Sophomore Katie Randall scored a career-high 23 points Saturday, including a trio of 3-pointers, to lead the SBCC women’s basketball team to a 77-66 victory over San Mateo in the opening round of its own MTXE Tournament at the Sports Pavlion.
The Vaqueros led 35-30 in their season opener and broke the game open with a 12-0 burst to start the second half. Randall hit three consecutive treys and SBCC made six steals during the run, stretching the lead to 47-30.
SBCC won despite commiting 46 turnovers. San Mateo had even more trouble with 53 turnovers.
“We have a lot of freshmen and this was their first game,” noted Vaquero coach Sandrine Krul. “We played with composure when we needed to. They were athletic but our press bothered them.”
The Vaqueros advance to the championship semifinals, where they will take on Antelope Valley at 8 p.m. on Saturday. In other first-round games, Orange Coast routed Long Beach 75-39; Santa Ana defeated Moorpark 54-34 and Antelope Valley edged Riverside 66-61.
SBCC MTXE TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY’S GAMES
SBCC 77, San Mateo 66
Antelope Valley 66, Riverside 61
Santa Ana 54, Moorpark 34
Orange Coast 75, Long Beach City 39
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
Consolation semifinals
2 p.m. — Long Beach vs. Moorpark
4 p.m. — Riverside vs. San Mateo
Championship semifinals
6 p.m. — Orange Coast vs. Santa Ana
8 p.m. — SBCC vs. Antelope Valley
SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE
2 p.m. — Consolation final
4 p.m. — Third-place game
6 p.m. — Championship
