No. 9 NIACC women face No. 2 Illinois Central on Friday
What's next: The No. 9 NIACC women's basketball team (4-0 overall) returns to action Friday and Saturday at the Kirkwood Classic in Cedar Rapids. NIACC faces No. 2 Illinois Central at 5:30 p.m. Friday and takes on No. 5 Parkland College at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Last time out: NIACC topped Illinois Central 84-76 in overtime on Friday at the Konigsmark Klassic. The Lady Trojans stopped Lake Land College 87-73 on day two of the Klassic in Mason City.
Lady Trojan tidbits: Sophomore Savannah Lentz has 97 career 3-point goals, which is sixth on NIACC's career 3-point list … Amy Boley (2008-10) and Kadejah Young (2012-14) both connected on 97 3-point goals in their NIACC careers … Lentz has 367 career points, 47 career steals and 42 career assists … Sophomore Trudy Peterson has 235 career points, 53 career 3-point goals and 52 career assists … Sophomore Diamond Miller has 182 career points and 184 career rebounds … Sophomore Anna Eckert has 239 career points and 173 career rebounds … Sophomore Sam Adamich has 180 career points and 139 career rebounds.
NIACC statistical leaders: Points: Savannah Lentz 14.8 (59 points), Sammie Sproul 12.5 ppg. (50 points), Trudy Peterson 11.3 ppg. (45 points); Sam Adamich 11.3 ppg. (34 points); 3-point goals: Lentz 13, Peterson 11, Larson 5; Rebounds: Courtney Larson 25, Sproul 22, Anna Eckert 21, Diamond Miller 19; Assists: Sproul 18, Courtney Larson 12, Peterson 10; Steals: Sproul 19, Lentz 13, Larson 8, Tiana Cook 8.
Next level: Former NIACC all-American Sierra Ford-Washington and the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin open their season Friday in a home exhibition against Tiffin University. The Panthers open the regular season Monday at home against University of Missouri-Kansas City.
