No. 5 NIACC women play Cincinnati State in Illinois Central tournament
PEORIA, Ill. - The No. 5 NIACC women's basketball team (7-4) returns to action at 4 p.m. Monday against Cincinnati State Technical and CC (8-4) in the opening round of the Illinois Central holiday tournament that has four teams ranked in the top 10 of the NJCAA Division II poll.
Other ranked teams in the Illinois Central tournament are No. 3 Schoolcraft College (10-0), No. 4 Illinois Central (10-3) and No. 6 Kirkwood (11-3).
The winner of the NIACC/Cincinnati State contest plays either No. 4 Illinois Central or McHenry County CC in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The NIACC/Cincinnati State loser plays the Illinois Central/McHenry County loser at noon on Tuesday.
Cincinnati State topped NIACC 66-59 in the opening round of the 2014 Illinois Central tournament. The Lady Trojans stopped Cincinnati State 85-79 in the second round of the 2014 NJCAA Division II national tournament.
Lady Trojan tidbits: NIACC averages 84.6 points per game (12th in NJCAA Division II) ... NIACC has 102 3-point goals (12th in NJCAA Division II) ... Sammie Sproul has 50 steals (8th in NJCAA Division II) ... Trudy Peterson has 37 3-point goals (tied for 10th in NJCAA Division II).
NIACC statistical leaders
Scoring - Trudy Peterson 18.3 ppg., Savannah Lentz 14.8 ppg., Sammie Sproul 12.7 ppg., Courtney Larson 10.2 ppg. 3-point goals - Peterson 37, Larson 17, Sproul 14, Lentz 13. Rebounds - Diamond Miller 5.0 rpg., Sam Adamich 4.9 rpg., Sproul 4.8 rpg. Assists - Sproul 44, Larson 33, Tiana Cook 21. Steals - Sproul 50, Larson 23, Miller 16, Morgan Cuffe 16.
NIACC career numbers
Points - Sproul 438 (Sproul played her freshman season at Marshalltown CC), Lentz 367, Peterson 355, Anna Eckert 286, Miller 237, Adamich 201. 3-point goals - Lentz 97, Peterson 79. Rebounds - Miller 220, Eckert 192, Sproul 184, Adamich 159. Assists - Sproul 188, Peterson 61, Adamich 51, Eckert 47, Lentz 42. Steals - Sproul 118, Lentz 47, Eckert 44, Miller 34, Adamich 30, Peterson 22.
Today's games
Noon - South Suburban (8-6) vs. Schoolcraft (10-0)
2 p.m. - Sauk Valley (3-6) vs. Kirkwood (11-3)
4 p.m. - NIACC (7-4) vs. Cincinnati State (8-4)
6 p.m. - Illinois Central (10-3) vs. McHenry County (5-7)
NIACC's 2015-16 season (7-4 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
