Santa Rosa Junior College Women's Basketball had a great year in 2007-2008. They started off by winning 2 pre-season tournaments--the Merced Tournament against Foothill and the Shasta Tournament against Sierra. Santa Rosa ended up 3rd in the Big 8 Conference which produced 4 playoff teams. Santa Rosa was lead by freshman most of the year, Lisa Muzio was named All-League and 3rd Team All-State, Mackinze Bailey was name to the Big 8 All-League as well. Other freshman that contributed to the Bear Cubs success was Palagi Atoe, Tiffany Mims, Veronica Morris and Alexandria Oser. Erica Wagner, Rachel Samana, Annie Sacks and Jaime Parr were the four returning players bring experience and dedication. The Bear Cubs finished ranked #7 in the north and played Butte in their first round of playoffs. Santa Rosa dominated the game determined to get to the next level; taking the game 80-70. Next Santa Rosa faced the #1 scoring team in the state, Fresno City College. The Bear Cubs traveled to Fresno and played a very tough and aggressive game. Fresno was held to their lowest scoring output of the year but still manage to come out on top. Despite the great defensive effort the Bear Cubs fell 57-64. The 2008-2009 team has just one returning player from last year’s team, Palagi Atoe, but the incoming and red-shirt freshmen have a great deal of potential. Jeanette DeWitt (Nipomo) and Charlene Popoff (Windsor) are two post players that have proved they can play at this level. Redshirt freshman Natalie Wisdom was able to watch and learn while she was recovering from a season ending injury. Amanda Briare from Maria Carrillo showed leadership in high school and is transitioning to the program well.  With the tradition of success for Women’s Basketball at the Santa Rosa Junior College, we regularly draw local talent and this year is no different. The 2008-2009 Bear Cub team will be facing a challenging schedule that features five tournaments with top ranked teams. One of the tournaments is hosted by the Bear Cubs here in Haehl Pavilion and is shaping up to be the best tournament in the state! The Big 8 Conference looks to be challenging and exciting for this year’s team.