Two women’s basketball players break program records during first playoff appearance in 7 years

Dylan Nester, Editor-in-chief

March 10, 2026

Sacramento City College women’s basketball bench celebrates with Sierra Tuliau after a successful 3-pointer during the third quarter of a win against Napa Valley College on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 in Sacramento, Calif.

The Sacramento City College women’s basketball team faced Napa Valley College in the 3C2A NorCal Regional opening round and won 96-79. It was their first playoff appearance in seven years and left Panthers fans going home happy.

Sierra Tuliau set the all-time playoff single game scoring record for the program, leading the Panthers with 45 points. Madeline Young set the all-time playoff single game assist record for the program with 17 assists.

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Dylan Nester, Editor-in-chief

Dylan Nester is the editor-in-chief and sports editor for the Express. This is his fourth semester as a photographer for the Express. His favorite genres of photography are sports, wildlife and live events, such as concerts. He started photography four years ago when he was looking for fun elective classes and ended up taking the beginning digital photography course. He fell in love with it after his mother lent him her Canon Rebel T3 for the class. His passion for sports photography comes from a background in playing baseball and many other sports since he was young. After high school, he knew he wanted to still be involved in sports. He started taking his camera to local baseball games, or any community event he attended and knew instantly that he wanted to pursue a photography career. His concert photography passion comes from his first rock concert Joyce Manor, where he saw a photographer taking pictures. He thought it was cool and that he wanted to try it, as it combines his passion for music and his camera. After finishing up his first degree in the fall, Dylan wants to transfer to Sacramento State to continue his photography degree and photojournalism interest. His dream job is to work in Major League Baseball as a content creator, with a focus on photography, or work for a big journalism outlet and travel the world.