MASON CITY – The No. 17 NIACC women’s basketball team topped Southeastern CC 93-71 for its fifth straight victory Saturday afternoon in the NIACC gym.
It was the final regular season home game for seven NIACC sophomores.
NIACC (17-10 overall, 9-3 in the ICCAC) was led by sophomore Trudy Peterson with 17 points and sophomore Diamond Miller with 16 points. The Lady Trojans also received 13 points from sophomore Sam Adamich, 12 points from sophomore Sammie Sproul and 10 points from sophomore Anna Eckert.
NIACC led 61-54 after three quarters and outscored Southeastern 32-17 in the final 10 minutes to complete the regular season sweep of Southeastern.
NIACC, which is 4-0 when scoring at least 90 points this season, was 14 of 42 from 3-point range. Peterson and Sproul both connected on four 3-point goals.
Peterson moved into second place on the school’s career 3-point list with 116.On Saturday, she passed Julia Oertel (1992-94), who was second with 115 and Teresa Oertel (1997-99), who was third with 113.
Sophomore Savanah Lentz had seven assists and 6 rebounds for the Lady Trojans and freshman Morgan Cuffe scored eight points with six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
With the win and Iowa Central’s 88-51 loss to Kirkwood, NIACC moved into second place in the league standings with two league games remaining.
NIACC plays at Iowa Lakes on Wednesday and at Kirkwood next Saturday.
NIACC 93, Southeastern 71
Southeastern 16 25 13 17 – 71
NIACC 29 17 15 32 – 93
Southeastern – Victoria Williams 13, Kimeshia Henry 8, Jennifer Hugins 6, Andrekia Thompson 14, Cassidy Hubbs 20, Desirelle Salas 8, Dar’nesha Burch 2. Totals – 25-65 14-19 71.
NIACC – Savannah Lentz 6, Sam Adamich 13, Georgina Wirth 4, Anna Eckert 10, Trudy Peterson 17, Courtney Larson 5, Morgan Cuffe 8, Sammie Sproul 12, Diamond Miller 16, Mary Evans 2. Totals – 33-83 13-20 93.
3-point goals – Southeastern (7-25): Henry 2, Hugins 2, Thompson 1, Salas 2. NIACC (14-42): Lentz 1, Adamich 2, Eckert 1, Peterson 4, Larson 1, Sproul 4, Miller 1. Total fouls – Southeastern 19, NIACC 15. Fouled out – Thompson.
NIACC women’s 2015-16 season (17-10 overall)
NIACC 76, NDSCS 51
NIACC 98, Williston State College 77
NIACC 84, Illinois Central 76 (OT)
NIACC 87, Lake Land College 73
Illinois Central 86, NIACC 75
Parkland College 84, NIACC 71
NIACC 83, RCTC 61
State Fair CC 83, NIACC 81
NIACC 131, Kennedy King College 71
NIACC 74, Marshalltown CC 46
Iowa Western 81, NIACC 74
NIACC 93, Cincinnati State 80
Illinois Central 87, NIACC 54
Schoolcraft College 78, NIACC 55
Iowa Western 63, NIACC 53
Iowa Central 76, NIACC 52
NIACC 97, Southwestern 54
NIACC 106, Ellsworth 59
DMACC 83, NIACC 75
NIACC 85, Southeastern 81
NIACC 83, Iowa Lakes 68
Kirkwood 83, NIACC 76
NIACC 85, Iowa Central 66
NIACC 69, Southwestern 57
NIACC 68, Ellsworth 54
NIACC 64, DMACC 52
NIACC 93, Southeastern 71