ELLISVILLE – The Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats forced 31 turnovers en route to a 78-59 victory over the Wallace State Community College-Hanceville  (Alabama) Lions here Friday afternoon at A.B. Howard Gymnasium.
The Lady Bobcats improve to 4-2 with the win, while Wallace State – which participated in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament last year – drops to 1-5.
Indiana State University signee Wendion Bibbins led four JCJC players in double figures with 20 points. Hanah Lott added 13, while Zan Ratcliffe and Aliyah Bell added 10 each.
Myyah West had six rebounds and Bell added five for the Lady Bobcats. Lott had six steals and Bibbins had five. Ashailee Brailey had six assists.
Wallace State led 7-3 midway through the first quarter when JCJC went on a 10-0 run and took the lead for good. Lott's steal and layup gave JCJC a 13-7 lead. The Lady Bobcats were up 17-13 after the first quarter.
Brailey's 18-footer gave Jones a 27-15 lead with 6:14 left in the second quarter and Lott's basket off a Bibbins' assist put the Lady Bobcats ahead 32-20 with 3:10 left in the first half. JCJC would lead 35-26 at halftime.
Bell's basket with 5:48 left in the third quarter gave JCJC a 41-30 lead. But the Lions fought back and pulled within 45-41 with 2:15 left in the third quarter when Jasmine Hollis scored on a 15-footer.
But JCJC closed the quarter on a 6-0 run capped by Lott's 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to give the Lady Bobcats a 51-41 lead.
The lead never fell below double digits in the final quarter as Bibbins scored 12 of her points during that time. JCJC's longest lead came with 34 seconds left on a Joy Powell layup.
Hollis led the Lions with 11 points.
The Lady Bobcats were 28-of-62 from the floor (7-of-20 from 3-point range) for 45 percent. JCJC was 15-of-22 from the free throw line.
Wallace State was 18-of-40 from the field (3-of-11 from 3-point range) for 45 percent. The Lions were 20-of-26 from the foul line.
The Lady Bobcats outrebounded Wallace State, 33-29.
JCJC committed 19 turnovers.
The Lady Bobcats travel to LSU-Eunice for a 4 p.m. game on Monday.
Wallace State visits Wallace State-Selma on Monday.
 
 
WOMEN
Friday's game
Ellisville
A.B. Howard Gymnasium
Jones County 78, Wallace St. (Alabama) 59
WALLACE STATE (1-5) – Jasmine Hollis 11, Ciera Smith 8, Velencia Johnson 7, Janese Richardson 6, Alex Lowery 6, Morgan Higgins 4, Keyasha Gordon 4, D'Andrea Smith 4, Hannah Vest 3, Kelsey Houston 3, Khadijah Jordan 3, Megan Johnson 0, Sarah Reid 0, Anika Bothwell 0, Jemaiya Lee 0.
JONES COUNTY (4-2) – Wendion Bibbins 20, Hanah Lott 13, Aliyah Bell 10, Zan Ratcliffe 10, Myyah West 9, Ashailee Brailey 7, Kanisha Tharpe 4, Joy Powell 3, Carlie Kellems 2, Patrice Tate 0, Dana Brown 0, Anna Wilks 0, LaDaria Moody 0.
 
Wallace State            13 13 15 18 – 59
Jones County           17 18 16 27 – 78