NJC Pushes Past McCook
Sterling, Colo...
After two tough losses in a row to start 2022, the Plainswomen were looking to bounce back at home on Saturday against McCook Community College for a divisional battle. NJC will continue its divisonal play within Region IX for the next several games. Next up for Northeastern will be a trip down to play Lamar CC on their home court. Tip-off is on Tuesday, January 18th at 5:30pm.
(Game Recap 1/15) Plainswomen vs. McCook Community College = Won 64-53
1st Quarter - Slow start for both teams. End of 1st was 9-5 NJC.
2nd Quarter - Northeastern out plays McCook. Halftime score was 26-19 NJC.
3rd Quarter - McCook came out strong to start half. Score at end of third was 40-36 MCC.
4th Quarter - Plainswomen have huge 4th quarter. Final score was 64-53 NJC.
Breakdown: Solid scoring and defense from Plainswomen. Found themselves down at end of third, fought back for the win. Leading the Plainswomen was Filippa Goula with 21 points and a strong double-double performace from Nailea Nicholas with 19 points and 15 rebounds. NJC ended the game with a 35.3% overall field goal performance.
