Willems ends freshman season at NIACC in national tournament

HARRISON, Ark. – NIACC finished 1-2 at the NJCAA Division II national tournament last week on the campus of North Arkansas College, opening with a win over Wayne County Community College, 90-74, before dropping subsequent games to Cape Fear (116-105) and the consolation game to Pima Community College (110-90).
 
AGWSR grad and Trojan freshman Mandy Willems scored 27 in the opener, hitting 8-of-15 three-pointers in the victory. She went on to notch 13 against Cape Fear and 16 against Pima after being sent to consolation.
 
“It was pretty fun, it was a good experience for us,” Willems said of her experience in the three-game span. “The first game started slow for us, we had a lot of nerves. At halftime we readjusted and ended up getting the win. We were confident going into the next game, it just didn’t turn out the way we wanted.”
 
With her point totals, she surpassed Chelsey Jacox for the single-season scoring record. Jacox scored 833 points in the 2013-14 season and Willems finished this season with 843 points.
 
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