College of the Desert

COD Women’s Basketball pushes past Griffins, 71-54 November 15, 2019 COD (2-4) grabbed their second win of the season, dominating from the beginning and not looking back as Anastasia Reagins grabbed her fourth double-double and the Roadrunners defeated the Grossmont... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball splits at Pasadena Tourney November 8, 2019 COD (1-4) grabbed their first win of 2019, by splitting a back-to-back at the Chick fil-A Classic at Pasadena City College, knocking off the Imperial Valley Arabs (0-1), 57-48. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball welcomes Rizea as new head coach August 16, 2019 College of the Desert Women’s Basketball officially has a new head coach, as former Roadrunners assistant coach, Kendyl Rizea now helms the program. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball: Munayco signs with Dakota State July 24, 2019 COD Women’s Basketball sophomore Alissa Munayco (Indio Shadow Hills) has signed with the Dakota State University Trojans. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball celebrates sophomore night, falls to #13 Comets, 83-49 February 8, 2019 COD (1-21; 1-4) honored 7 of their 8 players on Sophomore Night as the team hosted the #13 team in the state, the Palomar Comets of San Marcos (20-6; 4-1), falling to the Comets, 83-49. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball gets close in hard fought loss to Jaguars, 89-73 February 6, 2019 COD (1-20) received some good contributions from their starters, but the Southwestern Jaguars of Chula Vista (14-8) used a big first half and the Roadrunners fell, 89-73. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball has a tough 3rd quarter, falls to Eagles, 82-46 February 1, 2019 COD (1-19; 1-3) played a strong first half against a strong Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (19-6; 4-0) squad, but the Eagles would use a big third quarter to sink the Roadrunners, 82-46. Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball busts up 26-game losing streak, rolls past Wolverines, 51-36 January 25, 2019 COD (1-17; 1-2) turned a corner under first year coach Timi Brown and received her first win helming the Roadrunners program as they turned back the San Bernardino Valley Wolverines (4-13; 0-2),... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball gets behind early, struggles to catch-up in loss to Spartans, 60-35 January 23, 2019 COD (0-17; 0-2) struggled from beyond the arc (0-7) and from the free throw line (9-19), but dominated in the paint, winning the rebounding war 57 to 46. Unfortunately, the Roadrunners stopped scoring... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball falls short to the Griffins, 80-63 January 16, 2019 COD (0-15) played a strong first half of basketball, but losing “The Battle of the Boards” and “The Battle in the Paint,” as well as a late push by the Grossmont Griffins... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball plays a strong first quarter vs. Tartars, falls 65-46 January 4, 2019 COD (0-12) started 2019 with a bang as they opened up the New Year at home, taking an early 18-15 lead at the end of the first quarter, but turnovers and second chance points proved to be a problem,... Full Story

COD Women’s Basketball hosts another successful Winter Classic December 16, 2018 COD (0-11) welcomed into the friendly confines five teams, facing Copper Mountain, then Mission and then Fullerton on the final day to wrap up another successful Winter Classic. Full Story

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