Women’s basketball prepares for the upcoming season

By Ahlonte Hair

The 2022-2023 season is right around the corner for the CSC women’s basketball team, and the Eagles are looking to improve off of last year’s season.

“Out of all of our goals this season,” CSC Head Women’s Basketball Coach Janet Raymer said, “is to improve, to win games, and to be competitive.”

Despite a less than stellar record last season, the Eagles’ future is looking bright with lots of young talent returning to round off the team’s already outstanding roster of players.

Going into their third year, Ashayla Powers, sophomore of Longmont, Colorado, and Olivia Waufle, sophomore of Thornton, Colorado, will likely be the team’s most valuable assets. Along with Powers, Samiyah Worrell, junior of Fountain, Colorado, will head up the Eagles offensively after leading the Eagles in scoring last year.

Most excitingly, the Eagles will see the first glimpses of Awoti Akoi, sophomore of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in action. Akoi, who stands at a staggering 6-foot-3, was sidelined last year due to NCAA transfer rules, and is expected to be a big help for a team who has had trouble scoring under the basket. Akoi, being the tallest player on the team and one of the tallest in the RMAC, is also likely to be a big asset in rebounds and blocks as well.

The Eagles will open up their season when they travel to take on the NCAA Division I Bears of Northern Colorado in an exhibition game, in Greeley, at 6 p.m., on Friday

“It’s an experience for our players to go up against good talent,” Raymer said, “and it will allow us to size-up where we are as a team.”