Sierra Preps for 28th Straight Postseason Run in 2020
For the 28th straight season, Sierra College Women's Basketball is headed to the CCCAA Playoffs, a ticket to the state championship on the line. This Friday, Sierra will host College of the Sequoias at 7:00pm in Rocklin in round 2 of the playoffs, neither team having played in the round one play ins. Sierra, the NorCal #6 seed, finished third in the Big 8 behind Delta (NorCal #1) and DVC (NorCal #2) and has a regular season record of 20-7, 10-4 in the Big 8. Sequoias went 19-9 in their 2020 season, and finished 8-4 in the Central Valley, good for second place in their league behind NorCal #5 Merced. Read the full preview here.
2018-19 Sweet Sixteen
For the 27th straight season, Sierra College competed in the California Community College Women's Basketball Playoffs, advancing to the final sixteen teams in California. Since Women's Basketball brought home Sierra's first ever State Championship in 1999, the program has not missed a postseason. Under current head coach Brandie Murrish (2006-07-present), the team has won ten conference titles, including an impressive back-to-back-to-back run capturing the Big 8 crown in 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18. (2018-19 Season Stats; Program Records)
Four-Year Transfers
More than 50 players have moved on to four-year colleges since 1992. The program gives our players the exposure they need to sign with top four-year programs.