South Plains women edge McLennan in double overtime

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Daiysha Brown (12), pictured in a game earlier this season, scored the game-winning basket in the second overtime Friday to help South Plains College edge McLennan Community College 69-67 in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region V tournament.
Daiysha Brown (12), pictured in a game earlier this season, scored the game-winning basket in the second overtime Friday to help South Plains College edge McLennan Community College 69-67 in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region V tournament.

WOLFFORTH — Daiysha Brown came up with a steal and a go-ahead basket with 19 seconds left in the second overtime, lifting South Plains College over McLennan Community College 69-67 Friday night in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region V tournament at Frenship.

Brown stole the ball from Saneea Bevley and drove the length of the court for what turned out to be the game winner.

McLennan guard Miannah Little's 3-point attempt from the corner fell short as time expired.

South Plains (20-9) will play New Mexico Junior College (24-5) at 4:30 p.m. Saturday for the regional title and an automatic berth in the NJCAA Tournament. McLennan (27-4) had won 12 of its previous 13 games.

Bevley made a 3 from the top of the key to give McLennan a 67-64 lead in the second overtime, and Matilda Soderlund answered with a tying 3 for South Plains with less than a minute to play.

The Lady Texans got 20 points and nine rebounds from Celia Sumbane, 16 points apiece from Vitoria Carvalho and Brown and 10 rebounds each from Martyna Czescik and Jennifer Silva.

Little and Bevley led the Highlassies with 27 and 19 points, respectively.

DIVISION II NCAA TOURNAMENT

South Central Region

Seeds, records in parentheses

WOMEN

at Junell Center, San Angelo

Friday's first-round results

Black Hills State 61, Regis 57

Lubbock Christian 62, Texas Woman's 55

UT Tyler 73, Colorado School of Mines 63

Angelo State 70, West Texas A&M 65

Saturday's Semifinals

Black Hills State (6) (23-7) vs. Lubbock Christian (7) (23-10), 5 p.m.

Angelo State (1) (26-6) vs. UT Tyler (5) (25-7), 7:30 p.m.

MEN

at First United Bank Center, Canyon

Saturday's first-round games

Colorado School of Mines (3) (26-5) vs. Black Hills State (6) (25-5), noon

Fort Lewis (2) (28-3) vs. Lubbock Christian (7) (19-11), 2:30 p.m.

West Texas A&M (1) (25-6) vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (8) (21-11), 5 p.m.

Angelo State (4) (25-6) vs. Colorado Mesa (5) (24-7), 7:30 p.m.

NJCAA REGION V TOURNAMENT

at The Tiger Pit, Wolfforth

Note: Conference affiliation, seeds, records in parentheses. A "W" denotes teams from the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. An "N" denotes teams from the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference.

MEN

Wednesday's First-Round Results

Ranger College 76, South Plains College 73

Weatherford College 65, Clarendon College 62

Midland College 77, McLennnan Community College 40

Odessa College 80, Hill College 40

Friday's Semifinals

Ranger 84, Weatherford 59

Midland 67, Odessa 66

Saturday's Championship

Ranger (N1) (26-6) vs. Midland (W3) (26-6), 2 p.m.

WOMEN

Thursday's First-Round Results

Collin College 80, Clarendon College 72

New Mexico Junior College 76, Grayson College 49

McLennan Community College 67, Odessa College 50

South Plains College 59, Hill 50

Friday's Semifinals

New Mexico JC 65, Collin 62

South Plains 69, McLennan 67 (2OT)

Saturday's Championship

New Mexico JC (W2) (24-5) vs. South Plains (W1) (20-9), 4:30 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: South Plains women edge McLennan in double overtime