MASON CITY – The No. 5 NIACC women’s basketbll team is two wins away from returning to the NJCAA Division II national tournament.
Second-seed NIACC (24-5) hosts third-seed Southeastern (21-10) Thursday in the NJCAA Region XI semifinals. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. in the NIACC gym.
NIACC stopped Southeastern twice during the regular season. The Lady Trojans won 83-69 in Mason City and 84-66 in Keokuk.
No. 6 Kirkwood, the tournament’s top seed, hosts fifth-seed Iowa Central in the other regional semifinal on Thursday.
NIACC notes: Logan Anderson has 480 points in her freshman season (11th on school’s single-season list) … Lentz has 77 three-point goals in her freshman season (10th on school’s career three-point list).
NIACC’s statistical leaders: Scoring – Ford-Washington 21.8 ppg., Anderson 16.6 ppg., Savannah Lentz 9.8 ppg. Rebounds – Ford-Washington 5.9 rpg., Diamond Miller 5.7 rpg., Anna Eckert 5.0 rpg. Assists – Ford-Washington 99, Anderson 67, Ashleigh Onaca 52. Steals – Ford-Washington 79, Anderson 47, Onaca 46. 3-point goals – Savannah Lentz 77, Anderson 64, Trudy Peterson 37.
NJCAA Region XI tournament
Tuesday’s results
(1) Kirkwood 75, (8) Ellsworth 30
(5) Iowa Central 68, (4) DMACC 67
(3) Southeastern 64, (6) Iowa Lakes 56
(2) NIACC 89, (7) Southeastern 56
Thursday’s semifinals
Iowa Central (20-11) at Kirkwood (26-5), 5:30 p.m.
Southeastern (21-10) at NIACC (24-5), 5:30 p.m.
Saturday’s championship
1 p.m. – The highest remaining seed hosts the title game.
