OTHER CONNECTIONS
Here’s a look at how other athletes from Santa Cruz County are doing at the college level:
Women’s basketball
Delaney Moore (Monte Vista Christian), Idaho State, Sr.: The 6-foot forward has increased her scoring significantly in the past couple of weeks, reaching double digits in three of unbeaten ISU’s past four wins.
Moore finished second on the Bengals with a seasonhigh 14 points in last Saturday’s 70-62 win over Portland State, shooting 6-for-11 from the field. She also recorded a doubledouble at Sacramento State on Jan. 14, netting 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and scored 12 points at Sac State on Jan. 16.
Natalia Ackerman (Aptos), Cal Poly, Fr.: The 6-foot-1 forward made a semi-triumphant return from injury last Saturday, recording a double-double in the Mustangs’ 79-70 loss to visiting UC Irvine. Ackerman scored a teamhigh 15 points on perfect 7-for-7 shooting from the field and also led Cal Poly with 10rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal.
Haley Jones (Archbishop Mitty), Stanford, So.:
The 6-foot-1 guard has averaged 16.0 points in her last four games for the No. 5-ranked Cardinal. Jones led Stanford with 18 points and 11 rebounds in the Cardinal’s 84-59 blowout of USC on Sunday after being held to just 12 in a 70-66 loss to No. 6 UCLA on Friday.
Men’s basketball
Trey Whitley (Harbor/ Cabrillo College), Black Hills State (S.D.), Sr.: The guard scored 18 points on 6-of-8shooting from the field last Saturday in the Yellow Jackets’ 79-78 loss to the South Dakota School of Mines. Whitley went 2-for-3 from 3-point range, 4-for-6 at the foul line and dished out a team-high four assists.
Whitley also scored seven points on Friday in BHSU’s 79-53 win over Western Colorado — the Jackets’ first game following a fourgame layoff.
Carl Snyder (MVC), Mayville State (N.D.), Sr.: The 6-foot-9 center has averaged just 3.75 points over his past four games. His best performance in that stretch came last Friday, when he scored eight points on 4-for-4 shooting from the field in Mayville State’s 80-77 loss to Dickinson State.
Blake Welle (Aptos), Cal, Redshirt So.: The 6-foot-7 forward grabbed two rebounds and made a free throw in the Golden Bears’ Jan. 14 loss to Colorado.