Eagle Women Earn Two Wins in One at Palo Verde

The MSJC women's basketball team more than doubled up Palo Verde by halftime on Saturday on their way to an 89-41 win in Blythe.

The Eagles built a lead of 48-22 in the opening twenty minutes and then coasted home to victory.  Breyonna Bell had a big game for MSJC as she scored a game high 26 points and also passed out 5 assists and made 5 steals.  Drasoni Kyles added 16 points in the win for the Eagles.  Vika Afungia had one of her best games of the season as she scored 12 points and pulled in 7 rebounds.  Jana Roman had another strong showing as well with 8 points and 8 rebounds.

The Eagles also picked up a second win this weekend when College of the Desert forfeited their upcoming game with MSJC that was scheduled for Wednesday.

Officially the Eagles now stand at 17-3 overall and 2-0 in Inland Empire Athletic Conference play, with Wednesday's cancelation MSJC will return to action on Saturday January 20th when they travel to Chaffey for a 1 pm game.