Women's Basketball
More than 150 student athletes have earned their varsity letters in the sport that began in Western Massachusetts. HCC women's basketball boasts 21 All-New England honorees and four All-Americans all time and has had players continue their education and athletic careers at institutions such as Morgan State University, Westfield State College, UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Bridgewater State College, Elms College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and others. HCC advanced to the National Tournament in 2007 and 2008, finishing 8th and 7th, respectively. Second-year head coach Joe Paige will guide the team into the 2022-23 season, bringing with him a wealth of basketball knowledge and coaching experience.
Interested in joinig the women's basketball team:
Contact Coach Joseph Paige
Email: jpaige@hcc.edu Phone: (413) 388-2426
Or fill out the HCC athletic interest form.
Meet Our Team 2022-23 click here
Meet Our Team 2019-20 click here
Meet Our Team 2017-18 click here
Photo: 2022-23 Lady Cougars Basketball Team
| # | NAME | YEAR | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| 1 | Emilia Ramos | 1st | Forward | 5' 9" | Springfield, MA | East Longmeadow HS |
| 4 | Asha Zayas | 1st | Guard | 5' 1" | Holyoke, MA | Holyoke HS |
| 10 | Jayla Fisher | 1st | Guard/Forward | 5' 7" | Northampton, MA | Northampton HS |
| 11 | Izalie Verdejo | 1st | Forward | 5' 8" | Springfield, MA | Sci-Tech HS |
| 12 | Shauna Charles | 1st | Forward | 5' 10" | Springfield, MA | Springfield International HS |
| 22 | Madison Hosmer | 1st | Guard | 5' 5" | West Springfield, MA | West Springfield HS |
| 23 | Mayouri Yath | 2nd | Guard | 5' 2" | Amherst, MA | Amherst Regional HS |
| 32 | Sthela Sibley-Welch | 2nd | Guard | 5' 2" | South Hadley, MA | South Hadley HS |
| 33 | Donna Viel | 1st | Guard | 5' 4" | Huntington, MA | Gateway Regional HS |
Head Coach: Joseph Paige (2nd season)
Director of Athletics: Thomas E. Stewart
Trainer: Keith Scarlett
Vice President Student Affairs: Yanina Vargas-Arriaga
President: Christina Royal
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result/Time | Overall Record | Region XXI Div III Record |
| November | |||||
| Thur. 10 | @ Bunker Hill CC * ^ | Boston, MA | Postponed to 12/21/22 |
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| Tue. 15 | Springfield Technical CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Thur. 17 | Massasoit CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Postponed to 12/10/22 |
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| Sat. 19 | CC of Rhode Island * | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Postponed to 12/15/22 |
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| Tue. 29 | Gateway CC * | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Postponed to TBD |
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| December | |||||
| Thur. 1 | @ Bristol CC * ^ | Taunton, MA | W, 76-29 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Sat. 3 | @ Mass Bay CC * ^ | Wellesley, MA | Cancelled | ||
| Tue. 6 | @ UCONN Avery Point * | Groton, CT | L, 48-84 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Sat. 10 | Massasoit CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L 44-81 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Sat. 10 | @ Quincy College * ^ | Quincy, MA | Cancelled | ||
| Tue. 13 | Quinsigamond CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Thur. 15 | CC of Rhode Island * | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 16-67 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Sat. 17 | Northern Essex CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Wed. 21 | @ Bunker Hill CC * ^ | Boston, MA | Postponed | ||
| January | |||||
| Sat. 14 | @ Roxbury CC * ^ | Roxbury Crossing, MA | TBA | ||
| Thur. 19 | Quincy College * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
TBA | ||
| Sat. 21 | @ Gateway CC * | New Haven, CT | TBA | ||
| Tue. 24 | Roxbury CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
TBA | ||
| Thu. 26 | Mass Bay CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
TBA | ||
| Sat. 28 | Bunker Hill CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
TBA | ||
| Tue. 31 | @ Northern Essex CC * ^ | Haverhill, MA | TBA | ||
| February | |||||
| Thur. 2 | UCONN Avery Point * | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
TBA | ||
| Tue. 7 | @ CC of Rhode Island * | Warwick, RI | TBA | ||
| Thur. 9 | @ Springfield Technical CC * ^ | Springfield, MA | Cancelled | ||
| Sat. 11 | @ Massasoit CC * ^ | Brockton, MA | TBA | ||
| Thur. 16 | @ Quinsigamond CC * ^ | Worcester, MA | TBA | ||
| Sat. 18 | Bristol CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
TBA | ||
| Region XXI Tournament | TBA | DNQ | |||
| Region XXI Tournament | TBA | DNQ | |||
| March | |||||
| TBD | NJCAA National Tournament | TBA | DNQ |
BOLD indicates home game, played on HCC campus at the PeoplesBank Gymnasium located in the Bartley Center for Athletics
* indicates Region 21 Division III opponent
^ indicates MCCAC Opponent
Game stories are available for scores underlined in green
| # | NAME | YEAR | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| 45 | Kamila Arman | Fresh | Forward | 5' 7" | Chicopee, MA | Chicopee HS |
| 12 | Dasia Dejus | Fresh | Guard | 5' 2" | Chicopee, MA | Chicopee Comprehensive HS |
| 1 | Jah'Anesty Dickson | Fresh | Forward | 5' 7" | Springfield, MA | Commerce HS |
| 5 | Breanna Marchena | Fresh | Guard | 5' 3" | Springfield, MA | Commerce HS |
| 32 | Kiana Ortiz | Fresh | Guard | 5' 4" | Springfield, MA | Central HS |
| 33 | Colby Sanders | Fresh | Forward | 5' 9" | Swanzey, NH | Monadnock Regional HS |
| 4 | Kate Tempest | Fresh | Guard | 5' 2" | Springfield, MA | Sabis HS |
| 22 | Karla Torres | Fresh | Guard | 5' 3" | Springfield, MA | Smith Vocational HS |
| 10 | Elizabeth Zollo | Fresh | Forward | 5' 5" | Monson, MA | Monson HS |
Head Coach: Joseph Paige (1st season)
Assistant Coach: Ashley Grant (1st season)
Director of Athletics: Thomas E. Stewart
Trainer: Keith Scarlett
Vice President Student Affairs: Yanina Vargas-Arriaga
President: Christina Royal
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result/Time | Overall Record |
Region XXI |
| November | |||||
| Tue. 5 | Gateway CC | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 32-74 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Fri. 8 | Southern Maine CC | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 30-66 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Mon. 11 | Massasoit CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 38-111 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Tue. 19 | @ Bristol CC * ^ | Fall River, MA | postponed | ||
| Sat. 23 | Robury CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
W, 70-36 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Tue. 26 | Springfield Technical CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed to 12/3/19 |
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| December | |||||
| Tue. 3 | Springfield Technical CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 58-74 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Thur. 5 | Bunker Hill CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 46-67 | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| Tue. 10 | @ Quinsigamond CC * ^ | Worcester, MA | Postponed | ||
| January | |||||
| Thur. 23 | Quinsigamond CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
W, 56-48 | 2-5 | 2-3 |
| Sat. 25 | @ Bunker Hill CC * ^ | Boston, MA | L, 20-83 | 2-6 | 2-4 |
| Tue. 28 | UCONN Avery Point | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 33-95 | 2-7 | 2-4 |
| February | |||||
| Sat. 1 | @ Gateway CC * | New Haven, CT | L, 38-86 | 2-8 | 2-5 |
| Thur. 6 | Bristol CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 46-80 | 2-9 | 2-6 |
| Tue. 11 | @ Roxbury CC * ^ | Boston, MA | Cancelled | ||
| Sat. 15 | @ Massasoit CC * ^ | Brockton, MA | L, 18-121 | 2-10 | 2-7 |
| Thur. 20 | @ Springfield Technical CC * ^ | Springfield, MA | L, 44-93 | 2-11 | 2-8 |
| Region XXI Tournament TBA | TBA | DNQ | |||
| March | |||||
| 10-12 | NJCAA National Tournament |
Rochester, MN | DNQ |
BOLD indicates home game, played on HCC campus at the PeoplesBank Gymnasium located in the Bartley Center for Athletics
* indicates Region 21 Division III opponent
^ indicates MCCAC Opponent
Game stories are available for scores underlined in green
| # | NAME | YEAR | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| 1 | Amanda Adamczyk | Fresh | Guard/Fwd | 5' 6" | Chicopee, MA | Chicopee HS |
| 11 | Shanice Grandison | Fresh | Guard | 5' 0" | Springfield, MA | Commerce HS |
| 5 | Paige Hardy | Fresh | Forward | 5' 8" | Agawam, MA | Agawam HS |
| 3 | Talisa Perez | Soph | Guard | 5' 4" | Holyoke, MA | Holyoke HS |
| 23 | Hannalise Rivera Lovett | Fresh | Guard | 5' 3" | Northmpton, MA | Northampton HS |
| 24 | Bethany Serrano | Soph | Forward | 5' 8" | Holyoke, MA | Paulo Friere S&J Charter School |
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result/Time | Overall Record |
Region XXI |
| November | |||||
| Tue. 7 | @ Springfield Technical CC * ^ | Springfield, MA | postponed | ||
| Thur. 9 | @ Quinsigamond CC *^ | Worcester, MA | postponed | ||
| Fri. 10 | St. Clair CCC | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
cancelled | ||
| Tue. 14 | Mass Bay CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed | ||
| Thur. 16 | @ Gateway CC * | New Haven, CT | postponed | ||
| Sat. 18 | Bristol CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 30-78 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Tue. 21 | UCONN Avery Point * | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 31-88 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Thur. 28 | Quincy College | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
cancelled | ||
| Thu. 30 | Northern Essex CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
cancelled | ||
| December | |||||
| Sat. 2 | @ Massasoit CC *^ | Brockton, MA | postponed | ||
| Tue. 5 | @ Bunker Hill CC *^ | Boston, MA | L, 30-74 | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| Thur. 7 | @ Ben Franklin Institute | Boston, MA | cancelled | ||
| Sat. 9 | @ Roxbury CC *^ | Roxbury Crossing, MA | postponed | ||
| January | |||||
| Tue. 16 | @ Springfield Technical CC *^ |
Springfield, MA | postponed | ||
| Thur. 18 | Quinsigamond CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed | ||
| Tue. 23 | Mass Bay CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed | ||
| Thur. 25 | Gateway CC * | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed | ||
| Sat. 27 | Bristol CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed | ||
| Tue. 30 | @ UCONN Avery Point * | Groton, CT | postponed | ||
| February | |||||
| Thur. 1 | @ Quincy College | Quincy, MA | postponed | ||
| Sat. 3 | @ Massasoit CC * ^ | Brockton, MA | postponed | ||
| Tue. 6 | @ Northern Essex CC * ^ | Haverhill, MA | postponed | ||
| Thur. 8 | Bunker Hill CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed | ||
| Sat. 10 | Roxbury CC * ^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
postponed | ||
| Tue. 13 | @ Ben Franklin Institute | Boston, MA | postponed | ||
| Sat. 17 | MCCAC State Tournament |
@ Massasoit CC Brockton, MA |
DNQ | ||
| Sun. 18 | MCCAC State Tournament |
@ Massasoit CC Brockton, MA |
DNQ | ||
| Wed. 21 | Region XXI Tournament - Play Down |
@ Higher Seed | DNQ | ||
| Sat. 24 | Region XXI Tournament | @ Quinsigamond CC Worcester, MA |
DNQ | ||
| Sun. 25 | Region XXI Tournament | @ Quinsigamond CC Worcester, MA |
DNQ | ||
| March | |||||
| 15-17 | NJCAA National Tournament |
Rockford, IL | DNQ |
BOLD indicates home game, played on HCC campus at the PeoplesBank Gymnasium located in the Bartley Center for Athletics
* indicates Region 21 Division III opponent
^ indicates MCCAC Opponent
Game stories are available for scores underlined in green
| Uni # H/A | NAME | HEIGHT | YEAR | POSITION | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| 32 | Taydrah Clinton | 5' 3" | Fresh | G | Springfield, MA | Springfield Renaissance School |
| 14 | Sarah Gustafson | 5' 1" | Fresh | G | Monson, MA | Monson HS |
| 21 | Sophia Hess | 5' 2" | Fresh | G | Monson, MA | Pathfinder Regional Technical HS |
| 5 / 00 | Yesenia Leon | 5' 8" | Soph | F | Springfield, MA | Putnam Vocational Technical Academy |
| 11 | Taylor Lesure | 5' 11" | Soph | F/C | Amherst, MA | Amherst HS |
| 3 | Talisa Perez | 5' 4" | Fresh | G | Holyoke, MA | Holyoke HS |
| 10 / 4 | Lydaliz Rodriguez | 5' 3" | Fresh | F | Sebring, FL | Sebring HS |
| 22 | Bethany Serrano | 5' 8" | Fresh | F | Holyoke, MA | Paulo Freire Charter School |
| 33 | Holly Wardwell | 5' 5" | Fresh | G | Granby, MA | Granby HS |
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result/Time | Overall Record |
Region XXI |
| November | |||||
| Thur. 10 | @ Quinsigamond CC *^ | Worcester, MA | W, 43-37 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Tue. 15 | Springfield Technical CC *^ |
PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
L, 40-49 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Thur. 17 | @ Gateway CC * | New Haven, CT | L, 27-91 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Tue. 22 | @ UCONN Avery Point * | Groton, CT | L, 40-101 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| December | |||||
| Tue. 6 | Mass Bay CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Thur. 8 | Roxbury CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Sat. 10 | @ Bristol CC *^ | Fall River, Ma | L, 47-77 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Sat. 17 | Bunker Hill CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Postponed (weather) |
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| January | |||||
| Mon. 9 | @ Williams College JV | Williamstown, MA | L | 1-5 | 1-4 |
| Sat. 14 | @ Massasoit CC *^ | Brockton, MA | postponed | ||
| Tue. 17 | North Country CC (NY) | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
W, forfeit | 2-5 | 1-4 |
| Thur. 19 | @ Springfield Technical CC *^ |
Springfield, MA | Cancelled | ||
| Sat. 21 | @ Bunker Hill CC *^ | Boston, MA | Cancelled | ||
| Tue. 24 | Quinsigamond CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Sat. 28 | Bristol CC *^ | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Tue. 31 | @ Roxbury CC *^ | Roxbury Crossing, MA | Cancelled | ||
| February | |||||
| Sat. 4 | @ Mass Bay CC *^ | Wellesley, MA | Cancelled | ||
| Thur. 16 | Gateway CC * | PeoplesBank Gymnasium - HCC |
Cancelled | ||
| Sat. 18 | MCCAC State Tournament |
TBD | DNQ | ||
| Sun. 19 | MCCAC State Tournament |
TBD | DNQ | ||
| Wed. 22 | Region XXI Tournament - Play Down |
TBD | DNQ | ||
| Sat. 25 | Region XXI Tournament | TBD | DNQ | ||
| Sun. 26 | Region XXI Tournament | TBD | DNQ | ||
| March | |||||
| 16-18 | NJCAA National Tournament |
Utica, NY | DNQ |
BOLD indicates home game, played on HCC campus at the PeoplesBank Gymnasium located in the Bartley Center for Athletics
* indicates Region 21 Division III opponent
^ indicates MCCAC Opponent
Game stories are available for scores underlined in green
