Madison Cvijanovich

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Madison Cvijanovich
12 Madison Cvijanovich
  • Height:
    5'8"
  • Hometown:
    Las Vegas, NV
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    Arbor View
  • gp
    32
  • pts/g
    5.8
  • fg %
    36.1
  • 3pt %
    31.6
  • ft %
    76.5
  • reb/g
    3.6
  • a/g
    0.5
Bio

High School: Is a 2018 graduate of Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, NV…Was a four-year letter winner with the Aggies and coach Annette Turley…Earned Coaches Award as a sophomore and senior, Defensive Player Award as a junior…All-Tournament in the West Coast Jamboree her senior year…Led the Aggies to a second place finish in the Sunset Northwest League in 2018…Also a four-year letter winner in swimming at Arbor View.

Personal:  Birthdate is May 19, 2000…Born in Las Vegas, NV…Parents are Stacey and Michelle Cvijanovich…Has an older sister Mikala…Grandfather is Hall of Fame basketball coach Lou Cvijanovich…Favorite sports team is the NHL’s Las Vegas Golden Knights…Favorite is “any type of food, I love food”…Lily James and Robert Downey Jr. are favorite actor and actress…Enjoyed reading The Blind Side by Michael Lewis…If she could live anywhere, Madison would choose “Serbia to learn more about my ancestors”…Came to VC to improve in basketball and to take core classes before transferring to a university…Majoring in marine biology.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 32 10
Games started 9 7
Minutes 643 258
Minutes per game 20.1 25.8
FG 61-169 27-67
FG Pct 36.1 40.3
3PT 36-114 17-43
3PT Pct 31.6 39.5
FT 26-34 5-8
FT Pct 76.5 62.5
Off rebounds 30 7
Def rebounds 84 30
Total rebounds 114 37
Rebounds per game 3.6 3.7
Personal fouls 29 7
Disqualifications - -
Assists 16 5
Turnovers 33 12
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.4
Steals 15 4
Blocks 2 0
Points 184 76
Points per game 5.8 7.6
Points per 40 min 11.4 11.8
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 16 Oxnard W, 71-33
Feb 19 at Cuesta W, 60-51
Feb 22 Moorpark L, 72-39
Mar 1 Rio Hondo W, 60-49
Mar 9 Irvine Valley W, 73-53
Mar 15 vs. Diablo Valley L, 59-57
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 vs. El Camino L, 61-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. LA Valley W, 59-54 - 11 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 10 vs. Oxnard W, 60-31 - 12 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 23 Ohlone W, 87-25 - 18 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 24 Santa Monica W, 66-41 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 25 Mt. San Antonio L, 46-27 - 12 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 4
Nov 29 vs. Santa Rosa W, 48-39 - 19 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Nov 30 vs. Reedley W, 74-52 - 17 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 1 at Sequoias L, 61-48 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-3 100.0 3
Dec 2 vs. San Joaquin Delta W, 81-75 - 13 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4-4 100.0 7
Dec 7 vs. San Bernardino Valley W, 77-47 - 21 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 8 vs. San Francisco W, 70-67 - 27 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Dec 9 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 66-50 - 19 0-6 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 vs. Canyons W, 68-64 - 11 1-9 11.1 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 20 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 65-58 - 12 2-8 25.0 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 5
Dec 21 vs. Riverside L, 75-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 Antelope Valley W, 79-47 - 22 7-12 58.3 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 19
Dec 29 Rio Hondo W, 64-49 - 23 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 30 Mt. San Jacinto W, 73-62 - 28 4-9 44.4 3-7 42.9 3-3 100.0 14
Jan 5 West LA W, 59-57 - 22 2-7 28.6 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 6
Jan 9 at Pasadena City L, 62-41 - 24 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 12 Palomar W, 70-69 - 20 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 19 Santa Barbara W, 64-51 - 26 1-8 12.5 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 23 at Allan Hancock W, 59-45 - 21 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 26 at Oxnard W, 70-38 - 23 4-8 50.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 30 Cuesta W, 57-39 1 38 5-11 45.5 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 15
Feb 6 at Moorpark L, 96-82 1 26 5-8 62.5 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Feb 9 at Santa Barbara W, 69-58 1 10 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 13 Allan Hancock W, 56-42 1 29 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 6
Feb 16 Oxnard W, 71-33 1 29 3-9 33.3 3-7 42.9 3-4 75.0 12
Feb 19 at Cuesta W, 60-51 1 25 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Feb 22 Moorpark L, 72-39 1 31 3-6 50.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 8
Mar 1 Rio Hondo W, 60-49 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Irvine Valley W, 73-53 1 15 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Mar 15 vs. Diablo Valley L, 59-57 1 20 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 vs. El Camino L, 61-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. LA Valley W, 59-54 - 11 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Nov 10 vs. Oxnard W, 60-31 - 12 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Nov 23 Ohlone W, 87-25 - 18 2 3 5 1 0 1 0
Nov 24 Santa Monica W, 66-41 - 7 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Nov 25 Mt. San Antonio L, 46-27 - 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nov 29 vs. Santa Rosa W, 48-39 - 19 3 2 5 0 1 2 0
Nov 30 vs. Reedley W, 74-52 - 17 1 3 4 1 2 1 0
Dec 1 at Sequoias L, 61-48 - 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dec 2 vs. San Joaquin Delta W, 81-75 - 13 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Dec 7 vs. San Bernardino Valley W, 77-47 - 21 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Dec 8 vs. San Francisco W, 70-67 - 27 2 10 12 0 4 1 0
Dec 9 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 66-50 - 19 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Dec 19 vs. Canyons W, 68-64 - 11 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Dec 20 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 65-58 - 12 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 21 vs. Riverside L, 75-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 Antelope Valley W, 79-47 - 22 3 2 5 1 1 1 0
Dec 29 Rio Hondo W, 64-49 - 23 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 Mt. San Jacinto W, 73-62 - 28 1 4 5 1 1 1 0
Jan 5 West LA W, 59-57 - 22 1 6 7 0 1 0 0
Jan 9 at Pasadena City L, 62-41 - 24 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Jan 12 Palomar W, 70-69 - 20 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 19 Santa Barbara W, 64-51 - 26 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
Jan 23 at Allan Hancock W, 59-45 - 21 1 2 3 1 3 1 0
Jan 26 at Oxnard W, 70-38 - 23 1 1 2 1 2 1 0
Jan 30 Cuesta W, 57-39 1 38 0 5 5 2 0 0 0
Feb 6 at Moorpark L, 96-82 1 26 2 2 4 0 1 0 0
Feb 9 at Santa Barbara W, 69-58 1 10 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 13 Allan Hancock W, 56-42 1 29 0 4 4 0 2 0 0
Feb 16 Oxnard W, 71-33 1 29 0 4 4 0 1 1 0
Feb 19 at Cuesta W, 60-51 1 25 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 22 Moorpark L, 72-39 1 31 1 6 7 1 1 0 0
Mar 1 Rio Hondo W, 60-49 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Irvine Valley W, 73-53 1 15 0 5 5 0 0 0 1
Mar 15 vs. Diablo Valley L, 59-57 1 20 3 3 6 2 3 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 vs. El Camino L, 61-55 - - - -
Nov 9 vs. LA Valley W, 59-54 - 2 - -
Nov 10 vs. Oxnard W, 60-31 - 1 - -
Nov 23 Ohlone W, 87-25 - 0 - -
Nov 24 Santa Monica W, 66-41 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 25 Mt. San Antonio L, 46-27 - 0 - -
Nov 29 vs. Santa Rosa W, 48-39 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 30 vs. Reedley W, 74-52 - 1 - 0.5
Dec 1 at Sequoias L, 61-48 - 2 - -
Dec 2 vs. San Joaquin Delta W, 81-75 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 7 vs. San Bernardino Valley W, 77-47 - 0 - -
Dec 8 vs. San Francisco W, 70-67 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 9 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 66-50 - 3 - 0.0
Dec 19 vs. Canyons W, 68-64 - 0 - -
Dec 20 vs. LA Trade-Tech L, 65-58 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 21 vs. Riverside L, 75-60 - - - -
Dec 28 Antelope Valley W, 79-47 - 2 - 1.0
Dec 29 Rio Hondo W, 64-49 - 0 - -
Dec 30 Mt. San Jacinto W, 73-62 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 5 West LA W, 59-57 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 9 at Pasadena City L, 62-41 - 0 - 2.0
Jan 12 Palomar W, 70-69 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 19 Santa Barbara W, 64-51 - 2 - -
Jan 23 at Allan Hancock W, 59-45 - 0 - 0.3
Jan 26 at Oxnard W, 70-38 - 0 - 0.5
Jan 30 Cuesta W, 57-39 1 0 - -
Feb 6 at Moorpark L, 96-82 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 9 at Santa Barbara W, 69-58 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 13 Allan Hancock W, 56-42 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 16 Oxnard W, 71-33 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 19 at Cuesta W, 60-51 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 22 Moorpark L, 72-39 1 0 - 1.0
Mar 1 Rio Hondo W, 60-49 - - - -
Mar 9 Irvine Valley W, 73-53 1 1 - -
Mar 15 vs. Diablo Valley L, 59-57 1 2 - 0.7
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 32 20.1 1.9-5.3 1.1-3.6 0.8-1.1 5.8
Conference 10 25.8 2.7-6.7 1.7-4.3 0.5-0.8 7.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 22.9 2.1-6.1 1.4-4.3 1.0-1.5 6.6
Away 7 20.1 1.9-4.1 1.0-2.4 0.4-0.4 5.1
Neutral 11 16.5 1.6-5.0 0.9-3.4 0.8-0.9 5.0
Result
Wins 24 20.3 1.9-5.4 1.3-3.9 0.8-1.0 5.9
Losses 8 19.5 1.9-5.0 0.6-2.6 1.0-1.4 5.4
Month
November 7 13.7 1.0-2.7 0.6-1.9 0.4-0.9 3.0
December 10 18.8 2.0-5.8 1.3-4.3 1.3-1.4 6.6
January 7 24.9 1.9-6.3 1.3-4.7 0.4-0.6 5.4
February 6 25.0 2.7-6.0 1.5-3.3 0.8-1.3 7.7
March 2 17.5 2.5-6.0 0.5-2.5 1.0-1.0 6.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 32 9 643 61-169 36.1 36-114 31.6 26-34 76.5 184
Conference 10 7 258 27-67 40.3 17-43 39.5 5-8 62.5 76
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 14 5 320 30-85 35.3 19-60 31.7 14-21 66.7 93
Away 7 3 141 13-29 44.8 7-17 41.2 3-3 100.0 36
Neutral 11 1 182 18-55 32.7 10-37 27.0 9-10 90.0 55
Result
Wins 24 6 487 46-129 35.7 31-93 33.3 18-23 78.3 141
Losses 8 3 156 15-40 37.5 5-21 23.8 8-11 72.7 43
Month
November 7 - 96 7-19 36.8 4-13 30.8 3-6 50.0 21
December 10 - 188 20-58 34.5 13-43 30.2 13-14 92.9 66
January 7 1 174 13-44 29.5 9-33 27.3 3-4 75.0 38
February 6 6 150 16-36 44.4 9-20 45.0 5-8 62.5 46
March 2 2 35 5-12 41.7 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 13
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 32 643 20.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 10 258 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 320 22.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 7 141 20.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 11 182 16.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 24 487 20.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 8 156 19.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 23.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 96 13.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 10 188 18.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 7 174 24.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 6 150 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 2 35 17.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 32 0.9 2.6 3.6 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.1
Conference 10 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 0.8 3.4 4.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.1
Away 7 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.1
Neutral 11 1.3 2.5 3.7 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.0
Result
Wins 24 1.0 2.9 3.9 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Losses 8 0.9 1.8 2.6 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.1
Month
November 7 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.0
December 10 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.1
January 7 0.7 2.6 3.3 0.9 1.3 0.4 0.0
February 6 0.7 3.3 4.0 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.0
March 2 1.5 4.0 5.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 32 9 30 84 114 16 33 15 2
Conference 10 7 7 30 37 5 12 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 5 11 48 59 6 11 6 1
Away 7 3 5 9 14 4 9 3 1
Neutral 11 1 14 27 41 6 13 6 0
Result
Wins 24 6 23 70 93 11 25 13 1
Losses 8 3 7 14 21 5 8 2 1
Month
November 7 - 9 12 21 4 5 5 0
December 10 - 9 26 35 3 9 6 1
January 7 1 5 18 23 6 9 3 0
February 6 6 4 20 24 1 7 1 0
March 2 2 3 8 11 2 3 0 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 32 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 14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 24 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 10 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
March 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Redshirt freshman Cece Quintino had 14 points, 13 rebounds and four assists in the Pirates' 59-57 quarterfinal loss to Northern California No. 1 Diablo Valley Friday at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • March 15, 2019
Pirate Season Comes to a End in State Quarterfinals

The Pirates' season came to a heartbreaking conclusion Friday with a 59-57 loss to Diablo Valley College in the CCCAA State Quarterfinals at the VC Athletic Event Center. The Pirates, seeded No. 4 from Southern California, went toe-to-toe with Northern California's top-seed in a game that featured 12 lead changes and five ties, and the margin stayed primarily within five points. Cece Quintino led the Pirates (25-10) with a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds while Victoria Maciel and Madison Cvijanovich each totaled 11 points.

  • March 15, 2019
VC freshman Emma Larson had her second season-high in as many games with 16 points in the Pirates' 73-53 SoCal Regional Final victory over Irvine Valley Saturday night at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • March 09, 2019
Pirates Are Elite Again with Regional Final Win

The Pirates' women's basketball team has proven itself to be elite once again, defeating Irvine Valley 73-53 Saturday night at the Athletic Event Center to advance to the CCCAA State Elite Eight for a state record 18th time, the 17th time in 29 years under head coach Ned Mircetic. Talia Taufaasau had 24 points, including 19 in the second half, to lead the way while Emma Larson set her second-season high in as many games with 16 points. Cece Quintino netted 13 points with six rebounds and six assists for the Pirates (25-9).

  • March 09, 2019
Pirate freshman Victoria Maciel had 14 points and five rebounds against Moorpark at the Athletic Event Center Friday night. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • February 22, 2019
VC Women Fall to Moorpark in Season Finale

The Pirates' women's basketball team fell to visiting Moorpark 72-39 Friday night at the Athletic Event Center in the regular season finale. Victoria Maciel led VC with 14 points and five rebounds while Cece Quintino netted 11 points in the defeat. Madison Cvijanovich pulled in seven rebounds.

  • February 22, 2019
Freshman forward LaDaesha Merriweather pulled in 18 rebounds to help lead Ventura past Cuesta 60-51 Tuesday night in San Luis Obispo.
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  • February 19, 2019
Tuafaasau, Merriweather Lead VC Past Cuesta, 60-51

With less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, the VC women's basketball team trailed Cuesta 35-32 and were in need of a spark. Enter Talia Taufaasau. The freshman point guard scored the game's next nine points to give the Pirates a 41-35 advantage and led Ventura (23-8, 8-1) with 25 points and nine assists in their 60-51 victory over Cuesta in San Luis Obispo Tuesday night. LaDaesha Merriweather, meanwhile seemingly rebounded every missed shot, pulling in 18 boards in the victory.

  • February 19, 2019
Freshman guard Talia Tuafaasau had 22 points and three assists as VC defeated visiting Oxnard 71-33 Saturday night. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • February 16, 2019
VC Defeats Over Matched Oxnard, 71-33

Pirate guard Talia Taufaasau netted 22 points, shooting 7-15 from the floor (35- from three) and 5-7 at the foul line as the VC women's basketball team over matched Oxanrd 71-33 Saturday night at the Athletic Event Center. Cece Quintino had 16 points, 14 in the second half, with seven rebounds, and Madison Cvijanovich totaled 12 points for Ventura (22-8, 7-1). Victoria Maciel contributed eight points to the Pirate victory.

  • February 16, 2019
VC guard Victoria Maciel had eight points and even rebounds in the Pirates' 56-42 win over Allan Hancock College Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • February 13, 2019
Ventura Defeats Allan Hancock, 56-42

It was not their best game of the season, but it was effective just the same. The Pirates' women's basketball team used a second quarter surge to pull ahead of Allan Hancock College Wednesday night at the Athletic Event Center, en route to posting a 56-42 victory over the Bulldogs. Cece Quintino led Ventura (21-8, 6-1) with 21 points, four assists and four rebounds while Talia Taufaasau chipped in 10 points and five dimes. Victoria Maciel had eight points and seven rebounds in the victory.

  • February 13, 2019
VC freshman Cece Quintino had 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the Pirates' game at Moorpark Wednesday night. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • February 06, 2019
Pirates Fall at Moorpark To End First Round of WSC

In a battle between two of the top-ranked teams in the state, the Pirates' women's basketball team dropped a 96-82 decision at Moorpark Wednesday night. The Pirates trailed the top-ranked Raiders by as many as 19 points midway through the third period before VC (19-8, 4-1) worked the deficit back to six points in the final minute of the game. Talia Taufaasau led No. 15-ranked Ventura with 21 points four rebounds and three assists while Cece Quintino added 19 points while handing out seven dimes and pulling in six boards.

  • February 06, 2019
Madison Cvijanovich scored a career-high 15 points on five made 3-pointers as VC rolled past Cuesta 57-39. (photo by Felix Cortex)
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  • January 30, 2019
Taufaasau, Cvijanovich Lead Pirates Past Cuesta

Madison Cvijanovich had a career-high 15 points on five made 3-pointers, and Talia Tuafaasau controlled the Pirates offense with 19 points to lead VC past Cuesta 57-39 Wednesday night at the Athletic Event Center. Cavijanovich hit three triples in the first quarter and taufaasau scored 10 points in the second to knock back he Cougars with a one-two punch. Robin Prince totaled eight points with 13 rebounds to anchor the front line for the Pirates (19-7, 4-0).

  • January 30, 2019
LaDaesha Merriweather had her third double-double in the last four games Saturday at Oxnard, scoring 14 points with 11 rebounds in the 70-38 Pirate victory. (photo by Felix Cortez)
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  • January 26, 2019
VC Women Race Past Oxnard, 70-38

Victoria Maciel led four Pirates in double figures with 17 points as the Ventura College women's basketball team raced past Oxnard 70-38 Saturday afternoon in a road Western State Conference North Division match-up. The redshirt freshman also had five rebounds and handed out five assists in leading VC (18-7, 3-0) to their eighth victory in the last nine games. LaDaesha Merriweather posted her third double-double in four outings with 14 points and 11 boards.

  • January 26, 2019
Victoria Maciel hit five three's and scored 18 points in Ventura's 59-46 victory at Allan hancock College Wednesday night. (photo by Felix Cortez)
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  • January 23, 2019
Ventura Takes Road Game at Hancock, 59-46

The Ventura College women's basketball team used another strong third quarter performance to pull away from Allan Hancock in VC's 59-46 Western State Conference North Division game in Santa Maria Wednesday. Cece Quintino led the Pirates (17-7, 2-0) with 21 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals while Victoria Maciel had the outside touch with five three's en route to 18 points. Talia Taufaasau contributed 11 points and dropped six dimes and LaDaesha Merriweather pulled in 10 rebounds.

  • January 23, 2019
VC guard Talia Taufaasau had 24 points and five assists in the Pirates' 64-51 victory over Santa Barbara Saturday at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Felix Cortez)
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  • January 19, 2019
VC Rallies Past Vaqueros to Open Conference Play

The Ventura College women's basketball team used a strong third quarter to rally past visiting Santa Barbara 64-51 Saturday at the Athletic Event Center in the Western State Conference opener for both teams. Talia Taufaasau had 24 points and five assists, playing all 40 minutes for Ventura while Victoria Maciel also played without a break contributing 18 points and five rebounds. LaDaesha Merriweather posted her second straight double-double with 13 points and 12 boards for the Pirates (16-7, 1-0).

  • January 19, 2019
The VC women's basketball team claimed third place in the SoCal Crossover Tournament White Bracket with a last-second 70-69 win over Palomar Saturday night at the Athletic Event Center.
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  • January 12, 2019
Ventura Pulls Out Last-Second Victory in Crossover Finale

Cece Quintino hit a mid-range jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining to lift the Pirates' women's basketball team to a hard-fought 70-69 victory over Palomar College Saturday night in the third place game of the SoCal Crossover Tournament at the Athletic Event Center. LaDaesha Merriweather had a double-double animal style with 12 points and 21 huge rebounds in the victory as VC closed out their non-conference schedule with a 15-7 record. Victoria Maciel had an efficient 14-point performance and Talia Taufaasau netted 12 points with six rebounds and four assists.

  • January 12, 2019
LaDaesha Merriweather pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds in the Pirates' game at Pasadena on Wednesday night.
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  • January 09, 2019
Pirates Drop Tournament Semifinal at Pasadena

Early foul trouble and an anemic offensive performance in the second half doomed the Pirates' women's basketball team to a 62-41 defeat at Pasadena City College Wednesday night in the semifinals of the SoCal Crossover Tournament White Bracket. Talia Taufaasau was the lone Pirate in double figures with 18 points and seven rebounds while LaDaesha Merriweather had a game-high 12 boards. Ventura will host Palomar college on Saturday Jan. 12 at 6:00pm in the bracket's third-place game.

  • January 09, 2019
Ventura College freshman Cece Quintino had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Pirates defeated West LA 59-57 Saturday in the first round of the SoCal Crossover Tournament. (photo by Richard Dean)
  • Article
  • January 05, 2019
VC Escapes With Victory Against West LA to Open Tournament

The VC women's basketball team escaped with a 59-57 victory over visiting West Los Angeles College Saturday night in the opening round of the SoCal Crossover Tournament. Cece Quintino led the Pirates with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists while Victoria Maciel totaled 14 points with seven boards. With the victory, Pirate head coach Ned Mircetic ties legendary Santa Clara High School boys coach Lou Cvijanovich with 829 wins as the winningest basketball coaches in Ventura County history.

  • January 05, 2019
VC freshman Talia Taufaasau had 24 points, 17 in the decisive fourth quarter, and five assists as the Pirates defeated Mt. San Jacinto 73-62 Sunday to claim the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament championship. She was awarded tournament MVP honors. (photo by Felix Coretz)
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  • December 30, 2018
Ventura Claims Optimist Tournament Championship

Behind a dominant 17-point fourth quarter performance from freshman Talia Taufaasau, the Ventura College women's basketball team battled back from a 10-point first half deficit to claim a 73-62 victory over Mt. San Jacinto in the championship game of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament Sunday at the Athletic Event Center. VC (13-6) trailed the defending state champions 50-46 heading into the final period before Taufaasau earned MVP honors by leading the comeback for Ventura.

  • December 30, 2018
Pirate sophomore Victoria Maciel had 20 points in VC's 64-49 victory over Rio Hondo in the semifinals of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament Saturday at the Athletic Event Center. (photo by Ray Edwards)
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  • December 29, 2018
Pirates Advance to Optimist Tournament Final

Victoria Maciel ahd 20 points while Talia Taufaasau and Cece Quintino each netted 18 as the Pirates' women's basketball team defeated Rio Hondo 64-49 Saturday evening to advance to the championship game o fhte VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament. Taufaasau added eight assists, Quintino had nine rebounds, and LaDaesha Merriweather hauled i 18 boards for VC (12-6). Ventura advances to the tournament final against Mt. San Jacinto Sunday Dec. 30 at 4:00 pm at the Athletic Event Center.

  • December 29, 2018
VC freshman Cece Quintino nearly recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists as the Pirates defeated Antelope Valley 79-47 Friday in the opening round of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament. (photo by Ray Edwards)
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  • December 28, 2018
Quintino, Cvijanovich Pace Pirates Past Antelope Valley

The Pirates' women's basketball team came back from Christmas break looking merry and bright on Friday, running past Antelope Valley 79-47 in the first round of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament at the Athletic Event Center. Cece Quintino nearly recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists while Madison Cvijanovich netted a career high 19 points, including five made 3-pointers, in pacing the Pirates (11-6) into the tournament semifinals on Saturday against Rio Hondo.

  • December 28, 2018
Pirate freshman Emma Larson had nine points and six rebounds in VC's Glendale College Holiday Tournament semifinal game against LA Trade Tech Thursday.
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  • December 20, 2018
Ventura Falls in Tournament Semifinals

The Pirates' women's basketball team showed improvement, but still left too much room for error Thursday afternoon, battling No. 3-ranked Los Angeles Trade Tech to a 65-58 loss in the semifinals of the Glendale College Holiday Tournament. Ventura (10-5) held a 29-27 halftime advantage, but a rough third quarter lifted the Beavers to the win. Talia Taufaasau led VC with 20 points and a pair of assists while Cece Quintino netted 13 points with six rebounds, three dimes and three steals.

  • December 20, 2018
VC freshman Robin Prince helped rally the Pirates from an eight point deficit with three minutes remaining in their 68-64 victory over Canyons Wednesday in the Glendale College Holiday Tournament.
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  • December 19, 2018
Late Rally Leads Pirates to Victory Over Canyons

The VC women's basketball team used a late rally Wednesday afternoon to come back and defeat College of the Canyons 68-64 in the opening round of the Glendale College Holiday Tournament. VC (10-4) trailed 62-54 with 3:00 remaining before making the come back. Robin Prince rallied the Pirates with a pair of late buckets inside, Emma Larson had a big three, while Talia Taufaasau and Cece Quintino closed things out at the free throw line. Ventura plays LA Trade Tech in the tournament semifinals Thursday Dec. 20 at 3:00 pm.

  • December 19, 2018
VC freshman Madison Cvijanovich pulled in a career-high 12 rebounds and scoerd seven points in the Pirates' 70-67 win over San Francisco Saturday at the LAVC-Buddy's All-Star Classic in Valley Glen.
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  • December 08, 2018
Ventura Holds Off San Francisco in LAVC Tourney Semifinals

The VC women's basketball team held off hard charging San Francisco Saturday night, posting a 70-67 victory over the Rams in the semifinals of the LAVC-Buddy's All-Star classic at Los Angeles Valley College. Ventura (9-3) led CCSF 62-51 with 4:52 remining before the Rams came all the way back to take a 67-66 advantage. A lay-up by Cece Quintino with 32 seconds left, and two free throws by LaDaesha Merriweather with 14 seconds on the clock set the final margin for VC.

  • December 08, 2018
Pirate freshman Cece Quintino had 28 points on just 19 shots as Ventura defeated San Bernardino Valley 77-47 Friday afternoon in the first round of the LA Valley-Buddy's All-Star Classic.
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  • December 07, 2018
Pirate Cagers Pull Away From In Buddy's All-Star Opener

The Ventura College women's basketball tem pulled away from San Bernardino Valley in the second half of Friday's game, posting a 77-47 victory over the Wolverines in the opening round of the Buddy's All-Star Classic at Los Angeles Valley College. Cece Quintino had a economical output with 28 points on just 19 shots while handing out 10 assists to lead VC (8-3). Talia Taufaasau followed with 23 points in the victory. Ventura advances to Saturday's semifinal against San Francisco at 5:00 pm in Valley Glen.

  • December 07, 2018
Victoria Maciel nailed five 3-pointers en route to 23 points, helping VC past San Joaquin Delta College 81-75 Sunday in the third place game of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia.
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  • December 02, 2018
Ventura Defeats Delta to Claim Third at Gilcrest Invitational

After trailing by as many as 15 points in the second quarter, the VC women's basketball team came back to post a n 81-75 victory over San Joaquin Delta to claim third place at the 16-team Tom Gilcrest Invitational at College of the Sequoias in Visalia. Cece Quintino posted a career-high 31 points to earn all-tournament honors and Victoria Maciel hit five threes en route to 23 points for VC (7-3). LaDaesha Merriweather pulled in 15 big rebounds in the winning cause.

  • December 02, 2018
LaDaesha Merriweather pulled in 12 rebounds, her third straight double-digit rebound effort, in VC's semifinal loss to Sequoias Saturday in the semifinals of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational in Visalia.
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  • December 01, 2018
VC Hits Wall at Gilcrest Invitational Against Host COS

The Tom Gilcrest Invitational at the College of the Sequoias is no joke. The state's premier tournament is a difficult test, and the young Pirates found that out first half Saturday night against the host Giants. After taking a 22-14 lead early in the second quarter, VC (6-3) hit a wall as Sequoias went on a 17-3 run to close the half as the Pirates fell to the Giants 61-48 in the tournament semifinals Saturday night. Talia Taufaasau netted 18 points with six rebounds to lead Ventura and Cece Quintino totaled 14 points. LaDaesha Merriweather pulled in 12 rebounds.

  • December 01, 2018
VC guard Cece Quintino had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists as the Pirates defeated Reedley 74-52 Friday to advance to the Gilcrest Invitational semifinals in Visalia.
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  • November 30, 2018
Solid Effort Propels VC to Gilcrest Semifinals

The Ventura College women's basketball team put together their best overall effort of the young season, posting a 74-52 victory Friday over Reedley College to advance to the semifinals of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia. Talia Taufaasau had a career night , shooting 8-16 from the floor, 3-8 from three, and 9-10 at the foul line for 30 points. Cece Quintino netted 21 and LaDaesha Merriweather posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. VC (6-2) will take on host Sequoias at 8:00 pm Saturday in the tournament semifinals.

  • November 30, 2018
Pirate freshman Talia Taufaasau had 15 points to lead VC past Santa Rosa in the first round of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational Thursday in Visalia. (Photo by Felix Cortez)
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  • November 29, 2018
Pirates Outlast Santa Rosa at Gilcrest Invite

Talia Taufaasau hit for 15 points, and Cece Quintino had 14 points and nine rebounds as the Pirates' womens basketball team outlasted Santa Rosa 48-39 in the opening round of the Tom Gilcrest Invitational at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia. LaDaesha Merriweather pulled in 11 rebounds as VC (5-2) had a 13-0 run over a 10 minute period in the third and fourth quarters to turn a tie game into a Ventura victory. The Pirates will take on Reedley in the tournament quarterfinals Friday at 5:00 pm.

  • November 29, 2018
Pirate freshman LaDaesha Merriweather shoots over the outstretched hands of two Mt. SAC defenders Sunday in the finals of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions. (photo by Felix Cortez)
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  • November 25, 2018
Pirates Fall in ToC Championship Game

The VC women's basketball team had a game they will soon like to forget Sunday, falling in the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions final 46-27 to Mt. San Antonio College. LaDaesha Merriweather had six points and nine rebounds and Nikki Puga netted seven points to lead VC. Puga and Cece Quintino were awarded all-tournament honors for the Pirates (4-2).

  • November 25, 2018
VC guard Cece Quintino had 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the Pirates' 87-25 victory over Ohlone in the first round of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions.
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  • November 23, 2018
Ventura Overwhelms Ohlone in ToC Opener

From the beginning of the game, the Pirates' women's basketball team overwhelmed visiting Ohlone College in the opening round of the VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions Friday at the Athletic Event Center. After racing out to a 20-0 lead in the first quarter, VC went on to post the 87-25 victory over the Renegades on Black Friday. Cece Quintino had 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead the way while Nikki Puga totaled 15 points with five made 3-pointers. Victoria Maciel posted an efficient 14 points with nine field goal attempts.

  • November 23, 2018
VC freshman Talia Taufaasau had 17 points, five assists,four rebounds and four steals as the Pirates defeated Oxnard 60-31 on the final day of the Wild West Shootout at West LA College.
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  • November 10, 2018
Pirates Defeat Oxnard at Wild West Shootout

The Ventura College women’s basketball team claimed the consolation trophy of the Wild West Shootout at West Los Angeles College in Culver City Saturday with a 60-31 victory over Oxnard College. Talia Taufaasau earned all-tournament honors with a 17-point, five-assist, four-steal performance and Nikki Puga had 15 points and seven rebounds.  Victoria Maciel contrinuted 10 points and six boards to the victory for the Pirates (2-1).

  • November 10, 2018
VC sophomore Nikki Puga provided a spark of energy,and a team-high 15 points to help lead the Pirates back from a 17-point deficit to defeat LA Valley 59-56 Friday at the Wild West Shootout at West LA College.
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  • November 09, 2018
VC Comes Back From 17 Down to Defeat LA Valley

The Pirates women’s basketball team trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half before coming from behind to defeat LA Valley 59-55 Friday afternoon in an elimination game in the Wild West shootout at West LA College in Culver City. VC (1-1) trailed 30-13 with 6:45 remaining in the second quarter before slowly working their way back into the game. Nikki Puga and Cece Quintino led the Pirates with 15 points each while LaDaesha Merriweather netted 11 points with nine rebounds.

  • November 09, 2018