SBCC played solid basketball for 25 minutes on Wednesday night, extending an eight-point halftime advantage to 45-32 on a layup by Jennifer Jimenez with 14:51 to play.
But the Vaqueros went cold for the next 13 minutes, getting outscored 33-7 and falling to Moorpark 69-58 in a WSC North game at the Sports Pavilion.
“Those scoring droughts really hurt,” said coach Sandrine Krul. “We didn’t show up defensively, giving up 69 points. This young team is going to get it, I don’t when but they’re going to get it.
“When you’re up 13, why are you rushing to take shots? Maybe a game like this will wake us up.”
Jennifer Jimenez led the Vaqueros (8-11, 2-2) with 13 points. Mercedes Gonzalez had nine points and seven rebounds while Elia Salazar had eight points and seven boards. Shannon Abdulla also scored eight.
Moorpark (12-7, 4-0) shot nearly twice as many free throws, hitting 23 of 39, compared to 14-20 for the Vaqueros.
The Vaqueros shot 44 percent in the first half while building a 35-28 lead. The boosted the margin to 13 on layups by Salazar and Jimenez before Moorpark got hot.
A layup by Keia Nobles gave SBCC a 51-44 lead with 9:32 to go but the Raiders put together a 21-1 burst to assume a 65-52 lead.
The Vaqueros host Cuesta on Saturday at 5 p.m.
