Women's basketball won both of their games over the weekend in the Marshalltown Classic hosted by Marshalltown CC.  Friday, NCMC bested Iowa Lakes CC 73-56 before downing the host 68-47 on Saturday.  With the wins, the Lady Pirates are now 5-1 for the season with their next matchup coming on the road Wednesday against John Wood CC.  Tip-off is set for 5:30pm in Quincy, IL.

Top performers against Iowa Lakes included starters Jacie Morris (24 points, 6 rebounds) and Jessica Reeter (17 points, 6 assists).  NCMC used a balanced attack and shot 39.7% from the field.  Defensively, the Lady Pirates smothered Iowa Lakes and limited them to just 19 made field goals.  NCMC was especially strong in defending the three, holding Iowa Lakes to 3-17.  NCMC's decisive rebounding advantage (46-33) was also a contributing factor in the win.

Reeter again had a nice scoring day against Marshalltown on Saturday.  She went 4-9 from the field for 17 points, NCMC's lone double-digit scorer.  Again, Coach Croy's squad leaned on their defensive prowess to secure the victory.  Marshalltown shot only 27% from the field and netted just 6 of 31 three point attempts.  The Lady Pirates dominated the glass, pulling down 52 rebounds as a team to Marshalltown's 37.