No. 2 NIACC women roll, 106-47
WAPHETON, N.D. - The No. 2 NIACC women's basketball team improved to 12-1 with a 106-47 win over Dakota College-Bottineau Saturday in the NDSCS Circle of Nations Classic.
NIACC connected on a school-record 26 3-point goals in the 59-point victory. It is the third time this season that the Lady Trojans have made at least 20 3-point goals in a single game.
Also this season, the Lady Trojans connected on 23 3-point goals against the Grand View Junior Varsity and 22 against Lake Region State College.
Shayley Vesel led the Lady Trojans with 21 points, including seven 3-point goals.
UU Long and Adria Stewart both scored 14 points and Taylor Laabs and Ci ci Kieger both scored 12 points. Laabs, Stewart and Kieger all had four 3-point goals.
NIACC led 58-18 at the half and led 94-36 after three quarters.
It was the eighth time this season that the Lady Trojans have scored at least 100 points in a game this season.
NIACC returns to action Dec. 28 at the Illinois Central holiday tournament. The Lady Trojans face Kalamazoo Valley CC in the first round of the eight-team tournament.
NIACC's 2017-18 season (12-1 overall)
NIACC 99, Illinois Central 82
NIACC 90, Bay College 61
NIACC 134, Milwaukee Area Tech 45
NIACC 121, Harper College 28
NIACC 98, Iowa Western 89
NIACC 128, Riverland CC 36
NIACC 102, Rock Valley College 76
NIACC 112, Lake Region State College 57
NIACC 105, Grand View JV 73
Northeast CC 67, NIACC 54
NIACC 111, Central CC-Columbus 51
NIACC 78, NDSCS 77 (OT)
NIACC 106, Dakota College-Bottineau 47
NIACC WOMEN'S SEASON SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
TEAM
Points - 134 vs. Milwaukee Area Tech (11-10-17)
3-point goals - 26 vs. Dakota College-Bottineau (12-9-17)
Rebounds - 65 vs. Riverland CC (11-21-17)
Assists - 33 vs. Milwaukee Area Tech (11-10-17)
Steals - 29 vs. Harper College (11-11-17)
INDIVIDUAL
Points - 31, Taylor Laabs vs. Iowa Western (11-18-17)
3-point goals - 7, Shayley Vesel vs. Dakota College-Bottineau (12-9-17)
Rebounds - 16, Khalilah Holloway vs. Northeast CC (12-1-17)
Assists - 8, Taylor Laabs vs. Dakota College-Bottineau (12-9-17)
Steals - 7, Laker Ward vs. Riverland CC (11-21-17)