Stella Dulay scored 12 of her 19 points in the opening half and SBCC used a balanced attack to down L.A. Pierce 77-61 on Wednesday in a WSC North women’s basketball game at the Sports Pavilion.
Dulay hit 8-16 from the field as the Vaqueros (7-14, 2-4) won their second straight game. Mizhrua Bautista, a 5-2 guard, added 13 points and five assists. She hit 4-6 from the field, including 2-2 on 3-pointers.
Darla Morales posted the first double-double of her two-year career with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Alyssa Cosio added 10 points and seven boards while Sylvia Hoover-Purter contributed eight points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Freshman center Paige Nealy sprained her ankle in a recent practice and will miss the next few games.
The Vaqueros led by as many as 11 in the first half before Pierce closed within four (35-31) at intermission. The visitors tied it at 37 on a layup by Nazia Raheem early in the second half. The Vaqueros regained control by scoring the next 11 points, capped by a long jumper by Bautista and a layup from Cosio that made it 48-37 with 14:48 to play.
“We had our running game going and we stuck to the game plan, which was run, run, run, run, run,” said coach Sandrine Krul. “It was nice to get everyone in and they’re improving. The season isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon. We’ve played really well the last two games. People are sticking to their roles and when they do that, everything falls into place.”
Raheem scored all 13 of her points in the second half and Vanessa DeSimone also had 13 for Pierce (4-16, 1-5).
SBCC continued to build its lead and expanded it to 22 on a three-point play by Slyvia Hoover-Purter that made it 69-47 with 7:44 to go.
The Vaqueros have a bye Saturday, then host Oxnard on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
