Women's basketball

Non-conference
No. 1 Ventura women 69, Los Angeles Valley 40 FINAL

Updates from cub reporter Jordan Clegg:
-- VC improves to 17-0 with a 69-40 win over Los Angeles Valley.
-- Griggs hit a pair of 3-pointer from the same spot for a 69-35 lead late.
-- A layup by Kris King puts VC up 63-35 with 2:21 to play.
-- Santizo's right wing 3-pointer puts VC ahead 51-20 with 8:56 to play.
-- Falling out of bounds, Donielle Griggs finds Heurung for a layup and a 45-18 lead with 17:22 to play.
-- Pirates close the half on a 23-4 run to open up a 40-14 halftime lead. Brennan has a game-high 10 points, followed by Ward's 9 points.
-- Right wing 3-pointer by Michelle Santizo, from an Erika Ward pass, opens up a 28-12 VC lead with 5:20 left before half.
-- Brennan's steal is converted by Erika Ward for a 17-10 VC lead at the nine-minute mark of the first half.
-- Nice reverse by center Julie Heurung from Chanelle Brennan's pass for an early 6-5 VC lead.

Cougar Holiday Tournament, Santa Clarita

No. 12 Ventura men 81, Big Bend (Wash.) C.C. 75 FINAL

Updates from cub reporter Pepe Araujo:
-- Its 14th win in 15 games earns VC the consolation title.
-- Hunter comes down the lane for a dunk that keeps Big Bend at arm's length, 71-67, with three mintues to play.
-- VC responded to the 8-2 Big Bend run that tied the game with a 8-2 run of their own.
-- Eric Gray's 3-pointer pushes the VC spurt to 7-2 and restores a 7-point edge, 65-58, at the six-minute mark.
-- Back-to-back layups by Faiivae noses VC ahead, 60-58, with seven minutes left.
-- A 8-2 Big Bend run pulls the game even, 56-56, with eight minutes left.
-- Another Hunter bucket gives VC a 54-48 lead with nine minutes to play.
-- Randy Hunter scores, then sets up Jordan Harris for a layup, and a 48-42 VC lead with 12 minutes to play.
-- Back-to-back 3-pointers by Eric Gray ties the game at 37-37, then gives VC a 40-37 lead.
-- The second half begins and Big Bend ties the game at 33-33.
-- Mike Diacos' 3-pointer gives VC a 32-28 lead with 80 seconds left in the half.
-- The run is extended to 14-0 as VC leads 25-20 late in the first half.
-- Danny Benson's defense sparks a 9-0 run to pull VC even, 20-20, on Dee Pinkard's bucket at the seven-minute mark.
-- Will Faiivae's dunk brings VC within 6-4 after four minutes.
-- Looking for its 14th win in 15 games, Ventura (14-4) will play Big Bend C.C. of Washington in the consolation final of the Cougar Holiday Tournament in Santa Clarita.