Pirates Have No Trouble Picking Up Home Wins
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Kennadie Crowe beats the Missouri Valley defense for two points during the Pirates’ 102-66 win on Tuesday. Crowe scored 17 points in the win.
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The North Central women cruised to a 102-66 win over Missouri Valley College’s junior varsity while the men picked up a 104-67 win over Graceland University’s JV.
WOMEN
The NCMC women took intrigue out of their match-up rather quickly, running out to a 26-6 lead in the opening quarter of play. Valley would equal the Pirates’ 20-point effort in the second quarter, but North Central outscored the visitors 34-22 in the third and 22-18 in the fourth to reach triple digits for the third time this season.
Nora Ford, Angel Wiggins and Kennadie Crowe all had 17 points each to pace the Pirates. For added eight assists, Crowe pulled down six rebounds and Wiggins had six boards and three assists.
Jasmine Taylor followed with 14 points and three assists and Maci Moore added 13 points and four steals as all five starters finished in double figures. Off the bench, Toya Bethel had eight points, five rebounds and five assists.
The win was the eighth in a row for the Pirates, who moved to 19-4 overall on the season as a result. NCMC’s women are currently ranked 17th in the NJCAA Division II national rankings.
MEN
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Sterling DeSha glides to the hopp for two of his 10 points in the Pirates’ 104-67 win over the Graceland University JV on Tuesday in Trenton.
In the second half the Pirates pulled the press, but still outscored the visitors 50-37 on the way to the win.
Isaiah Ervin had 21 points, four assists and three steals to lead North Central, while Kolton Griffin, Darius Walsh and Kam Bevel all finished with 11 points each. Griffin added six rebounds, Walsh tallied four assists and Bevel had four assists and three steals in the win. Sterling DeSha went for 10 points and four steals with Guy Moran scoring nine points and Gerald Gittens and DeMarcus Sanford Jr. each scoring eight.
The win pushed North Central to 13-9 overall on the season.
UP NEXT
The NCMC men were at Southwestern Community College on Thursday night. Both Pirate teams will be at home on Saturday, playing host to St. Louis in a Region 16 doubleheader. Action tips off at the Ketcham Community Center in Trenton at 2 p.m. with the women’s game and the men’s contest will follow at 4 o’clock.