Hutch women win NJCAA tourney opener
Kalani Purcell had 25 points and 15 rebounds, leading Hutchinson over South Georgia Technical 80-61 on Tuesday in the second round of the women’s NJCAA tournament in Salina.
Clemence LeFebvre hit five three-points and scored 22 for Hutchinson, Cynthia Petke scored 19 and Alyx Bloom had 10 assists as Hutchinson improved to 34-0.
Hutchinson will play Northwest Florida State in the quarterfinals at 1 p.m. Thursday.
SOUTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL (28-8): Armstrong 2-4 6-7 10, Henderson 3-4 1-1 8, Brown 3-8 0-0 7, Mike 4-10 5-6 15, Bond 2-11 0-0 4, Delva 3-3 4-6 10, Williams 3-6 1-2 7. Totals 20-46 17-22 61.
HUTCHINSON (34-0): Purcell 9-17 7-9 25, Lefebvre 8-13 1-2 22, Harding 2-6 2-2 8, Petke 8-10 3-4 19, Bloom 3-8 0-0 6, Madden 0-1 0-0 0, McNair 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-59 13-17 80.
Halftime — Hutch 36-25. 3-pointers — GST 4-17 (Mike 2-7, Henderson 1-1, Btown 1-3, Bond 0-6), Hutch 7-20 (LeFebvre 5-7, Harding 2-5, Purcell 0-1, McNair 0-1, Jones 0-2, Bloom 0-4). Rebounds — SGT 25 (Armstrong 7), Hutch 28 (Purcell 15). Assists — SGT 8 (3 with 2), Hutch 21 (Bloom 10). Fouls — SGT 19, Hutch 21.
This story was originally published March 17, 2015 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Hutch women win NJCAA tourney opener."