Vaqueros take 2 close ones at Rabobank Tourney

SBCC built big first-half leads in a pair of women's water polo games on Saturday at the Cuesta Rabobank Tournament, then held on for two victories.

The Vaqueros (8-7) led Long Beach 7-2 at halftime before the Vikings stormed back with a 5-1 second-half advantage. The Vaqueros won 8-7 behind two goals each from Maddie Brooks and Kendra Carr. Carr had two steals and goalie Mackenzie Richards made 12 saves.

In the afternoon game, SBCC jumped ahead of WSC rival Cuesta 8-3 at intermission and 10-5 after three quarters on the way to a 12-10 triumph. Carr had a season-high five goals and Nicole Cosares scored three times while making three steals and drawing four ejections. Brianna Del Pozzo added three steals.

"We had a great win in the morning over Long Beach after being up 7-2 at half," said coach Chuckie Roth. "It was a real learning experience for our young team. I was proud of our first-half play and the last four minutes of the game."

The Vaqueros will host Cuesta (17-4) in a WSC battle on Wednesday at San Marcos High, starting at 5:20 p.m. L.A. Valley leads the conference at 3-0, followed by Cuesta (3-1), SBCC (2-1), Ventura (2-1) and Citrus (2-1).

Long Beach ….…….. 1    1   3    2  –  7
SBCC ……………....…. 5    2   1    0  –  8
 Goals – SB: Brooks 2, Carr 2, Seale, Perez, Cosares, Del Pozzo. Goalie saves – SB: Richards 12.

SBCC …………..….... 3   5   2   2  – 12
Cuesta ……………... 0   3   2   5  – 10
 Goals – SB: Carr 5, Cosares 3, Seale, Brooks, Dorn, Mroz. Goalie saves – SB: Richards 5, Ames 2.