Women's Basketball
San Diego City went 2-for-2 this week with an 81-70 road win at Southwestern on Wednesday and a 62-31 home win on Friday night to improve to 14-11 overall and move into sole possession of third place in the PCAC with 6-3 mark.
The Knights are 2-0 in PCAC play for the first time since 2015 after pulling away from Southwestern in the fourth quarter to earn a 77-66 home victory. They collected a team-record 71 rebounds en route to their fourth consecutive win, which equals an earlier win streak this season.
San Diego City finished 2025 with their second consecutive win, a 89-44 rout of San Bernardino Valley, in their final non-conference game of the season. Freshman guard Laylah Castro exploded for a career-high 23 points, including 7-of-10 from 3-point land, to go with seven assists and four rebounds.
San Diego City won both home games this week, including Friday's 84-69 victory over San Bernardino Valley in which sophomore Dahlia Blake poured in 35 points to go with 17 rebounds, to extend their win streak to three.
San Diego City outscored Palo Verde 27-6 in the fourth quarter to turn a six-point lead into a 27-point victory as the Knights wrapped up the weekend on a high note. Sophomore Dahlia Blake scored eight of her 14 points in the fourth period and finished with six rebounds, three assists, five steals, and was selected to the Knights Invitational all-tournament team.
Sophomores Dahlia Blake and Aamori Daniels led the way with a combined 30 points and 25 rebounds in a 74-48 home-opening win over El Camino. The Knights took control in the second quarter and went ahead by as many as 28 to earn their first victory of the new season.
D'Ajanae Lewis recorded her first career triple-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 steals in Wednesday night's 67-41 home victory over Cuyamaca. Dahlia Blake also filled the stat sheet with 18 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, five steals, and three blocks to help City win its second straight game.
San Diego City won for the third time in the last four games by blowing out Southwestern, 82-56, at home on Friday night with point guard D'Ajanae Lewis grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds to go with nine points and four assists.
Aamori Daniels led all players with 24 points and 18 rebounds and hit four free throws in the final 10 seconds to help the Knights edge out a 73-68 home victory over MiraCosta. D'Ajanae Lewis added 16 points, 12 rebounds, and four steals as City improved to 8-9 overall and 1-2 in the PCAC.
A strong second half catapulted the Knights to a fifth straight win, 70-58, over El Camino with Liliana Maldonado scoring a season-high 20 points to go with seven rebounds, three assists, and five steals. The Knights improved to 7-7 after a 2-7 start in the first nine games.
The Knights extended their win streak to four after a pair of home blowout victories over College of the Desert and Barstow with Aamori Daniels and Dahlia Blake putting up big numbers.
San Diego City dropped its first game of the Knights Invitational to Cerro Coso on Thursday night, but responded with back-to-back victories over Palo Verde and Saddleback with Aamori Daniels and Dahlia Blake each recording double-doubles in those two wins.
San Diego City's Dahlia Blake and Aamori Daniels combined for 43 points and 22 rebounds in a 68-48 road win at L.A. Mission on Friday to improve to 2-5 on the season. Blake led the team with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Daniels added 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
San Diego City's women's basketball team has qualified for the 3C2A Southern California regional playoffs for the third time in its history and the first time since 2018. The Knights (17-11, 7-5 PCAC) earned the No. 23 seed and will travel to play at No. 10 Ventura (18-10) in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.
San Diego City's women's basketball had five players named to the All-PCAC team, including Cerina Nguyen and Elissa St. Julian who were selected to the first team. Cusha Landry made the All-PCAC second team, while D'Ajanae Lewis, A'sontee Jackson, and Christina Bowen earnd honorable mention.
The Knights came into Friday's PCAC finale needing to win to keep their postseason hopes alive and they came away with a 61-48 upset victory over 2nd-place Imperial Valley in front of the largest crowd of the season. It was their third consecutive victory and their 17th of the year, which is the most under head coach Andrea Aguilar-Montalban and the most in the program's history.
