The 9th ranked Northern Oklahoma College Mavs routed NOC Enid 96-71 Thursday night in Foster-Piper Fieldhouse while the Lady Mavs lost to NOC Enid 81-69.
The Mavs (21-3) improved to 7-3 in OCAC play while the Lady Mavs (3-19) fell to 0-10 in league action.
Mavs 96, NOC Enid 71
Avante Lederer and Tyrel Morgan combined for 50 points in the 25 point win over the Jets.
The Mavs blistered the nets shooting 60 percent from the field and 52 percent from 3-point range.
Morgan added 10 rebounds, Demaree King added 10 points. Lederer led the Mavs with 28 points on just 12 shots from the floor.
“I really thought we sustained good energy from start to finish,” said coach Donnie Jackson. “I challenged them to keep pace and they responded to the challenge. JD (Ray) and Demaree (King) kept pushing the ball and that’s what we wanted.”
“Enid did some really good things against us,” he added. “Their 1-3-1 zone bothered us for a while and (Josh) Perkins killed us on the glass. We did make a few adjustments at half and it always helps when you make shots. Avante (Lederer) was a big part of that.”
“Now we have to focus on Connors,” Jackson said. “It will not be the same game as here. They are healthy and they will be out for revenge. It is extremely tough to go to Warner and win. This game is huge if we want to hang around in the conversation for conference.”
The Mavs are currently in 3rd place behind Murray and NEO.
NOC Enid 81, Lady Mavs 69
The NOC Lady Mavs made 10 3-pointers in the first half and led NOC Enid 45-40 at half but the Lady Jets rallied in the second half to win 81-69.
The Lady Mavs were led by Carlee Murray with 16 points while Hannah Maples added 15. Chideyah Guyton and Cassie Manning added 13 points each.
“We shot well in the first half and poorly in the second,” said coach Greg Krause. “We didn’t shoot well from the free throw line. We’re still working on putting four quarters together.”
The Lady Mavs were just eight of 17 from the foul line.
Maples led NOC with seven rebounds.
The Lady Mavs led 45-40 at half and held their final lead on a Chideyah Guyton jumper to give NOC Tonkawa a 49-48 lead but the Lady Jets then built a 53-48 lead after three quarters and pulled away in the final ...
