Second half surge lifts MCC over Central JV
February 13, 2017

Second half surge lifts MCC over Central JV

Marshalltown, IA—A second half surge from the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team propelled the Tigers to a 70-58 victory over Central JV on Monday night at the Student Activity Center.

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Marshalltown, IA—A second half surge from the Marshalltown Community College women's basketball team propelled the Tigers to a 70-58 victory over Central JV on Monday night at the Student Activity Center. Freshman Claudia Morente (Girona, Spain/Institut Juame Vicens Vives) scored a career-high 21 points in the win.

In a defensive minded first half, the Tigers switched the pace in the second half and shot an efficient 62.0 percent from the floor to run past the Dutch to snap a two-game losing streak. Morente scored 16 of her career-high 21 points in the second half alone, connecting on six of seven shots, including both three-point attempts in the final 20 minutes.

Estelle Eduardo (Villeurbanne, France/Lycee Ernest Couteaux) added 14 points on the night, hitting four three-point shots while pulling down a team-high nine rebounds. Loralei Siliga (Euless, TX/San Leandro) and Dalia Cantu (Monterrey, Mexico/ITESM Eugenio Garza La Guera) each chipped in 10 points in the win.

MCC held Central to just five points in the first quarter, but led by just one, 21-20 at halftime. Both teams upped the offensive effort in the second half as MCC outscored the Dutch 23-18 in the third quarter.

Eduardo and Morente combined to score the first 11 points in the fourth quarter to help the Tigers pull away. A three from Cantu at the 4:20 mark put the game out of reach as MCC rolled to its 11th victory of the year.

Cantu grabbed eight rebounds as MCC won the battle on the glass 40-33. 

The Tigers travel to Moberly Area Community College for a 5:00 PM matchup on Wednesday night.