“We didn’t compete in the second half. We did a decent job in the first half and I thought we should have had a bigger lead the first half,” Harnish said. “In the second half we just totally got outmanned on the boards and got beat for loose balls, and we showed no effort the second half. We needed to do the things we did the first half such as compete and get on the boards.”
It is a shame, too, because the Cougars played well in the first half, especially defensively, as they held the Plainswomen to just 20 first half points to lead 25-20 at halftime. The team also had just 13 turnovers at the break.
Harnish said they couldn’t do anything in the second half.
“The last game we didn’t play real good and were fortunate to win in overtime. When you turn the ball over 31 times and no desire to make good decisions, and that has been a thorn in our sides this semester with turnovers. We probably had 2o turnovers in the second half.”
Shooting was the big story for the Cougars as they shot just 29 percent from the field (23 percent in the second half. WNCC, after scorching the nets for 13 3-pointers in the overtime win against Northeast Nebraska on Saturday, made just 3 of 14 on Wednesday.
Storyme Everett got things heated up early by draining the opening trey of the game. From there both teams played a defensive game as the contest was tied at 14-14 with eight minutes to play. That was when the Cougars went on a 9-2 run to go up 23-16 behind a 3-pointer by Yuki Morimoto and a bucket by Michelle Glaze. WNCC led 25-20 at the break.
The second half was all NJC as the Plainswomen outscored WNCC 38-14. NJC also made 11 of 14 free throws in the second half compared to just 3 of 4 for the Cougars. WNCC put NJC into the double bonus with 6:22 to play, while the Plainswomen had committed just three fouls.
WNCC had just one player in double figures as Yuki Morimoto had 11 pionts. Thais Pinto finished the night with eight points followed by Amber Kistler with six.
Sabelle Diata led NJC with a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Diata also had seven blocked shots.
The Cougars, who scored a combined 178 in their previous two games, had a season low 39 points. WNCC, 16-4, will look to rebound Saturday when they host Otero Junior College at Cougar Palace.
WNCC 25 14 – 39
NJC 20 38 – 58
WESTERN NEBRASKA
Amber Kistler 6, Stormye Everett 4, Yuki Morimoto 11, Tiffany Moorer 3, Michelle Glaze 2, Kelli Culver 3, Michelle Glaze 2, Khayla Gladney 2.
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