No. 4 NIACC cruises past Marshalltown CC, 74-46
By The Globe Gazette staff
MARSHALLTOWN - Fresh off moving up to the No. 4 position in the NJCAA Division II poll, NIACC blew past Marshalltown Community College 74-46 on Wednesday.
Diamond Miller paced the Lady Trojans (7-3) with a season-high 17 points while hauling in a season-best nine rebounds and collecting a career-best three steals.
"She was very aggressive, and defensively, she was very active," NIACC coach Todd Ciochetto said.
Sammie Sproul also finished in double figures for the Lady Trojans with 12 points and Riley Galvin added nine points on three 3-pointers.
Sproul also contributed seven steals, five assists and three rebounds. Sproul has 47 steals this season, which ranks second in NJCAA Division II.
Also for NIACC, Morgan Cuffe scored seven points with seven rebounds and a career-best four steals.
The 46 points allowed by NIACC is the lowest since the Lady Trojans topped Southwestern 68-42 on Feb. 26, 2015.
NIACC plays at No. 17 (NJCAA Division I) Iowa Western (7-2) on Tuesday.
Notes: Ciochetto has a career record of 32-9 ... Ciochetto is 2-0 all-time vs. Marshalltown ... NIACC averages 85.7 points per game, which ranks 7th amont NJCAA Division II teams ... Miller has 225 career points and 213 career rebounds ... Anna Eckert has 284 career points and 189 career rebounds ... Sam Adamich has 190 career points and 150 career rebounds ... Sproul, who played her freshman season at Marshalltown CC, has 430 career points, including 61 career 3-point goals, 186 career assists, 183 career rebounds and 115 career steals.
NIACC 74, MARSHALLTOWN CC 46
NIACC 21 15 19 19 - 74
Marshalltown CC 12 9 11 14 - 46
NIACC - Courtney Larson 7, Sammie Sproul 12, Sam Adamich 4, Anna Eckert 6, Diamond Miller 17, Riley Galvin 9, Tianna Cook 8, Morgan Cuffe 7, Georgina Wirth 4. Totals - 42-82 6-11 74
Marshalltown CC - Barbara Araoz 7, JeAnn Hiraldo 21, Cassie Cullen 2, Accacia Huff 8, Victoria Pothast 8. Totals - 16-42 11-19 46
3-point goals – NIACC (4-20) - Galvin 3-7, Wirth 0-1, Miller 0-1, Sproul 0-4, Larson 1-7. Marshalltown (3-8) - Araoz 0-2, Samuari Jones 0-2, Hiraldo 2-2, Cullen 0-1, Pothast 1-1.
NIACC women's basketball 2015-16 season (7-3 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
NIACC women's basketball team 2015-16 season
When NIACC Then NIACC is
At home 3-0
On the road 2-0
Neutral site 2-3
Leads at halftime 7-1
Trails at halftime 0-1
Tied at half 0-1
Plays in overtime 1-0
Scores less than 60 points 0-0
Scores between 60-69 points 0-0
Scores between 70-79 points 2-2
Scores between 80-89 points 3-1
Scores between 90-99 points 1-0
Scores 100 or more points 1-0
Allows less than 60 points 2-0
Allows between 60-69 points 1-0
Allows between 70-79 points 4-0
Allows between 80-89 points 0-3
Allows between 90-99 points 0-0
Allows more than 100 points 0-0
Game is decided by 1-3 points 0-1
Game is decided by 4-6 points 0-0
Game is decided by 7-10 points 1-0
Game is decided by 11-14 points 1-2
Game is decided by 15 or more points 5-0
