


San Marcos returns seven players, including top scorers Akayla Hackson and Kelsey Forrester.

(The CCAA also includes Cal State LA, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Monterey Bay, San Francisco State, Humboldt State, Sonoma State, Chico State, Stanislaus State and Cal State San Bernardino.) The Cougars are the preseason favorite to win the conference by the coaches, followed by Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State East Bay. A graduate of San Francisco State where she was the school’s all-time 3-point leader, Jimenez is in her sixth season as coach of the Cougars after stops at Stanford and San Diego State as an assistant and Cal State Monterey Bay as the head coach.
