BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – The Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats overcame a sluggish first quarter and went on to defeat Baton Rouge Community College (Louisiana) 90-69 here Saturday afternoon at the Bonne Sante Wellness Center.
The Lady Bobcats are now 6-1 and will host Coahoma at 4 p.m. on Monday. It will be JCJC's final game before the Christmas holiday break.
JCJC trailed 16-15 after the first quarter, but roared back to take a 43-28 halftime lead and led 73-49 after three quarters.
Myyah West (Prentiss) topped Jones with 18 points, while
Nique Cherry (Heidelberg) had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
K.K. Tassin (Terry) had 15 points and six assists, while
Tatyana Lofton (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) had 15 points and four assists.
Juliet Esadah (Warri, Nigeria) had 12 rebounds.
Rhomyia Tate led BRCC with 21 points. Pearl Jones added 19 and Ayliah Cooper had 11.
Baton Rouge falls to 2-9 and hosts Louisiana College Junior Varsity on Tuesday.
The Lady Bobcats defeated BRCC 96-46 on Nov. 15 in Ellisville.
Saturday's game
WOMEN
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bonne Sante Wellness Center
Jones County 90, Baton Rouge 69
Jones County (6-1) 15 28 30 17 – 90
Baton Rouge (2-9) 16 12 21 20 – 69
JONES COUNTY (90) –
Myyah West 18,
Nique Cherry 17,
K.K. Tassin 15,
Tatyana Lofton 15,
Kira Bonner 9,
Juliet Esadah 8,
Kyle Felton 8.
BATON ROUGE (69) – Rhomyia Tate 21, Pearl Jones 19, Ayliah Cooper 11, E'Layzha Bates 9, Oterica Witherspoon 8.
