by The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (13-4, 6-3 in ACCAC) produced a run in the second quarter and maintained its advantage in the second half on Saturday against Glendale Community College (3-13, 1-8).
- The No. 12 ranked Aztecs beat the Gauchos 79-62 as they earned their seventh win in the last eight games.
- Up 19-17 in the first minutes of the second quarter, the Aztecs went on a 14-3 run to take a 33-20 lead with 3:17 left in the half. The Gauchos cut into the lead with a 12-4 run as Pima went into the locker room up 37-32.
- The Aztecs scored the first six points of the third quarter to go back up by double digits at 43-32 with baskets by sophomore Angel Addleman (Palo Verde HS) and Luisa Chavez (Rio Rico HS).
- The Aztecs took their biggest lead in the fourth quarter when sophomore Torrance Begay (Page HS) hit a three-pointer and fellow sophomore Aiona Johnson scored on the next trip down the floor as Pima went up 79-57 with 3:43 left.
- The Aztecs had five scorers in double figures led by Addleman, who had a team-high 21 points as she went 8 for 11 from the field and 3 for 3 from three-point range. She also had seven rebounds and five assists.
- Chavez closed out the game with 16 points, six rebounds and two steals while Begay finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. She went 6 for 10 from the field.
- Johnson scored 12 points off the bench as she was 4 for 8 from the field.
- Sophomore Priscila Varela (Mesquite HS) contributed with 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
