T-Birds Clinch #1 Seed, Taliman Records Triple-Double as Mesa Celebrates Sophomore Night Victory Over CGCC
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chandler-Gilbert Community College (13-15, 9-12) | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 54 |
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Mesa Community College (19-9, 16-5) | 17 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 81 |
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
| Game Statistics | Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Mesa Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (18-57) | (36-83) |
| Field Goal % | 31.6% | 43.4% |
| Rebounds | 30 | 55 |
| Assists | 9 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 14 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 17 | 21 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 15 | 24 |
| Pts in the Paint | 18 | 54 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 2 | 12 |
| Bench Pts | 2 | 34 |
Mesa, AZ - What a day for the Mesa Thunderbirds women's basketball team as they clinched the #1 for the Region I - ACCAC DII tournament with a convincing 81-54 over Chandler-Gilbert Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Myka Taliman wanted to do something special for the sophomores on their sophomore day so she recorded a triple-double, scoring 11 points, dishing out 10 assists and pulling down 10 rebounds. The last triple-double recorded by a Mesa women's basketball player was Peace Amukamara in the semi-final game of the NJCAA tournament in 2014. Mesa ended up winning the National Championship that season.
Also having a big day for Mesa was Zyan Smith, who scored 14 points and Jacey Salabiye, who scored 12 points. Stacey Begay came off the bench and gave Mesa 10 points.
The T-Birds took an astounding 83 shots on the afternoon, connecting on 36 (43.4%).
With the win, Mesa moves to 19-9 overall on the season and 16-5 in conference play. With clinching the #1 seed, Mesa will host throughout the playoffs that begin on Wednesday, March 4th at 7 pm. If they win, they will host the championship game at Theo Heap Gym on Saturday, March 7th at 7 pm.