NIACC falls to DMACC in tourney
BOONE - The NIACC women's basketball team bowed out of the NJCAA Region XI-B tournament Tuesday with a 74-52 loss to No. 17 DMACC.
DMACC (15-6) led 19-10 after the first quarter and led 36-23 at the half. The Bears outscored the Lady Trojans 38-29 in the second 20 minutes.
DMACC was led by Grace Flanagan with 15 points. Magan Christopherson and Emily Caspers both scored 14 points and Lexi Branning also reached double figures with 10 points.
NIACC was led by Haley Hungerholt with 16 points, including four 3-point goals. Kourtney Manning scored 14 points with nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocked shots.
Also for the Lady Trojans (4-16), Abby Leach scored 10 points with four blocked shots.
DMACC hosts Iowa Central on Saturday in the NJCAA Region XI-B title game with the winner advancing to the NJCAA Division II national tournament.