VC-Kiwanis Tournament Opens on "Black Friday"

The Pirate's women's basketball team returns home for "Black Friday," hosting the 20th Annual VC-Kiwanis Tournament of Champions in their home opener for the 2017-18 season. The Pirates will take the floor at 6:00 pm on Friday Nov. 24 against Taft College. All Ventura College fans are encouraged to wear black to the game.

This year's tournament features a strong field as five of the teams appeared in the pre-season Regional Coaches' Polls. Ventura comes in at No. 3 in Southern California and will host Taft at 6:00 pm on Friday.  Other games include SoCal No. 1 Mt. San Antonio taking on 2017 playoff participant Santa Monica at 2:00 pm, NorCal No. 14 Laney battling Canyons at 4:00 pm and NorCal No. 1 San Joaquin Delta against SoCal No. 9 Long Beach at 8:00 pm at the Atheltic Event Center. Plans are in the works to have some of the tournament games broadcast on the VC Sports Network. Fans can check VC's twitter feed, @VCwbbWPH for more details on the broadcast schedule as it becomes available. 

Fans coming to the game will encounter a modified entrance procedure as the Athletic Event Center lobby restrooms are currently under rennovation. Due to the construction, the lobby will be closed, and other entrances to the AEC will be utilized. Fans can enter through the northwest door, next to Parking Lot V (west of AEC), for floor bleacher seating.  Additionally, the upstairs bleacher seating and floor seating can be accessed through the southeast entrance to the AEC. Handicap parking will be behind the bleachers of the Sportsplex and wheel chair access will be from the floor level between the Small Gym and main floor.  Parking will be free of charge in Parking Lot V and Parking Lot W (in fromt of AEC) for the entire the event. New mobile restrooms will be located on the floor level near the southwest door to the AEC off the northwest entrance in Parking Lot V. 

Ticket prices are $5.00 per day for seniors or students and $7.00 daily for adults. A full snack bar will be available throughout the tournament in the southwest corner of the AEC.