No. 17 NIACC women place 5th at Illinois Central tournament

Team Stats

December 30, 2016

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - For the third time in four seasons, the NIACC women's basketball team has topped Cincinnati State Tech and CC.

No. 17 NIACC topped Cincinnati State 75-71 in the fifth-place game Friday at the Stoney Creek/Cougar Holiday Tournament on the Illinois Central campus.

NIACC trailed 36-29 at the half and Cincinnati State led 55-52 after three quarters.

Freshman Taylor Laabs led the Lady Trojans with 19 points, including four 3-point goals. Freshman Khalilah Holloway scored 14 points with six rebounds and sophomore Courtney Larson scored 12 points with seven rebounds.

Also for NIACC, freshman Cierra Stanciel scored seven points and led the way with nine rebounds.

NIACC (7-5 overall) also topped Cincinnati State at the 2015 Illinois Central tournament and the Lady Trojans beat the Surge at the NJCAA Division II national tournament in 2014.

Cincinnati State stopped NIACC in the opening round of the 2014 Illinois Central tournament.

The NIACC women return to action Jan. 7 at Iowa Western. The Lady Trojans open ICCAC play on Jan. 14 at home against DMACC.

RECENT NIACC/CINCINNATI STATE SERIES

2013-14

NIACC 85, Cincinnati State 79 (NJCAA Division II national tournament)

2014-15

Cincinnati State 66, NIACC 59

2015-16

NIACC 93, Cincinnati State 80

2016-17

NIACC 75, Cincinnati State 71

NIACC women's basketball team 2016-17

When NIACC                                                   Then NIACC is

Leads at halftime                                               6-1

Trails at halftime                                                2-5

Tied at halftime                                                  0-0

Plays in overtime                                                0-0

Scores less than 60 points                                  0-2

Scores between 60-69 points                             2-2

Scores between 70-79 points                             1-2

Scores between 80-89 points                             1-0

Scores between 90-99 points                             1-0

Scores 100 or more points                                 4-0

Allows less than 60 points                                  1-0

Allows between 60-69 points                             2-1

Allows between 70-79 points                             4-2

Allows between 80-89 points                             0-2

Allows between 90-99 points                             0-1

Allows 100 or more points                                 0-0

Game decided by 1-3 points                               0-0

Game decided by 4-6 points                               1-0

Game decided by 7-10 points                             0-2

Game decided by 11-14 points                           2-1

Game decided by 15+ points                             5-3