2014-2015 Western State Conference Women's Basketball News
Ventura College freshman point guard Aubri Smith and Head Coach Ned Mircetic both took home the top honors for the Western State Conference North Division this past weekend. Smith was named the division’s Player of the Year, while Mircetic was named the Coach of the Year
Five schools have qualified for the 2015 California Community College Women’s Basketball Southern California Regional Playoffs. WSC North champion Ventura College (25-5) earned the top seed, coming in at #4 in SoCal and will host #13 Fullerton College on Friday evening.
Bakersfield College Head Coach Paula Dahl and sophomore center Nakia Page swept the top award in the Western State Conference South Division over the weekend. Dahl was named the Coach of the Year, while Page took home Player of the Year honors.
The race for the 2015 Western State Conference South Division Women’s Basketball crown came all the way down to the final day of competition. At the end of the night, Bakersfield College stood at the top of the heap, as they best second place Antelope Valley College 52-43.
After clinching at least a share of the 2015 Western State Conference North Division Championship on Saturday with a 63-47 win over Santa Barbara City College on Saturday, the Ventura College Women’s Basketball program clinched the outright title on Wednesday evening with a ??-?? win at Oxnard College. It’s the 25th consecutive conference title for Head Coach Ned Mircetic and company, the 28th overall, and their 23rd outright conference championship.
The 2015 Western State Conference North and South Division Women’s Basketball races officially begin tonight. In the North, it looks like it will be a two horse race with defending State Champs, Ventura College looking to win their 24th straight conference crown, with Cuesta College looking to be their biggest threat. In the South, Bakersfield College has ran roughshod through its pre-conference schedule, but three other schools are over .500, with a fourth sitting right at .500, and a fifth, the defending conference champs, just one game back.