College of the Desert

COD Women’s Basketball participates in Irvine Valley Tournament December 7, 2018 COD (0-8) rolled onto their third tournament of the season, traveling to Irvine Valley to take on Santa Monica and Rio Hondo. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball participates in Santa Ana Tournament November 29, 2018 COD (0-6) traveled to participate in the Santa Ana Tournament, Kaitlyn Cox collected a double-double and Alissa Munayco totaled 28 points for the tournament. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball participates in Pasadena City Classic, Cox named All-Tourney November 10, 2018 COD (0-4) travelled to Pasadena City College to participate in the Lancer Classic, facing Sequoias, San Diego City and Imperial Valley. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball welcomes new head coach June 7, 2018 COD will officially welcome in their new Women’s Basketball coach, Dr. Timi Brown, on June 11, she is looking to get the program back into the post season for the first time since 1999. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball: Toland signs letter with ULV May 2, 2018 COD Women’s Basketball sophomore starting guard Jada Toland (Indio Shadow Hills) has signed a letter of intent with the University of La Verne. Full Story

Alumni Update: COD Women’s Basketball player Bianca Gutierrez May 4, 2018 COD alumnus Bianca Gutierrez stopped by for a brief interview right before her senior season at the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK). Full Story

COD student athletes awarded Foundation scholarships February 28, 2018 COD multi-sport student athletes Celeste Padilla and Vanessa Madera were awarded scholarships from the College of the Desert Foundation. Full Story

2017-18 Season in Review - COD Women's Basketball February 18, 2018 COD Women's Basketball sophomores, forward Mercades Young (Moreno Valley Vista Del Lago) and guard Jada Toland (Indio Shadow Hills) were named second team and honorable mention All-Pacific Coast... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball celebrates Sophomore Night against the Comets February 14, 2018 COD (2-21, 0-7) faced off with the number one team in the state on Sophomore Night, as they closed out the home slate of games on the 2018 calendar, falling to the Palomar Comets (26-1, 6-1), 81-45. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball defeated by Eagles, 115-37 February 9, 2018 COD (2-20; 0-6) struggled to connect on a shot as they were down 65-20 at the half and fell to the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (25-2; 6-1), 115-37. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball falls to the Wolverines, 71-25 January 31, 2018 COD (2-17; 0-4) struggled to get a rhythm as they were down 36-13 at the half and fell to the San Bernardino Valley Wolverines (13-9; 2-2), 71-25. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball plays a strong first half against the Spartans, falls 84-62 January 17, 2018 COD (2-14; 0-1) opened up PCAC-North play with a strong first half as Mercades Young scored 16 of her 27 points in the half, but a refreshed MiraCosta Spartans (13-3; 1-0) found their rhythm in the... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball knocks off the Olympians, 51-46 January 12, 2018 COD (2-13) collected their first home win of the 2017-18 season as they wrapped up their non-Conference schedule with a hard fought win over the San Diego Mesa Olympians (1-13), 51-46. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball plays hard in narrow loss to Knights, 54-53 January 5, 2018 Desert (1-12) fought from start to finish in a nail-biting game against the San Diego City Knights (3-12), falling 54-53. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball rolls into Consolation Final at Winter Classic December 16, 2017 COD (1-10) faced off with a tough Mission Saints team then rolled into the Consolation Final, facing the Fullerton Hornets. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball Falls Short in Close Match at IVC Tournament December 8, 2017 COD (1-8) fought hand-in-hand with two tough competitors as they fell to Long Beach City and Rio Hondo in the Irvine Valley Tournament. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball participates in LA Southwest Tournament November 18, 2017 COD (0-6) ended up face-to-face with some big competition as they fell to LA Southwest and Barstow in the LA Southwest Tournament. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball participates in Pasadena City Classic November 10, 2017 COD (0-4) ended up face-to-face with some of the toughest competition as they fell to Sequoias and Citrus in the Pasadena City College President’s Roundball Classic. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball participates in Mt. SAC Tournament November 4, 2017 COD (0-2) ended up face-to-face with one of the best teams in the state as they fell to Long Beach City and Rio Hondo in the Mt. SAC Tip-Off Classic. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball: Perez signs letter with Nebraska Christian July 25, 2017 COD Women’s Basketball sophomore forward Jerrica Perez (Indio Shadow Hills) has signed a letter of intent with Nebraska Christian College. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball: Edwards signs letter with La Sierra May 23, 2017 COD Women’s Basketball sophomore forward Sara Edwards (Palm Desert H.S.) has signed a letter of intent with La Sierra University. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball has 3 named All-Conference March 2, 2017 COD Women’s Basketball players, Lexie Jackson, Mercades Young and Jerica Perez were named All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball concludes 2017 season with victory over the Wolverines, 60-53 February 17, 2017 COD (5-21; 2-6) end their 2016-17 season on a high note as they took an early lead and had to hold on for dear life, eventually holding on to a hard fought win over the San Bernardino Valley Wolverine... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball looks for positives in loss to Griffins, 76-60 February 8, 2017 COD (4-19) had four of their five starters scoring in the double digits as Lexie Jackson led the way for the Roadrunners with her 9th double-double of the season with 13 points and 16 boards, as... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball upset special falls short against Spartans, 76-73 February 4, 2017 COD (4-18; 1-4) had a dynamite first half, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Mercades Young to get the Roadrunners to within one, 41-40 at the break, but the Oceanside MiraCosta Spartans... Full Story