Women's Hoops Grabs Seventh Straight Conference Title

The MSJC women's basketball team secured at least a share of their seventh straight conference title on Wednesday night as they defeated visiting Palo Verde 67-35.

The Eagle offense had a rough start on the night but still were able to build leads of 17-9 after the first quarter and 35-23 by halftime. In the second half MSJC continued to play well defensively as they limited the Pirates to just five points in the third quarter and 7 in the fourth on the way to victory.

Drasoni Kyles led all scorers in the game with 15 for MSJC while Vika Afungia had a double double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Laisha Lazu continued to be a force on the glass as she hauled in a game high 16 rebounds, she also scored 8 points. Kohen Marshall scored 9 points off the bench for the Eagles and Princess McCauley finished the game with eight.

The win clinched at least a share of the Inland Empire Athletic Conference title for the Eagles as they improved to 14-1 in league games and 23-4 overall. MSJC will travel to Victor Valley on Friday night to try and win the title outright as they take on the Rams who enter the game with a conference record of 13-2. Friday night's game tips off at 5 pm. The conference title for the Eagle women's program is their seventh in a row and tenth in the past twelve seasons.

Prior to the start of the game on Wednesday night the team honored their 2025 sophomore class who have helped the program to a pair of IEAC titles. Lazu, Kyles, McCauley, and Afungia were recognized as well as fellow sophomores Melissa Castro and Natalie Derla.

Following Friday night's game in Victorville the 2025 3C2A Regional play-off pairings will be announced Sunday evening. Look for an announcement of where and when the Eagles will start post-season play on our website and social media platforms.