Pima Community College sports

Defending national champion Pima women’s hoops team off to 3-0 start



Freshman Aaliyah Rogers is a catalyst for the defending national champion Pima Aztecs (Stephanie van Latum/AllSportsTucson.com)

Report from Pima media relations

The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (3-0) closed out play in its hosted ICCU Aztec Fall Classic on Saturday.

The No. 2 ranked Aztecs defeated No. 19 Kansas City Kansas Community College (2-4) 75-69 as Pima beat two teams that were nationally ranked in the NJCAA Division II standings. They topped No. 5 Chattahoochee Valley Community College 61-53 on Friday.

The Aztecs trailed 20-16 after the first quarter but used another strong second quarter to take the lead. They outscored the Blue Devils 18-9 in the quarter to take a 34-29 lead at halftime.

The Aztecs have outscored their opponents 43-18 in the second quarter for the first three games.

Sophomore Reigne Waugh finished with a team-high 16 points as she went 5-for-8 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line.

Freshman Aaliyah Rogers (Canyon View HS) closed out the game with 13 points and three steals.

Freshman Ahnastaziah Wright also scored in double figures with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting to go with five rebounds.

Sophomore Kahlia Gonzales (Mesquite HS) posted eight points, three rebounds and five steals while sophomore Sylvia Garcia contributed with eight points and two rebounds. Sophomore Jolee Nelson (Salpointe Catholic HS) had six points, six rebounds and three assists.

The Aztecs will play at the College of Southern Idaho Invitational from Nov. 19-21 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Their first game will be against Snow College on Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

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