Donielle Griggs had 14 pts and Erika Ward had 11 pts and 5 asts as #1-ranked and still-unbeaten Ventura (24-0, 5-0) threatened the team record for fewest points allowed in a 63-16 win over WSC-North rival Oxnard (7-14, 2-3) Saturday night in Ventura.
Ventura handed out media guides at the entrance before the game, and they came in handy to check the team record for fewest points allowed in a game. That mark of 13, set in 2000 against LA Pierce, remains the standard after Oxnard's Tonee Martin scored 5 points in the final three minutes to keep her team out of the Ventura record book.
The game was never in doubt, as Ventura jumped out to a 19-0 lead and was never challenged. The Ventura defense held Oxnard scoreless on 0-for-10 from the floor with 10 turnovers until Charnisha Bradley made a free throw with 8:43 left in the first half. Chloe Bunker made Oxnard's first field goal with 3:10 left in the half. Ventura led, 31-6, at halftime, just missing the team record for fewest points allowed in a half (4 - set twice in other seasons vs. Oxnard).
After Bunker's putback basket, Amanda Izaguirre made a 3-pointer to cut the Ventura lead to 19 at 25-6. But then Griggs drained a three to push the lead back above 20, and it stayed there the rest of the way. The Ventura defense began the second half as it did the first, holding Oxnard scoreless for the first 7:58 in pushing the lead to 47-6 before Bradley again broke the drought, this time with a pair of free throws.
The win improves Ventura's record to 24-0 overall and 5-0 in the WSC-North while Oxnard falls to 7-14 overall and 2-3 in the division.
box score
Saturday, January 24, 2009 - 7 pm
at the VC Atheletic Event Center, Ventura
WSC-North (women)
Oxnard 16:
4-Shaiqua Perkins, SG - 0/3 fg, 1 reb, 1 pf, 0 pts
10-Amanda Izaguirre, SF - 1/10 fg, 2 reb, 3 pts
15-Amber Warren, PG - 0/7 fg, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 0 pts
25-Tonee Martin, C - 2/6 fg, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 3 pf, 5 pts
32-Arlene Cortez, PF - 0/5 fg, 6 reb, 3 pf, 0 pts
11-Chloe Bunker, C - 1/1 fg, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 4 blk, 1 stl, 3 pf, 3 pts
12-Danikha Edwards, F - 0/5 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 0 pts
2-Stephanie Hernandez, G - 1 reb, 0 pts
3-Charnisha Bradley, F - 1/2 fg, 3/6 ft, 7 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl, 5 pts
team rebounds: 2
Totals: 5/39 fg (.128), 5/10 ft (.500), 33 reb, 3 ast, 5 blk, 4 stl, 14 pf, 16 pts
3-pt fg (1): Izaguirre
Technical Foul: Coach Sherman
Turnovers (33): Izaguirre 7, Cortez 7, Warren 4, Edwards 4, Perkins 3, Martin 3, Bunker 2, Bradley, team 2
Ventura 63:
4-Michelle Santizo, PG - 2/7 fg, 4 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 2 pf, 6 pts
11-Erika Ward, SG - 4/9 fg, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 1 pf, 11 pts
21-Chanelle Brennan, PF - 2/11 fg, 1/2 ft, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 3 stl, 1 pf, 5 pts
22-Donielle Griggs, SF - 6/10 fg, 1/1 ft, 3 reb, 14 pts
41-Julie Heurung, C - 3/5 fg, 2/4 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 3 pf, 8 pts
32-Kris King, C - 1/4 fg, 2/4 ft, 2 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 pf, 4 pts
10-Amanda Padilla, G - 2/3 fg, 2 ast, 1 stl, 5 pts
15-Lacey Escamilla, F - 1/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 ast, 3 pts
14-Brenda van Someren, G - 1/4 fg, 3 reb, 2 stl, 2 pts
34-Christine McPherson, F - 2/3 fg, 1/4 ft, 2 reb, 5 pts
24-Irma Rivera, G - 0/2 fg, 0 pts
team rebounds: 5
Totals: 24/60 fg (.400), 10/19 ft (.526), 40 reb, 18 ast, 2 blk, 11 stl, 9 pf, 63 pts
3-pt fg (5): Santizo 2, Ward, Griggs, Padilla
Turnovers (14): King 5, Santizo 3, Ward, Brennan, Griggs, Escamilla, van Someren, team
Halftime Score: Ventura 31, Oxnard 6
Updated Records: Ventura (#1-Calif) 24-0, 5-0 in WSC-N; Oxnard 7-14, 2-3 in WSC-N
Note: This is tied for the second-fewest points Ventura has ever allowed in a game
