By Shyneese Walter |Staff Writer| After finishing their season with an overall record of 9-17, a few players on the women’s basketball team have found themselves trading in their basketball gear for business attire. Seniors Angela Streets and Jessica Dela Cruz, who had great seasons, hung up their sneakers and will be picking up their heels as their collegiate basketball careers ended Feb. 24 with a loss to Humboldt State. This season has been a rollercoaster for the Coyotes as it has provided many highs and lows. “With such a young team, we came quite a ways in terms of development, and were definitely a competitive team,” said head coach Kevin Becker. “We could not overcome the … [Read more...] about Seniors move on as women’s basketball falls short of playoffs
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Women’s basketball lives and dies by the zone
By Shyneese Walter |Staff Writer| The women’s basketball team is continuing to fight despite the fact that their season is quickly coming to a close. This past weekend the Lady Coyotes walked away with their third straight win as they went on to defeat the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors. The last time the Coyotes faced off against the Warriors, they managed to come away with a six point victory. Friday night would prove to be a much different story as the Coyotes absolutely dismantled the Warriors beating them by a final score of 75-42. Angela Streets, recently named the CCAA player of the week, led the pack once again with an impressive 19 points and eight rebounds. Eliza Dy … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball lives and dies by the zone
Lady ‘Yotes break through tough stretch
By Shyneese Walter |Staff Writer| Women’s basketball is finally back on track. They defeated both the Cal State Los Angeles Eagles and the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros, which not only ended their losing streak but began a winning streak as well. The two-headed monster that is Angela Streets and Eliza Dy once again displayed their talents against the Toros, scoring more than half of the team’s points. Streets led the Lady Coyotes with 24 points and Dy followed closely behind with 22 points. “Right now there is no secret in knowing they need to play well for us to win, especially knowing the lack of depth," said head coach Kevin Becker. Both players were clutch down the … [Read more...] about Lady ‘Yotes break through tough stretch
Basketball’s Streets and Dy answer the call for Lady ‘Yotes
By Shyneese Walter |Staff Writer| With the women’s Basketball season more than half way done, the Coyotes have been preparing even harder in order to close the season off strong. In the women’s most recent loss to Humboldt State, Angela Streets and Eliza Dy answered Coach Becker’s plea for more productivity out of his two stars. Despite Streets' racking up a season high 34 points and Dy chipping in with 17 points of her own, the Coyotes still were unable to pull out the victory. “As a team we shot poorly that night and had 15-plus more field goal attempts than Humboldt and only needed a couple more baskets to win," said coach Kevin Becker. "As a team, we had a couple of … [Read more...] about Basketball’s Streets and Dy answer the call for Lady ‘Yotes
Lady ‘Yotes need stars to shine and succeed
By Shyneese Walter |Staff Writer| In the women’s basketball team recent loss to Monterey Bay, freshmen Briana Baker and Shayna Stuart did all they could for the Lady Coyotes. Baker and Stuart both had their season highs in points as Baker contributed 11 points along with 5 rebounds, while Stuart added 10 points and 5 rebounds of her own. Coach Kevin Becker said he believed this was a tough game for his team. Briana and Shayna are both freshmen who are learning the system, but continue to make solid contributions. Becker expressed his excitement over the fact that both freshmen played with great hustle and effort throughout the entire contest. Although he was content with … [Read more...] about Lady ‘Yotes need stars to shine and succeed