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McMurry Leads Cagers to Win.

Sophomore Jon McMurry had another strong outing with 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pirates to a 60-49 win at Santa Barbara City College Wednesday night. Vondel Faniel added 14 points and Jalen Young chipped in 11 as VC (10-10, 3-1) climbed back to the .500 mark with their third straight conference victory. VC also moved to within half of a game of first place Cuesta (4-1), who lost to Canyons (3-1) on Wednesday. VC, Moorpark (3-1), Cuesta and Canyons all are within one half game of first place

Vondel Faniel's 14 points complimented teammate Jon McMurry's 17 points and eight boards as VC won its third straight game, 60-49 at Santa Barbara Wednesday.
Vondel Faniel's 14 points complimented teammate Jon McMurry's 17 points and eight boards as VC won its third straight game, 60-49 at Santa Barbara Wednesday.
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January 22, 2014

MEN'S BASKETBALL:  Sophomore Jon McMurry had another strong outing with 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pirates to a 60-49 win at Santa Barbara City College Wednesday night. Vondel Faniel added 14 points and Jalen Young chipped in 11 as VC (10-10, 3-1) climbed back to the .500 mark with their third straight conference victory. VC also moved to within half of a game of first place Cuesta (4-1), who lost to Canyons (3-1) on Wednesday. VC, Moorpark (3-1), Cuesta and Canyons all are within one half game of first place.

McMurry's 3-pointer put the Pirates ahead 8-2 early, and Faniel finished in the paint to make the score 12-4 at the 12:20 mark of the first half. Ivan Dooley nailed a 3-pointer with 4:19 on the clock to make the VC advantage nine points, 23-14, and Ventura held a 29-21 lead at halftime.

The game remained in the 8-10 point range throughout the second half, with a McMurry trey pushing the lead to double-digits, 42-32, with 7:40 remaining in the contest. Another triple from McMurry a minute later pushed the Pirates out to a 13-point margin, and VC was solid at the foul line down the stretch for the 60-49 win.

VC will travel to Canyons on Saturday Jan. 25 for a first-place showdown while Cuesta battles Moorpark on Saturday, as well. The Pirates' game can be heard live online on the VC Men's Sports Network wit the tip off scheduled for 5:00 pm in Valencia.