El Paso Basketball Player - April Quiroz

April Quiroz is an El Paso basketball player who was born and raised in El Paso. She attended Hanks High School where she has competed for the Silver Knights (Hanks H.S. El Paso, TX). Later, she competed for the Falcons (Friends Univ, KS.) and Team Fusion (EL Paso, TX). Some of her stats, records and photos can be viewed on this page.

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Five Friends University organization announced on March 12th, 2018 that April Quiroz has received the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete recognition award. As a student-athlete, she qualified for this award by maintaining a minimum cumulative 3.5 grade-point-average and being at least a junior in academic standing.

April's stats and records..

General	Stat
HEIGHT:	5-7
POS:	G
MAJOR:	Criminal Justice
HOMETOWN:	El Paso, Texas
HIGH SCHOOL:	J.M. Hanks High School
CLUB:	Team Fusion
COLLEGE:	Falcons, Friends Univ.
JERSEY:	41
POSITION:	G

Game News

Falcons vs. Braves   Women's Basketball | Wed, Feb. 14, 2018 -
The Falcons watched their 15-point lead reduced to just a two-point lead late in the third and again in the fourth, but they came back with the help from April Quiroz and Laramie Edens, as they hit a string of three pointers. Thier efforts were good for an 8-0 run that brought the lead back to a comfortable spread of 66-56.

Falcon vs. SM   Women's Basketball | Sun, Feb. 25, 2018 -
Friends University claimed their second KCAC tournament championship game berth with a 57-47 victory over the University of Saint Mary Spires on Saturday (Feb. 24) at the Garvey PE Center. Having already clinched an NAIA National Tourney appearance, the Falcons are now 24-7 overall and have won 15 straight games, equaling their longest streak since the 2012-13 season.

"We're thrilled to make it back to Hartman and we will prepare for another championship game. I'm extremely proud of my team and fighting through adversity all season long. This is the opportunity we were praying for and God answered our prayers." Friends head coach Nicole Midder said.

Finding themselves down one early in the fourth, the Falcons regained the lead on a three by April Quiroz (SR/El Paso, Texas) that was followed by a bucket from Betty Akathiotou (SR/Nicosia, Cyprus) with 6:26 left.

Yowana Posey (SR/Chicago, Ill.) then got free inside for a big layup that stretched the Falcon lead to three possessions at 54-47 with 2:19 remaining.

Two free throws from Akathiotou and one from Quiroz over the final 34 seconds sealed the win for the Falcons.

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