Women's Basketball

Azusa Pacific's 3-0 Week Leads to PacWest Awards

The Cougars defeated defending champ Point Loma behind Audrey Sayoc's 28 points and seven steals. Dominican went 2-1 on the week, using Keyonee Neal's posting big numbers on both ends of the court.

Azusa Pacific went 3-0 last week, which included a wild 72-65 comeback win over Point Loma. Audrey Sayoc had 28 points and seven steals in that victory to earn Player of the Week honors. Keyonee Neal had big defensive numbers during Dominican wins over Jessup and Menlo as the Penguins went 2-1.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Azusa Pacific’s Audrey Sayoc, G, Sr., 5-8, Glendale, Calif.              
Azusa Pacific’s Audrey Sayoc scored a career high 28 points and had seven steals during APU’s 72-65 victory over defending conference champion Point Loma. The local product hit five treys during the game and had the go-ahead basket in the final two minutes. For the week, the fourth-year Cougar had 52 points, 13 steals and 14 assists to help the Cougars move to 3-1 in PacWest play and 7-4 overall. The veteran guard is third in the conference in three-point percentage (.389) and is fourth in assists (4.6) and steals (4.0).
 
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Dominican’s Keyonee Neal, G, Sr., 5-10, Rohnert Park, Calif.               
Dominican’s Keyonee Neal is the Defender of the Week, helping lead the Penguins to a 2-1 week. The fourth-year Penguin starter, who was the 2023 PacWest Freshman of the Year, had 16 rebounds in a loss to Concordia and pulled down 12 more with five blocked shots in a win over Menlo. For the week, Neal had 35 rebounds, seven blocked shots and five steals, to go with 41 points on offense.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Azusa Pacific is the Team of the Week after going 3-0 with wins over Chaminade (91-55), Alaska (82-50) and Point Loma (72-65). In the victory over the Sea Lions, the Cougars trailed by 11 points in the first half before Audrey Sayoc (see above) scored nine straight points, leading to a back-and-forth finish. Rachel Roderick had a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards, and the Cougars hit 10 of 22 three point attempts. They also forced the Sea Lions into 24 turnovers. It was APU’s 11th win in their last 13 outings against Point Loma. Lauren Jones hit seven treys against Chaminade, a PacWest season high, and Roderick had 18 points and nine rebounds against Alaska. Picked to finish fifth in the PacWest preseason poll, the Cougars under first-year coach Dan Ploog are now 7-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play.
 
PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: Vanguard improved to 3-0 in conference play and 7-1 overall with dominant wins over Chaminade (79-49) and Fresno Pacific (72-44)…Concordia also went 2-0 on the week with victories over Dominican (75-68) and Fresno Pacific (75-43). Asia Darcuiel had 22 points against the Penguins and 17 versus the Sunbirds. On defense, Genesis Hopkins had 12 rebounds and four blocks against DUC. Kaylyn Buchanon had six more steals against the Penguins…Lisa Kiefer had 17 rebounds in Westmont’s lone game of the week, a 75-46 win over Chaminade…Biola topped Alaska in their only contest of the week, 75-49…Alberte Frisch had 28 points for Menlo and five steals in the Oaks’ 74-70 loss to Dominican…Menlo’s Laila Saenz hit five three-pointers against Jessup…Angela Whitfield had 14 rebounds for Fresno Pacific against Vanguard.
 
WHAT’S NEXT:  WHAT’S NEXT: After a flurry of games to close out 2025, conference teams will shut down for the Christmas break. Play resumes on January 1 when Point Loma visits Dominican on January 1. Six PacWest games are on the slate for Saturday, January 3. To see the complete season schedule, click here.