¶¶Òõ̽̽App’s basketball hosting Region IX title games
Lincoln, NE (March 1, 2023) – ¶¶Òõ̽̽App’s basketball teams are hosting the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX championship games on Saturday, March 4.
The women’s game, which pits ¶¶Òõ̽̽App against North Platte, tips off at 1 p.m., while the men’s game, featuring ¶¶Òõ̽̽App against Central, will begin at 3:30 p.m. Both games will be held in the Truman Center Gymnasium on the Beatrice Campus.
The Storm women are 17-12 on the season and have won four consecutive games, including a 69-54 road victory over North Platte on Feb. 11.
The Storm are led in scoring by freshman Matalynn Campbell, Lincoln (East), 14 points per game; sophomore Kaylee Klover, Wymore (Southern), 12 points per game; sophomore Jordan Koehler, Johnson-Brock, 11 points per game; and freshman Shelby Siebold, Clay Center, Kansas, 11 points per game. ¶¶Òõ̽̽App is 11-4 on its home court this season.
The Storm men are 23-6 overall, including a 12-1 record at home. ¶¶Òõ̽̽App split with the Central Raiders during the regular season, winning the first game 69-59 on Jan. 21 in Beatrice, then dropping an 81-72 contest Feb. 25 in Columbus. ¶¶Òõ̽̽App was ranked No. 19 in last week’s NJCAA Division II poll.
The Storm are led in scoring by Denim Johnson, a freshman from Omaha (Central), who is averaging 22 points per game in just 15 games played. Luke Williams, a sophomore from Olathe, Kansas (South), is averaging nearly 19 points per game in 27 games played. Maijhe Wiley, a sophomore from Omaha (Creighton Prep), rounds out the double-figure scorers for the Storm with 13 points per game. He has played in all 29 games this season. ¶¶Òõ̽̽App averages 76 points per game.
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