Aug 27, 2007

2006-07 Poets Women's Basketball Recap


Women's Basketball had their best finish since the 2002-03 season.  They finished 12-13 overall and 5-9 in conference, putting them in sixth place.  The Poets started the season losing three of their first five.  They won their next five games leading into a second place finish in the Purple and Gold Poet Classic.  The Poets picked up conference wins against California Lutheran, Caltech, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer twice.

Senior forward Michelle Mascoto was named to the All-SCIAC first team for her performance this season.  She led the Poets with 11.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.  She ranked among the SCIAC top ten in each of those categories.  She also led the Poets and the conference with 84 steals this season.  Junior Rosario Rios-Aguilar was second on the team in scoring, averaging 8.8 points per game.  Senior Dana Allen averaged 5.3 rebounds per game and junior Christa Rainville led the team with 15 blocks in 2006-07.