Last season the women’s basketball team earned a berth to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason tournament and the second highest three-point shooting percentage in Division III, but this year has the makings of even greater success.
To earn a postseason berth, the women’s basketball team needed all four quarters plus overtime to defeat Redlands, 78-77, on a game winning layup by senior forward Emily Carrillo.
In a game that was close throughout, with neither team gaining an advantage of more than five points, the Leopards earned a 58-55 win Saturday against Cal Lutheran, a team they previously lost to by 25.
As the women's basketball team's 2010-2011 regular season campaign commences, there is optimism and excitement around the Athletic Pavilion, in the form of new head coach Matt Rogers.
The women's basketball team's first home loss of the season came at the hands of Whitman after a late scoring surge that broke open a game that was close throughout.
The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament champions La Verne Leopards traveled to Tacoma, Wash., last week, for what would be the last game of their season.