2022-23 Ventura College Women's Basketball News
Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2022-23, achieving an overall 3.29 grade point average in the fall and following that up with a 3.19 overall GPA in the spring semester. A total of 108 Pirates achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List in the fall 2022 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 53 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2023, 110 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 45 posting perfect GPA's.
Ventura College continues to have the most recognized academic achieving collegiate women's basketball program in the country as the Pirates have been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association National academic Honor Roll for the 19th time in the past 20 years. VC posted an overall grade point average of 3.337 for the 2022-23 academic year, placing sixth on the national organization's Team Honor Roll.
The Ventura College Athletic Department honored its outstanding scholar athletes for the 2022-23 year earlier this month at the annual VC Athletic Hall of Fame and Student Athlete Recognition Banquet. Gage Allen (baseball) received the Male Scholar Athlete Award while Lauren Albrent (Softball), Kylie Gallick (Basketball) and Maggie Mordecai (Soccer) were all named Female Schola Athletes for the year. All four achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average for two years at Ventura College.
Ventura College women's basketball student athlete Talitha Draper was honored by the Community College Counselors / Advisors Academic Association for Athletics wit their Student Athlete Achievement Award Wednesday at the CCCAA Spring Convention in Sacramento. The honor is presented annually by the 3C4A to the male and female athlete in the state who has “persevered and made significant personal strides toward success.”
Ventura College sophomores Kenya Edelhart and Kylie Gallick have each been named All-State for the 2022-23 season by the California Community College Women's Basketball Association, marking the 15th time that two Pirates have been honored as All-State selections. Both players were named third team All-State for the Pirates.
The Pirates women's basketball team had four players honored on the All-Western State Conference team as determined by conference coaches following the regular season last month. Kenya Edelhart, Kylie Gallick and Sofia Torres-Reyes all earned their second straight first team All-WSC honors while Alisha Cruz-Lisberg was named Honorable Mention All-WSC.
The Pirates' women's basketball team played their best game of the year for the first three quarters Saturday. The No. 12-seed led No. 5 Cypress 58-50 headed to the fourth quarter before losing the momentum against the Chargers, who put together a stellar final period for the 79-67 result. Kylie Gallick recorded her 22nd double-double in 28 games with 18 points and 19 rebounds while Sofia Torres Reyes added 17 points. Kenya Edelhart and Alisha Cruz-Lisberg totaled 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Pirates (20-9).
Alisha Cruz-Lisberg had a career night, scoring 23 points on 9-14 shooting from the floor and a 5-7 night at the free throw line as Ventura defeated Cerritos 63-51 Wednesday in the first round of the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs at the Athletic Event Center. Kenya Edelhart had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists while Kylie Gallick recorded her 21st double-double of the year with 10 points and 14 boards as No. 12-seeded VC moves on to face No. 5 Cypress in the second round on Saturday.
The VC women's basketball team was awarded the No. 12 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host a first round game. The Pirates (19-8) will host No. 21 Cerritos (14-14) on Wednesday Feb. 22 at 7:00 pm at the Athletic Event Center. The winner of Wednesday's game will travel to face No. 5 Cypress (21-7) on Saturday Feb. 25.
After falling behind by as many as eight points in the second quarter, the Pirates' women's basketball team came all the way back, only to drop a 67-61 decision to the bulldogs in Santa Maria Friday. Sofia Torres Reyes totaled 19 points, including 5-7 shooting from three, and Kylie Gallick recorded her 20th double-double of the year with 11 points and 17 rebounds. Tiernan Phillips came off the bench to score 10 points with eight boards.
In an extremely physical contest, VC's Kylie Gallick sliced Santa Barbara up for the Pirates' first-ever 30-20 double-double leading to a 61-43 Ventura victory. The sophomore scored a career high 32 points with 21 boards and added five steals to pace VC while Kenya Edelhart scored 11 points with six boards and three assists. Jasmine Glover netted seven points for Ventura (19-7, 8-3) and Alina Olivo dropped three dimes in the win.
Through another whole team effort the VC women's basketball team routed visiting Los Angeles Pierce 101-47 Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. Six Pirates had six players score in double figures, led by Sofia Torres-Reyes' 19 points, including five made 3-pointers. All nine Pirates who played scored and contributed across the statistics sheet as they posted the team's highest point total since a 103-63 win over Orange Coast on March 5, 2014.
Despite outscoring Moorpark in each of the last three quarters, the Pirates' women's basketball team could not overcome a sluggish first period on their 64-52 setback at Moorpark Saturday afternoon. VC trailed 22-7 with eight turnovers 10 minutes into the game before getting untracked the rest of the way. Kenya Edelhart led the effort with 20 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, with three assists and Kylie Gallick netted 12 with nine rebounds.
VC guard Kenya Edelhart scored 26 points on 11-13 shooting from the floor and forward Kylie Gallick had a double-double of 14 points and 20 rebounds as the Pirates dominated from the opening tip in their 80-47 win at Cuesta Wednesday in San Luis Obispo. Ventura (17-6, 6-2) outscored the Cougars 20-1 in the opening quarter to begin the rout. Sofia Torres-Reyes added 14 points while Jasmine Glover and Alisha Cruz-Lisberg each added nine.
The Pirates' women's basketball team overmatched visiting Oxnard Saturday with a 93-73 victory at the Athletic Event Center. Sofia Torres-Reyes scored 20 points and Jasmine Glover came off the bench for a career-high 16 points to lead a 43-point effort by the VC bench. Kenya Edelhart netted 14 and Tiernan Phillips shot 5-5 from the floor for 10 points. The 70-point margin of victory Wednesday was the largest for the Pirates since Ventrua defeated LA Pierce 114-39 on Feb. 12, 2014.
For the first time in three years, the Ventura College women's basketball team honored its favorite teachers following its game Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center. For the 16th time, members of the Pirates' sophomore class each selected a "Favorite Teacher" based on their own personal criteria. Including this year, a total of 90 awards have been presented by VC women's basketball since 2006.
