Norfolk – A strong second half performance propelled the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks to an 82-65 win over the North Platte Community College Lady Knights on Wednesday evening.

The Lady Hawks started the game outscoring the Lady Knights 9-2. The Lady Knights went on a 7-1 run to cut the Lady Hawks lead to one at 10-9. The two teams remained even for the remainder of the first quarter with the Lady Hawks leading 15-13 at the end of the quarter.

Beginning the second quarter, the Lady Knights Jamesia Holliman buried a three-pointer to give the Lady Knights a 16-15 lead. They continued their run by outscoring the Lady Hawks 17-9 to take a 33-24 lead.

The Lady Hawks finished off the half by outscoring the Lady Knights 12-5 to cut the Lady Knights lead at halftime 38-36.

In the third quarter the Lady Hawks caught fire, shooting 17 of 34 from the field in the second half and outscored the Lady Knights in the third quarter 23-8 to open up the game at 59-46.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Hawks kept the pressure up and outscored the Lady Knights 23-19 to seal the win.

The Lady Knights, now 1-13 on the season, had two players in double figures led by Nahatabaa Nacona with 19 points. Naria Hall ended up with 16 points. Peighton Porter led the Lady Knights with nine rebounds. Nacona also had three assists to lead the Lady Knights.

The Lady Hawks are now 17-2 on the season. They were led in scoring by Irene Sanz, who scored a game high 22 points. Mykala Baylor finished with 18 points and Kori Fischer had 11 points. Judit Valls had six rebounds to lead the Lady Hawks.

The Lady Knights will take to the road this weekend and play Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne on Saturday, Jan 27. Tip-off is at 3 pm.