Gleason and Lawson combine for 34 as Aztecs women's basketball overwhelms Glendale CC; Claim No. 2 seed for Region tourney

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (23-7, 16-6 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season on Tuesday with a win over Glendale Community College (7-23, 0-22) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

• The No. 17 ranked Aztecs defeated the Gauchos 67-42 earning their seventh straight victory. It was Pima's eighth win in the last nine games.
• The Aztecs led the entire game as they used an 11-4 run to start off the second quarter to take a double digit lead at 27-13.
• The Aztecs held the Gauchos to single digit points in the first three quarters and led by as much as 27 points late in the fourth quarter.
• Sophomore Haile Gleason scored a game-high 19 points as she went 6 for 10 from the floor and 5 for 8 from behind the arc.
• Sophomore Hallie Lawson (Campo Verde HS) finished with 15 points on 6 for 9 shooting to go along with eight rebounds.
• Freshman Tayla Nez (Monument Valley HS) had nine points off the bench while fellow freshman Sierra Mich'l contributed with eight points.
• The Aztecs recognized sophomores Gleason, Lawson, Alyssa Perez (Marana HS), Marlena Arroyo-Plata (Campo Verde HS) and Team Manager Montrell Gantt after the game.

The Aztecs will be the No. 2 seed in the NJCAA Region I, Division II Tournament. They will host No. 3 seed South Mountain Community College on Tuesday Mar. 3 at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium. Tipoff will be at 7:00 p.m.

GCC   9     9     9    15   42
PCC   16   14   15   22   67