WNCC women notch third straight win Friday
The Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team put four players in double figures enroute to their third straight win downing Central Wyoming College 70-66 in the Thanksgiving Classic in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Friday.
By News Channel NebraskaCHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team put four players in double figures enroute to their third straight win downing Central Wyoming College 70-66 in the Thanksgiving Classic in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Friday.
WNCC will wrap up the Thanksgiving Classic when they take on the host Laramie County Community College Saturday at 3 p.m. LCCC fell to No. 15 New Mexico Junior College 76-69 on Friday.
Friday’s contest saw the Cougars shoot 40 percent from the field and 40 percent from the 3-point arc. The Cougars were also 70 percent from the free throw line.
Ella Chesta-Carty led the team with 16 points, including going 7-of-8 from the charity stripe. Celina Donyo had 14 points while Veralyn Aviles had 13. Zozefine Sipolina chipped in 12 points with two 3-pointers.
WNCC led 9-5 on a Chesta-Carty 3-pointer. Central Wyoming cough back and led 19-14 and led 21-18 after the first quarter.
The second quarter saw WNCC outscore the Rustlers 19-15. Central Wyoming led 38-24 before the Cougars scored seven straight, capped off by a Juseana-Rae Delatori 3pointer for a 31-28 lead. Central Wyoming came right back to lead 35-31 and later 36-35. Veralyn Aviles put WNCC up 37-36 at halftime with a bucket just before the buzzer.
Central Wyoming score the first bucket of the third quarter, but the Cougars went on a 12-1 including nine straight for a 49-39 lead. WNCC couldn’t hold the double-digit lead as Central Wyoming went on a 8-5 run to make it a 54-49 WNCC lead after three periods.
WNCC jumped toa 61-53 lead in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Sipolina with 4:20 to play. Central Wyoming came back to tied the game at 61-61. WNCC responded with a 7-0 run to lead 68-61 with 14.2 seconds to play and won 70-66.
WNCC 18 19 17 18 – 70
C. Wyoming 21 15 13 17 – 66
WNCC
Celina Donyo 14, Veralyn Aviles 13, Charisma Johnson 8, Zozefine Sipolina 12, Ella Chesta-Carty 16, Juseana-Rae Delatori 3, Brynn Sybrant 4.
CENTRAL WYOMING
Laura Ring 17, Lucy Howard 7, Lexie Kesler 22, Bella Sika 7, Aliyah Newton 9, Izabelle Moyes 3, Sophie Wilkinson 1.