Oxnard edges Vaqueros 73-71 on buzzer-beater

Karrie Franklin hit a turnaround jumper with one second to play on Saturday afternoon, lifting Oxnard to a 73-71 win over visiting SBCC.

"It was great game and a real battle of wills," said Vaquero coach Sandrine Krul. "We played hard and smart, it just didn't go our way."

Juliette Marquez poured in 32 points for Oxnard (9-6, 2-1 WSC North), hitting 10-of-14 from 3-point country. Ronnie Coney added 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Destinee King topped the Vaqueros (11-8, 2-1) with 23 points and 12 rebounds. It was her fourth straight double-double and 13th of the season. She leads the WSC North in scoring (18.3) and rebounding (11.7).

Kesler Johnson had a double-double for Santa Barbara with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Jocelin Petatan added 12 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals. Jeanie Pattison, a 5-7 freshman from Australia, collected nine points, seven assists and five rebounds.

"When you have an opposing guard score 32 points and hit 10 3's, it makes things tough," said Krul. "She hit some from way out there. We were doubling her, face-guarding her and she just kept scoring."

The Vaqueros jumped ahead 13-3 and led 20-13 after one quarter. They were up 37-31 at halftime before the Condors rallied to take a 45-44 lead on a 3-pointer. Oxnard was up 51-50 after three periods.

The Condors outshot the Vaqueros 51 to 42 percent and SBCC won the rebound battle 50-39. Oxnard was a sizzling 66.7 percent on 3-pointers (10-15), however, while the Vaqueros made 4-16. Santa Barbara committed 10 more turnovers (24-14).

The Vaqueros erased a five-point deficit and took a 71-69 lead on a jumper by King with 47 seconds left. Oxnard tied it 10 seconds later and, following an SBCC miss, Franklin scored the game-winner.

 The Vaqueros will play their third WSC North road game in the first four dates on Wednesday when they take on Moorpark at 5 p.m.