Chandler, AZ-- Both the Men's and Women's Basketball teams tipped of their seasons with their first home games of the year on Friday evening at the Coyote Center. The Women's team played first against Benedictine University Mesa and was able to pull away late to eventually win 82-64. The game stayed within a four or six points in favor of either team throughout the first 34 minutes of play but a late fourth quarter push by the Coyotes propelled them to victory. Shiryl Yazzie and Steph Da Silva each had 10 points for the Yotes and Mya Way was on fire coming off the bench hitting six three pointers to finish with 23 points.
The Men's team opened up their season against NJCAA Division 1 opponent College of Southern Nevada. The Men's team jumped out to an early lead and despite the visitors cutting it to a two possession game with only a few minutes to go, the guys finished strong and won 81-66. Andre Harris lead all Coyote scorers with 23 points plus 8 rebounds in the post and Jakub Lloyd came off the bench strong to contribute 12 points.
This is a very busy week for both programs as the Men play again today against Ottawa University of Arizona at home at 6 PM. The Women play Tuesday at 5:30. The Men follow up again with another game Wednesday and the Women play back to back days on Thursday and Friday. Come check out all of the free basketball action at the Coyote Center this week. Go Yotes!
