The Bakersfield College women’s basketball team picked up wins three through seven on the season all in conference.
After what looked like another tough losing season for the women, the Renegades have pulled to 5-3 in the Western State Conference South Division after beating Citrus College 65-61 on Jan. 29.
In nonleague games to start the season, the Renegades were 2-9 and playoffs looked grim. Now the Renegades are 7-12 overall and 5-3 in the WSC South.
Gabi Morales, a freshman forward, mentioned what the difference was between league and nonleague games.
“Our team just finally picked it up and started playing together,” she said. “All of our hard work is paying off.
Morales is second in league in scoring with a 17.1 points per game average and led the Renegades in the win against Citrus with 14 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks and six assists. Morales talked about the individual numbers and accomplishments.
“I don’t care about all that stuff, because I couldn’t do any of it without my team,” said Morales.
Up next for the Renegades, is a game at West L.A. (1-6 in WSC South) on Feb. 2 and home against Canyons (7-0 in WSC South) on Feb. 5. For a sure shot into the playoffs, BC would need to win out through the remaining five regular-season games and hope for some losses for Canyons and Citrus.
Without those losses, BC will still need to maximize their win total and try to get a second place finish in conference in order to be selected by a committee.
Morales hopes for the best when it comes to making the playoffs and believes “getting into the playoffs would be exciting.”?