Alaina Garcia

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Alaina Garcia
4 Alaina Garcia
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Hometown:
    Santa Clarita, CA
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    Canyon
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    5.0
  • fg %
    40.3
  • 3pt %
    37.3
  • ft %
    77.4
  • reb/g
    1.2
  • a/g
    0.5
Bio

High School: Is a 2017 graduate of Canyon High School…Was a four-year letter-winner for the Cowboys and coach Jessica Haayer…Earned second team All-Foothill League as a senior, helping Cowboys to the league title…Named honorable mention All-Santa Clarita Valley…Led Cowboys to 22-11 record and CIF-SS championship game…Named Ardyce Masters Inspirational Player of the Year as a senior…Helped Cowboys to CIF-SS title game her junior year, as well…Cowboys also won  league championship her freshman season.

Personal:  Birthdate is May 18, 1999…Born in Santa Clarita…Parents are Monique and Randy Garcia…Has an older sister, Ariana,  younger brother, Randy, and younger sister, Aaliyah…Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler are favorite actors…Likes watching Grey’s Anatomy and MTV’s The Challenge on TV…Hobbies include surfing, hiking and drinking coffee…Favorite teams are the LA Lakers and the LA Dodgers…Favorite food is pizza…Came to VC “because I know so many alums who player here and heard nothing but great things”…Majoring in kinesiology…Aspires to be a physical therapist or a high school coach.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 31 10
Games started - -
Minutes 370 126
Minutes per game 11.9 12.6
FG 50-124 21-44
FG Pct 40.3 47.7
3PT 31-83 13-29
3PT Pct 37.3 44.8
FT 24-31 3-6
FT Pct 77.4 50.0
Off rebounds 18 4
Def rebounds 19 3
Total rebounds 37 7
Rebounds per game 1.2 0.7
Personal fouls 46 6
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 14 3
Turnovers 30 9
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.3
Steals 8 2
Blocks 0 0
Points 155 58
Points per game 5.0 5.8
Points per 40 min 16.8 18.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 3 at Allan Hancock W, 70-48
Feb 7 Cuesta W, 70-22
Feb 10 Moorpark L, 56-55
Feb 14 at Oxnard W, 69-32
Feb 17 Santa Barbara W, 64-42
Feb 23 Cypress L, 42-35
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 vs. El Camino L, 58-55 - 13 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 10 vs. LA Valley W, 65-49 - 13 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 11 at West LA W, 59-45 - 10 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 24 Taft W, 81-52 - 16 4-8 50.0 2-5 40.0 4-4 100.0 14
Nov 25 Canyons W, 71-56 - 12 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 5
Nov 26 Mt. San Antonio L, 65-58 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 30 vs. Reedley W, 75-60 - 9 2-6 33.3 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Dec 1 vs. Antelope Valley W, 64-48 - 11 3-4 75.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 2 at Sequoias L, 69-58 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 3 vs. LA Valley W, 65-55 - 0 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 6
Dec 9 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 55-45 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 6-7 85.7 8
Dec 10 vs. San Bernardino Valley W, 56-39 - 14 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 18 vs. Cerritos L, 64-52 - 11 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 at Orange Coast W, 100-39 - 18 6-9 66.7 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 17
Dec 20 vs. El Camino W, 39-36 - 14 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 28 Rio Hondo W, 85-29 - 11 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 9
Dec 29 Antelope Valley W, 53-50 - 9 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 Mt. San Jacinto L, 80-76 - 13 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 vs. Canyons W, 81-48 - 20 2-6 33.3 1-5 20.0 2-3 66.7 7
Jan 6 Glendale W, 62-56 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 Allan Hancock W, 60-38 - 9 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 20 at Moorpark W, 47-38 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 Oxnard W, 82-29 - 17 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 27 at Santa Barbara W, 71-64 - 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 1
Jan 31 at Cuesta W, 53-36 - 14 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 3 at Allan Hancock W, 70-48 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 7 Cuesta W, 70-22 - 18 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 10 Moorpark L, 56-55 - 6 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 14 at Oxnard W, 69-32 - 26 8-14 57.1 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 23
Feb 17 Santa Barbara W, 64-42 - 14 2-9 22.2 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Feb 23 Cypress L, 42-35 - 14 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 9 vs. El Camino L, 58-55 - 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 10 vs. LA Valley W, 65-49 - 13 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Nov 11 at West LA W, 59-45 - 10 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 24 Taft W, 81-52 - 16 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Nov 25 Canyons W, 71-56 - 12 1 1 2 0 3 2 0
Nov 26 Mt. San Antonio L, 65-58 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 vs. Reedley W, 75-60 - 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Dec 1 vs. Antelope Valley W, 64-48 - 11 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Dec 2 at Sequoias L, 69-58 - 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Dec 3 vs. LA Valley W, 65-55 - 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Dec 9 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 55-45 - 13 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
Dec 10 vs. San Bernardino Valley W, 56-39 - 14 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Dec 18 vs. Cerritos L, 64-52 - 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 19 at Orange Coast W, 100-39 - 18 1 2 3 2 0 1 0
Dec 20 vs. El Camino W, 39-36 - 14 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Dec 28 Rio Hondo W, 85-29 - 11 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
Dec 29 Antelope Valley W, 53-50 - 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 Mt. San Jacinto L, 80-76 - 13 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
Jan 5 vs. Canyons W, 81-48 - 20 2 0 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 6 Glendale W, 62-56 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 13 Allan Hancock W, 60-38 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 at Moorpark W, 47-38 - 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 Oxnard W, 82-29 - 17 2 1 3 0 3 1 0
Jan 27 at Santa Barbara W, 71-64 - 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 31 at Cuesta W, 53-36 - 14 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Allan Hancock W, 70-48 - 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 7 Cuesta W, 70-22 - 18 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Feb 10 Moorpark L, 56-55 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 at Oxnard W, 69-32 - 26 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Feb 17 Santa Barbara W, 64-42 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 23 Cypress L, 42-35 - 14 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 9 vs. El Camino L, 58-55 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 10 vs. LA Valley W, 65-49 - 3 - 0.0
Nov 11 at West LA W, 59-45 - 2 - -
Nov 24 Taft W, 81-52 - 3 - 1.0
Nov 25 Canyons W, 71-56 - 4 - 0.0
Nov 26 Mt. San Antonio L, 65-58 - 4 - -
Nov 30 vs. Reedley W, 75-60 - 0 - 0.5
Dec 1 vs. Antelope Valley W, 64-48 - 2 - -
Dec 2 at Sequoias L, 69-58 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 3 vs. LA Valley W, 65-55 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 9 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 55-45 - 3 - 1.0
Dec 10 vs. San Bernardino Valley W, 56-39 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 18 vs. Cerritos L, 64-52 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 19 at Orange Coast W, 100-39 - 1 - -
Dec 20 vs. El Camino W, 39-36 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 28 Rio Hondo W, 85-29 - 2 - -
Dec 29 Antelope Valley W, 53-50 - 1 - -
Dec 30 Mt. San Jacinto L, 80-76 - 0 - -
Jan 5 vs. Canyons W, 81-48 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 6 Glendale W, 62-56 - 3 - -
Jan 13 Allan Hancock W, 60-38 - 0 - -
Jan 20 at Moorpark W, 47-38 - 1 - -
Jan 24 Oxnard W, 82-29 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 27 at Santa Barbara W, 71-64 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 31 at Cuesta W, 53-36 - 0 - -
Feb 3 at Allan Hancock W, 70-48 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 7 Cuesta W, 70-22 - 0 - -
Feb 10 Moorpark L, 56-55 - 1 0 -
Feb 14 at Oxnard W, 69-32 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 17 Santa Barbara W, 64-42 - 0 - -
Feb 23 Cypress L, 42-35 - 3 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 31 11.9 1.6-4.0 1.0-2.7 0.8-1.0 5.0
Conference 10 12.6 2.1-4.4 1.3-2.9 0.3-0.6 5.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 11.8 1.5-4.2 0.8-2.6 0.7-0.8 4.6
Away 8 12.4 2.1-3.9 1.6-3.0 0.1-0.5 6.0
Neutral 10 11.8 1.3-3.8 0.7-2.5 1.4-1.6 4.7
Result
Wins 23 12.3 2.0-4.6 1.3-3.1 0.8-1.0 6.0
Losses 8 11.0 0.5-2.2 0.2-1.5 0.8-0.9 2.0
Month
November 7 11.7 1.3-3.4 0.7-2.3 1.3-1.6 4.6
December 11 11.2 1.6-4.1 1.1-2.6 0.9-1.0 5.3
January 7 12.1 1.1-2.9 0.4-1.9 0.7-1.3 3.4
February 6 13.3 2.5-5.8 1.8-4.2 0.0-0.0 6.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 31 - 370 50-124 40.3 31-83 37.3 24-31 77.4 155
Conference 10 - 126 21-44 47.7 13-29 44.8 3-6 50.0 58
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 - 153 20-55 36.4 11-34 32.4 9-11 81.8 60
Away 8 - 99 17-31 54.8 13-24 54.2 1-4 25.0 48
Neutral 10 - 118 13-38 34.2 7-25 28.0 14-16 87.5 47
Result
Wins 23 - 282 46-106 43.4 29-71 40.8 18-24 75.0 139
Losses 8 - 88 4-18 22.2 2-12 16.7 6-7 85.7 16
Month
November 7 - 82 9-24 37.5 5-16 31.3 9-11 81.8 32
December 11 - 123 18-45 40.0 12-29 41.4 10-11 90.9 58
January 7 - 85 8-20 40.0 3-13 23.1 5-9 55.6 24
February 6 - 80 15-35 42.9 11-25 44.0 0-0 - 41
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 31 370 11.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 10 126 12.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 153 11.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 8 99 12.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 54.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 10 118 11.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 23 282 12.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 8 88 11.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 16.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 82 11.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 11 123 11.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 7 85 12.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 80 13.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 44.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 31 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.0
Conference 10 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0
Away 8 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.0
Neutral 10 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 23 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.5 1.0 0.3 0.0
Losses 8 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.0
Month
November 7 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.0
December 11 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.0
January 7 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.0
February 6 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 31 - 18 19 37 14 30 8 0
Conference 10 - 4 3 7 3 9 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 - 9 6 15 6 7 7 0
Away 8 - 4 6 10 3 8 1 0
Neutral 10 - 5 7 12 5 15 0 0
Result
Wins 23 - 14 15 29 11 23 7 0
Losses 8 - 4 4 8 3 7 1 0
Month
November 7 - 3 5 8 2 10 3 0
December 11 - 7 11 18 8 10 2 0
January 7 - 6 2 8 2 5 1 0
February 6 - 2 1 3 2 5 2 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Women's Basketball Earns 14th WBCA Academic Honor in 15 Years
  • Article
  • August 03, 2018
Women's Basketball Earns 14th WBCA Academic Honor in 15 Years

The Ventura College women's basketball team has been honored yet again for academic excellence, earning a place on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Honor Roll for the 14th time in the past 15 years. The Pirates' 3.182 overall grade point average for the 2017-18 academic year placed the team 14th in the country for two-year colleges. Ventura is one of two schools from California to be honored, the other being Solano Community College who was ranked No. 17 on the list.

  • August 03, 2018
Sophomore Davina Del Castillo had 13 points and seven rebounds as VC defeated Santa Barbara 64-42 to wrap up an outright Western State Conference championship, the program's 28th straight conference title.
  • Article
  • February 17, 2018
VC Wraps Up Regular Season With Strong Victory

The Pirates' women's basketball team wrapped up the regular season with a strong performance Saturday, defeating Santa Barbara 64-42 at the Athletic Event Center. Jasmyne Martin had 14 points to lead a balanced scoring attack which saw all nine Pirates who played record a score. Davina Del Castillo totaled 13 points and Nikki Puga had nine. Melissa Ohmie pulled down 13 rebounds as Ventura won outright its 28th consecutive Western State Conference championship.

  • February 17, 2018
Pirate freshman Alaina Garcia had a career-high 23 points to lead Ventura past Oxnard 69-32, clinching at least a share of the Western State Conference North Division title for the 28th straight season.
  • Article
  • February 14, 2018
Garcia Leads VC Past Oxnard to Clinch 28-Peat

VC freshman Alaina Garcia made seven 3-pointers en route to a career 23 points as the VC women's basketball team defeated Oxnard 69-32 Wednesday night. Davina Del Castillo had 11 points and nine rebounds while Elissa Root netted 10 points with four assists. With the victory, the Pirates (22-7, 8-1) clinch at least a share of their 28th straight Western State Conference North Division championship, otherwise known as a 28-Peat.

  • February 14, 2018
VC sophomore Jasmyne Martin had 20 points and four rebounds in VC's 56-55 loss Saturday at the Athletic Event Center.
  • Article
  • February 10, 2018
Ventura Drops Narrow Decision on Barbeque Night

The Pirates' women's basketball team dropped a difficult 56-55 decision to visiting Moorpark College on barbeque night at VC Saturday. Jasmyne Martin had 20 points to lead the Pirates while Nikki Puga totaled 12 points in the game. Davina Del Castillo pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Despite the loss, the Pirates (21-7, 7-1) remain alone in first place in the Western State Conference North Division, one game ahead of Moorpark with two games remaining.

  • February 10, 2018
VC guard Nikki Puga had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Pirates cruised past Cuesta 70-22 Wednesday night at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • February 07, 2018
Pirate Defense Stifles Visiting Cuesta

Women's college basketball has been playing games with four quarters for almost three seasons, and for the first time Wednesday night, the Pirate defense held an opponent scoreless. Ventura's defense shut out the visiting Cuesta Cougars in the second period, leading VC to a 70-22 victory. Nikki Puga led the Pirates (21-6, 7-0) with her first career double-double, scoring 19 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Celeste Salazar had 12 points on four 3-pointers and pulled in six boards in the VC win.

  • February 07, 2018
VC sophomore Melissa Ohmie turned in her first career double-double, animal style, with career-high's of 11 points and 14 rebounds as VC defeated Oxnard 82-29 Wednesday evening at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • January 24, 2018
Pirates Win Big in Ribbons Of Life Breast Cancer Game

The Ventura College women's basketball team posted a big victory over visiting Oxnard College Wednesday in the team's 11th Annual Ribbons of Life Breast Cancer Game. Jasmyne Martin totaled game-high point honors with 24, and Davina Del Castillo flirted with a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals to lead the way while Melissa Ohmie had a double-double animal style with career-high's of 11 points and 14 boards for Ventura (17-6, 3-0).

  • January 24, 2018
Pirate sophomore Jasmyne Martin had her best game of the season with 23 points, three steals and three blocked shots in Ventura's 60-38 win over Hancock Saturday at the AEC.
  • Article
  • January 13, 2018
Ventura Claims Victory Over Visiting Hancock

Jasmyne Martin had her best night of the season, hitting nine of 10 shots in the first half en route to a game-high 23 points, leading the Pirates to a 60-38 win over Allan Hancock College at the Athletic Event Center. Davina Del Castillo added 11 points and eight rebounds and Celeste Salazar handed out four assists in the Pirates' Western State Conference North Division opener. After the game, the Pirates honored their "Favorite Teachers" for 2018.

  • January 13, 2018
VC sophomore Elissa Root hit four 3-pointers en route to a team-high 12 points with three assists Friday in the Pirates' victory over Canyons.
  • Article
  • January 05, 2018
Balanced and Efficient Pirates Rout Canyons in Crossover

It was a solid start to the new year. The Ventura College women's basketball team had six players score in double figures, with none over 12 points, and they made 53 percent of their field goal attempts in efficiently routing College of the Canyons 81-48 on Friday night on the first day of the VC/OC Crossover at Oxnard College. Elissa Root and Kylie Vint each netted 12 points to lead Ventura (13-6), who defeated the Cougars 71-56 earlier in the season.

  • January 05, 2018
Pirate sophomore Davina Del Castillo had 28 points eight rebounds and four steals in VC's loss to Mt. San Jacinto Saturday in the championship game of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • December 30, 2017
VC Comeback Falls Short in Optimist Final

The Pirates' women's basketball team fell behind big in the first quarter before coming back against No. 3-ranked Mt San Jacinto in the championship game of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament Saturday at the Athletic Event Center. The Pirates trailed 25-4 with 3:45 remaining in the first quarter, and came all the way back to tie the score at 76 in the final minute before falling 80-76. Davina Del Castillo and Jasmyne Martin each totaled 18 points to lead the way for VC (12-6), earning all-tournament honors.

  • December 30, 2017
VC freshman Talitha Draper had nine points and 11 rebounds in the Pirates' victory over Rio Hondo Thursday in the VC-Optimist Holiday Tournament.
  • Article
  • December 28, 2017
Pirates Run Past Rio Hondo to Open Optimist Tourney

After a slow start Thursday, the Pirates' women's basketball team revved up the engines in running past Rio Hondo 85-29 in the opening round of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament. Davina Del Castillo led the way with 21 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and three blocks, but Talitha Draper came off the bench to steal the show with nine points, 11 boards and a pair of blocked shots. VC advances to the tournament semifinals against Antelope valley on Friday Dec. 29 at 7:00 pm.

  • December 28, 2017
Pirate sophomore Davina Del Castillo earned all-tournament honors at the Coast Christmas Classic, turning in a doubvle-double Wednesday with 10 points and 13 rebounds. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • December 20, 2017
VC Heads to Christmas Break With Victory

The Pirates' women's basketball team led El Camino for a grand total of 3:06 out of the 40 minutes Wednesday afternoon, but most importantly, they led at the final buzzer. In a game that could be compared to an ugly Christmas sweater, Jasmyne Martin hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining to give Ventura a 39-36 victory over the Warriors in the consolation final of the Coast Christmas Classic in Costa Mesa. Davina Del Castillo had another double-double animal style with 10 points and 13 rebounds to earn all-tournament honors.

  • December 20, 2017
VC freshman Alaina Garcia hit five 3-pointers in the Pirates' 100-39 victory at Orange Coast College on Tuesday. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • December 19, 2017
Ventura Hangs C-Note in Tournament Win

For one day, at least, the Pirates' women's basketball team found their groove. VC had its best offensive day in over three seasons posting a 100-39 victory over Orange Coast in the consolation semifinals of the Coast Crhsitmas Classic in Costa Mesa. The Pirates (9-5) hit 18 3-pointers, the program's second-best total ever, in hitting the century mark for the 47th time in team history. Celeste Salazar led five players in double-figures with 18 points on six made threes.

  • December 19, 2017
VC freshman Kylie Vint had eight points and five rebounds Saturday in the Pirates' contest against Los Angeles Trade Tech.
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  • December 09, 2017
Pirates Can't Find Offensive Rhythm in Loss

The Pirates' women's basketball team struggled with offensive cohesiveness Saturday night, falling to Los Angeles Trade Tech 55-45 at the LA Valley Buddy's All-Star Classic. VC shot just 28 percent from the floor during the game, and committed 21 turnovers, many unforced, in falling to the Beavers. Davina Del Castillo led Ventura with 10 points and 11 rebounds while Kylie Vint totaled eight points with five boards.

  • December 09, 2017
The Ventura College women's basketball team claimed third place in the 16-team Tom Gilcrest Invitational win a win in Visalia Sunday.
  • Article
  • December 03, 2017
VC Claims 3rd Place at 16-team Gilcrest Invitational

Behind solid performances by sophomores Davina Del Castillo and Celeste Salazar, the Pirates' women's basketball team claimed third place at the Tom Gilcrest Invitational with a 65-55 victory over Los Angeles Valley Sunday afternoon in Visalia. Del Castillo scored 19 points, including hitting four 3-pointers, with 12 rebounds and Salazar continued her stellar defensive play and handed out four assists with three boards. Both players were named to the all-tournament team.

  • December 03, 2017
VC sophomore Elissa Root totaled 10 points in her first start as a Pirate against Sequoias on Saturday at the Gilcrest Invitational.
  • Article
  • December 02, 2017
Women's Basketball Pushes Undefeated Sequoias at Gilcrest

For three quarters the VC women's basketball team gave undefeated Sequoias all it could handle. The Pirates held a one point advantage late in the third period before fading to a 69-58 loss in the semifinals of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational in Visalia. Davina Del Castillo led Ventura (6-3) with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four steals while Elissa Root and Celeste Salazar each totaled 10 points.

  • December 02, 2017
VC sophomore Davina Del Castillo had 20 points and eight rebounds in the Pirates' 64-48 win over Antelope Valley Friday in Visalia.
  • Article
  • December 01, 2017
Women's Basketball Defeats Antelope Valley in Visalia

Pirate sophomore Davina Del Castillo turned in her best offensive performance of the season with 20 points, and freshman Alaina Garcia made three key 3-pointers to lead VC's women's basketball team to a 64-48 victory over Antelope Valley in the quarterfinals of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational Friday in Visalia. Jasmyne Martin totaled 17 points and Nikki Puga hit for nine as the Pirates (6-2) moved to the semifinals of the toughest tournament in the state.

  • December 01, 2017
VC sophomore Jasmyne Martin scored 20 points to lead Ventura to an 81-52 victory over Taft on Black Friday at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • November 24, 2017
Ventura Tops Taft on Black Friday in ToC Opener

In their first appearance in the Athletic Event Center this season, the Pirates' women's basketball team overcame a sluggish second quarter to easily defeat Taft College 81-52 in the opening round of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions.The Pirates had a balanced attack with six players scoring seven points or more, led by Jasmyne Martin's 20 point performance.

  • November 24, 2017
Pirate sophomore Celeste Salazar had 12 points and four assists Saturday in VC's 59-45 win at West LA.
  • Article
  • November 11, 2017
VC Defeats West LA in Tournament Finale

Davina Del Castillo had her second straight double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds with three steals, and Celeste Salazar hit four 3-pointers for 12 points with four assists as the Pirates' women's basketball team gave West Los Angeles their first loss of the season 59-45 in the final game of the Wild West Shootout Saturday in Culver City. Nikki Puga added eight points and five assists and Talitha Draper pulled in 10 boards for VC (2-1) in the victory.

  • November 11, 2017