HONOR ROLL
Urban Knights' Jessica Nolan and Verity Peets were named to the PacWest Top 10 Honor Roll this week. The award was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, for games contested Feb. 8-14.

Nolan (Adelaide, Australia , Lassen College) posted a double-double in 64-61 loss vs. NDNU on Feb. 13 she scored 18 points, collected 10 rebounds and handed out three assists in the setback. The double-double marked her fourth in a row. Coach Yamasaki was pleased with Nolan's effort for the week," Jess has continued to push herself more and more offensively for us this season. We see glimpses of greatness in her and at this rate I think we will start to see greatness more consistently come her senior year. "

Peets (Stockport, England, Idaho State University) was the Knights leading scorer in their contest versus NDNU. She scored 19 points and collected five rebounds in the 64-61 loss to the Argo's. Peets shot 64.3% (9 for 14) from the field and is now.ranked eighth for the week in scoring, she is also ranked third in scoring for the week. Yamasaki had this to say about Peets' nomination, "Verity really stepped up big for us against Notre Dame. Sometimes I don't think she realizes how strong and dominant she can be in the paint and deadly from the high post. She has great touch from 10-12 feet and when she gets on balance she can finish well around the rim". Coach Yamasaki also said this of the junior post, "I was so proud of her effort down the stretch against NDNU. We were able to go to her and she played with confidence and got the job done. It helped that she didn't get into foul trouble late in the game like she did in the first half. I am proud of her for stepping up and hitting some big shots".

SCOUTING PENGUINS
The Penguins have dropped seven of their  last eight contests. They have won just one game since challenging the Knights at the beginning of PacWest play, and are 5-16 overall, and 2-8 in conference. The Penguins most recent win came against Chaminade University. Alisha Flaaten still holds the top spot among scorers, she is averaging 15.2 ppg, has 82 assists and 57 steals. Kimi Nakamura continues to be a consistent help for the Penguins, coming off the bench and averaging 8.2 points in conference play.

SCOUTING ARGOS
The Argos most recent win over the Urban Knights bumped them up three spots over AAU and remain in fourth place with a 8-4 conference record. The Argos have now won four of their last five contests. Their lone lose was to PacWest powerhouse Hawaii Pacific University. NDNU is led by the Zastly sisters, Laura and Katie. They lead the team in almost every category. They hold the top two spots on the team in scoring, averaging 14.9 ppg and 13 points respectively. They also lead in assists (64 and 62), rebounds (157 - 6.8 rpg and 148 - 6.4), and steals (67 and 61).  Jennifer Dreessen is next on the team in scoring with 10.6.ppg.

LAST GAME RECAP
The Urban Knights welcomed the Argos of Notre Dame de Namur to Kezar Pavilion tonight  for the Academy of Art University's first ever Homecoming night . Although the Urban Knights were on the losing end of a 64-61 battle, the record crowd enjoyed all 40 minutes of basketball. Jessica Nolan led the charge for the Urban Knights; she notched her fourth straight double-double, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Verity Peets was the team's leading scorer of the night. She added 19 points and five rebounds.  The loss drops AAU to 7-14 overall, and 3-7 in PacWest play. The Argos, however, improve to 8-4 in conference play and 12-11 overall.