SMALL COLLEGE NOTEBOOK
- February 28, 2011
By Matt Schwab
Bay Area News Group Staff Writer
PIONEERS HOST CCAA TOURNEY: The ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ men's and women's basketball teams didn't advance to the postseason, but the Pioneers will host the California Collegiate Athletic Association men's and women's basketball championships Friday and Saturday.
The top-seeded Cal State Monterey Bay women's team (24-2), which claimed its first CCAA title, has East Bay players Shonetta Crain-Williams (El Cerrito High/Laney) and Britnee Lewis (Pittsburg). Eighth seed Sonoma State (9-17) boasts guard Taylor Vigil (Carondelet).
No. 7 Cal State Stanislaus has Christin Gowan (East Union-Manteca). No. 6 Chico State (15-11) has Courtney Hamilton (Northgate).
No. 5 Humboldt State (15-11) has three guards with local ties: Whitney Howard (West), Patrice Saindon (Antioch, Fresno Pacific), and Lisa Petty (Castro Valley).
In the men's field, No. 8 Cal State Stanislaus (12-14) has Dan Daviess (DVC, San Ramon Valley) and Reggie Jones (Ohlone). No. 1 Humboldt State (24-2) has DJ Broome (Castro Valley) and Scott Clark (Foothill, Ohlone). No. 7 Chico State (14-12) has Damario Sims (McClymonds), Rashad Parker (Castro Valley), Nate Appel (De La Salle) and Jordan Barton (Bishop O'Dowd).
No. 4 San Francisco State (16-10) has sophomore guard Nefi Perdomo (Skyline).