North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team fell to the Northwest Kansas Technical College Lady Mavericks 91-72 on Wednesday night at the McDonald Belton Gymnasium.

The Lady Knights jumped out to a 7-5 lead on a three-pointer by Mickenzie Brennan. The Lady Mavericks took the lead for good on the next possession on a three-pointer by Keke Barber. The Lady Mavericks held a 22-17 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Lady Knights came within three at 28-25 on a three-pointer by Caroline Delatour. The Lady Mavericks finished out the half outscoring the Lady Knights 13-8 to take a 41-33 halftime lead.

The third quarter began with the Lady Mavericks 13-3 run to take a 54-36 lead. The Lady Knights pulled within seven on good shooting by Victoria Brown and inside play of Thomesha Wilson. The Lady Mavericks ended the third quarter with a 67-57 lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Mavericks opened up the game by going on a 14-9 run to give them their largest lead at 81-66.

The Lady Knights, now 2-6 on the season, were led by Thomesha Wilson. Wilson had 18 points and seven rebounds. Two other Lady Knights finished in double figures. Jessica Lovitt finished with 14 points and Allison Tichy finished with 11 points.

The Lady Mavericks, now 12-1, were led in scoring by Tran Brown who finished with a game high 23 points. KeKe Barber scored 20 points. Dejoure Borlan had 12 points and Juliet James had 11 points. James also had 11 rebounds to complete the double-double for the Lady Mavericks.

The Lady Knights will travel to the eastern part of the state this weekend when they face Midland University Junior Varsity on December 2 and Doane College Junior Varsity on December 3.