Ny Lam, a 6-1 forward, joins the Hawks for the 2016-17 campaign. Lam is a native of San Diego who attended University High School. Ny went on to have a successful career at San Diego City College leading her team to a 3rd place finish in conference while earning 1st team all-conference honors.

In Ny's sophomore year she averaged 16 points 12 rebounds and two blocks per game. Ny is the one of four players from San Diego on the team.

Coach Jerry stated, "Our goal is to make sure we recruit our local high school and junior college programs. There is a lot of talent here in San Diego and as we continue to build our program, we want to make sure we infuse local talent.

"Ny will add much needed size, scoring and rebounding to our front court. A player with Ny's versatility on offense and defense is a welcomed addition to the family."

Hannah Walls, Karalynn Goering, Jazmine Bradley, Shayleen Toehe, and Kelly Tam will look to make an immediate impact for the Hawks.

A closer look at each signee:

Hannah Walls

5-9 Guard, Valley Christian Academy

Hannah averaged 13 points, 10.4 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.1 steals per game. She earned honorable mention Coast Valley League from 2012-14 and 2nd team in 2015. She was named MVP of the league in 2016 and 1st team All Area. Hannah also earned a 3.4 GPA.

Coach Irvin said, "As a tall guard Hannah will help us on both ends of the court with versatility and ability to score."

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Karalynn Goering

5-7 Shooting Guard, Inter-City Baptist High School

Karalynn was a 4-year varsity player, 3-year starter for her school and averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3 steals and 1.6 assists per game. She was named to the 2013-2014 All Conference Girls' Basketball Honorable Mention, 2014-2015 All-News-Herald Girls' Basketball 1st Team and All Conference Girls' Basketball First Team in her junior year of high school.

In 2015-2016 Karalynn earned All-News-Herald Girls' Basketball Dream Team and 2015-2016 All-Conference Dream Team in her senior year of high school. She scored a career high 30 points in a game. Karalynn also was a 4-year starter for the volleyball and softball teams.

Coach Irvin said, "Karalynn will come in and add depth to our shooting guard position."

Jazmine Bradley

5-8 Forward, Grossmont College

Jazmine played in 26 games, starting in 23, at Grossmont College averaging 11.2 points per game while shooting 43 percent from the field.

Coach Irvin said, "We always want to have local players in our program and we're excited to add Jazmine to our program. Her ability to defend and play multiple positions will pay divides for us."

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Shayleen Toehe

5-7 Shooting Guard, Flagstaff High School

Shayleen averaged 11.9 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. In 2014-15 she earned Division 2 All-Section Second Team, Arizona Daily Sun Girls Basketball Player of the Year, and Navajo Times Girls Basketball All-Star Selection.

In 2015-16, Shayleen was named to the Arizona State Division 2 All-Section Honorable Mention, Navajo Times Girls Basketball All-Star Selection and Arizona Varsity All-Star Division 2 Senior Selection.

Coach Irvin said," Shayleen's ability to shoot from the perimeter will be a much needed addition to next year's team."

Kelly Tam

5-7 Guard, Corona del Mar High School

Kelly was a 4-year varsity player earning numerous awards. In 2013 she earned Most Dedicated Player and Athlete of the Month at Velocity Sports Performance. In 2014 she was named to the All-League Honorable Mention in the Pacific Coast League. In 2015 and 2016, Kelly was named 2nd team All Pacific Coast League.

Coach Irvin said, "Kelly will add some depth to our point guard position. She comes from a winning program and we look forward to having a player with her work ethic join our program."

During the 2015-16 season at Rio Hondo, Robles averaged 13.6 points, pulled down 6.4 rebounds per game and tallied 2.2 assists per outing. Danna shot an efficient 51 percent from the field during her sophomore season.

As a freshman Danna was named honorable mention All-Conference. As a sophomore she was named to the Foothill Conference 1st Team and was named to the All-Tournament team at the Irvine Valley Tournament.

When asked about Danna, Coach Jerry said, "Danna will add versatility on both ends of the court and is a welcomed addition to our program. She's an important piece to the puzzle as we look to move up within the GSAC conference."

The Lady Hawks return eight players from last year's team. The addition of Robles adds depth to the forward position.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 6-18 overall and 1-15 in GSAC play. The Mustangs improve to 24-4 on the season and 14-2 in conference.

The Mustangs stormed out to a 7-2 lead in the first three minutes of play. The Hawks then went on a 9-2 run of their own and took their first lead of the game at 10-9 with a J'ness Flowers-Murphy layup.

The two teams would trade baskets until the Mustangs finished the half on a 7-0 run to take a 7-point lead into the second quarter.

A Kaylie Fandino 3-pointer brought the deficit back down to four points but The Master's kept attacking and increased their lead to 17 come halftime.

Field goals were hard to come by in the third as no team hit a bucket within the first three minutes. Whitney Braeutigam scored four points via free throws. The Mustangs held a double-digit lead after the third and held it in the fourth.

The Hawks shot 36.5 percent from the floor including 5-16 from 3-pointer.

Saskia Giesselbach led the team with 10 points. Braeutigam chipped in eight points and eight rebounds.  

The Hawks were down 10-0 right out of the gate before they scored their first basket a few minutes into the game.

Vanguard ended the first quarter with a 19-5 advantage over the Hawks and never looked back.

SDC had three ladies in double figures tonight. Kaylie Fandino stole the show for the Hawks with 18 points on 6-16 from the field .

Natalie Perales had a double- double tonight with 14 points on 6-11 shooting and grabbing 11 rebounds. Saskia Giesselbach added 13 points on 5-10 shooting from the field.

The Hawks were outscored 48-21 in the first half, shooting 36 percent from the field as a team.

In the second half, things would dramatically change. It was too little too late for the Hawks as they outscored Vanguard 21-18 in the third quarter of play.

In the fourth quarter, SDC outscored Vanguard 22-21 to cut the deficit in a losing effort.

Vanguard had three ladies in double figures as well. Samantha Doucette added a double- double with 24 points on 24 shots and also adding 10 rebounds to the stat sheet.

Melissa Norman also had a double- double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Maya Kennedy also added 14 points on 4-7 shooting from the field.

Vanguard controlled the tempo of the game in the first two quarters which led to the victory. The Hawks showed signs, competing in the second half and outscoring Vanguard 43-39 in the second half.

SDC falls to 6-17 overall (1-14, GSAC) while Vanguard improves to 21-5 overall (12-3, GSAC).

The Hawks take own The Master's College which will be their last game of the season at home on Saturday, Feb. 27. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.

By Elias Totah

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 6-16 overall and 1-13 in GSAC play. The Warriors improved to 24-3 and 13-1 respectively.

After falling in a 4-0 spot to open the game, the Hawks went on a 6-0 run to take the lead for the first time in the game with 6:07 left in the first.

J'ness Flowers-Murphy, Natalie Perales, and Fandino all contributed points in the run. Westmont retook the lead and led by as much as five in the quarter, taking an 18-13 lead into the break. The Warriors outscored the Hawks 21-13 in the second quarter.

Giesselbach started the third quarter with a 3-pointer to bring their deficit back down to 10. Later a Fandino trey brought the deficit into single digits at 41-32. But the Warriors would step on the gas and lead by as much as 20 with 1:08 remaining in the third.

The Warriors would keep their 20-point lead for most of the fourth until SDC made it 67-51 with 3:24.

Westmont outrebounded the Hawks 34-25 in the game and led the turnover battle 12-19.

SDC will be back on the court on Thursday as they travel to Vanguard. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Costa Mesa.

But the Warriors played spoilers and defeated the Hawks in a GSAC clash in a nail-biting 67-65 defeat.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 6-15 overall and 1-12 in conference play. The Warriors improve to 15-12 and 6-8 respectively.

In a high-scoring first quarter, the Hawks held a 22-17 advantage after the first 10 minutes. SDC led by as much as seven points when Natalie Perales hit a jumper with 5:21 left. The Warriors would close their deficit to one but free throws by Natalie Perales and a layup by Abigail Vargas gave them the 5-point lead at quarters end.

J'ness Flowers-Murphy added a quick bucket in the second to give SDC their 7-point lead back but William Jessup was able to tie the score at 27-27 with 5:36 left in the half.

WJU would go on a 10-0 run to end the half, however, and lead 37-31 at the break.

The Warriors would run up their lead by as much as nine, a game-high, at the 5:26 mark. Each team shared baskets in the quarter as the Hawks got their deficit down as low as three.

A tug-and-pull fourth quarter saw the Hawks take their first lead since the second quarter as Flowers-Murphy converted on a layup with 2:34 left in the game at 65-63. But the Warriors scored the last four points of the game to take it over the Hawks.

Flowers-Murphy tallied a career-best 17 points and 15 rebounds for her first double-double of the year. The other senior for SDC, Berika Egberuare, tallied eight points and six boards as the Hawks shot 36.7 percent from the floor in the game. SDC converted on 7-of-29 3-pointers. Freshman Kaylie Fandino contributed 12 points. Natalie Perlaes was next in double figures with 10.

The Hawks will travel to play No. 2 Westmont on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 6-14 overall and 1-11 in the GSAC. The Firestorm improve to 11-14 and 3-9.

SDC opened the first five minutes leading the Firestorm 6-2. Natalie Perales, J'ness Flowers-Murphy, and Natalie Perales all chipped in two points to start the game. The Hawks would lead by as much as six in the quarter before ACU finished the quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 16-13 lead into the first second.

With three minutes to go in the half, the Hawks found themselves tied with ACU thanks to an 8-0 run, drawing the game at 21-21. Arizona Christian scored the last four points in the half to go into the break up 29-25.

The Firestorm would take charge in the third quarter and seemingly cruise in the second half. ACU led by as much as 16 in the third quarter, their biggest of the game.

Kaylie Fandino and Perales both scored 10 points apiece. Flowers-Murphy grabbed 10 rebounds and added six points for the Hawks.

SDC is back on the court against William Jessup on Feb. 18 at Cuyamaca College. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. as the Hawks honor their seniors.  

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 6-12 on the season and 1-9 in GSAC play. The Royals improve to 10-9 on the season and 3-7 in conference.

SDC grabbed a quick lead in the first quarter, ending the 10 minute period with a 12-9 lead. Neither team shot well in the opening four minutes as no team scored a point until 6:12 left in the first when J'ness Flowers Murphy hit a jumper. The Hawks finished the half on a 7-3 run heading into the second.

Hope International grabbed the lead for good in the second quarter when Cheyenne Ball's layup made the score 15-13 in favor of HIU. They would extend their lead to nine in the quarter and enter halftime up four.

The Hawks brought the score within one as Berika Egberuare's jumper with 7:29 to go in the third. But within five minutes, the Royals built their lead back up to double digits all but deciding the game.

SDC shot just 23.6 percent from the floor and 11-of-19 from the charity stripe. They look to bounce back as they welcome Arizona Christian at 2 p.m. at Grossmont College on Saturday.

Hawks defeated Menlo 58-55.

In the first quarter, SDC jumped out to a 16-7 advantage and never looked back. Menlo tied the game at 21-21 with six minutes left in the 2nd quarter, but never could sustain a lead early on.

Giesselbach was the only double digit scorer for the Hawks. In 36 minutes of play, she accounted for 19 points, five rebounds , and two assists.

Other scorers for SDC just could not find their rhythm offensively but managed to help the team in other ways.

Natalie Perales added eight points, a team-high seven rebounds in 28 minutes.

At the half, SDC was up 5, 30-25. The Hawks shot 36 percent from the field and Menlo shot 30 percent from the field to close the half.

The second half was eventful for both teams, exchanging buckets pound for pound. Both teams picking up an offensive rhythm and playing hard on both ends.

Menlo outscored SDC 15-11 in the third quarter, but SDC outscored Menlo in the 4th, 17-15 to secure a much needed victory for the Hawks.

The Hawks shot 42 percent In the second half, playing with a lot more flow offensively.

SDC improves to 6-12 overall (1-9, GSAC) while Menlo falls to 11-13 overall (4-7, GSAC).

The Hawks hit the road to take on Hope International University on Feb. 9th. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.

By Elias Totah

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 5-12 overall and 0-9 in GSAC play. The Lions improved to 15-4 and 7-2 respectively.

SDC rolled out to a 10-2 lead in the first five minutes of play, which quickly cause the Vanguard coach to take a timeout. Three-pointers by Saskia Giesselbach and Abigail Vargas led the way for the Hawks. Vargas converted on a layup attempt with 2:16 remaining in the quarter to give the Hawks a 10-point lead but the Lions scored the next five points in the first to cut their deficit down to five after one.

Vanguard took their first lead of the game as Samantha Doucette nailed a 3-pointer with 4:47 remaining in the half, giving the Lions a 26-25 lead. Their lead would grow to six with under two minutes to play before SDC went on a 9-3 run to end the half and head into the break tied at 38-38.

The Lions started off the third quarter with a 10-1 run which quickly set the tone for the second half. Shantelle Crespin's layup with 5:45 left in the third was the first field goal made by the Hawks as they couldn't figure out the pressure defense from the Lions the rest of the game.

Natalie Perales led the Hawks with 12 points. She added three assists. Giesselbach was next with 11 points. The Lions shot 53.6 percent from the floor while the Hawks went 19-of-56 (33.9).

Reigning National Player of the Week Melissa Norman ended the game with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

SDC is back on the court Saturday at Grossmont College as they host Menlo College at 1 p.m.

The Hawks simply could not find a rhythm, shooting 28 percent from the field throughout the game. The leading scorer for the Hawks was Natalie Perales, adding 10 points on 4-12 from the field. 

Westmont could not be stopped in all phases of the game, shooting 50 percent from the field, 62 percent from the three-point line, and 90 percent from the foul line throughout the game.

Westmont had three ladies in double figures. Aimee Brakken with 15 points, Kaylo Sato with 11 points, and Cora Chan adding 11 points of her own. 

Westmont outscored SDC every quarter except for the third, which the Hawks outscored Westmont, 17-12. Westmont adds to the win column, making them 19-2 (9-0, GSAC) while SDC falls to 5-11 (0-8, GSAC)

Next up for the Hawks is No. 8 Vanguard University at Southwestern College on February 2nd. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. 

By Elias Totah

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 5-10 on the season and 0-7 in conference play. Biola improves to 12-11 and 5-4 with the win.

The Hawks looked good from the start, however, as Egberuare made the first five points in the game to give SDC a quick 5-0 lead. But Biola would go on a 12-0 run and take the lead for good. Anessa Wolfblack hit a three under a minute to go in the first to cut the deficit down to two. The Hawks went into the second down five points.

Biola took charge in the second quarter, not slowing down, increasing their lead by as much as 16 with 2:11 remaining in the quarter. The Eagles outscored the Hawks 13-6 in the second and would take a 28-16 advantage into the halftime break.

The Hawks worked to bring down the deficit to 10 but couldn't get any closer shooting just 27 percent from the floor. SDC did make the most out of their free throws, making 12-of-13.

SDC has their biggest test coming up of the season on Saturday as they host No. 2 Westmont College at 5:30 p.m. at Grossmont College.

With the loss, the Hawks fall to 5-9 on the season and 0-6 in GSAC play. The Warriors improve to 13-4 overall and 4-2 in conference.

The Hawks couldn't have started the game any better opening up with eight straight points for an 8-0 lead. Two Egberuare 3-pointers and a Whitney Braeutigam jumper forced a timeout from the Warriors. The Hawks finished the quarter up 13-11 as the Warriors made a late charge towards the end of the first.

William Jessup tied the game just 50 seconds into the second. The two teams kept trading leads throughout the quarter until the end when the Warriors finished with a 5-0 run, giving them a five-point lead at the break. The Hawks made just two shots out of 13 shots.

Offense was very scarce in the third quarter for SDC. Their first field goal made was not until 1:57 remaining in the quarter. They converted on three free throws before Natalie Perales' jumper brought the deficit down to 13. The Warriors carried their momentum to an 18 points advantage after three quarters of play.

But the Hawks saved their best offensive performance of the game for the last quarter scoring 27 points. Perales took over in the early going of the quarter. She scored seven points to bring SDC's deficit down to 11, its lowest since the 4:19 of the third quarter. The Hawks kept their offensive prowess going as a J'ness Flowers-Murphy jumper cut the WJU lead down to five with 2:25 left.

William Jessup, however, hit their free throws to seal the deal.

The Hawks will have 10 days off before their next game. They travel to play Biola on Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m.

Menlo improves to 9-9 overall, 2-3 in conference play and SDC falls to 5-7 overall, 0-4 in conference play.

 The Hawks started out flat to start the game in the first quarter, giving up 29 points and found themselves trailing 29-18 at the end of the first 10 minutes of play. But the Hawks came out swinging in the second quarter ending the half shooting 52 percent from the field while Menlo college shot 39 percent. At the half, the Hawks found themselves down just two points, 42-40.

Maintaining leverage against Menlo in the second half, SDC ended the third quarter outscoring Menlo 19-14.

The fourth quarter came around and Menlo hit some big buckets down the stretch to give Menlo the victory, 77-73 over the Hawks.

Four SDC players ended the game with double figures. Kaylie Fandino with 13 points, Berika Egberuare with 12 points, Saskia Giesselbach adding 10 points, and Natalie Perales finishing with 10 points of her own.

Menlo also had four players in double figures, with stat lines of 15, 12, 11, and another 11-point player. Both teams had stretches of efficient basketball. All it took was a few possessions to decide this game.

Next up, the Hawks hit the road to take on William Jessup University on Jan. 16th. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.

By Elias Totah