Women’s Basketball: Long Beach cruises to 77-40 non-conference win at Oxnard
Double-doubles by sophomore Darshana Taafua and freshman Lupe Cruz helped lead the Long Beach City College women’s basketball team to a 77-40 rout at Oxnard College on Saturday.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
44 | 33 | 77 |
|
|
26 | 14 | 40 |
Team Stats
Oxnard
| Game Statistics | Long Beach | Oxnard |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (31-76) | (14-49) |
| Field Goal % | 40.8% | 28.6% |
| Rebounds | 69 | 28 |
| Assists | 16 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 40 |
Double-doubles by sophomore Darshana Taafua (Western HS) and freshman Lupe Cruz (South East HS) helped lead the Long Beach City College women's basketball team to a 77-40 rout at Oxnard College on Saturday.
The non-conference win improved the Vikings to 4-2 overall this season. Long Beach is back in action on Thursday (Dec. 11) at 2 p.m. against Rio Hondo College to open the three-day Irvine Valley College tournament.
Taafua posted her second consecutive double-double, leading the Vikings with 17 points to go along with 10 rebounds while Cruz added 13 points with a team-best 15 boards. Sophomore Janissa Zagal (Kennedy HS) came off the bench to score nine points and freshman Kayla Sii (Lakewood HS) added six points.
Long Beach led 44-26 at halftime before allowing just 14 points in the second. The Viking defense forced 40 turnovers and held Oxnard (0-5) to 14 of 49 field goal shooting for the contest.
LBCC is currently ranked No. 13 in Southern California in the December 8 California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association regional poll.