Game Details 

Score: Hesston College Larks 65 | Labette Community College 56

Records: Hesston College (11-6) | Labette Community College (3-12)

Location: Labette, Kan - 2:00 pm

Labette, Kan -  The Hesston College women's basketball team got their first KJCCC win of the season defeating Labette County Community College 65-56 on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Norika Welch once again led the Larks in scoring with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomores Kelsey Koza and Kaley Phillips were in double digits again 14 and 12 respectively to go along with seven rebounds each. Hesston was able to overcome 28 turnovers on the day due to their plus 20 in the rebounding category and 50% shooting for the 3-pt line. Welch and Koza each made four 3-pointers. This win was the third for Hesston all time in their overall matchups with Labette that date back to 2014. The Cardinals had Makayla Washington with a game high 19 points and nine rebounds. The Larks will be at home their next two games as they will host the Highland Scotties on Wednesday Jan 24th at 5:30pm who come to Hesston with a 13-7 record. 

Turning Point

20 points in the fourth quarter for the Larks was a game high and all they needed to pull away to secure the victory. 

Lark Leaders*

#3 Kaley Phillips: 12 pts | 7 reb | 5 ast | 1 stl

*#1 Norika Welch: 18 pts | 10 reb | 1 ast | 2 stl

Inside the Box Score

Hesston outrebounded the Cardinals 44-24 and shot a season high 50 percent (9-for-18) from the 3-pt line. 

Up Next

 vs. Highland Community College Wednesday Jan. 24th @ 1:00 pm Hesston, Kan.