Santa Barbara, CA - The Vaqueros won 17-16 in a stunner over visiting Sonoma State on the turf at UCSB. SBCC was down 8-6 at halftime to the WWLL North D1 Seawolves but outscored them 11-8 in the second half to steal the game and halt a two game loss streak.  The winning goal came on a nice feed inside with a great teamwork play.

Freshman Christine Hopkins (Dublin, CA) looked like she might try to score the game winner with only moments left in the game. Sonoma had just rallied from a 3 goal deficit to tie it at 16-16 and so the Vaqueros needed a draw control and a big play to win it in regulation.  SBCC got the draw control and it led to Hopkins driving to goal but she was fouled hard on the way. Really hard. The uncontrolled attempt at playing defense by the Sonoma player leveled Hopkins and sent her sprawling to the turf. It might have been a foul even in men's lacrosse. After making sure all her limbs were still attached Hopkins set up for the free position shot. The obvious option for her was a shot from a wide angle on the hanging hash with not a lot of time to create something for herself. While contemplating that she also scanned the field for teammates to find another avenue for getting the ball into the Sonoma goal. 

Hopkins took two steps in on the whistle for the restart but then passed to Jordan Venetis (Thousand Oaks, CA) cutting back door  to goal. The sophomore leaped and caught the ball and spun before shooting to bury it with 6 seconds left in the game. The draw with 6 seconds on the clock was unlikely to lead to a goal for either team but SBCC sophomore Christina Wong  (Carlsbad, CA) made sure there was no chance for Sonoma by controlling the last loose ball. A wild celebration followed the final whistle.

It was the 7th goal of the game for Venetis, who announced her commitment to UCSB after the game. The midfielder will be the first Vaquero player to transfer from the young SBCC women's lacrosse program to the Gauchos.

SBCC head coach Jillian Boyd was ecstatic after the game.

"I'm very proud of the team and how they came together and truly played like a team," said Boyd.

"This was a huge accomlishment for us and I cannot say it enough, how proud I am. I am very excited to see where this program is headed."

SBCC evened their record at 4-4 and improved to 3-4 against teams from four year schools. They are 1-0 against other community college teams. The Vaqueros, who have a head start on the rest of the two year schools in the state of California, play next when they face Cal State Fullerton on April 10th at UCSB as part of a triple header with the UCSB 'A' and 'B' teams. Sonoma dropped to 4-9 and plays the club from UC Berkeley next in Berkeley on March 20th. 

SBCC closes the season with the Fullerton game and a contest with Cal State Long Beach before wrapping up 2009 at Marymount College in Palos Verdes.  The three opponents are a combined 3-11 so the Vaqueros can earn themselves a winning season by keeping this momentum going.

San Luis Obispo, CA - SBCC women's lacrosse was back in action after a weekend off with a game on the road in San Luis Obispo. The Vaqueros played the Cal Poly SLO 'B' team and despite playing well at times throughout the game couldn't get get enough going on offense. The Mustangs led 8-3 at halftime and won 15-6. SBCC head coach Jillian Boyd thought her team made some breakthroughs during the game, despite the final score.

"We played well, the best so far this year, we just were playing one of the better teams on our schedule," said Boyd.

The Mustangs improved to 6-1 with the win while SBCC dropped their second contest in a row and is under .500 for the first time this season with a 3-4 record. The Vaqueros are 1-0 against community college competition, 2-1 against four year school 'B' teams and 0-2 against four year school 'A' teams.

Next up for SBCC is a game versus Sonoma State on Sunday at UCSB. The opening draw is 1pm on the Rob Field turf. The Mustangs host Nevada-Reno on March 20th.

Santa Barbara, CA - UNLV started fast and never looked back in a non-league game with the Vaqueros on the turf at UCSB. The Runnin' Rebels led 8-1 at halftime. The Vaqueros played UNLV tougher in the second half  with a 4-6 result but could not close the gap enough to turn it into a game. The final score was 14-5 in favor of the Rebels.

The loss dropped the Vaqueros to 3-3 overall on the season. UNLV improved to 5-1 with the win. SBCC plays next at Cal Poly SLO 'B' on March 13th in a 11am game. The Rebels play next against in-state rival Nevada, Reno on March 14th.

Santa Barbara, CA - The Vaqueros opened Sunday action at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara Shootout Sponsored by Brine and were successful over USC 'B' with 18-13 win. SBCC was leading the game 9-8 at halftime and ran away from the Trojans with a 9-5 second half.

SBCC is now 3-1 on the season and faces San Jose State in their afternoon game at the Shootout for the final contest of the event for both teams.

Santa Barbara, CA - The Vaqueros played two games on the last day of the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara Shootout Sponsored by Brine and won one game and lost one game.  The SBCC women's lacrosse club started the day with an 18-13 win over USC 'B' after leading that game 9-8 at halftime. Against San Jose State in their afternoon game the Vaqueros were up 5-4 at halftime but got into foul trouble during the second half and dropped a 10-6 decision to the Spartans.

The young SBCC squad is now 3-2 on the season. The Vaqueros go into a BYE weekend before resuming play on Saturday, February 27th, when UNLV comes to town to play both UCSB 'B' and SBCC.

Santa Barbara, CA - The SBCC women's lacrosse club opened play at the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara Shootout Sponsored by Brine with a game against UC San Diego 'B'. The Vaqueros opened play at the Shootout just 14 hours following their history making Friday night game with Marymount College of Palos Verdes. SBCC won the inaugural matchup between two California Community Colleges 17-3 at La Playa Stadium at SBCC. 

Saturday morning at the Shootout on Storke Field at UCSB the Vaqueros beat UCSD 'B' 8-3 after leading 4-2 at halftime. SBCC improved to 2-0 with the win.

SBCC continues play at the Shootout Saturday afternoon with a game against UCLA 'B'. The Bruins second side are regular WWLL D2 play-off participants.

Santa Barbara, CA - The SBCC women's lacrosse club fell 13-4 to UCLA 'B' in their second game of the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara Shootout Sponsored by Brine.

Saturday morning at the Shootout on Storke Field at UCSB the Vaqueros beat UCSD 'B' 8-3. The afternoon opponent was UCLA 'B' and they proved to be a tougher match. The Bruins, perennial WWLL D2 play-off participants, easily took care of the young SBCC squad.

SBCC continues play at the Shootout on Sunday with games against USC 'B' and the only side from San Jose State.