November 2023
Women’s Basketball Home vs. Lake Land College
The Jayhawk Women’s Basketball team opened the season at home with a loss to #8 ranked Lake Land College, 68-53. It was a rough start for MCC as they fell behind early and trailed at the half by 17. The Jayhawks 3rd quarter and knocked down a couple quick buckets to get within 10, then outscored Lake Land in the 4th, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their slow start. Coach Cooper said “it was a tough game tonight against…
Women’s Basketball at Madonna University JV
The Jayhawk Women’s Basketball team defeated the Crusaders of Madonna University on the road by a final score of 61-57. MCC jumped out to an early 8 point lead in the 1st quarter but the Crusaders battled back and trailed by 2 to start the 2nd quarter. MCC held a 30-24 lead at the half but Madonna outscored the Jayhawks in the 3rd quarter and the game remained tight all the way to the end. Coach Cooper said “it was…
Women’s Basketball Home vs. Hope College JV
The Jayhawk Women’s Basketball team won a close game 60-56 over the Hope College JV squad. MCC’s offense came out on fire and scored 22 points in the 1st quarter while giving up 18. The offense cooled slightly in the 2nd quarter but the defense stepped up and the Jayhawks enjoyed a 36-26 half time lead. The Dutch stepped up their game in the 2nd half, but MCC kept their composure and held on for the win. “What a tough…
Women’s Basketball Home vs. Cornerstone University JV
The Jayhawk Women Basketball team beat the JV team from Cornerstone University by a final score of 72-36. The Golden Eagles jumped out to an 8-2 lead early, but MCC battled back, giving up only 2 additional points in the 1st quarter while score 20 for a 22-10 lead after one. Cornerstone settled back into the game in the 2nd quarter but MCC still outscored their opponents and they enjoyed a 40-23 half time lead. There was no let up…
Women’s Basketball Home vs. St. Clair County Community College
The Jayhawk Women’s Basketball team dropped a home game to St. Clair County Community College 77-62. The Jayhawks have been battling illness and injury this past week and started the game down a player. The Skippers jumped out to a 17-10 lead after the 1st quarter and MCC trailed 44-25 at the half. The Jayhawks outscored SC4 in the 2nd half but they weren’t able to battle all the way back from the 19 point deficit. “It was a tough…
Women’s Basketball at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
The Jayhawk Women’s Basketball team defeated Kalamazoo Valley Community College on the road 77-46. MCC has battled illness and injury but they were able to jump out to a 17-6 lead at the end of the 1st quarter and they held a 27-18 lead at the half. They put up 27 points in the 3rd quarter and 23 more in the 4th as they cruised to the easy victory. “I’m very excited for the win tonight,” said Coach Jason Cooper.…
December 2023
Women’s Basketball Home vs. Southwestern Michigan College
The Muskegon Community College Women’s Basketball team beat Southwestern Michigan College 64-59 in Bartels-Rode Gymnasium. The Jayhawks used momentum from Wednesday night’s game to jump out to 24-21 lead after the 1st quarter. The teams were evenly matched with both teams scoring 10 points in the 2nd quarter and 15 points in the 3rd quarter. MCC outscored the Roadrunners 15-13 in the 4th quarter as they held on for the victory and handed Southwestern their first loss of the season.…
Women’s Basketball at Calvin University JV
The Jayhawk Women’s Basketball team lost a road game to the JV team at Calvin University, 65-54. The Jayhawks struggled right from the opening tip to pick to get into their offensive rhythm. Calvin outscored MCC 21-14 in the 1st quarter but the Jayhawks cut into the lead and trailed by 4 going into half time. They continued to to be sluggish on offense throughout the 2nd half and Calvin was consistent throughout for the win. “Our intensity was a…
Women’s Basketball at Mott Roundball Classic
The Jayhawk Women’s Basketball team traveled to Flint, MI for the Mott Round Ball Classic. They dropped their opening game to Schoolcraft College 71-52. The Jayhawks struggled from the jump to get their momentum going against a good 6-1 Ocelots team. MCC trailed by 10 (36-26) at the half after allowing Schoolcraft to convert on 13 offensive boards. Schoolcraft continued to dominate the offensive boards as they opened up a commanding 57-42 lead after 3 quarters and they cruised to…
Women’s Basketball at Mott Roundball Classic
The Muskegon Community College Women’s Basketball team defeated the Bears from Mott Community College 55-49 in day two of the Mott Round Ball Classic. The Jayhawks jumped out to a 10-4 lead right off the tip and held a 16-15 advantage at the end of the 1st quarter but then struggled to score in the 2nd quarter as they went into the locker room at the half down by 6, 30-24. After a spirited half time talk about playing to…