(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (19-10, 12-8 in ACCAC) closed out the 2021-22 regular season on Tuesday against Eastern Arizona College (26-4, 16-6).
The No. 14 ranked Aztecs (Division II) fell to Eastern Arizona College (Division I) 81-45.
The Aztecs trailed a majority of the game as they fell behind 22-9 after the first quarter and 43-21 at halftime.
Sophomore Luisayde Chavez (Rio Rico HS) scored a team-high 20 points on 7 for 14 shooting. She also had seven rebounds, two steals and a block.
Sophomore Nikya Orange (Tanque Verde HS) added 10 points.
After the game, the Aztecs recognized their eight sophomores: Melissa Simmons, Keara Felix, Nikya Orange (Tanque Verde HS), Izzy Enriquez (Mountain Pointe HS), Jaslyn Booker (Buena HS), Victoria Malaki (Dobson HS), Camryn Nockideneh (Page HS), and Luisayde Chavez (Rio Rico HS).
The Aztecs will be the No. 2 seed for the NJCAA Region I, Division II Tournament. They will play No. 3 Scottsdale Community College on Wednesday, Mar. 2 at the West Campus Aztec Gym. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
EAC 22 21 22 16 81
PCC 9 12 11 13 45
Press Release courtesy of Pima Athletics – Raymond Suarez