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DAVIS, Calif. (KEYT) - UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball took down UC Davis on its home turf tonight and will head back home with a 55-47 conference win under its belt.

The victory is Head Coach Renee Jimenez' 300th career win and 29th at UC Santa Barbara. With the triumph, the Gauchos overtake UC Davis in the Big West rankings and slide into third place, remaining just behind UC Irvine and UC San Diego.

FROM HEAD COACH RENEE JIMENEZ
"Davis is always a tough place to win, they are a good team and well coached, we knew this was going to be a grind it out type game. I'm proud of our guys for how they responded, especially on the glass and on the defensive end," Jimenez said. "We talked all week about rebounding, finishing possessions and playing with physicality, and the players took that personally. They were communicating and trusting each other. When we defend and rebound like that, it gives us a chance to be really good and win a lot of games. We stayed together, trusted the game plan, and made plays when it mattered."

HOW IT HAPPENED
The opponents traded a couple of initial baskets before UC Davis got off to an early 11-5 lead. In response, Zoe Borter got to work and made three layups in a row to bring the Gauchos up to 11 themselves. The first period closed out at 13-13 and left both teams with the opportunity to grab the next lead.

The Gauchos immediately made six consecutive points to start the second, to which the Aggies replied with four of their own. Santa Barbara was already too far ahead, however, and they made ten more points to finish the half 29-24.

The third period saw the lowest scoring counts yet, with the Gauchos only making 11 and the Aggies only 10. Four of the five Gaucho buckets went in as layups while a shining three-pointer by Zoe Shaw served as the fifth. The Blue and Gold went into the final stage of the game ahead at 40-31.

The Gauchos did not falter in the fourth quarter, as they supplemented their score with 15 more points. Already ahead by six at 49-43, Santa Barbara secured six more points in the form of free throws. Davis' Megan Norris put in two more layups before the game was through, but it was not enough to overcome the Gaucho heading. Santa Barbara clinched the 55-47 point win.

Borter shot 17 points to lead the Gauchos in scoring for the sixth game this season and score double digits for the tenth game in a row. Júlia Puente-Valverde and Olivia Bradley had nearly identical category totals, with both forwards notching ten points and nine rebounds. Puente-Valverde led steals, however, with three while Bradley led assists with three.

Skylar Burke made a pair of driving layups and ran the engine of the Gaucho defense, nabbing eight defensive rebounds to led the squad in the stat.

The Gauchos struggled with three pointers more than usual, only sinking three of their attempts. However, their 10 free throws and superior field goal percentage carried them to the win over the Aggies.

UP NEXT
The Gauchos will be back in action on Jan. 15, when they wil host Cal State Bakersfield at 6:00

(Article courtesy of UCSB Athletics)

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - It was a classic crosstown rivalry game.

Lily Ruvalcaba snapped a tie game with putback bucket with just over one minute to play and teammate Janelle Capuno forced Carly Letendre into an off-balance heave in the final seconds as San Marcos held off Dos Pueblos.

The thrilling 55-53 win was the Royals first over their rival since the 2022-'23 season.

Both teams are now 3-2 in the Channel League.

Jada Ahmad led the Royals with 20 points hitting four 3-pointers.

(Ahmad scores to put Royals up by 4 with three minutes left. Entenza Design).

San Marcos also controlled the paint with Izzy Schow and Ruvalcaba each recording double-doubles.

Schow had 13 points and 15 rebounds while Ruvalcaba had 13 points with 10 rebounds as the Royals improved to 9-5 overall.

DP trailed 46-38 entering the fourth quarter but Kindah Ahmad-Reda brought the Chargers back with three 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter. She finished with 20 points.

Letendre is DP's all-time leading scorer but she was in foul trouble and was held to 12 points.

The senior guard did tie the game at 53 with a driving layup with just under 1:30 to play.

But the Royals size made the difference on the game-winning two points. Off a missed three-point attempt, Selena Valencia batted the ball and was grabbed by Ruvalcaba near the hoop and when she scored the students in the crowd erupted.

On the game's final play Capuno, who is terrific as rushing the quarterback for the Royals flag football team, fought through a pick, even falling down for a brief second, before hopping up to smother Letendre.

The Royals grabbed the rebound and celebrated a hard fought victory.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - San Marcos could not hold a fourth quarter lead and lost 12-11 to Orange Lutheran in a battle of girls water polo powers on Day 1 of the Tournament of Champions.

Sophomore Jade Pattison scored 5 goals and USC-bound Charlotte Raisin added 3 goals as San Marcos led 6-4 at the half and 10-7 after three quarters.

But the Lancers, ranked #5 in the latest MaxPreps.com poll, scored the game-winning goal with under :15 seconds to play to complete the comeback.

In other action Dos Pueblos defeated Agoura 13-6 behind 4 goals from Talia Marshall.

Kyra Jones scored a goal, had 3 assists, 2 field blocks and 1 steal for DP.

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By Lex Harvey, CNN

(CNN) — Oregon officials are opening an investigation into a shooting by federal agents in Portland that left a married couple wounded and sparked renewed outrage in the city over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown there and across the US.

The shooting inflamed tensions a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, prompting protests and condemnation from state and city officials there.

Following Wednesday’s killing, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told agents to “get the fuck out” of the city. Oregon state Sen. Kayse Jama took a similar tone during a news conference after the Portland shooting, telling ICE agents to “get the hell out of our community.”

The Portland shooting unfolded Thursday afternoon as US Border Patrol agents were conducting a “targeted vehicle stop” and one of the agents “fired defensive shots” after the driver tried to run the agents over, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene,” she added.

No agents were injured in the shooting, a federal law enforcement source told CNN.

McLaughlin said the driver and passenger are believed to be linked to Tren de Aragua, the notorious Venezuelan gang President Donald Trump has long targeted amid accusations of drug trafficking, murder and other violence, though she did not provide evidence.

Portland Police Chief Bob Day said local officers weren’t involved in the incident, but responded to reports of a shooting involving federal agents just after 2:15 p.m. Thursday.

Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.

When officers arrived, they found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds and emergency responders transported them to a hospital, Day said. The conditions of the patients weren’t known Thursday night, he added.

The chief said his department didn’t know if the vehicle involved in the shooting had been weaponized against the agents.

The two people who were shot are married, a senior law enforcement told CNN.

State to investigate shooting

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson linked Thursday’s shooting to the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the circumstances of which has been disputed by federal and local officials. Wilson said he had spoken to the Minneapolis mayor earlier in the day to offer condolences and called Good’s death “entirely preventable” in a statement Thursday morning.

Hours after the mayors spoke, Wilson was similarly casting doubt on the Trump administration’s characterization of what took place in Portland.

“We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time has long passed,” he said.

Wilson called for ICE to halt all operations in Portland until an investigation