Cold Shooting Dooms Bulldogs in Loss to Santa Barbara

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College women's basketball team suffered a league loss to Santa Barbara City College at home in a 66-57 decision on Saturday afternoon. | BOX SCORE

The Bulldogs (14-7, 3-2 WSC) struggled to find solid offensive production throughout the physical contest, leading the squad to an overall showing of 25.8 percent from the field. The home squad also faced an unusually inconsistent night at the charity stripe after going 19-for-32 and finishing nearly 10 percent below the team's average on the season. The visiting Vaqueros (9-9, 2-2 WSC) managed to score 25 points off of 33 AHC turnovers and proved to have a deeper bench, outscoring Hancock's limited reserves at a 38-13 margin. 

Alexandria Paquet led the Bulldogs in scoring with 23 points after going 6-for-15 from the field, including a perfect 3-for-3 finish from long distance, and shooting 80 percent at the free throw line. Chloe Blankenship followed with a 12 point performance while Kayla Taylor snagged a career-high of 18 rebounds. Mya Mendoza rounded out the top performers with eight points and seven rebounds after coming off the bench. 

The Bulldogs will continue Western State Conference play on Wednesday, January 25th, with a trip to Ventura College.