NPCC Lady Knights Score 99 Points in Win Over York JV

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team (10-9, 1-1 Region IX Division II, 1-1 NCCAC) defeated the York College JV Lady Panthers easily Tuesday evening at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium 99-51 as all 20 players who suited up scored in the game.

The Lady Knights scored early and often Tuesday night as they opened up an early lead over the Lady Panthers and never looked back. The Lady Knights raced out to a 24-2 lead before the York JV scored their second basket of the game. The Knight then scored nine straight before a York JV free throw made it 33-5.

The Lady Knights held the Lady Panthers under 10 points until a driving lay-up with 7:02 remaining in the first half made the score 40-10. The Lady Knights took a 56-16 lead into the locker room as 11 players scored in the half.

The second half was more back and forth as the Lady Knights won the half 43-35. The Lady Knights only turned the ball over 11 times and out-rebounded the Lady Panthers 51-31. For the game, the Lady Knights shot 55 percent from the field and 43 percent from the 3-point line.

All 12 players scored for the Lady Knights who were led by DaVontaye Merritt’s 18 points on 9 of 10 shooting. Courtney Widick score 17 points while Samantha Hyatt and Alleyah Evans both scored 10. Kristian Roth had 10 rebounds for the Lady Knights.

All eight players suited up for the Lady Panthers scored. Darbi Klinkhammer led the way with 17 points while Liz Maher scored 14.

“Tonight was a good opportunity to get a lot of girls playing time,” said head coach Richard Thurin. “It was great to have everyone score and we are very excited for tomorrow’s game.”

The Lady Knights return to action tomorrow as they host the McCook Community College Lady Indians (3-18, 0-2 NCCAC) at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Knights finish out the week hosting Central Community College (16-6, 1-0 Region IX Division II, 2-0 NCCAC) on Saturday Feb. 1 at 1 p.m.

The game with Central Community College will also be the annual Girl Scout Night with Girl Scouts getting into the game. After the game, the Lady Knights will sign autographs for the Girl Scouts.

Both games will be broadcast live online with links available on the Knights website (www.npccknights.com) through the partnership with Coaches Aid and ASBN. The game with McCook Community College will also be broadcast live on ESPN 1410 radio and online.