NIACC women open season Friday at NDSCS
What's next: The NIACC women's basketball team opens the season against North Dakota State College of Science at 6 p.m. Friday in the NDSCS tournament in Wapheton, N.D.
The Lady Trojans also play Williston State College at noon on Saturday in the NDSCS tournament.
The NIACC women have won three of their last four season openers. The Lady Trojans topped Illinois Central 87-79 in their season opener a year ago.
NIACC's top returners:
Points - Savannah Lentz 308, Anna Eckert 208, Trudy Peterson 190, Diamond Miller 165, Sam Adamich 146. 3-point goals - Lentz 84, Peterson 42, Eckert 13. Rebounds - Miller 165, Eckert 152, Adamich 125. Assists - Peterson 42, Adamich 39, Eckert 38, Lentz 35. Steals - Eckert 34, Lentz 34, Adamich 23, Miller 18, Peterson 16.
Lady Trojan tidbits: Lentz is tied for ninth on NIACC's career 3-point list with 84 3-point goals … Lentz is tied with Cortni Rush, who connected on 84 3-point goals in the 2013-14 season … Julia Oertel (1992-94) is the all-time leader with 115 3-point goals ... NIACC topped NDSCS 92-84 at the Dale Howard Classic in Iowa Falls last season ... Sophomore point guard Sammie Sproul scored 298 points for Marshalltown CC (NJCAA Division I) last year with 144 assists, 131 rebounds, 68 steals and 49 3-point goals.
