NJC Splits Final Two Regular Season Games
The Northeastern Plainswomen finished up their regular season by splitting their last two games. On Saturday afternoon, NJC hosted the Lamar Lopes for Hoops Homecoming which drew a nice home crowd for the girls to play in front of, so it was nice seeing them get a strong win in the outing. Earlier in the week on Monday, NJC traveled to Scottsbluff to take on conference rival Western Nebraska who is ranked very high nationally. Northeastern struggled in the game but had played them better than they did just a week ago at home. NJC will host the Otero Rattlers in a regional play-in game on Sunday the 27th at 2pm. Winner of that game will secure themselves a spot in the Region IX playoffs in order to fight for a spot at the national tournament.
Sterling, Colo...
(Game Recap 2/19) Plainswomen vs. Lamar Community College = Won 90-74
1st Quarter - Lamar outscores NJC. End of 1st 18-14 LCC.
2nd Quarter - NJC shoots ball well. Halftime score was 36-35 LCC.
3rd Quarter - Back and forth between teams. End of 3rd 60-58 NJC.
4th Quarter - Plainswomen find groove and score 30. Final score 90-74 NJC.
Breakdown: It was great to see the Plainswomen have a great second half in which they were able to score easily and keep up tabs with good defense. Point guard Filippa Goula put up another 20+ point performace. Both Nailea Nicholas and Bianca Bindzus each score 20 points for NJC. Sophomore Liana Gkompetzisvili added 13 in her starting role.
Scottsbulff, Neb...
(Game Recap 2/21) Plainswomen vs. Western Nebraska CC = Loss 94-68
1st Quarter - WNCC outscored NJC by 9 to start game. End of 1st 15-6 WNCC.
2nd Quarter - Plainswomen had some ball control issues. Halftime score was 36-20 WNCC.
3rd Quarter - NJC couldn't bounce back after halftime. End of 3rd 64-42.
4th Quarter - Close 4th, lots of scoring. Final score was 94-68 WNCC.
Breakdown: NJC had only 8 players suited up for the game against the nationally ranked Cougars. The Plainswomen battled most of the game as they didn't have any quarters that were a complete blow out like the last time they played each other. Sophomore Filippa Goula led the way for Northeastern scoring 16 points and dished out 3 assists. Nailea Nicholas played solid as she recorded another double-double on the season scoring 11 and grabbing 10 boards. Liana Gkompetzisvili nearly completed a doube-double as she scored 12 and snatched 8 boards. Bianca Bindzus scored 9 points and had 5 steals. NJC controlled their turnovers much better, but had a tough game shooting from the field.
