Aminata Cole of Anchorage produced her seventh double-double of the season in Hawaii Pacific’s 84-43 win over BYU-Hawaii. The 5-foot-10 junior forwad scored 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in 31 minutes. Cole, of Dimond High fame, ranks fourth in the PacWest Conference at 9.2 rebounds per game. She has reached double digits in… Read more »
Scoring comes and goes, but rebounding and defense is something Aminata Cole of Anchorage brings to the basketball court every game. The 5-foot-10 forward came off the bench to block three shots, grab seven rebounds and score eight points on 4-for-4 shooting as Hawaii Pacific beat Fresno Pacific 79-57 in California. Hawaii Pacific is 4-0… Read more »
Anchorage’s Aminata Cole has never been to Hawaii, but it already feels like home. The 5-foot-10 basketball player has been recruited by Hawaii Pacific coaches during her two years at Southwestern Oregon Community College, where she developed into one of the best post players in the Northwest Athletic Conference. So when it came time for… Read more »
Two of the best women’s basketball players in the Northwest Athletic Conference are from Alaska and they are on a collision course to square off in the championship game. Both players are in action in tonight’s NWAC tournament semifinals, with the winners advancing to Tuesday’s title tilt in Washington. Southwestern Oregon center Aminata Cole of… Read more »
She stands 5-foot-11, but to opposing shooters Aminata Cole of Anchorage must seem seven feet tall. The Southwestern Oregon College sophomore center leads the Northwest Athletic Conference in blocked shots after swatting a career-high 8 shots against Chemeketa. Cole, of Dimond High fame, also scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to just miss a… Read more »
When it comes to blocking shots, nobody is better in the Northwest Athletic Conference than Aminata Cole of Anchorage. The 5-foot-11 sophomore center has led the JC league in each of the last two seasons for Southwestern Oregon Community College. Her season high is 5 blocked shots. She’s had three other games with 4. Cole… Read more »
With 32 different JCs spread over Oregon and Washington, the NWAACC is one of the biggest basketball leagues in the country. There are more than 350 women – three of the best are from Alaska. Anchorage’s Aminata Cole leads the league in blocked shots at 2.4 per game. Ketchikan’s Laci Effenberger leads the league in… Read more »
Aminata Cole of Anchorage single-handedly carried Southwestern Oregon to an 88-85 win over Pierce in NWAACC action in Washington. The 5-foot-10 freshman collected 32 points and 13 rebounds, her fifth double-double in seven games. The 32 points was the second highest total in the 32-team league this season. Cole, of Dimond High fame, made 13-of-18… Read more »
The hunt is over for Gabi Fenumiai. She finally bagged the big one. The Juneau basketball player helped Peninsula College beat perennial power Lane 85-75 in the Northwest Athletic Conference tournament championship game in Washington. It was the first NWAC title in Peninsula College history and the first time since she was a little kid… Read more »
They have been among the league leaders all season so made sense that Laci Effenberger, Aminata Cole and Gabi Fenumiai of Alaska were honored by the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges. Each player was selected a first-team all-star in their respective divisions, while Effenberger and Cole were also picked to the all-defense team. Effenberger,… Read more »
