No. 10 Ventura uses 3-point barrage to beat Vaqueros 90-67

Rhianna Dougan and Katie Campbell combined for 50 points and 11 3-pointers on Saturday night, leading No. 10 Ventura to a 90-67 women's basketball win over SBCC that secured the Pirates' 27th straight WSC North title.

Dougan scored 28 points and Campbell had 22 for the Pirates (25-5, 10-0), who led 13-2 and hit five treys in the first eight minutes on the way to a 25-13 first-quarter lead. Ventura, ranked No. 5 in Southern Cal and 10th in the State, finishes the regular season with 18 straight wins.

Ventura outscored the Vaqueros 36-6 on 3-pointers, hitting 50 percent (12-of-24) compared to 2-12 for the home team. The Pirates also won the shooting battle (45.6 to 34.2 percent) and the rebounds (44-41).

Destinee King had an outstanding game for the fourth-place Vaqueros (15-12, 4-6), scoring 30 points while grabbing 15 rebounds and blocking five shots. She missed her career high by one point. King has 16 double-doubles in 26 games this season and 32 in 54 career games. It was her 17th game of 18 or more points this season.

The 6-foot sophomore from Antelope, Calif., led the WSC North in four categories in conference play, averaging 21.8 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.1 blocks. She was 18th in the State for season scoring (19.0) and 14th in rebounds (11.1). She recorded double-doubles in 12 of her last 17 games.

"We played so hard tonight and with so much toughness," said 13th-year coach Sandrine Krul. "When it's all said and done, this sophomore unit will be missed. For us to end up 15-12 is a good season and I'm proud of this team."

Jocelin Petatan, a sophomore from Santa Barbara High, added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Vaqueros, who pulled within eight points (35-27) on a breakaway layup by Diamond Alexander, then trailed by 13 at halftime (46-33).

Stella Dulay tossed in nine points and Alyssa Cosio had six assists.

SBCC shaved the deficit to 10 points, 73-63, on two free throws by King with 4:58 to play but Campbell and Dougan hit back-to-back triples to stretch it back to 16 points. Dougan was 6-8 on 3-pointers and Campbell hit 5-12.

The Vaqueros are hoping to earn one of 19 playoff spots for the Southern Cal Regional. The pairings will be announced on Monday.