by Tyler Scott, KCKCC sports information director
The KCKCC women’s basketball team closed out its home regular season schedule with a 64-52 win over Fort Scott Community College on Wednesday night inside the KCKCC Fieldhouse, on the annual Sophomore Night.
The Blue Devils end the regular season campaign with a 15-12 overall record and 7-7 mark in the KJCCC.
KCKCC took a 5-0 lead after baskets from Faith Putz and Ikia Elam and went ahead 14-9 after the first quarter.
Despite the Greyhounds hanging around with the Blue Devils, KCKCC continued to lead the second quarter and got a big three-point bucket from Aysia Arrowood to give the team a 24-20 lead. It was a tight battle the rest of the half, as KCKCC led 30-27.
With a 33-29 lead in the third quarter De’Jaria Guillory made a basket with 7:48 left in the period and added another basket two minutes later.
The Blue Devils continued to keep the pace up and led by eight points at 42-34 heading to the fourth quarter. Elam and Jennifer Guilbeaux made baskets to extend the KCKCC lead by more than 10 points.
With 5:40 left in the final period, Lacy Whitcomb and Guillory scored six straight points combined to give KCKCC a 55-39 lead, which eventually led the Blue Devils to a win.
Elam posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting. Mercer Roberts and Faith Putz each had 10 points for the Blue Devils.
KCKCC now awaits its seeding in the upcoming KJCCC Tournament, which begins on Monday, Feb. 28.