Lady Roadrunners Basketball Earns Homecoming Victory
The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Lady Roadrunners basketball edged out Mineral Area College 66-61 inside the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center in Sedalia on Saturday, Feb. 22.
February 24, 2025
Sedalia Missouri- The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Lady Roadrunners basketball edged out Mineral Area College 66-61 inside the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center in Sedalia on Saturday, Feb. 22. The game was part of the Region 16 and Missouri Community College Athletic Conference schedule for both teams.
SFCC (21-5, 6-4 in Region 16) built a 17-15 first quarter lead before Mineral Area fought back to take a 22-20 lead with less than three minutes to go in the second quarter.
SFCC freshman guard Maddy Queathem of Montgomery City, Missouri knocked down a three-point shot at the buzzer to close the half securing an SFCC a 34-26 lead at the half.
Mineral Area trimmed the SFCC advantage to one point at 43-42 with less than three minutes to go in the third quarter.
Freshman forward Ellie Buscher of St. Louis, Missouri converted an old-fashioned three-point play to extend the advantage back to 46-42 with less than two minutes to go in the third quarter. Sophomore guard La'Tommas Johnson-Nash of Dallas, Texas finished another old-fashioned three-point play with less than five seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Lady Roadrunners led 49-46 at the end of three quarters.
The Lady Roadrunners led 56-49 with less than five minutes to go in the contest. Mineral Area continued to battle hard, tying the game at 56 with three minutes and 27 seconds to go in regulation.
Freshman forward Shae Wright of Grandview, Missouri finished the Lady Roadrunners third critical old-fashioned three-point play of the evening to give SFCC a 59-56 lead with three minutes and six seconds remaining.
Mineral Area cut the SFCC advantage to one point at 59-58 with one minute and 41 seconds remaining. Mineral Area would not quit, the game was tied once again at 61 with 47 seconds remaining but SFCC went on 5-0 run to secure the win.
Sophomore forward Kayla Sullivan of St. Louis, Missouri led three Lady Roadrunners in double figure scoring with 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Freshman guard Malia Rodgers of Montgomery City, Missouri contributed 13 points and tied for the team lead in steals with Buscher with two each. Wright added 13 points off the bench. Buscher also registered a team-high two blocked shots.
"We had to grind," said Lady Roadrunners head coach Nicole Collier. "I thought we were really sharp at the end of the game. I was disappointed in the fact that we got out rebounded tonight, that is something we take a lot of pride in. I thought Mineral Area played extremely hard. I thought we had balanced scoring tonight. We were tough enough to hang on late and make some plays. It's hard to beat a good team three times and our girls pulled it off tonight. I think we went 17 for 20 from the free-throw line tonight and that is where you win tight games."
David Rohrbach
SFCC Athletics