The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team will host the Central Community College Lady Raiders in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX Division II Semi-Final playoff game on Thursday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium on the South Campus of North Platte Community College.

The Lady Knights are the No. 2 seed with a 14-13 overall record and 2-2 in Region IX Division II play.  The Lady Raiders are 14-13 overall and 0-4 in the region.

The winner of this game will travel to Beatrice, Nebraska to play the Southeast Community College Lady Storm on Monday, March 2.  The Lady Storm went a perfect 4-0 in region play to gain the top seed and host the championship game.

The Lady Knights on the year are averaging 61.2 points per game and allowing 59 points per game.

April Stull, a sophomore from Sweeny, Texas leads the Knights in scoring and rebounds.  Stull is averaging 15.7 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game.  Stull is seventh on the Lady Knights all-time scoring list with 735 career points.

Aliyah Brown, a sophomore from Omaha Burke High School is averaging 10.5 points per game.  Brown leads the team in steals and assists with 88 steals and 49 assists.

The Lady Knights are the two-time defending Region IX Division II champions.  They have won the Division II championship five times: 2006-07, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13 and 2013-14.

The Lady Raiders are averaging 79.7 points per game while allowing 80.8 points per game.  They are led in scoring by Montrese Weller, who is averaging 15.7 points per game.  Adrianna Beck is second on the Lady Raiders with a 15.3 points per game average.  Paige Muhammad is the other Lady Raider averaging in double-figures with 10.8 points per game.  McKenna Rossmeier and Weller lead the Lady Raiders in rebounding with 5.6 rebounds per game.

The game may be viewed on www.coachesaid.com.