Where did they go? Alumni report

Women's Basketball season comes to an end. The Lady Raiders season ended at Oxnard College with a 40-62 loss. The Lady Raiders were paced by Tiffany Hurd with 18 points and Bev Lamphiear added 10 points.

2007-08 Results

Women's Basketball vs Santa Barbara. The Lady Raiders were defeated by Santa Barbara City College, 48-79. Tiffany Hurd led all scorers with 18 points. Bev Lamphiear added 10 points.

Women's Basketball at Ventura College. The Lady Raiders were defeated by Ventura College, 67-78. Tiffany Hurd led the Lady Raiders with 21 points and Tedra Clark added 20 points.

Women's Basketball vs Pierce College. The Lady Raiders were defeated by LA Pierce College, 52-69. Alex Alvarez led the Lady Raiders with 14 points and Bev Lampheir added 11 points for the Lady Raiders. The Lady Brahmas held the Lady Raider's leading scorer, Tiffany Hurd, to just 7 points.

Women's Basketball at Cuesta College. The Lady Raiders were defeated by Cuesta College, 52-57. Tedra Clark led the Lady Raiders with 13 points. Alex Alvarez and Bev Lampheir each added 12 points for the Lady Raiders.

Women's Basketball defeats Hancock College. The Lady Raiders defeated the visiting Lady Bulldogs, 87 -37. Tiffany Hurd scored 31 points and breaking a school record with nine 3 pointers in the win. Krystan Christ added 17 points and Bev Lamphier added 12 points.

Women's Basketball disposes of Oxnard College. The Lady Raiders defeated visiting Oxnard College, 76-64. Tiffany Hurd led the Lady Raiders with 20 points off the bench. Tedra Clark added 15 points, going 4 of 5 from 3 point land. Alex Alvarez, Krystin Christ, and Liz Kotake each added 10 points for the Lady Raiders.

Women's Basketball at Santa Barbara City College. The Lady Raiders were defeated  by host Santa Barbara City College, 68-83. Tiffany Hurd and Alex Alvarez led the Lady Raiders in the loss.

Women's Basketball vs Ventura. The Lady Raiders were defeated by Ventura College, 51-86. The Lady Raiders were paced by Tiffany Hurd and Alex Alvarez.

Women's Basketball loses to Pierce. The Lady Raiders were defeated by host Pierce College, 58-69.

Women's Basketball defeats Cuesta College. The Lady Raiders defeated visiting Cuesta College, 74-73. Tiffany Hurd led the Lady Raiders with 25 points.  Tedra Clark added 17 points and Alex Alvarez scored 12 points.

Women's Basketball defeats Hancock College. In the WSC opener for both teams, the Lady Raiders defeated host Hancock College, 72-52.

Women's Basketball falls to Rio Hondo in OT. The Lady Raiders were defeated by visiting Rio Hondo College, 67-69, in Overtime. Tiffany Hurd led all scorers with 29 points as she sank five 3 pointers. Tedra Clark added 16 points and Liz Kotake added 14 points. Kellyn Lees grabbed 11 rebounds.

Women's Basketball at Antelope Valley Tournament. On the first night, the Lady Raiders were defeated by the host Antelope Valley College, 41-69. Tiffany Hurd scored 18 points and Alex Alvarex added 11 points. On the second night, the Lady Raiders defeated Bakersfield College, 66-57. Liz Kotake led the Lady Raiders with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Alez Alvarez added 19 points and Tiffany Hurd added 12 points. In the consolation final, the Lady Raders were defeated by LA Valley College, 57-74. Tiffany Hurd had a double double as she scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Liz kotake added 9 points 5 rebounds in the loss.

Women's Basketball go 1-2 in own Classic Tournament. The Lady Raiders opened the Classic Tournament with a win over Citrus College, 71-59. Alex Alvarez had a double-double scoring 29 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Tedra Clark added 13 points. On the second night, the Lady Raiders were defeated by Santa Ana College, 73-85. Tiffany Hurd scored 22 points. Alex Alvarez and Bev Lamphiear also added 12 points. In the third place game, the Lady Raiders were defeated by cross county rival Ventura College, 47-83. The Lady Raiders were led by Tiffany Hurd, who scored 21 points.

Women's Basketball at Gilcrest Tournament. The Lady Raiders traveled to College of the Sequoias for the annual Gilcrest Tournament . In the first game, the Lady Raiders defeated host College of the Sequoias, 74-59. On the second night, the Lady Raiders played a strong San Joaquin Delta team and lost a 46-90 . With a chance to avenge an earlier loss, the Lady Raiders lose again to San Jose City, 48-55.

Women's Basketball at Ventura Tournament. The Lady Raiders lose 2 games at the Ventura College Tournament. In the first game, the Lady Raiders lose a heartbreaker to San Jose City College, 38-39. Tiffany Hurd scored 20 points to lead the Lady Raiders. On the second night, the Lady Raiders lost to Taft College, 57-82. Kellyn Lees scored 12 points and Tiffany Hurd added 9 points.

Women's Basketball loses to Santa Monica. The Lady Raiders lose to host Santa Monica City College, 68-76. The Lady Raiders were led by Tiffany Hurd who scored 34 points. Kim Pulido added 9 points.

Women's Basketball at Grossmont and Palomar. The Lady Raiders traveled to San Diego County to take on Grossmont and Palomar Colleges. In the first game against Grossmont, the Lady Raiders were defeated by the Lady Griffs, 58-63. Alex Alvarez scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Tedra Clark added 13 points, 12 from 3 point land, and Tiffany Hurd added 13 points. On the second night, the Lady Comets handed the Lady Raiders a 43-69 loss. Tiffany Hurd was the only Lady Raiders to score in double digits as she scored 20 points in the loss.

Goldblatt Era set to open season at Pasadena. The Lady Raiders and new coach Lyndsay Goldbaltt begin their season at the Pasadena Tournament. The Lady Raiders return 4 sophomores from last year's 8-22 squad. Returners include Kellyn Lees, Tedra Clark, Krystin Christ, and Jessica Zuelsdorf. Zuelsdorf will join the team after her soccer team commitment is over.

Women's Basketball season Preview. After the 23-year-old head coach won her first collegiate game, Lindsay Goldblatt was tempted to take the perfect record and walk into the sunset. "I was going to quit after 1-0," said Goldblatt, laughing. The 18-year-old shooting star may have had 36 points and 13 rebounds in her collegiate debut, but Tiffany Hurd couldn't shake how much tougher it was out there. "It's a lot different than high school," said Hurd, the former Moorpark High star. "I didn't think it would be, but it is. You definitely have to be a lot stronger to play." The two new faces of the Moorpark College women's basketball team, the fresh, young coach and the budding, new star, are symbolic of the new potential at Raider Pavilion.The best sign of the new season wasn't the season-opening success, a 64-46 win over Contra Costa. It was the way the Raiders (2-1) rebounded from a 46-point loss to juggernaut Pasadena last Saturday to beat College of the Desert, 51-41, the next day to finish third in the Hilton Garden Inn Classic. "We're not going to roll over," said Goldblatt. "We're young, so it's nice to see everyone react in that way. We came out strong, we were up by 20 at halftime." Of course, if her team absorbs any of the toughness Goldblatt showed as a Moorpark player from 2002 to 2004, surrender will never be an option. Goldblatt has surrounded herself with players like Liz Kotake, the 5-foot-9 power forward from La Reina she calls "a glue girl." "She does all the behind-the-scenes stuff that's not going to get her any write-ups in the paper," said Goldblatt. "She does the boxing out, the rebounding, she's guarding players bigger than her." Sophomore Kellyn Lees, who Goldblatt labels "the hardest worker on the team by far," is the starting point guard. "She plays all hours of the day to improve," said Goldblatt. Freshman guard Alex Alverez is a defensive stopper. Tedra Clark and Kim Pulido are offensive and defensive options at point guard. Freshman Marissa Romero and Amanda Shukur are shooting guards. Bev Lamphiear, a 5-foot-7 forward, backs up Kotake. Six-foot centers Kyrstin Christ and Devon Guiliani push each other inside, providing size and defensive presence. "We've got a good group of girls," said Goldblatt. "They're all good kids, they all come to work hard every day." But Hurd, recruited by Humboldt State, Chico State and Fresno State, is a special talent. When she didn't go to a four-year school, it sparked a local community college feeding frenzy that included Moorpark's divisional rivals Ventura and Santa Barbara City. "I just came into it knowing that I'm going to have to be a leader on the team," said Hurd. "I came in telling myself that I was going to be a leader." A 5-11 wing with a long wingspan and seemingly limitless range, Hurd's body type, skills and potential impact for Moorpark are reminiscent of Seattle Sonics rookie Kevin Durant. "We're trying to put some muscle on those bones," said Goldblatt. "She's lanky. If she added some muscle, she'd have the perfect (basketball) body." Hurd is averaging 21.3 points and 6.0 rebounds through three games, shooting 80 percent at the foul line. "She works hard and she wants to improve and she wants to get better," said Goldblatt. "As a coach you couldn't' ask for anything more out of her. Hurd has already taken 58 shots, including 32 in her debut. "She'll take it with a hand in her face, she'll take it with someone on her," said Goldblatt. "But she also works really hard on defense." Goldblatt will be mentored by assistant coach Lori Chandler, who coached Goldblatt at El Camino Real High in Woodland Hills. "She's definitely more than just an assistant," said Goldblatt. "She's not afraid to tell me if I should do something different. I love having her around." Along with her twin sister Catie, Goldblatt was a freshman reserve on the most successful Moorpark team in recent memory, the 2002-03 team that went 28-10 and lost in overtime at Los Angeles Valley in a dramatic regional final. As a sophomore, she earned All-WSC North honors by averaging 9.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and leading the conference in free-throw percentage (82.7 percent). She also played shortstop on the Moorpark softball team before walking onto the basketball team at San Diego State. "Lindsay is a terrific role model for our student athletes," said Moorpark athletic director Howard Davis when Goldblatt was hired in April. "She has done what most of our student athletes aspire to do." Said Kotake: "Lindsay's really young. I think she can relate more towards us. She stresses fundamentals and defense and that's what wins games."