Blue Devil men fall to South Suburban
The Kansas City Kansas Community College Lady Blue Devils won a first-round tournament game today, 72-53, over Waubonsee at Johnson County Community College, Overland Park.
The KCKCC men’s team fell to No. 4 South Suburban today, 57-50, in a game at Danville, Ill.
The No. 4 KCKCC Lady Blue Devils, 30-3 this year, defeated No. 13 Waubonsee, 26-8 on the season, in the NJCAA national tournament game.
KCKCC’s Erin Anderson scored 20 points, with Arrica Daye adding 14 and Brooklyn Wagler, 13.
The Lady Blue Devils made 39 percent of their field goals, 25 of 64, while Waubonsee made 44 percent, or 21 of 47. The Blue Devils made 6 of 24 three-point shots, while Waubonsee made 1 of 5.
On free throws, the Lady Blue Devils made 66.7 percent, or 16 of 24, while Waubonsee made 76.9 percent, or 10 of 13. The Lady Blue Devils also outrebounded Waubonsee, 37 to 32.
Turnovers were telling, as Waubonsee made 28 turnovers to KCKCC’s 15. KCKCC scored 36 points off turnovers to Waubonsee’s 15.
The KCKCC Lady Blue Devils will move to the quarterfinal round at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at JCCC Cavalier Gymnasium in Overland Park, where they will play No. 5 Owens, 27-6.
The Blue Devils men’s scoring was led by Jonathan Murray, with 15 points, and Armoni Shorter, with 12.
KCKCC led at the half by three points, but South Suburban outscored them in the second half by 10.
South Suburban shot 41 percent compared to KCKCC’s 33.9 percent on field goals.
The Blue Devils made 72.7 percent of their free throws, 8 of 11, compared to South Suburban’s 47.1 percent, 8 of 17. The Blue Devils also outrebounded South Suburban, 43-36.
However, KCKCC turned over the ball 14 times compared to South Suburban’s 9.
The KCKCC men, 22-12 on the season, now will move to the consolation bracket, seventh place quarterfinals,, where they will face Cecil, 20-10, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Danville, Ill.