Rebecca Griffin poured in 21 points and Brandi Blackwell led an improved rebounding effort with 16 boards, but Santa Barbara fell a bit short in an upset bid against visiting Buena on Thursday night, 49-34.
“We were 11-of-44 shooting tonight because we rushed a lot of shots. You have to take your time and put the ball in the basket,” said coach Andrew Butcher. But we rebounded a little better this game.”
The Dons play at San Marcos on Monday.
BUENA 49, SANTA BARBARA 34
BUENA — Ericsson 3, Albanez 16, Halpern 2, Munoz 3, Holcomb 9, Shirk 8, Sol 8. Totals 17 13-18 49.
SANTA BARBARA — Blackwell 6, Ramirez 3, Griffin 21, Emerson 1. Totals 11 6-9 34.
Buena……..14 14 12 9 — 49
Santa Barbara….6 12 6 10 — 34
3-point goals — B 2 (Ericsson, Holcomb), SB 5 (Griffin 4, Ramirez 1).
Total fouls — B 18, SB 10.
