Women's Basketball

	Natalie Dagnino My name is Natalie Dagnino. I am a graduate of the 2021 Palo Verde High School class. This is my first year as a full time student here at PVC. I'm working towards obtaining an AA here at PVC in math and science to further my education in my future career in allied health.

	Olivia Dagnino My name is Olivia Dagnino, I was born and raised in Blythe, California. I am a sophomore at Palo Verde College and a Palo Verde High Alumni as I graduated in 2019. I am currently a student athlete at Palo Verde College, however I was not here for my first year after high school. After I graduated, I moved to San Diego and attended San Diego Miramar Junior College and I played volleyball for a year. I decided to move back home to play basketball for my hometown and to continue my education here. I am a major in kinesiology and I'm working towards a career in sports medicine. Sports is my life and I donâ€™t intend on that changing.

	Katherine Felix My name is Katherine Alexis Felix. I am a graduate of the 2020 Palo Verde High School Class. This is my first year as a full time student here at PVC. I'm working towards obtaining an AA here at PVC in Criminal Justice to further my education in my future career in becoming a crime scene investigator.

	Nya Jones My name is Nya Marie Jones and I was born and raised in Blythe, California. I graduated from Palo Verde High School with the class of 2021 and I am currently a first year at Palo Verde College. I am currently working towards getting my AA in transfer psychology so by June of 2022 I can transfer to UCLA to obtain my bachelors degree with a major in psychology. If I decide to change paths, I want to become a nail technician. If I decide that I don't want to pursue that, I'll marry rich and dedicate my life and money to philanthropy and having fun.

	Meela Noriega My name is Emilia Noriega. I graduated from Palo Verde High School. I am from Blythe, Ca and I am currently enrolled at Palo Verde College where I am studying criminal justice. I also briefly attended Arizona Western College for a year to play softball. I love to watch football and baseball games with my family, and I also volunteer by coaching tee ball and senior girls softball. I also work for the city of Blythe.

	Kimberly Lonebear My name is Kimberly Topaum-LoneBear. I am 21 years old and from the Wind River Indian reservation located in Wyoming. I am currently in college and majoring in a bachelors degree for nursing. In the future I plan to further my education and transfer to a four-year college. I also plan on continuing my basketball career at the four-year level.

Bio - Women's Head Baskeball Coach

A native of Stillwater, MN, Dylan Longley enters his first season as the Head Coach at PVC. This will be Longley's 7th season coaching in the college ranks where he's made stops at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Central Methodist University, North Dakota State College of Science, and Lake Region State College. He has coached 7 First Team All-Conference players and 1 Third Team All-American, including many other athletes that have earned honors on and off the court. During his 6 previous seasons coaching at the collegiate level he has helped lead two separate teams to the national tournament, including 1 win in the National Tournament.

Coach Longley started his career at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he worked as the Director of Basketball Operations and Assistant Coach for 3 seasons from 2015-2018. He helped the Falcons to the national tournament in 2015-16 where they won their first national tournament game in over 20 years. After his time at UWRF, Longley spent 1 season as a Graduate Assistant at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. During his lone season with the Eagles he helped develop a Third-Team All-American while leading individual workouts and player development drills. During the 2019-20 campaign Coach Longley was an Assistant at North Dakota State College of Science where he headed the recruiting efforts and individual player development that lead the team to the National Tournament.

During 2018 Longley was nominated for the WBCA 30 under 30 Award during his time at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. During the summer of 2021 he was selected to coach the NJCAA All-Star games in Atlanta, Georgia. Although Coach Longley is new to the west coast, he's excited for the opportunity to build a program at PVC and looks to establish the foundation for future pirates to be successful on and off the court.