YUMA, Ariz. – After dropping two games early in the season that nearly knocked them out of the rankings, the Arizona Western College football team has slowly climbed back up, win by win, back into the top 10. AWC was ranked 10th in the latest NJCAA poll, released today. East Mississippi, Garden City, Iowa Western, Hutchinson, and Northwest Mississippi make up the top five.
YUMA, Ariz. – For the third straight week, the Arizona Western College women’s soccer team stayed in second in the NJCAA Poll. The Lady Mats are the only unbeaten, untied team in the top five. Navarro is first again. Tyler, Monroe and Iowa Western finish up the top five.
YUMA, Ariz. – Haylee Paladini stayed consistent all week for the Arizona Western College women’s volleyball team, and she helped the team go 2-1 in three matches. Paladini was named the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Division I Co-Player of the Week.
YUMA, Ariz. – Kendon Walker and John Oliver provided all kinds of fireworks on Saturday night for the 11th ranked Arizona Western College football team (5-2 overall, 3-1 Western States Football League). The two running backs rushed for 344 yards on 29 carries while ripping off four touchdowns in a 48-7 demolition of Phoenix College (1-7 overall, 0-4 WSFL). The defense also dominated and only surrendered 114 total yards of offense to PC.
YUMA, Ariz. – Jovana Papaz and Lauolive Tonga racked up the aces on Saturday afternoon. The two combined for 11 aces as the 20th ranked Arizona Western College volleyball team (16-5 overall, 8-1 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) won in straight sets (25-18, 25-20, 25-13) over Pima Community College (11-11 overall, 4-6 ACCAC). The 11 aces tied a season high.
YUMA, Ariz. – Friday night, the 20th ranked Arizona Western College volleyball team (15-5 overall, 7-1 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) shook off early mistakes and took out Phoenix College (4-13 overall, 2-8 ACCAC) in straight sets. AWC won 25-11, 25-15, 25-15 for its seventh sweep of the year.
In the first set, Phoenix took an early 3-1 lead before Haylee Paladini righted the ship with back-to-back kills. Paladini led the team with seven kills in the match.
YUMA, Ariz. – Thursday night, the soccer wasn’t pretty, but it was enough to keep the Arizona Western College women’s soccer team undefeated. The Lady Mats (17-0-0 overall, 17-0-0 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) won 2-1 in overtime against Scottsdale Community College (8-6-2 overall, 8-6-2 ACCAC).
YUMA, Ariz. – One six minute stretch was all that the Arizona Western College men’s soccer team needed on Thursday night. On sophomore night, the Mats (12-4-1 overall, 12-4-1 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference) scored twice late in the first half and made it stick against Scottsdale Community College (5-8-3 overall, 5-8-3 ACCAC).
AWC controlled the pace and the ball throughout the match and put great pressure on Scottsdale early on, but they didn’t score.
