Up next: NIACC plays at Iowa Central on Wednesday

NIACC's Alyssa Hames looks to pass the ball in Sunday's game against No. 1 Kirkwood.
NIACC's Alyssa Hames looks to pass the ball in Sunday's game against No. 1 Kirkwood.
January 3, 2022

What's next: The NIACC women's basketball team (9-3 overall, 2-3 in the ICCAC) returns to action Wednesday in an ICCAC contest at No. 19 Iowa Central (13-0, 3-0). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.

Series history: Iowa Central won both meetings against NIACC in the 2021 season. The Tritons won 64-54 in Fort Dodge and won 68-51 in Mason City.

Last time out: NIACC dropped a 89-52 decision to No. 1 Kirkwood on Jan. 2 in the NIACC gym. Jackie Pippett and Nora Francois led the Trojans with 12 points each. The 12 points by Pippett matched her career high. Audrey Martinez-Stewart scored eight points with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.

For the record: NIACC is 188 of 255 from the free-throw line (73.7 percent), which ranks 5th in NJCAA Division II … Amaya Doree is 13 of 14 from the charity stripe (92.9 percent) … Pippett is 32 of 36 from the free-throw line (88.9 percent) and Kourtney Manning is 23 of 27 from the line (85.2 percent) … Martinez-Stewart averages 12.1 points per game to lead the Trojans … Alyssa Hames averages 11.4 ppg. … Chelsey Holck leads the Trojans with 21 3-point goals … Hames leads the team with 101 rebounds and 34 assists … Holck has 67 rebounds … Raven Kinnetz leads the team with 24 steals … Martinez-Stewart has 22 steals.