2016-2017 Western State Conference Women's Basketball News
Moorpark College Head Coach Kenny Plummer, in his first year at the helm of the Raiders, was named the Western State Conference North Division Coach of the Year. Ventura College freshman guard Katie Campbell.
After the Los Angeles Valley College and Antelope Valley College Women’s Basketball team’s shared the 2017 Western State Conference East Division Championship, the two schools also shared the top honors for the division. LA Valley’s sophomore wing Diamond O’Connor was named the Player of the Year, while Antelope Valley’s head man Barry Green was named the Coach of the Year.
After winning the program’s first conference title since 2008, the Santa Monica College Women’s Basketball program was rewarded with the top two honors in the Western State Conference South Division post-season awards. Head Coach Lydia Strong, in her 15th season with the program, was named the Coach of the Year, while sophomore forward Lauren Davis was named the Player of the Year.
The Ventura College Women’s Basketball program, winners of the last 26 Western State Conference North Division Championships, claimed their 27th straight late on Wednesday. The Pirates which had clinched at least a share the previous Saturday claimed the outright title with a fourth quarter comeback against a scrappy Oxnard College squad with a 56-50 win over the Condors.
In it’s first ever season as a division, the Western State Conference East Division, saw two teams share the Women’s Basketball title. Los Angeles Valley College and Antelope Valley College shared the crown after both going 9-1.
The Santa Monica College Women’s Basketball team wrapped up its first conference title since 2008 on Saturday night. The Corsairs travelled to Los Angeles Pierce College and came back home with a 97-39 victory to hold off an idle Bakersfield College, who ended up in second place one game back.
Over this past weekend, Ventura College inducted it's first ever team into it's illustrious Hall of Fame.
All three divisions in the Western State Conference start their 2017 conference contests tonight. Through non-conference play a slew of teams have emerged as favorites, but all races look to be competitive.