The North Platte Community College Lady Knights were defeated by the Southeast Community College Lady Storm 58-44 Friday night at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium on Girl Scout, Elementary, and Roller Derby Nights.

The win for Southeast gives the Lady Storm the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX Division II regular season number one seed.  They will host the championship game against the winner of the Lady Knights versus Central Community College which will be held tentatively on Thursday, Feb 26.

The Lady Knights jumped out to a 9-1 lead and led 11-6 with just over 12 minutes to play.  The Lady Storm outscored the Lady Knights 14-9 to take a 20-19 halftime lead.

In the second half, the Lady Storm never trailed.  They started out the half on a 10-1 run to lead 30-20 with 15 minutes to play.  The closest the Lady Knights came the rest of the second half was seven after a free throw by Clara Vinton.

The Lady Knights fall to 13-12 on the season, while the Lady Storm improve to 20-6.

The Lady Knights were led in scoring by April Stull with 12 points.  Clara Vinton and Aliyah Brown each added 10 points.

The Lady Storm were led by Dionne Martin with 15 points.  Breanna Grant had 12 points as the only other player to score in double figures.

The Lady Knights take to the road on Saturday Feb. 21 to play Northeastern Junior College.  Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. CST.  The game can be seen on www.njcaatv.com.