Nikya Orange scores 18 points but Aztecs Women's Basketball can't overcome Cochise College

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (19-9, 12-7 in ACCAC) played its second game in any many days on Saturday as they faced-off against Cochise College (11-12, 8-9) in Douglas.

• The No. 10 ranked Aztecs (Division II) fell to the Apaches (Division I) 67-55.
• The Aztecs were outscored 23-9 in the second quarter and trailed 39-23 at the break. Pima turned it around on Cochise outscoring them 23-13 in the third quarter as they found themselves down 52-46 heading into the fourth.
• The Aztecs cut it to a 2-point deficit with five minutes left in the game but couldn't overtake the Apaches in the end.
• Sophomore Nikya Orange (Tanque Verde HS) finished with a team-high 18 points on 7 for 8 shooting.
• Freshman Jaden Leslie (Dobson HS) posted eight points, three rebounds and four assists while freshman Luisayde Chavez (Rio Rico HS) had seven points and 11 rebounds.
• The Aztecs secured the No. 2 seed for the NJCAA Region I, Division II Tournament. They close out the regular season on Tuesday when they host Eastern Arizona College. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.

PCC   14    9    23    9    55
CC     16   23   13   15   67