The North Central Missouri College women improved to 6-1 in Region XVI play, remaining on the heels of first-place St. Louis, with a 79-57 victory over the visiting Cottey Comets on Wednesday night, in a game broadcast on Hot Country Z 101.7. Â The Lady Pirates led by two points at the half, but dominated the third quarter by a 23-4 bulge to pull away for the win.
Kendey Eaton led NCMC with 20 points, with Sarah Lamp adding 19, McKinley Hurley 13, and Jami Nickerson 11 points. Â For Cottey, Cheyenne Ortiz had 13 points and Destiney Teniente added 11. Â The Comets, in third place in the Region XVI standings, drop to 7-11 overall, and 3-4 in region play. Cottey plays at St. Louis on Saturday afternoon.
North Central Missouri College’s women have a season record of 20-6.
The Pirate men held by ten points at halftime of their Wednesday night game with the Culver-Stockton junior varsity, then raced out to a big lead over the first five minutes of the second half, beating the visiting Wildcats, 89-62.
Jalen Gant paced NCMC with 21 points, Joshuah Goss had 20, Demetrius Houston 16, and M.J. Johnson 11 points. Â The win is North Central’s fifth in a row (season-high), pushing the Pirates to 15-8. Â
The Lady Pirates and Pirates will host the North Arkansas Pioneers on Saturday afternoon (women at 2 o’clock and men at 4).
Photo credit – NCMCPirates.com / Trenton, MO
