The North Platte Community College Lady Knights defeated the Northwest Kansas Technical College Lady Mavericks 72-48 on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Knights led at halftime 32-23.

Lady Knight head coach Dick Thurin said, “This was our most complete game.  We had balanced scoring, played good team defense, and a lot of people contributed.”

The Lady Knights, 12-10 on the season, were led in scoring by Ester Micheva with 17 points. April Stull added 16 points, which moved her into the top 10 in scoring on the Lady Knights all-time scoring list. Sarah Mahr and T’Keyah Stapleton were the other two Lady Knights in double figures with 13 and 10 points respectively.  Maddie Seamann and Mahr led the Lady Knights in rebounding with 5 rebounds each.

The Lady Mavericks, now 7-19 on the year, had two players in double figures.  Nasha Bile had 16 points and Rayven Smith had 15 points.

The Lady Knights were to play Monday night at home against York College Junior Varsity.  The game has been cancelled.  They do return to action on February 13 when they travel to Torrington, Wyoming to play Eastern Wyoming College.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CST.