The North Platte Community College Lady Knights defeated the Northeastern Junior College Plainswomen 63-55 Tuesday night at McDonald- Belton Gymnasium. The North Platte win broke a seven game winning streak by the Plainswomen.
The first half was a tightly contested half. There were seven lead changes and 4 ties. The largest lead in the half was by the Plainswomen 20-15 with five minutes to go. The score was tied at 24 at intermission.
The Lady Knights started the second half on a 16-5 run to lead 40-29 with 15:11 to play in the game. The Lady Knights never relinquished the lead, even though the Plainswomen cut the lead to two a couple of times.
Lady Knights Head Coach Richard Thurin said: “We played great defense and played a full game. It was a big win.”
April Stull and Sarah Mahr led the Lady Knights with 14 points. Stull has now scored 533 points in her career which ties her with Karman Widick and Cecilia Bieber for 22nd on
the North Platte Community College All-Time scoring list. Stull also grabbed 14 rebounds for the team lead.
The only other Lady Knight to score in double figures was Ester Micheva, who scored 11 points. Micheva also had six steals and nine rebounds.
The Plainswomen were led in scoring by Arianne Sheka, who led all scorers with 17 points. The only other Plainswoman to score in double figures was Raynisha Washington with 11 points. Washington also led the Plainswomen with 8 rebounds.
The Knights improved to 7-5 on the year. The Plainswomen dropped to 12-2.
The Lady Knights travel to York, Nebraska Friday, December 12 to face York College Junior Varsity.