Sara Crane did a little of everything on Wednesday night with 11 points, eight assists, four rebounds and three steals, leading SBCC to a 78-76 women’s basketball victory over L.A. Pierce in Woodland Hills.
Leslie Steele made 4-of-10 from 3-point land and scored 15 points before fouling out with 7:30 to go. The Vaqueros (9-12) hit their season high in points to complete the first round with a 3-3 record in WSC North play. Pierce is 8-14 and 1-5.
SBCC shot 41 percent in the game and led 43-41 after a high-scoring first half.
Crane, a former Dos Pueblos High standout, made a spin move and sank a layup to put the visitors up 76-74 with two minutes left. Jimenez, a sophomore from Bishop Diego, scored the game-winning layup on an assist from Crane with 1:20 to play.
Jasmine Johnson had a strong game with 10 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three blocks. Jimenez and Keia Nobles both finished with nine points and six boards, helping the Vaqueros to a 46-35 rebound advantage.
Elia Salazar had an interesting performance, scoring all 10 of her points in the first half and grabbing all nine of her rebounds in the second half.
The Vaqueros have a bye on Saturday before opening second-round play at Oxnard on Feb. 1.
