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Posted: Feb 08, 2025

Nelson flirts with triple double as Women's Basketball uses 26-6 run to beat Phoenix College

Freshman Melicia Nelson flirted with a triple double as she finished with seven points, 13 rebounds and eight assists while sophomore Katie Burns scored eight points off the bench in the second half as No. 9 Aztecs Women's Basketball snapped a two-game skid after beating Phoenix College 77-49. The Aztecs are 18-5 overall and 10-3 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Gilbert Alcaraz
Freshman Melicia Nelson flirted with a triple double as she finished with seven points, 13 rebounds and eight assists while sophomore Katie Burns scored eight points off the bench in the second half as No. 9 Aztecs Women's Basketball snapped a two-game skid after beating Phoenix College 77-49. The Aztecs are 18-5 overall and 10-3 in ACCAC conference play. Photos by Stephanie van Latum and Gilbert Alcaraz
Box Score
Game Leaders
Phoenix College
Pts: Nashelle Ponds - 12
Reb: Nashelle Ponds - 8
Ast: Mya Ruiz - 2
Pima Community College
Pts: Kiley Sours-Miller - 15
Reb: Melicia Nelson - 13
Ast: Melicia Nelson - 8
Team Stats
Full stats

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (18-5, 10-3) got back in the win column on Saturday against Phoenix College (11-13, 5-8).

  • The No. 9 ranked Aztecs broke away in the third quarter as they beat the Bears 77-49 snapping their two-game skid.
  • The Aztecs led 32-22 at halftime but opened their lead up even more as they outscored Phoenix College 26-6 in the third quarter to go up 58-28. This would be Pima's biggest lead of the game.
  • The Aztecs and the Bears struggled to score in the opening minutes of the first quarter. The Aztecs scored the first basket five and a half minutes into the game. Through the shooting woes to open the game, the Aztecs took a 14-6 lead heading into the second quarter.
  • Freshman Kiley Sours-Miller scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds as she shot 7 for 13 from the field.
  • Freshman Melicia Nelson (Window Rock HS) flirted with a triple double but finished the game with seven points on 3 for 4 shooting to go with 13 rebounds and eight assists.
  • Freshman Kennedi Niemann finished with nine points and five rebounds while sophomore Mattanaya Vital (Amphitheater HS) and Katie Burns (Catalina Foothills HS) each posted eight points. Freshman Lucy Land scored seven points off the bench. Sophomore Annalise Holthaus (Ironwood Ridge HS) contributed with six points and four rebounds.

The Aztecs head back out on the road at Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Wednesday in an ACCAC conference matchup. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.

PC     6     16    6    21   49
PCC  14   18   26   19   77

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