NIACC women fall to State Fair CC, 83-81
By The Globe Gazette staff
IOWA FALLS - No. 9 (NJCAA Division II) NIACC let a fourth-quarter lead slip away Friday as it fell 83-81 to No. 13 (NJCAA Division I) State Fair College in the Ellsworth Dale Howard Classic.
NIACC started the game up 14-2.
"We just did stuff we can't do to win games," NIACC coach Todd Ciochetto said. "We have to learn from this because we gave this game away."
NIACC's Trudy Peterson led all scorers with 31 points, helped out by five 3-pointers. Peterson now has 66 career 3-point goals, which is tied for 16th on the school's all-time list with Katie Long (1999-2001).
It's the second time in Peterson's career that she's scored at least 30 points. The former Clear Lake standout scored a career-high 39 points as a freshman against Milwaukee Area Tech at the 2014 Konigsmark Klassic.
Sammie Sproul added 13 points, Anna Eckert scored 11 points and Tianna Cook scored 10 points for the Lady Trojans.
NIACC plays Kennedy King College at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Dale Howard Classic.
Notes: Peterson's 30 points was the first time a NIACC player scored at least 30 points since Sierra Ford-Washington scored 37 on March 5, 2015 against Southeastern CC ... Peterson has 297 career points ... Sproul, who played her freshman season at Marshalltown CC, has 410 career points.
STATE FAIR COLLEGE 83, NIACC 81
State Fair 20 21 18 24 – 83
NIACC 22 24 16 19 – 81
State Fair – Mary Ware 3, Selma Williams 6, Kiante Johnson 13, Seara Clayborne 4, Kendra Boone 4, Ahjana Oakes 2, Danae Cole 6, Alexis Cowan 6, Zhensha Dickerson 21, Sierra Clayborne 23.
NIACC – Courtney Larson 7, Tianna Cook 10, Morgan Cuffe 5, Sammie Sproul 13, Anna Eckert 11, Trudy Peterson 31, Diamond Miller 4.
3-point goals - State Fair CC (5): Ware 1, Si. Clayborne 4. NIACC (9): Larson 1, Sproul 3, Peterson 5.
NIACC women's 2015-16 season (5-3 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 women's basketball team 2015-16 season
When NIACC Then NIACC is
At home 3-0
On the road 1-0
Neutral site 1-3
Leads at halftime 5-1
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 1-2
Scores between 80-89 points 3-1
Scores between 90-99 points 1-0
Scores 100 or more points 0-0
Allows less than 60 points 1-0
Allows between 60-69 points 1-0
Allows between 70-79 points 3-0
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 3-0
