NIACC faces State Fair CC in battle of rated teams
IOWA FALLS - The NIACC women's basketball team faces State Fair CC at 2 p.m. today in the Dale Howard Classic in the Ellsworth gym in a battle of rated teams.
NIACC (5-2 overall) is ranked No. 9 in the NJCAA Division II preseason poll and State Fair (8-1) is ranked No. 13 in the NJCAA Division I preseason poll.
NIACC is coming off a 83-61 win over RCTC on Wednesday. Sammie Sproul led the Lady Trojans with 18 points and Morgan Cuffe scored 17 points.
State Fair CC stopped Butler CC 66-56 on Monday.
NIACC plays Kennedy King College at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Dale Howard Classic.
Notes: Sophomore Trudy Peterson has 267 career points, 61 career 3-point goals and 58 career assists ... sophomore Anna Eckert has 253 career points and 176 career rebounds ... sophomore Diamond Miller has 197 career rebounds ... Sproul, who played her freshman season at Marshalltown CC, has 397 career points, 175 career rebounds, 174 career assists, 105 career steals and 57 career 3-point goals.
NIACC women's 2015-16 season (5-2 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
