Dulay tallies 19 in 77-61 victory

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 game at the Sports Pavilion.

Dulay, a 5-6 freshman from Pioneer Valley High in Santa Maria,  came off the bench to hit 8-16 from the field as the Vaqueros (7-14, 2-4) won their second straight game. She scored 19 points in just 20 minutes and missed her season high by one.

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, 10 rebounds and four assists. 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 in the Coaches vs. Cancer game on Wednesday at 7 p.m.