Women's Basketball | 11/14/2025 3:13:00 PM

The Cloud County Community College women's basketball team wraps up non-conference play on Saturday, November 15, welcoming North Platte Community College to Arley Bryant Gymnasium for a 2 pm tip.

Cloud County notched their third consecutive win on November 12, defeating Bethany College JV in non-conference play inside Arley Bryant Gymnasium. The victory improved the T-Birds' record to 3-1 overall.

Four T-Birds scored in double-figures, with freshman guard Jelena Jankovic leading the charge with 20 points and three assists. Jankovic connected on 3-of-6 from three-point range. Freshman forward Sofija Todorovic contributed 17 points, five rebounds and three assists off the bench. Sophomore forward Shea Wurtz scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while freshman guard Camiah Muldrow added 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Sophomore forward Leila Washington grabbed a game-high nine rebounds to go along with seven points in the win. Freshman guard Amanda Makela provided nine points, four steals and three assists. Freshman guard Marilyn Soeken finished with three points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Cloud County's bench outscored Bethany College 46-16, as sophomore guard Lauren Marron scored five points. Freshman guard Sadie Cornell added three points, while freshman guard Elena Mangue scored her first point of the season on a free-throw late in the contest.

The T-Birds took control early, building a comfortable 17 point lead at the end of the first quarter and pushing their advantage to 27 points, 49-22, heading into halftime. Cloud County continued their dominance in the second half, limiting Bethany College JV to 35.1 percent shooting from the field and 28.6 percent shooting from behind the arc.

Cloud County ended the night shooting 30-of-76 (39.5 percent) from the field and 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) from deep. The T-Birds also shot 19-of-24 (79.2 percent) from the free-throw line.

The North Platte Community College Knights sit at 1-4 on the season and are coming off a 94-52 road loss to No. 2 Dodge City Community College on November 11. The Knights are led by freshman guard Aliyah Herron who is averaging 11.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.

Jeff Thurman is in his seventh season as the head coach at North Platte, with a career record of 99-119. Under his leadership, the Knights have captured five Region IX Championships (2018-19, 2021, 2021-22, 2023-24, and 2024-25), three NJCAA Northwest Plains District Championships (2018-19, 2021, and 2024-25), and have made three appearances in the NJCAA Women's Basketball National Tournament.

Saturday marks the first meeting between Cloud County and North Platte since 2022. The T-Birds won that matchup 82-42 after holding the Knights to 29.2 percent (14-of-48) shooting from the field and 14.3 percent (2-of-14) shooting from behind the arc.

Saturday's game will stream live on the T-Bird Sports Network.

After battling the Knights, Cloud County begins Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference play when it hosts Seward County Community College on Wednesday, November 19 inside Arley Bryant Gymnasium, with the opening tip scheduled for 6 pm.