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Welcome to Skyline...........5 Season Outlook..................6 Coaching Staff....................7 Roster..................................8 Player Profiles...............9-13 Sponsors........................14-15 Schedule............Back Cover

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3300 College DriveSan Bruno, CA 94066

(650) 738-4100http://www.skylinecollege.edu/

Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud: President Joe Morello: Dean

Jose Bonilla, Jr. : Athletic Trainer Mascot: The Trojan

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Meet all of your educational goals at Skyline. Start on the road to a four-year degree. Earn an associates's degree. Get specialized skills to prepare you for a rewarding career. Develop new job skills. Skyline is where it all happens.

Skyline offers a world-class education. Graduates include journalists, mathematicians, scientists, educators and more. Our students regularly transfer to Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA and other top universities. Others learn the skills they need to make better lives for themselves and their families.

The diversity on our campus creates an environment rich in culture and opportunity. Ideas are warmly embraced. Skyline is located on 111 acres just west of Skyline Boulevard in San Bruno, and is conveniently available to residents of San Francisco, South San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, Brisbane, San Bruno and Pacifica.

We opened in 1969, and we are one of three community colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. Students love Skyline because of our convenient location; low cost; the broad range, high quality and availability of our degree and certificate programs; flexible scheduling; and student-centered environment.Skyline College offers opportunities for students of all ages. Through Skyline's Guaranteed Transfer Program, many Skyline graduates transfer to a wide range of four-year colleges and universities. Other Skyline college students graduate and achieve an Associate in Arts (A.A.) or Associate in Science (A.S.). Students achieve employment and advancement in business and industry after earning certificates from Skyline's 43 Certificate programs. Our certificate programs include Automotive Technology, Biotechnology, Cosmetology, many areas of Business, Early Childhood Education, Respiratory Therapy, Surgical Technology, and Telecommunications & Network Information Technology.

Skyline College is committed to preparing a highly skilled workforce for the new economy and has been recognized nationally for our efforts. Skyline and the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) have worked with Genentech and other biotechnology companies to place workers trained by the college in jobs formerly limited to those with four-year degrees. Skyline provides a convenient way to fulfill educational goals and offers short courses throughout each semester.

For more information about Skyline College, visit our website: SkylineCollege.edu

Welcome toSkyline College

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2015-2016 Review The2015-2016SkylineWomen’sBasketballTeamcontinuedtoraisethebarfortheprogram. The 2015-2016 team won 18 games including the ConsolationChampionship in both the Mission College Tournament and Fullerton CollegeTournament.

TheTrojansonceagainsweptdistrictrivalCollegeofSanMateoonthewaytoasolidCoast Conference Iinish and second consecutive California State Playoff birth.Skyline defeated American River College in the Iirst round of the playoffs beforebeingeliminatedbyFresnoCityCollegeinthesecondround.

Sophomores Stephanie Allen andDanaMichaels were named First Team All CoastConference, while sophomore Alyssa Dela Cruz was named Second Team AllConference.

2016-2017 Season Preview ExpectationsareagainontheriseatSkylineCollegeasthewomen’sbasketballteampreparesforthestartofthe2016-2017season.Fourreturnersfromlastyear’splayoffteamwillanchorthisyear’sline-up. GuardsVictoriaLangiandAriannaSheehy looktobuildonsolid froshcampaigns,whichincluded considerable contributions on both offense and defense. SophomoreNoelani Castillo looks to use last year’s strong Iinish to catapult her into apotentiallymoreprominentrole. Inadditiontothereturningguards,SkylineaddedpointguardKaimaniPerezandshootingguardShannonChau.Bothplayerscouldhaveanimmediateimpactonthegame. Freshmen Nichole Porter and Julia Garcia add slashing ability andathleticismtothisyear’s team. GiselaChin steps inasapureshooterand instantthreat toanydefense. JoemarieLacap’sversatilitymakesher invaluableover thecourseofalongseason.

Sophomore Charme Noordzee will see action at both the forward and centerpositionsassheaimstoleadagroupofsolidpostplayers. ThreefreshmenwilljoinNoordzeeinthisyear’sfrontcourt.

Athletic forward Sophia Faupusa will add energy and rebounding. CentersVeronikaAkoloandOfaTuipulotuaddbothsizeandskilltothisyear’steam.Bothplayershavegoodhandsandfootwork,inadditiontoasofttoucharoundthehoop.Skyline is excited to compete against some of the best competition in the state topreparefortheCoastConferenceNorthseason.

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ChrisWattersHeadWomen’sBasketballCoach

Chris issettobeginhisIifthyearasHeadCoachoftheSkyline CollegeWomen’s Basketball Program. Prior tobecomingheadcoach,ChrisservedasanassistantcoachatSkylineCollegeforIiveseasons. Sincebecomingheadcoach,CoachWattershasguidedtheteamtoconsecutiveCalifornia State Playoff appearances and seen manyplayers transfer to four-year institutions to continuetheir academic and athletic career. CoachWatters hashelpeddevelopsevenallconferenceplayersoverthepasttwo seasons. CoachWatters is excited to continue thegrowth of the Skyline basketball program, bothacademicallyandathletically.ContactCoachWattersat:415-359-6897(Cell)650-738-4241(OfQice)wattersc@smccd.edu

CharleeUnderwoodAssistantWomen’sBasketballCoach

Charlee enters her second season of coaching atSkyline. Charee is a graduate of San FrancisoInternational High School and played basketball atCalifornia State University, Fullerton After graduationfromCSFCharleeplayedprofessionallyinEurope.CoachUnderwood has had coached in many programsincluding basketball programs at: Stanford, UCLA, LMU,Cal State Fullerton, Hooked on Hoops, and CelebrityBasketball Camps for Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton andLeBronJames. CharleehasalsocoachedfortheSanJoseCagersandGoldenCitySFAAUBasketballTeams.

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2016-2017RosterNo. Player Year Height HighSchool

2 AriannaSheehy So 5’7” TerraNova

3 GiselaChin Fr 5’5” Washington

4 NicholePorter Fr 5’5 Marshall

5 KaimaniPerez Fr 5’0” SHC

10 ShannonChau Fr 5’6” MercySF

11 JoemarieLacap Fr 5’4” Jefferson

13 JuliaGarcia Fr 5’8” SouthSanFrancisco

15 VictoriaLangi So 5’6” MercyBurlingame

21 NoelaniCastillo So 5’2” ElCamino

22 SophiaFaupusa Fr 5’9” Carlmont

32 VeronikaAkolo Fr 6’0” Sequoia

33 CharmeNoordzee So 5’10” Washington

41 OfaTuipulotu Fr 5’10” SanMateo

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#2AriannaSheehySophomore

Arianna returns for her sophomore season after a veryproductivefreshmanyear. Ariannaappearedin29gameslastseasonaveraging7ppg. Ariannawasakeycomponentonlastyear’s playoff team and looks to step into a more prominentrolethisseason.AsasenioratTerraNova,AriannawasnamedtheMostValuablePlayerofthePeninsulaAthleticLeague. Shewas also named Terra Nova’s Most Valuable Player. Ariannaenjoysswimmingandadventuresinherfreetime.

#3GiselaChinFreshman

Gisela graduated fromGeorgeWashingtonHighSchool inSanFranciscoin2016.Asasenior,Giselahelpedleadherteamtoasecondplace Iinish in theAcademicAthleticAssociation. Shewasnamed teamMostValuablePlayer and received2ndTeamAll-AAAhonors.GiselareceivedtheAlmaBlanchardAwardhersenioryear. SkylinewilllooktoGiselaforheroutsideshootingthisseason. Giselaenjoyshikingandtravelingwhenshe’snotplayingbasketball.

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NicholePorter#4Freshman

Nichole graduated from Thurgood Marshall High School inSan Francisco in 2015. Nichole was named team MostValuablePlayerherseniorseason. Nicholewillbereturningtobasketballthisyearandiseagertogetbackintoit.Skylinewill use Nichole’s length and athleticism to play pressuredefenseand run the Iloor in transition. WhenNichole isn’tplayingbasketball,shelikestoshop,eat,andworkout.

KaimaniPerez#5Freshman

Kaimani graduated From Sacred Heart Cathedral HighSchoolinSanFranciscoin2015.KaimaniwonbothaCentralCoast Section Championship and a Northern CaliforniaChampionshipduringhertimeatSacredHeart. Skylinewilllean on Kaimani’s ball-handling and poise to control thetempo of the game. Her big game experience should paydividends for this year’s team. Kaimani enjoys singing,listeningtomusic,andrelaxinginherfreetime.

ShannonChau#10Freshman

ShannongraduatedfromMercyHighSchoolinSanFranciscoin 2016. As a senior, Shannonwas named First Team All-LeagueintheWestBayAthleticLeague.ShewasalsonamedMercy’s Most Inspirational Player and the Team ScholarAthlete Award. Shannon will add athleticism andaggressiveness on both offense and defense to this year’sSkylineteam. Shannongoesonadventureswithherdogandhikesinhertimeawayfrombasketball.

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#11JoemarieLacapFreshman

JoemariegraduatedfromJeffersonHighSchoolinDalyCityin2015. Asasenior,JoewasnamedJefferson’sMostInspirationPlayerandwonJefferson’sTeamLeaderAward.Joereturnstobasketballthisyearafteroneyearawayfromthegame. Joe’sversatilitywillbeavaluableassetforSkylinethisseason. Joeenjoysswimming,shopping,and listening tomusicwhensheisn’tplayingbasketball.

#13JuliaGarciaFreshman

JuliagraduatedfromSouthSanFranciscoHighSchoolin2016.JuliaplayedbothbasketballandvolleyballinhertimeatSouthSanFrancisco.JuliawasnamedteamMostValuablePlayerherIirsttwoyearsatSouthSanFrancisco. SkylinewilluseJulia’sathleticismtohelpinthepress,reboundandblockshots.Julialikestoworkout,playbasketball,andrelaxinherfreetime.

#15VictoriaLangiSophomore

Victoria enters her sophomore season after a successfulfreshman season. Victoria averaged 7ppg and 2 apgwhilemostlyplayingthepointguardposition. Victoriaisexpectedto see more time at the other guard positions this season.SkylinelookstoseeVictoriauseherexplosivenesstobecomea big scoring threat and a disrupter on defense. Victoriaenjoysspendingtimewithfamilyandfriendswhensheisn’tplayingbasketball.

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VeronikaAkolo#32Freshman

Veronica will start her freshman season at Skyline aftergraduating fromSequoiaHighSchool inRedwoodCity in2016.VeronikahelpedleadayoungSequoiateamtosomeimpressivewinsinthesecondhalfoftheseason. Veronika’spostskillsandfaceupgamewill helpSkylineestablisha threat from thepostarea. Veronika’s rebounding should help eliminate secondchanceopportunities for Skyline’s opponents. Veronika enjoysgoingtothemoviesandfamilybarbecueswhenshe’snotplayingbasketball.

NoelaniCastillo#21Sophomore

NoelaniissettoenterhersophomoreseasonatSkyline.NoelanigraduatedfromElCaminoHighSchool in2014andhasbattledher way back from multiple injuries to prepare for hersophomoreyear. NoelaniearnedmoreminutestowardtheendofherfreshmancampaignandSkylinehopesshewillbeabletobuild on that experience. Noelani was named team MostValuablePlayerandwontheDefensiveAwardwhileplayingatElCamino.Noelanienjoysswimminginherfreetime.

SophiaFaupusa#22Freshman

Sophia will begin her freshman season after graduating fromCarlmontHighSchoolin2016.WhileatCarlmont,Sophiahelpedher team to back-to-back Central Coast Section playoffappearances. SkylinewilluseSophia’sreboundinganddefenseto solidify their front court play. Sophia’s hobbies includeparticipatinginTahitiandanceandlisteningtomusic.

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#33CharmeNoordzeeSophomore

Charme enters her sophomore season at Skyline as ateamleaderwithbiggameexperience. Charmeaveragedjust over 7ppg and nearly 7rpg last season. Skylineexpects Charme to increase her productivity whilerotatingbetweentheforwardandcenterpositions. Asasenior at George Washington High School, Charme wasname to the Academic Athletic Asociation’s HonorableMention team. Charme’s hobbies include shopping andlisteningtomusic.

#41OfaTuipulotuFreshman

Ofawill begin her freshman season at Skyline this year.Ofa graduated from San Mateo High School where sheearnedSecondTeamAllPeninsulaAthleticLeaguehonorsas well as being named team Most Valuable Player in2015. Skylinewill use Ofa’s rebounding and low blockpresence to solidify their post play. Ofa’s soft touchshould add to Skyline’s scoring attack. Some of Ofa’shobbiesincludeweightliftingandhiking.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 2016 - 2017

Sept. 24-25 Sat.-Sun @Delta TBA

Nov. 15 Tues. Monterey Peninsula College 6:00pm

Nov. 18 Fri. @ College of Marin 7:00pm

Nov. 22 Tues. De Anza 6:30pm

Dec. 2-4 Fri-Sun @ Chaffey College Tournament TBA

Dec. 8-10 Thur-Sat @ Santa Rosa College Tournament TBA

Dec. 16-18 Fri.-Sun. @ CCSF Tournament TBA

Dec. 21 Wed. @ Mission College 7:00pm

Dec. 27-29 Tues-Thur @ Fullerton College Tournament TBA

Coast-North Conference Games

Jan. 4 Wed. Bye

Jan. 6 Fri. @ CCSF (DH) 5:00pm

Jan. 11 Wed. Chabot (DH) 5:00pm

Jan. 13 Fri. Ohlone 7:00pm

Jan 18 Wed. @ San Jose (DH) 5:00pm

Jan. 20 Fri. CSM (DH) 5:00pm

Jan. 25 Wed. @ Las Positas (DH) 5:00pm

Jan. 27 Fri. Bye

Feb. 1 Wed. CCSF (DH) 7:00pm

Feb. 3 Fri. @ Chabot 5:00pm

Feb 8 Wed. @ Ohlone 5:00pm

Feb. 10 Fri. San Jose (DH) 5:00pm

Feb. 15 Wed. @ CSM 5:30pm

Feb. 17 Fri. Las Positas (DH) 7:00pm

Feb. 22 Wed. Regional Playoffs, Round 1 TBA

Feb. 24-25 Fri.-Sat. Regional Playoffs, Round 2 TBA

Mar. 1 Wed. Regional Semi-Final TBA

Mar. 4 Sat. Regional Final TBA

Mar. 9 & 11 Fri-Sun State Basketball Championships TBA

(DH) Double-Header w/ Men’s Team

Skyline College Women’s Basketball Head Coach: Chris Watters ▪ Assistant Coach: Charlee Underwood

Email: wattersc@smccd.edu ▪ Phone: (650) 738-4241 ▪ Fax: (650) 738-4160 President: Dr. Regina Stanback-Stroud Athletic Director: Joseph Morello ▪ Athletic Trainer: Jose Bonilla