Women’s basketball win sixth straight conference title

The Vikings women’s basketball team capped off an outstanding season with a 71–49 victory over Cerritos and a 20–10 overall record and 10–0  in conference play.

This is the sixth consecutive year that the Vikings have earned the conference title. 

Their sustained success reflects not only talent on the court but also strong coaching and team chemistry year after year. 

“We want to keep a high standard, with being a true student athlete and that creates discipline and we’ve been consistent in that so far,” head coach Dominic Freeman said. 

The final game of the season also marked Women’s Sophomore Night, the Vikings honored  Zoie Lamkin, Yesenia Garcia, Jasmine Hecht, and Kyla Sawall, with a ceremony featuring touching videos from family members and reflected the close knit bond shared throughout the team.

“It’s about family here, so creating more memories. So regardless of our record these are the memories that are going to last forever and it’s gonna outlast the winning.” Freeman said. 

Averaging 60.9 points per game, while shooting 35.8% from the field, 25.6% from three, and 63.0% from the free-throw line, along with 39.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game across their 29 games. 

When asked one word to describe the team this year wing Garcia said the team felt different. 

“Different, there are so many different personalities. We’ve been through a lot this year and at the end we all came together,” Garcia said.  

After the end of the regular season, the Vikings went on to compete in two playoff games, winning their first matchup against Ventura 68-50, and then fell to Cypress 51-42 in round two of SoCal Regionals.

Reaching the playoffs capped off another strong season for the Vikings and highlighted the program’s continued success in conference competition.

Throughout the season, the team relied on balanced scoring, defensive effort, and strong rebounding to maintain its undefeated conference record. 

With the departure of the sophomores, the Vikings will look to the next group of players to continue the program’s success moving forward into the next season.