Riverland women fall to No. 2 ranked NIACC
Published 10:41 pm Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The Riverland Community College women’s basketball team faced its biggest test of the season as it lost 87-59 to North Iowa Area Community College (9-1 overall), who is ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA, in Riverland Gym Wednesday.
Riverland’s Trasi Reddy shoots in traffic during the second half against NIACC Wednesday night at Riverland Community College. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Blue Devils (3-5 overall) committed 31 turnovers in the loss and many of those turnovers came in the second half. RCC was within 28-23 after Trasi Reddy, who had 16 points and seven rebounds, scored with 6:30 left in the first half.
“We did some nice things, but we turned the ball over too much against their pressure,” RCC head coach Suzy Hebrink said. “At times we played really nice basketball. We certainly won’t see a team in our league that’s this tough. That’s for sure.”
Charity Ridlon had 13 points and 13 rebounds for RCC and Shona King had 10 points and five assists.
NIACC 47 40 — 87
RCC 33 26 — 59
RCC scoring: Trasi Reddy, 16; Charity Ridlon, 13; Shona King, 10; Danielle Groepper, 6; Miriah Carruth, 5; Eryn Eilertson, 4; Lissa Warpula, 3; McKenzie Zuniga, 2; field goals: 36 percent (24-for-67); three-pointers: 29 percent (4-for-14); free throws: 78 percent (7-for-9); rebounds: 41 (Ridlon, 13); turnovers: 31
