The LBCC women’s basketball team extended their win streak to 11 games on Friday with a 77-52 victory over the El Camino Warriors.
Early on, The Vikings were having to settle for low percentage contested jump shots as the Warrior’s zone defense was not allowing them to get open looks.
Although their offense was not flowing, the Vikings were working hard on defense, staying in front of their assignment and taking chargers when needed.
Sophomore guard Amanda Lopez was able to feed off this defensive momentum and open up the offense for the Vikings. She was aggressive in driving the ball to the rim, causing the defense to collapse and opening up people on the perimeter.
“We’re focused on trying to score, get inside the paint, and move the ball,” said Lopez.
From this point on, the Vikings took the lead and never looked back.
They started to pick apart the zone with Lopez running the offense and finding her teammates in the high-post in the middle of that Warrior’s zone.
Sophomore guard Jaden Sanderson was one of those teammates often operating in the middle of that zone, either pulling up for an open mid-range jumper, finding a teammate spotted up for a three, or cutting to the basket.
A three by Lopez in the third quarter sparked a 36-18 point run to end the game.
This run was fueled by a plethora of threes and mid-range jumpers from the Vikings, who could not miss to end the game.
“To finish off the fourth quarter and stretch the lead out to 15 plus, I thought that was good on the girls’ behalf,” said Viking head coach Ollie Brent.
The Vikings look to extend their win streak to 12 games when they take on Cerritos College on Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.