The La Verne women’s basketball team took on Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in an intense conference battle where they held onto their undefeated Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record by knocking off the Athenas, 77-67, Feb. 1 at the Frantz Athletic Court.
A 64-63 win for the Leopards against UC Santa Cruz was the bow on what was an emotional game for the seniors in their last home game of the season Saturday night.
The women’s basketball team could not protect the ball nor capitalize on three point shooting, losing 66-41 in the Leopards’ first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game of the season.
After facing sexual harassment and discrimination in her own professional life, Alma Martinez, associate professor of theater arts, and professional actress, is tackling the depiction of Latinx people in mainstream media.
In her first full season for the women’s basketball team, junior guard Clarissa Perez finished second in the nation in scoring at 24.1 points per game.