has scored just one of her 72 goals in a pair of Ventura 13-8 wins over Citrus.

"We're pretty aware of what she can do," said Ventura coach Mary Giles. "We're really good defensively this year."

Two years after the Moorpark College women's soccer team ended cross-county rival Ventura's 10-year hole on the WSC North by clinching the title with a scoreless draw at the VC Sportsplex, the two teams will find themselves in the same place, in a similar situation Friday night at 5:30.

First-place Moorpark (13-0-3, 8-0-1) can clinch its second title in three years with a win or a draw. Second-place Ventura (13-3), 7-1) can top the table with a win.

"It's basically the same situation," said Ventura coach Steve Hoffman. "It's one of those games when you know you have to step up and do your thing.

"It's an interesting match. We know what we have to do. We have to go and try to win the game."

Moorpark earned its advantage with a 1-0 home win over Ventura on Oct. 13.

"I think we played pretty well the first time around, we just didn't finish in front of goal," said Hoffman. "We've got to deal with their speed and they defend awfully well."

The game features two of the high-scoring attackers in the state in Ventura's Jazmarae Strozier and Moorpark's Lindsey McClellan.

Strozier, the Buena High product whose father, Clint, played football for Moorpark, leads the state with 22 goals. Moorpark does not post its statistics.

"I think we're just going to play the best we can," said McClellan. "Hopefully it all works out."

The Moorpark College women's volleyball team (14-1, 6-0), ranked No. 4 in the state, can take a two-match lead in the WSC North if it extends its conference winning streak to 19 matches Tuesday at second-place Santa Barbara City (16-2, 5-1).

Five of the six local programs qualified for Saturday's Southern California cross-country championships at the familiar hilly course at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut.

Oxnard and Ventura college, which qualified both its men's and women's teams with solid finishes at last week's WSC Championships, is aiming for the Top 14 finishes that would mean a state meet berths.

"That would be really good," said Oxnard coach Gino Sharp. "It's difficult to just send one team."

Although like many local programs, the Pirates have been stricken by illness.

"It's a hard time of the year to keep everyone healthy, especially this year," said Ventura College coach Nancy Fredrickson. "It's gone through the entire team."

Kendall Dreyer scored two second-half goals on assists from Sinead Vaughn as the Moorpark College women's soccer team maintained their two-point lead in the WSC North ahead of Friday night's showdown with Ventura with a 3-0 win over visiting Cuesta.

Lindsey McClellan opened the scoring in the 42nd minute on an assist from Christian Cameron for Moorpark (12-0-3, 7-0-1 WSC North). Katie Rappazzo and Brooke Nixon combined for the shutout in goal.

Jazmarae Strozier, Taylor Benton and Ashley Gnagy scored as the Ventura College women's soccer team won their fifth straight game 3-0 over Oxnard Tuesday.

Taylor Steele, Yadira Toraya and Kristi O'Connor picked up assists for Ventura (13-3, 6-1 WSC North). Aslyn Rau and Adi Pimental combined for the shutout in goal.

Freshman midfielder Jose Arrevalo scored with two minutes to play as the Oxnard College men's soccer team forced a 1-1 tie at county-rival Moorpark Tuesday afternoon.

Midfielder Joel Chaves won the ball in the 88th minute and found Arrevalo, who beat a pair of Raiders as he cut inside and finished his first goal of the season. Moorpark had taken the lead in the 80th minute on a full-field move.

"It was great that they battled at 1 o'clock in the heat," said Oxnard coach Ross Greaney of his team, which has been inundated with flu-like symptoms this week. "I was subsituting like a hockey coach."

With a win, Oxnard (9-5-4, 5-3-3) or Moorpark (8-6-2, 6-4-1) could have moved within striking distance of first-place Santa Barbara City in the Western State Conference. Instead, the Ventura County derby finished in a draw for the eighth time in 12 meetings.

WSC Standings through Monday, Nov. 2

WSC VOLLEYBALL
NORTH WSC PCT. GF GA SEASON PCT.
Moorpark 5-0 1.000 15 1 15-1 .938
S Barbra 4-1 .800 13 4 15-2 .882
Ventura 3-2 .600 9 9 8-8 .500
Cuesta 2-3 .400 9 9 5-11 .313
Hancock 1-4 .200 3 13 5-9 .357
Oxnard 0-5 .000 2 15 5-7 .417

WSC MEN'S WATER POLO
TEAM WSC SEASON
Ventura 4-0 17-4
Cuesta 3-1 18-11
Citrus 2-2 14-13
LA Valley 1-3 8-15
S Monica 0-4 1-20

WSC WATER POLO
TEAM WSC SEASON
Ventura 4-0 16-4
Citrus 3-1 14-10
Cuesta 2-2 11-18
S Monica 1-3 6-16
LA Valley 0-4 5-19

WSC MEN'S SOCCER
TEAM WSC POINTS SEASON
S Barbara 7-0-3 24 7-5-4
Canyons 7-3 21 10-6
Moorpark 6-4 18 8-6-1
Oxnard 5-3-2 17 9-5-3
LA Mission 5-3-2 17 8-7-2
Hancock 2-5-3 9 4-9-4
Glendale 2-7-1 7 4-11-2
Citrus 0-9-1 1 2-12-2

WSC WOMEN'S SOCCER
NORTH WSC PTS. SEASON
Moorpark 7-0-1 22 12-0-3
Ventura 5-1 15 12-3
S Barbra 3-2-2 11 8-3-5
Cuesta 3-3-1 10 4-9-3
Oxnard 2-6 6 3-12-1
Hancock 0-8 0 0-12

The Ventura College women's soccer team will wear pink commemorative jerseys for Friday night's "Shirt Off Their Back" breast cancer awareness fundraiser.

VC is partnering with five local high schools and AYSO for the special night at the VC Sportsplex.

The Pirates (11-3) will auction their shirts off for charity following the 5:30 p.m. match with Central Valley Conferene-leading Fresno City (10-1-6).

WSC Standings through Monday, Oct. 26:

WSC VOLLEYBALL
NORTH WSC PCT. GF GA SEASON PCT.
Moorpark 4-0 1.000 12 1 14-1 .933
Ventura 3-1 .750 9 6 8-7 .533
S Barbara 2-1 .667 7 3 13-2 .867
Cuesta 1-2 .333 5 6 4-10 .286
Hancock 1-3 .250 3 10 4-8 .333
Oxnard 0-4 .000 2 12 5-6 .455

SOUTH
Bakersfld 5-0 1.000 15 3 12-4 .750
Canyons 5-1 .833 16 4 12-6 .667
Glendale 4-1 .800 12 6 8-7 .533
Pierce 2-3 .400 8 10 6-12 .333
Citrus 2-3 .400 9 9 4-9 .308
S Monica 0-5 .000 2 15 2-10 .167
West L.A. 0-5 .000 0 15 0-9 .000

WSC MEN'S WATER POLO
WSC SEASON
Ventura 3-0 16-4
Cuesta 3-1 17-11
Citrus 1-2 12-13
LA Valley 1-2 8-14
S Monica 0-3 1-19

WSC WOMEN'S WATER POLO
WSC SEASON
Ventura 3-0 15-4
Citrus 2-1 13-10
Cuesta 2-2 11-17
Santa Monica 1-2 6-15
L.A. Valley 0-3 5-16

MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS
WSC POINTS SEASON
S. Barbara 6-0-2 20 6-5-3
Canyons 6-2 18 9-5
L.A. Mission 4-2-2 14 7-6-2
Oxnard 4-3-1 13 8-5-2
Moorpark 4-4 12 6-6-1
Glendale 2-5-1 7 4-9-2
Hancock 1-4-3 6 3-8-4
Citrus 0-7-1 1 2-10-2

WSC WOMEN'S SOCCER
NORTH WSC PTS. SEASON
Moorpark 5-0-1 16 9-0-2
Ventura 5-1 15 11-3
S Barbara 3-1-2 11 8-2-5
Cuesta 2-3-1 7 3-8-3
Oxnard 1-5 3 2-11-1
Hancock 0-6 0 0-10

SOUTH WSC PTS. SEASON
Pierce 8-0 24 12-1-1
Santa Monica 5-1-2 17 8-2-5
Bakersfield 4-2-2 14 7-4-2
Canyons 3-2-3 12 5-6-4
L.A. Valley 4-4 12 6-7-1
Glendale 2-4-2 8 4-6-4
Citrus 1-6-1 4 3-9-3
L.A. Mission 0-8 0 2-11-1

A least two community college programs will feature cancer-fighting benefits at their upcoming events. Fans can join the fight on the next two Friday nights.

The Moorpark College women's volleyball team will be holding their "Dig for the Cure" event Friday, when it hosts Cuesta at Raider Pavilion.

The Ventura College women's soccer team will be holding a "Shirt off their backs" auction during its Oct. 30 home match against Fresno City.

Taylor Benton scored inside six minutes and Hailey Wilson and Jazmarae Strozier added second half goals as the Ventura College women's soccer team cruised by Santa Barbara City in a key game in the Western State Conference North Division.

The win keeps Ventura (10-3, 4-1) within two points of leaders Moorpark (9-0-3, 4-0-1) and pushes Santa Barbara into third place.