Moorpark College women’s basketball point guard Mika Jarett and center Rome Falcocchia combined for 35 points in the LBCC Vikings 55- 44 first home game loss on Friday.
Jarrett ended up with 16 points, shooting 7-12 from the field and 2-2 at the free throw line.
Falcocchia amassed a double-double of 19 points and ten rebounds. Falcocchia went 7-8 on free throw attempts and shot 6-10 from the field.
The Vikings’ went into halftime down by nine, but closed the gap in the third quarter to trail by three. Moorpark went on a 16-8 run to close out the game in the fourth quarter.
“Too many turnovers. We didn’t box out. We didn’t rebound enough. Too many people to the free throw line,” Vikings guard Jezelle Moreno said.
The Vikings were outrebounded 15-10 in the fourth quarter and the Raiders converted eight of ten free throws.
Moorpark’s offense revolved around driving to draw the Vikings’ defenders and finding the cutter for easy layups.
The Raiders shot 41% from the field and 79% from the free throw line compared to the Vikings’ 37% from the field and 58% from the free throw line.
Despite the loss, center Chioma Okenwa managed to record a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Moreno and guard Brillana Boyd both scored nine points. Moreno shot 4-12 from the field and 1-2 from the stripe. Boyd shot 4-11 from the field and missed her one free throw.
The Vikings’ head coach Tay Adams expressed a lack of discipline on following the game plan from the team.
“Too many times we weren’t where we needed to be offensively and defensively. We also have to protect the ball,” Adams said.
The Vikings’ next game is Wednesday against Victor Valley College at 6 p.m.