COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Another powerful offensive display ignited the Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team to its 11th straight win during the final day of the Air Force Prep Tournament on Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Cougars, after tallying 91 points in a win over the Las Vegas Heat on Friday, hit the 90-point mark again with a 90-36 win over Air Force Prep. WNCC is now 11-0 on the season.

WNCC took control of the game early, moving out to a 46-14 halftime lead.
Ten different Cougars cracked the scoring column. Gritt Ryder led the way offensively with 20 points. Jess Samorodova added 18 points. Shalisa Moffit and Simone Evans both tallied nine points each, while Ashley Stevens finished with eight and Michelle Brassard had seven.
Lopsided victories have become a common theme for WNCC throughout the opening stretch of the season. Harnish said his young squad is progressing nicely and has earned its unbeaten record.
“We’ve played well enough to be 11-0,” Harnish said. “I think we’ve outplayed our opponent in every game and we’ve played with a lot of intensity night in and night out. By doing that, it’s got us to where we are at.”
WNCC will return home to host the Cougar Holiday Classic beginning Thursday when they face Colby Community College at 7 p.m. WNCC will then face play at 5 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Holiday Classic.

Following those three straight games, the Cougars will conclude the first-semester portion of their schedule on Dec. 11 playing at the Colorado Christian junior varsity.

WNCC (11-0)      46 44 — 90
Air Force Prep     15 21 — 36
WNCC
Gritt Ryder 20, Jess Samorodova 18, Jessica Aratani 6, Ashley Stevens 8, Shalisa Moffit 9, Simone Evans 9, Michelle Brassard 7, Kelsey Doddridge 3, Jenna Lindquist 3, Alyssa Yates 2.

             SHERIDAN, Wyo. — The Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball team dropped an 84-69 setback to Sheridan College on Saturday at the Holiday Classic in Sheridan, Wyo.
Willie Mangum paced the Cougars offensively with 24 points. Charles Ward added 19 points. Both Mangum and Ward hit a pair of 3-pointers.
Cody Johnson finished with eight points, while Tahir Little and Rich Williams each added seven.
Johnson led WNCC on the glass with 13 rebounds. Youssoupha Kane blocked four shots and Little dished out three assists.
WNCC shot 30 percent from the field and 70 percent at the free-throw line (21 of 30).
Three Generals scored in double figures to pace Sheridan. Ron Mvouika led the way with 21 points. Iakeem Alston had 18 and Victor Bermudez added 15. Mvouika finished with a double-double as he also led the Generals on the glass with 11 rebounds.
Sheridan shot 33 percent from the field and 60 percent from the free-throw line (14 of 23).

WNCC returns to action on Friday when they host Northwest Kansas Technical College at 7 p.m. After that, the Cougars will hit the road to play in the Northwest Wyoming Classic on Dec. 14 and 15 before breaking for Christmas.

WNCC (4-5)         29 40 — 69
Sheridan              37 47 — 84
WNCC
Tahir Little 7, Quante Cooley 2, Willie Mangum 24, Charles Ward 19, Cody Johnson 8, Rich Williams 7, Chad Calcaterra 2.

Saturday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS BASKETBALL
Adams Central 59, Aurora 38
Allen 45, Cedar Bluffs 43
Alliance 61, Torrington, Wyo. 56
Amherst 68, South Loup 51
Aquinas 50, Shelby/Rising City 28
Arcadia 32, College View Academy 31
Archbishop Bergan 63, Douglas County West 29
Ashland-Greenwood 47, Arlington 35
Bancroft-Rosalie 53, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 42
Battle Creek 58, Elkhorn Valley 48
Bishop Neumann 51, Hastings St. Cecilia 40
Boys Town 68, Oakland-Craig 62
Columbus Lakeview 36, Boone Central/Newman Grove 28
Creek Valley 40, Maxwell 37
David City 58, North Bend Central 35
Elmwood-Murdock 65, Yutan 61
Fairbury 52, Fillmore Central 33
Falls City 57, Tri County 19
Fort Calhoun 53, Syracuse 39
Freeman 63, Lincoln Christian 51
Garden County 57, Sedgwick County, Colo. 53
Hay Springs 39, Arthur County 30
Heartland Lutheran 73, Silver Lake 54
Hemingford 68, Hyannis 10
Hershey 38, Perkins County 37
Hitchcock County 63, Hayes Center 25
Humphrey 64, Scribner-Snyder 45
Johnson County Central 85, East Butler 41
Lewiston 69, Wetmore, Kan. 35
Lincoln Pius X 72, Lincoln High 55
Lindsay Holy Family 71, Fullerton 57
Louisville 36, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 28
Marysville, Kan. 51, Auburn 32
McCool Junction 60, Hampton 30
Milford 60, Raymond Central 32
Minden 80, Ogallala 41
Nebraska Christian 64, Parkview Christian 13
Nebraska City Lourdes 38, Johnson-Brock 31
Nebraska Lutheran 40, Meridian 24
Norfolk Catholic 66, Winnebago 55
North Platte 54, Hastings 49, OT
North Platte St. Patrick’s 70, Sutherland 27
Omaha Concordia 44, Logan View 28
Omaha Gross Catholic 54, Elkhorn 38
Omaha Roncalli 52, West Point-Beemer 50
Ord 48, Central City 47
Paxton 75, Eustis-Farnam 45
Ponca 48, Crofton 39
Potter-Dix 51, Banner County 35
Ralston 56, Blair 49
Ravenna 68, Broken Bow 39
Republic County, Kan. 82, Superior 22
Sandhills/Thedford 63, Twin Loup 27
Schuyler 42, Holdrege 37
Shelton 71, Franklin 28
Sioux County 32, Cody-Kilgore 25
South Sioux City 73, Sioux City, West, Iowa 67
Southwest 44, Maywood 33
St. Mary’s 72, St. Edward 15
St. Paul 66, Doniphan-Trumbull 61
Sutton 52, Friend 22
Thayer Central 40, Sterling 39
Valentine 71, West Holt 31
Wahoo 56, Seward 47
Wallace 65, Wauneta-Palisade 38
Wausa 58, Boyd County 52
Bayard Tournament
Third Place
Bridgeport 58, Lingle-Fort Laramie, Wyo. 19
Championship
Leyton 50, Bayard 19
Early Bird Tournament
Consolation
Lincoln Southwest 58, Grand Island 44
Papillion-LaVista 58, Omaha Westside 42
Grand Island Central Catholic Tournament
Fifth Place
Grand Island Central Catholic 47, Centura 26
Third Place
Lincoln Lutheran 62, Wood River 45
Championship
Kearney Catholic 60, Sandy Creek 29
Greater Nebraska Tournament
Third Place
Lincoln East 51, Columbus 34
Championship
Bellevue West 73, Lincoln Northeast 45
Hays City Tournament
Championship
Hays, Kan. 59, Kearney 42
Kimball Tournament
Third Place
Dundy County-Stratton 72, Southeast, Wyo. 26
Championship
Kimball 57, Morrill 29
LHNE Tip-Off Tournament
Third Place
Emerson-Hubbard 72, Wisner-Pilger 35
Championship
Lutheran High Northeast 55, Guardian Angels 38
Millard North Tournament
Third Place
Millard North 58, Lincoln North Star 53
Championship
Papillion-LaVista South 79, Fremont 52
Millard West Tournament
Third Place
Norfolk 54, Omaha Creighton Prep 45
Championship
Millard West 62, Lincoln Southeast 53
Omaha Public School Tournament
Bellevue East 66, Omaha Burke 36
Millard South 46, Omaha Northwest 43
Western Conference Tournament
Third Place
Gering 53, Sidney 50, OT
Championship
Scottsbluff 65, Omaha Skutt Catholic 52

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Allen 54, Cedar Bluffs 38
Amherst 67, South Loup 32
Arcadia 46, College View Academy 22
Archbishop Bergan 53, Douglas County West 49
Arthur County 22, Hay Springs 16
Ashland-Greenwood 36, Arlington 33
Aurora 47, Adams Central 43
Bancroft-Rosalie 55, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 49
Battle Creek 42, Elkhorn Valley 33
Boone Central/Newman Grove 69, Columbus Lakeview 46
Boyd County 61, Wausa 19
Central City 40, Ord 37
Creek Valley 49, Maxwell 38
East Butler 51, Johnson County Central 29
Falls City 45, Tri County 14
Fillmore Central 43, Fairbury 35
Fort Calhoun 66, Syracuse 37
Franklin 32, Shelton 21
Friend 47, Sutton 44, OT
Garden County 32, Sedgwick County, Colo. 27
Hampton 71, McCool Junction 25
Hastings St. Cecilia 52, Bishop Neumann 35
Hemingford 49, Hyannis 36
Hershey 43, Perkins County 30
Holdrege 57, Schuyler 26
Humphrey 40, Scribner-Snyder 35
Johnson-Brock 43, Nebraska City Lourdes 42
Lincoln Christian 50, Freeman 45
Lindsay Holy Family 59, Fullerton 29
Louisville 69, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 32
Marysville, Kan. 70, Auburn 41
Meridian 49, Nebraska Lutheran 27
Milford 37, Raymond Central 22
Minden 67, Ogallala 45
Nebraska Christian 64, Parkview Christian 13
Norfolk Catholic 66, Winnebago 56
North Bend Central 44, David City 11
North Platte 71, Hastings 37
North Platte St. Patrick’s 51, Sutherland 39
Oakland-Craig 52, Boys Town 17
Omaha Gross Catholic 41, Plattsmouth 23
Omaha Roncalli 36, West Point-Beemer 35, OT
Paxton 33, Eustis-Farnam 32
Potter-Dix 53, Banner County 19
Ravenna 45, Broken Bow 34
Republic County, Kan. 39, Superior 30
Sandhills/Thedford 50, Twin Loup 30
Seward 67, Wahoo 40
Shelby/Rising City 42, Aquinas 36
Silver Lake 62, Heartland Lutheran 28
Sioux County 42, Cody-Kilgore 22
Southwest 61, Maywood 38
St. Mary’s 68, St. Edward 30
St. Paul 66, Doniphan-Trumbull 61
Sterling 55, Thayer Central 38
Valentine 67, West Holt 43
Wetmore, Kan. 55, Lewiston 26
Yutan 44, Elmwood-Murdock 40
Bayard Tournament
Third Place
Leyton 40, Bayard 34
Lingle-Fort Laramie, Wyo. 40, Bridgeport 33
Early Bird Classic Tournament
Consolation
Lincoln Southwest 47, Omaha Westside 34
Championship
Papillion-LaVista 45, Grand Island 32
Grand Island Central Catholic Tournament
Kearney Catholic 63, Sandy Creek 30
Fifth Place
Grand Island Central Catholic 42, Centura 31
Third Place
Lincoln Lutheran 53, Wood River 27
Great Nebraska Shootout Tournament
Consolation
Bellevue West 75, Lincoln Northeast 52
Hays City Tournament
Championship
Newton, Kan. 51, Kearney 45
Kimball Tournament
Third Place
Dundy County-Stratton 64, Morrill 28
Kimball 41, Southeast, Wyo. 33
LHNE Tip-Off Classic
Third Place
Emerson-Hubbard 72, Wisner-Pilger 35
Championship
Guardian Angels 89, Lutheran High Northeast 35
Millard North Tournament
Third Place
Fremont 39, Lincoln North Star 21
Championship
Millard North 68, Papillion-LaVista South 32
Millard West Tournament
Third Place
Norfolk 63, Omaha Marian 54
Championship
Millard West 71, Lincoln Southeast 61
Omaha Public School Tournament
Millard South 45, Omaha Bryan 34
Third Place
Omaha North 62, Omaha Burke 51
Western Conference Tournament
Consolation
Alliance 35, Torrington, Wyo. 31
Western Conference Tournament
Fifth Place
Omaha Skutt Catholic 45, Gering 22
Championship
Chadron 54, Sidney 45

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The best season in Creighton Volleyball history came to an end on Saturday night as the 21st-ranked Bluejays fell in four sets at #11 Minnesota in second round action of the NCAA Tournament.

Scores of the match in favor of the Gophers were 20-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-17.

Creighton (29-4) had its program-record 17-match win streak snapped while ending the fall with a record 29 victories.

Creighton didn’t back down from its highly-regarded opponent in the first set. Though Minnesota went ahead 13-10, the Jays quickly responded with five of the next six points to take a 15-14 lead. With the score knotted at 18-all, Creighton scored the next four points on kills from Leah McNary, Megan Bober and Melanie Jereb, as well as a double-block by Heather Thorson and Michelle Sicner. Creighton would maintain its hold and eventually close out the frame, 25-20, on a block by Browning and Bober. Jereb had six kills in the first set, while McNary had five kills. Creighton hit .423 and had five stuffs.

Minnesota answered the bell from the start of the second set, scoring the first seven points and surging to a 9-2 lead. The Bluejays responded with four points in a row of their own to force a Hugh McCutcheon timeout at 9-6. The Jays got as close as 11-10 and 13-12, but the Gophers used a 6-1 run to build an insurmountable lead in an eventual 25-17 victory.

The Jays emerged out of the locker room with a plan, and two seniors leaders led the way. Megan Bober sandwiched two kills around a Brooke Boggs ace as the Jays quickly led 4-0. The Gophers quickly tied it at 4-4, but a 7-0 run shortly thereafter that included consecutive Katie Neisler aces made it 16-8 and prompted a second Minnesota timeout. The Gophers didn’t quit, using an 8-1 run on Alexandra Palmer’s serve to get within 17-16 before a Browning kill stemmed the momentum temporarily. The Gophers would tie the score at 18-all, then take their first lead of the frame at 21-20. Creighton would not lead again, as the Gophers closed it out on a kill from Dana Knudsen at 25-23.

The Gophers were simply too much to handle in the fourth set, bolting to leads of 10-5 and 14-7 in an eventual 25-17 triumph.

McNary and Bober led Creighton with 11 kills, just ahead of Jereb (10). The most decorated player in school history, Bober added 35 assists and eight digs in the final match of her career.  Thorson had seven blocks, while Neisler added two aces. The Jays finished the night with 48 kills, four aces, 44 digs and 13 blocks while hitting .233.

Minnesota had five women with double-figure kills. Wittman led the way with 17 kills and was joined in double-figures by Harms (14), Knudsen (11), Tori Dixon (11) and Daly Santana (11). Wittman also paced the Gophers with 12 digs. The Gophers finished with 65 kills, four aces, 47 digs and nine blocks while hitting .314.

The match marked the final contest in the Creighton career for Thorson, Bober, Boggs, Brittany Moon and Natalie Hackbarth. Creighton’s 81 wins in the past four years are most by any senior class in program history, and all five women were part of Creighton’s first two NCAA Tournament teams that both reached the Round of 32 before falling to Minnesota.

Minnesota (26-7) advances to the Sweet 16 for the fourth straight year and will face Big Ten rival Purdue next Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Adams Central 45, Holdrege 40
Ainsworth 68, Ord 63
Alma 44, Thunder Ridge, Kan. 35
Amherst 68, Ansley-Litchfield 37
Aquinas 52, Raymond Central 43
Arapahoe 61, Hayes Center 30
Ashland-Greenwood 54, Conestoga 26
Aurora 44, Schuyler 32
Bancroft-Rosalie 61, Omaha Christian Academy 40
Beatrice 58, Omaha Gross Catholic 51
Bennington 58, Nebraska City 49
Bertrand 51, Axtell 34
Brady 54, Wauneta-Palisade 38
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 65, Hampton 30
Burwell 74, North Central 39
Cambridge 67, Eustis-Farnam 51
Clarkson/Leigh 53, Humphrey 47
Clearwater/Orchard 45, CWC 29
Cody-Kilgore 51, Hay Springs 17
Creek Valley 43, Hyannis 14
Crofton 59, Laurel-Concord 55
Diller-Odell 36, Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 35
Doniphan-Trumbull 72, Blue Hill 35
Dorchester 45, Meridian 27
Elkhorn 54, Waverly 41
Elkhorn South 59, Gretna 47
Elkhorn Valley 40, Neligh-Oakdale 30
Falls City 49, Syracuse 30
Falls City Sacred Heart 53, Sterling 42
Fort Calhoun 61, Platteview 59
Frankfort, Kan. 44, Pawnee City 33
Franklin 32, Harvard 30
Garden County 56, Banner County 25
Gothenburg 53, Hershey 39
Grand Island Northwest 80, Central City 21
Hartington Cedar Catholic 54, Boone Central/Newman Grove 49
Hemingford 64, Gordon/Rushville 30
High Plains Community 50, Giltner 37
Howells/Dodge 59, Stanton 46
Humphrey St. Francis 46, Lindsay Holy Family 43
Johnson County Central 57, Mead 33
Lawrence-Nelson 39, Red Cloud 36
Lexington 41, Ogallala 28
Logan View 50, Oakland-Craig 41
Loup City 39, Pleasanton 16
Malcolm 43, Weeping Water 24
McCook 58, Chase County 44
Minatare 55, South Platte 21
Nebraska Christian 39, St. Edward 31
Niobrara/Verdigre 34, Elgin Public/Pope John 29
Norfolk Catholic 63, Madison 23
Norris 67, Plattsmouth 31
North Platte 64, Lincoln High 39
North Platte St. Patrick’s 51, Broken Bow 35
Osceola 62, Exeter/Milligan 56
Overton 68, Loomis 33
Palmer 53, Elba/North Loup-Scotia 36
Paxton 61, Medicine Valley 42
Pender 61, Tekamah-Herman 31
Randolph 39, Osmond 23
Santee 62, Omaha Nation 59
Sedgwick County, Colo. 70, Potter-Dix 54
Shelby/Rising City 54, Cross County 43
Silver Lake 55, Deshler 36
Southern 52, Palmyra 35
Southern Valley 49, Elm Creek 40
Spalding/Spalding Academy 80, Ewing 37
Twin Loup 51, South Loup 37
Twin River 60, North Bend Central 34
Wakefield 65, Allen 31
Wallace 60, Maywood 28
Wausa 80, Plainview 32
Wayne 82, Battle Creek 39
Wilber-Clatonia 55, Heartland 45
Wilcox-Hildreth 55, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 33
Winnebago 94, Walthill 50
Wray, Colo. 58, Perkins County 55, OT
Wynot 66, Winside 29
Bayard Tournament
Bayard 42, Lingle-Fort Laramie, Wyo. 19
Leyton 52, Bridgeport 39
Grand Island Central Catholic Tournament
Semifinal
Kearney Catholic 67, Lincoln Lutheran 43
Sandy Creek 44, Wood River 36
Greater Nebraska Tournament
Bellevue West 58, Lincoln East 48
Lincoln Northeast 54, Columbus 40
Hays City Tournament
Semifinal
Kearney 62, DeSoto, Kan. 55
Kimball Tournament
Kimball 68, Dundy County-Stratton 58
Morrill 51, Southeast, Wyo. 42
LHNE Tip-Off Tournament
Guardian Angels 65, Wisner-Pilger 52
Lutheran High Northeast 57, Emerson-Hubbard 29
Millard West Tournament
Millard West 50, Norfolk 35
Omaha Creighton Prep 49, Lincoln Southeast 41
Western Conference Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Torrington, Wyo. 49, Chadron 42
Semifinal
Omaha Skutt Catholic 62, Sidney 52, OT

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ainsworth 51, Ord 40
Alma 40, Thunder Ridge, Kan. 37
Ansley-Litchfield 42, Amherst 34
Aquinas 44, Raymond Central 24
Arapahoe 65, Hayes Center 44
Aurora 55, Schuyler 31
Axtell 43, Bertrand 37
Bancroft-Rosalie 80, Omaha Christian Academy 28
Bennington 51, Nebraska City 19
Blue Hill 43, Doniphan-Trumbull 30
Brady 52, Wauneta-Palisade 48
Clearwater/Orchard 47, CWC 40
Crofton 44, Laurel-Concord 41
Deshler 50, Silver Lake 39
Diller-Odell 46, Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 18
Elgin Public/Pope John 50, Niobrara/Verdigre 36
Elkhorn 53, Waverly 39
Eustis-Farnam 43, Cambridge 42
Ewing 45, Spalding/Spalding Academy 42
Exeter/Milligan 62, Osceola 23
Frankfort, Kan. 44, Pawnee City 33
Franklin 34, Harvard 19
Garden County 45, Banner County 14
Giltner 64, High Plains Community 29
Gordon/Rushville 59, Hemingford 41
Grand Island Northwest 56, Central City 33
Gretna 50, Elkhorn South 46
Hampton 70, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 49
Hartington Cedar Catholic 62, Boone Central/Newman Grove 52, OT
Hay Springs 42, Cody-Kilgore 26
Heartland 60, Wilber-Clatonia 25
Hershey 54, Gothenburg 31
Holdrege 68, Adams Central 44
Howells/Dodge 64, Stanton 23
Humphrey 61, Clarkson/Leigh 21
Hyannis 54, Creek Valley 53
Lincoln High 65, North Platte 45
Lindsay Holy Family 47, Humphrey St. Francis 20
Loomis 56, Overton 33
Malcolm 33, Weeping Water 29
Maywood 52, Wallace 44
McCook 50, Chase County 31
Mead 47, Johnson County Central 36
Meridian 49, Dorchester 34
Mullen 45, Anselmo-Merna 19
Nebraska Christian 43, St. Edward 38
Neligh-Oakdale 44, Elkhorn Valley 17
Norfolk Catholic 42, Madison 24
Norris 68, Plattsmouth 28
North Bend Central 27, Twin River 15
North Central 27, Burwell 23
North Platte St. Patrick’s 74, Broken Bow 20
Oakland-Craig 36, Logan View 31
Ogallala 40, Lexington 37
Osmond 68, Randolph 56
Paxton 30, Medicine Valley 15
Pender 61, Tekamah-Herman 31
Perkins County 44, Wray, Colo. 42
Platteview 56, Fort Calhoun 52
Pleasanton 49, Loup City 47
Potter-Dix 55, Sedgwick County, Colo. 47
Red Cloud 35, Lawrence-Nelson 29
Shelby/Rising City 50, Cross County 35
SMC 42, Maxwell 32
South Platte 47, Minatare 28
South Sioux City 57, Omaha Duchesne Academy 48
Southern 50, Palmyra 47, 2OT
Southern Valley 44, Elm Creek 25
Sterling 40, Falls City Sacred Heart 36
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 37, Wilcox-Hildreth 36
Syracuse 54, Falls City 37
Twin Loup 38, South Loup 27
Wakefield 42, Allen 38
Wausa 38, Plainview 36
Wayne 49, Battle Creek 22
Winnebago 91, Walthill 30
Wynot 81, Winside 14
York 50, Centennial 34
Bayard Tournament
Leyton 52, Bridgeport 39
Lingle-Fort Laramie, Wyo. 42, Bayard 26
Early Bird Classic Tournament
Grand Island 46, Omaha Westside 37
Grand Island Central Catholic Tournament
Semifinal
Kearney Catholic 64, Lincoln Lutheran 33
Sandy Creek 51, Wood River 41
Great Nebraska Shootout Tournament
Bellevue West 74, Lincoln East 34
Lincoln Northeast 57, Columbus 34
Hays City Tournament
Semifinal
Kearney 41, DeSoto, Kan. 31
Kimball Tournament
Kimball 43, Dundy County-Stratton 41
Southeast, Wyo. 37, Morrill 32
Millard West Tournament
Lincoln Southeast 74, Omaha Marian 40
Millard West 69, Norfolk 24
Western Conference Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Gering 48, Scottsbluff 33
Omaha Skutt Catholic 53, Mitchell 32
Semifinal
Chadron 80, Torrington, Wyo. 26
Sidney 40, Alliance 30