The LCC women's basketball team rebounded from a tournament opening loss to Bellevue to win two straight at the NWAC Cross Over tournament hosted by Mt. Hood December 19-21. Sierra Richards' consistent, outstanding play earned her All-Tournament honors.
Bellevue beat LCC 71-58 on Friday. The Devils had 22 turnovers and shot just 32 percent. Richards had 16 points and seven rebounds. Donniesha Webber had eight points and eight rebounds.
Saturday was much better as LCC pummeled Chemeketa 83-47. Richards was again the headliner with 20 points and seven rebounds. Kaylea Knox scored 17 points and Amanda Britt had 14 points and six rebounds. Tamar Rodrigues was solid off the bench with 12 points.
On Sunday, things got a little tight when a 20 point LCC lead melted to six, but the Devils righted the ship and collected a 71-63 win over Wenatchee Valley. Knox was on fire, hitting four of five three-pointers for 16 points. Richards scored 16 and retrieved six. Webber was solid with 12 points and eight rebounds. As a team, the Devils were 9 for 16 from beyond the arc.
LCC takes some time for family over the Christmas break. But they will be back on campus next weekend and into New Year's week for the LCC Holiday Classic. The tournament at Mark Morris begins Saturday night with a stand alone game, LCC against nationally ranked NJCA Snow College at 7 pm. The rest of the tournament begins Sunday and runs through Tuesday. The Devils and Snow will be off on Sunday.
