{"id":5174,"date":"2023-01-06T14:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T22:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=5174"},"modified":"2023-01-06T14:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T22:57:19","slug":"womens-basketball-team-at-palomar-top-ranked-in-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/womens-basketball-team-at-palomar-top-ranked-in-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball Team at Palomar Top-Ranked in State"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN MARCOS \u2014 Halfway through the 2022-23 season, the undefeated women\u2019s basketball team at Palomar College has been ranked No. 1 in the state by the Coaches Association, setting them up for a strong drive toward the state tournament next month.<\/p>\n

The California Community College Women\u2019s Basketball Coaches Association, or CCCWBCA, voted Palomar the top program in California after it finished its non-conference schedule\u2014which included several top-ranked teams\u2014with no losses through the end of December.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe higher your ranking, the better path you have, in theory, to making the state finals, in which the top four teams from Northern California play the top four teams from Southern California,\u201d explained Palomar\u2019s Athletic Director, Daniel Lynds. \u201cIf you can maintain that No. 1 seed until the tournament, and then you make it into the Elite Eight, it\u2019s really helpful to have a top seed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the players from San Marcos making headlines across the state is sophomore Deajanae Harvey, who is averaging more than 25 points per game. Another sophomore, Rory Hetrick, has put up the best three-point percentage in the state so far this season, at 52.6 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had a great start to our season so far, and I am proud of the way we have competed,\u201d said Head Coach Leigh Marshall. \u201cThis is a special group of athletes who are invested in one another and their program\u2014and it shows. They have worked hard to get here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Comets are consistently one of the best women\u2019s basketball teams in California, and last year the squad made it to the Elite Eight only to be eliminated in the first round by San Joaquin Delta College.<\/p>\n

In a rematch on December 17, the Comets beat San Joaquin Delta 59-47. In November, the team bested Mt. San Antonio College\u2014last season\u2019s top-ranked team from Southern California\u2014by a score of 56-53.<\/p>\n

The Comets\u2019 last game was an 87-43 win against San Diego City College on Wednesday, January 4, and they play again at Southwestern College on January 11. The team\u2019s final regular-season game is scheduled for February 17, followed by the 2023 state tournament.<\/p>\n

Now the team turns to conference play in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of respect for our league opponents, and we\u2019ve got to get through a challenging PCAC, but the team has put itself in a great position with the work they did in November and December,\u201d said Lynds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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