Sisters Aaliyah and Kiana Ortiz are taking their basketball skills to Canton, Missouri to play basketball for Culver-Stockton. Graduates of Palo Verde, Aaliyah (5-6) is transferring to the NAIA program after competing for Pima where she averaged over 5 points a game.
Kiana (5-6) graduated from Palo Verde this spring and she averaged over 10 points a game with the Titans.
The Wildcats play in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and the 2021-22 season begins on Nov. 5 with the Oak Hill Inn & Suites Classic hosted by the school.
What’s better than one Ortiz sister?? Two of them!! Help us welcome Aaliyah Ortiz (Transfer) & Kiana Ortiz (Freshman)! They are coming to us from Arizona! pic.twitter.com/7QDfok9Vuf
— CSC Women's BBall (@CSCWomensBBall) July 2, 2021
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