NCMC Falls Short In NJCAA D-II Women's Opener

Photo Gabby Cani-NJCAA Division II Women’s Tourney

NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship
at Port Huron, Michigan

The North Central Missouri College Women fell a little short in their first round of the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship 1st Round game at Port Huron, Michigan Tuesday. The Pima Aztecs defeated NCMC 69-66 in the 3rd first round game.

NCMC’s Adrienne Ford scored 18 of game-high 26 points in the first half, and the Lady Pirates stretched a 3-point first quarter lead to as many as 13 in the 2nd quarter. Their lead was 41-28 with little less than a minute to play before halftime, but the got a three-point play and a three-point shot down prior to halftime that cut the NCMC lead to 41-34. The Aztecs pulled to within 3 within the first 3 and a half minutes in the 3rd quarter, and the game stayed pretty tight the rest of the way. NCMC took their final lead 64-63 with a little over 3 minutes left. Pima countered with a layup and two free throws. Nora Ford would hit 2 free throws with 44 seconds left. Pima hit a layup with 17 seconds left. NCMC missed a three-point shot with 13 seconds left in the game.

North Central Missouri College will play their first consolation game on Thursday morning at 9am.

First Round Scores
Pima 69 NCMC 66
Kirkwood 60 Catawba Valley 42
Bryant and Stratton 56 Niagara County 47
CCBC Essex 87 Grand Rapids 40
Morton 78 United Tribes Tech 47
Richard Bland 88 Mid Michigan 85

NCAA Division II Women’s National Championship Tourney
Final Four Schedule-Wednesday-St Joseph Civic Arena
6 PM – Catawba vs. Minnesota Duluth
8:30 PM – Ashland vs. Glenville State