NIACC women fall to No. 9 Iowa Western, 61-46
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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North Iowa Area Community College 6-2, 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 46 |
Iowa Western Community College 5-4, 2-1 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 61 |
COUNCIL BLUFFS - The NIACC women's basketball team dropped a 61-46 decision to No. 9 (NJCAA Division II) Iowa Western Wednesday in an ICCAC contest.
Iowa Western (5-4 overall, 2-1 in the ICCAC) jumped out to a 19-3 lead after the first quarter. The Reivers pushed their lead to 34-11 at the half.
NIACC (6-2, 1-2) outscored Iowa Western 35-27 in the second half to close the final margin of deficit to 15 points.
NIACC was led by freshman Audrey Martinez-Stewart with a career-high 15 points, five rebounds and a career-best three steals. Kourtney Manning scored six points with four rebounds.
Also for the Trojans, Jackie Pippett scored six points and Alyssa Hames collected six rebounds.
Iowa Western was led by Ndidiamaka Ndukwe with 20 points and eight rebounds. Also for the Reivers, Shanae Suttles scored nine points.
NIACC returns to action Saturday at home against Marshalltown CC. Game time in the NIACC gym is slated for 1 p.m.
Notes: NIACC was 20 of 24 from the free-throw line in Wednesday's contest ... The Trojans are 121-157 (77.1 percent), which ranks second in NJCAA Division II.
Team Stats
Iowa Western Community College
Game Statistics | North Iowa Area Community College | Iowa Western Community College |
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Field Goals | (12-46) | (24-62) |
Field Goal % | 26.1% | 38.7% |
Rebounds | 29 | 42 |
Assists | 3 | 16 |
Turnovers | 14 | 17 |
Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 10 |
2nd Chance Pts | 2 | 15 |
Pts in the Paint | 0 | 0 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
Bench Pts | 14 | 23 |