Fallyn Lozano scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Bakersfield College women’s basketball team to an 86-75 win Feb. 2 over conference foe Glendale.
Coach Paula Dahl said, “(she) had the game of her life.”
The Renegades improved to 14-9, and 5-3 in Western State Conference play and maintained their hold on third place in the south division with their win at home on Wednesday night.
Sophomore guard Ashley Nichols chipped in with 16 points while Sarah Ortiz and Darlene Alugbue each had 14.
Glendale was led by Jerniece Johnson, who scored 20 points, and Lisa Yamasaki who had 18 points, including four 3-pointers.
Glendale fell to 11-11 overall and 1-6 in the WSC.
“We’ve got a team, and that’s what it’s all about,” said coach Dahl in response to the team winning despite Nicole Goss, the conference’s fourth leading scorer, being held to just eight points.
“(Our team is) really exciting to watch play” and “(we) have four really solid sophomores” Dahl said. Goss has been a standout player for BC all season and is among the top 10 in the conference in five major categories: scoring (fourth), blocks (fourth), steals (first), assists (ninth), and rebounds (sixth).
Besides Goss, other standout players include center Sarah Ortiz, who is No. 1 in field goal percentage in the state and guard Tayler McQuilliams, who is eighth in the state in assists.
With only four games remaining in the regular season, the Renegades’ playoff aspirations are alive.
They are currently 12th and 14th, respectively, in the RPI rankings, with the top 16 making it to postseason play.
Citrus College is first in the south division with a 9-0 record. College of the Canyons is second at 6-3.
Ventura leads the north division at 9-0.
BC’s next two games are tonight at West Los Angeles at 7:30 and Feb. 12 at home against Los Angeles Valley at 7:30 p.m.
The first round of the Southern California regional playoffs are scheduled to begin March 11.