Aztecs Women's Basketball uses 30-4 run to topple Park University on Indigenous People's Celebration Night

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (9-2) got back in the win column on Saturday in its final game before the holiday break.

• The No. 9 ranked Aztecs defeated Park University JV 72-41 as Pima hosted the fourth annual Indigenous People's Game at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
• The Aztecs held the Buccaneers scoreless for almost 10 minutes as they took advantage with a 30-4 lead between the first and second quarters. Pima led 41-14 at halftime.
• Park University JV opened the third quarter on a 12-2 run to cut the lead to 43-26 but the Aztecs responded with a 12-4 run to go up 55-30 entering the fourth quarter.
• Freshman Kiley Sours-Miller was the only Aztec player to score in double figures with 10 points on 5 for 7 shooting. She also grabbed five rebounds.
• Freshman Kennedi Niemann scored nine points to go with three steals and two rebounds while freshman Ahdiayh Chee (Dobson HS) finished with eight points.
• Freshman Melicia Nelson (Window Rock HS) posted six points to go with eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals while sophomore Amelie Buffill-Gutierrez (Sabino HS) went 3 for 4 from the field with six points. Freshman Lucy Land added six points, three rebounds, two steals and one block and sophomore Mattanaya Vital (Amphitheater HS) also had six points.
• Pima Chancellor Dr. Jeffrey Nasse welcomed all to the fans to the game and recognized the five current Native American players on the team: Noheah Aberle (Navajo), Keira Beall-Gleason (Navajo, Sicangu Lakota), Sofia Cambridge (Navajo, Ute), Ahdiayh Chee (Navajo, Sioux, Lakota) and Melicia Nelson (Navajo, Mescalero Apache). Gloria Johns gave a pre-game blessing and Kylee Toehe sang the Native American National Anthem. Steven Pratt performed a POW WOW dance and Jorge Gonzales performed a Hoop Dance. Former Aztecs player Tayla Nez was a guest of honor.

The Aztecs will be back at Aztec Gymnasium when they host the Aztec Holiday Classic from Dec. 28-30. They begin play on Saturday, Dec. 28 against Cochise College. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m.

PARK   4    10   16   11   41
PCC     16   25   14   17   72