WNCC women's basketball team blows past Lancer All-star team

Submitted by Jeremy Woznick of the Scottsbluff Star-Herald

TORRINGTON, Wyo. -Stormye Everett tallied 23 points to help the Western Nebraska Community College women's basketball to an easy 95-33 win over the Lancer All-Stars in the first day of the Eastern Wyoming College Basketball Tournament on Friday afternoon in Torrington.

Everett, a freshman from Aurora, Colo., connected on 11 of her 15 shots from the field to pace the Cougars offensively. She also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds and collected four steals.

The victory improved WNCC to 5-2 on the season heading into today's game against Central Wyoming College. Tip off is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Torrington.

WNCC had no trouble with the all-stars as the Cougars raced out to a 30-5 lead before holding a 46-13 advantage at the half.

The Cougars continued to sizzle offensively in the second half, as they put up 49 points in the final 20 minutes.

Joining Everett in the double-figure scoring column for the Cougars were Amber Kistler and Shaquilah Davis. Kistler, a freshman from Bayard, scored 15 points on 5 of 11 shooting and Davis put in 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting. Kistler also led the Cougars from the free-throw line, as she was a perfect 4-for-4.
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Both SeLina Ysac and Tawny Drexler scored nine points for WNCC and Caley Fisher totaled eight points.

Ysac was seeing her first game action since the opening tournament of the season, as she's been nursing a sore ankle. The Scottsbluff High School graduate played nearly 16 minutes.

WNCC's Davis pulled down six rebounds and Janae Willis had five. Davis led the Cougars in assists with four. Both Everett and Rachael Ragland led the way defensively with four steals. Davis added three.

The all-stars were led in scoring by Amie McCracken with 10 points. Shannon Steben added seven. Kylie Erickson led the all-stars on the glass with six rebounds. Courtney Ellis pulled down four boards.

WNCC finished the game shooting just under 50 percent from the field, while holding the all-stars to just under 24 percent.

The Cougars enjoyed a 49-30 rebounding advantage in the game.

Lancer All-Stars 13 20 - 33
WNCC (5-2) 46 49 - 95
LANCER ALL-STARS
Kylie Erickson 1, Jackie Onigkeit 2, Amie McCracken 10, Chelsi Lemmon 2, Stacy Folkers 5, Heather Briggs 2, Courtney Ellis 4, Shannon Steben 7.
WNCC
Tanisha Gilmore 5, Amber Kistler 15, Lorena Mediros 4, SeLina Ysac 9, Shaquilah Davis 14, Stormye Everett 23, Janae Willis 4, Tawny Drexler 9, Rachael Ragland 4, Caley Fisher 8.