Lady cagers fall To Muskegon in home finale

Rich Schenck
Sports Editor

It has been a forgettable season for the LCC women's basketball team (4-11 MCCAA West, 8-20 overall). The Stars fell 66-57 to Muskegon CC Feb. 22 in the Gannon Gym, marking the team's sixth loss in seven games.

The Lady Stars kept it close for the majority of the first quarter. LCC sophomore Mackenzie Geister's three-point shot before the buzzer tied it at 17.

Despite flashes of offensive guile, LCC seemed lost. The Stars lacked organization and often looked for an open player who wasn't there.

Muskegon jumped on LCC defensively at the beginning of the third quarter, picking the ball handler's pockets for two steals on LCC's first two possessions.

Geister and LCC freshman forward Chasity Potter led the team in scoring with 16 points each.

LCC sophomore Nariyel Purches led the Stars with eight rebounds to go with eight points.

The Lady Stars finished the season seventh in the MCCAA Western conference; two wins away from qualifying for the NJCAA District G qualification tournament.