Arizona Western women's basketball guard Mable Doumbia is named a NJCAA DI 2nd Team All-American. Doumbia finished her sophomore season leading the Lady Matadors in points per game (16.0), rebounds per game (8.7), assists per game (4.1) and blocks per game (0.6). In the 29 games Doumbia played in, she amassed 11 double-doubles and scored a career high 38 points in a 75-60 home win over Central Arizona on February 14th. Doumbia followed that performance with a 32-point outburst at Cochise College in a 70-57 road win on February 18th.

"Very proud of all the work Mable put in all year," Arizona Western women's basketball head coach Chelsea Dewey said. "She represented Arizona Western in so many ways. Very proud of her growth from year one to year two."

Doumbia helped lead Arizona Western to the national tournament this season and nearly had a triple double against New Mexico Junior College. Doumbia finished with 11 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists in the 88-81 opening round loss.

"She took on the leadership role this year and never really looked back," Dewey said. "She has a motor and the kid could always play, I've known that since the day she got on campus. Her willingness to win was untouchable."

Doumbia was forced into the leadership role being the only returning player from the year before. This season, Arizona Western filled the roster with 11 new faces from 8 different countries. 

"She did a lot of growing into that," Dewey said. "She had a lot of trust in me, and we had some long conversations. She was my quarterback of this group you could say. I'm very proud that she leaned into the role, she was my middle person who let me know what the team needed, she was a really good voice. It may have started as a little scary for her, not knowing anyone coming to the team but they all quickly got along on and off the court."

Doumbia speaks three different languages including French which Dewey says six of her players speak fluently, Doumbia eventually became the team translator. 

"I think her hardest part may be dealing with me," Dewey said. "Basketball is basketball and learning how to play with each other, most of them played internationally so seeing some of their strengths and having them gel, you really got to see Mable shine."

Doumbia also became the first player in Arizona Western women's basketball program history to play in the national tournament in back-to-back seasons.