Moberly, MO—The Marshalltown Community College women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season on Friday night, falling 63-56 to John Wood Community College on the opening day of the Moberly Area Community College Tournament. Jasmin Howe (Millicent, Australia/Millicent) scored a team-high 16 points in the losing effort.
Howe scored 12 first points for the Tigers but a slow second half proved costly for MCC. MCC scored 34 points in the first half but produced just 22 in the second. MCC was able to get to the free throw line 18 times in the first half, hitting 15 from the stripe, but managed to shoot just 3-4 in the second half.
MCC entered the game with 15 three-point shots made in their first two games of the season, but managed to hit just two shots from beyond the arc against the Blazers. Kaleigh Sieck (Toldeo, IA/South Tama) hit one in the first half and Ashley Salgado (Ottumwa, IA/Ottumwa) hit the other in the second half.
Salgado finished the game with 13 points while Sieck reached double-figures for the first time in her career, scoring 11 on the night.
The Tigers will take on Southeastern Illinois Community College at 3:00 PM tomorrow on the final day of the tournament.
