For the Bakersfield College women’s basketball team, the long losing streak ended with its first Western State Conference win of the season.
The Renegades beat the L.A. Valley Monarchs 64-62 Feb. 11 to snap an 18-game losing streak.
“It’s been brutal. The kids only had three wins last year. They were afraid that they were only going to have three wins this year,” said coach Paula Dahl. “It was fantastic. We showed a lot of discipline. We got the rebounds. That monkey has been on our back for months. It was a fun game. I was just really, really proud of my team.”
Dahl felt like the fact that her team was able to work the game clock helped her team get the victory.
“When we needed to down toward the end we were able to take care of business. We got some key rebounds. We hustled we didn’t give up on ourselves,” she said.
Against L.A. Valley, Jacquelyn Rodriguez had 18 points while Julie Thomas poured in 15 points.
For the Monarchs, Mariam Asaryn had 19 points.
After winning their first game of the season, the Renegades committed 31 turnovers as they were defeated by Santa Monica 59-43 Feb. 14.
Nicole Lopez had 14 points and hit four 3 pointers, but the Renegades still lost to West L.A. 57-52 Feb. 7.
Despite the loss, women’s basketball coach Paula Dahl felt like her team played their closest game of the season.
“I was very pleased with the way my kids played tonight. We just ran out of time,” Dahl said following the game against West L.A.
Dahl felt that the game against West L.A. was her team’s best performance of the season.
“It was one of the best ball games we have played. We had teamwork, and we had output from more than one player. I was just really pleased with how hard we played,” she said.
Against West L.A., Julie Thomas added 12 points, while Taquedia Brown had 11 rebounds.
For West L.A., Shannon Austin scored 29 points and had 10 rebounds, while CeeCee Jeffries added 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Dahl thanked the fans and parents who have supported the team throughout this tough season.
“We’ve got some great parents and families. They were there (against West L.A.) in full force,” said Dahl.
“They have just been so supportive on the road and off the road.”
Kristin Alvidrez scored seven points as the Renegades lost to College of the Canyons 91-30. Feb 4.
Not including the Glendale game on Feb. 18, the Renegades record is 4-22 overall and 1-9 in the WSC.