When Bishop Diego banked in its second 3-point shot of the night, coach Jeff Burich felt it was going to be a good night for his girls basketball team.
The Cardinals got great scoring balance and rolled to a 54-25 Frontier League win Thursday night.
“Every game is almost like that. It was a good team game for us,” Burich said. “It was nice when we banked in two of our first three 3-point shots. I knew it was going to be a good night.”
Janelle Kohler paced the balanced attack with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Dalise Spence was a force on the boards with 12 rebounds.
Bishop Diego’s defensive pressure was overwhelming. Jennifer Jimenez and Kelsey Stimson and Courtney Houston combined for 17 of the team’s 26 steals.
BISHOP DIEGO 54, SANTA PAULA 25
Bishop Diego— Perez 7, Breuer 8, Houston 2, Aijian 7, Kohler 10, Stimson 6, Spence 7, Jimenez 7. Totals 21 9-18 54
Santa Paula — Zizumbo 3, Garcia 8 Delgadillo 5, Lippert 2, Mendez 7. Totals 10 2-6 25
Bishop Diego…14 18 6 16 — 54
Santa Paula … 7 9 4 5 — 25
3-point goals—BD 3 (Perez, Aijian, Jimenez). SP 3 (Zizumbo, Delgadillo, Mendez). Total fouls—BD 11 SP 18. Fouled out—None. Records—BD 10-6, 2-1; Frontier League; SP 3-11, 0-2.
