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Lincoln, NE (March 1, 2023) – Å·ÃÀAV’s basketball teams are hosting the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX championship games on Saturday, March 4.

The women’s game, which pits SCC against North Platte, tips off at 1 p.m., while the men’s game, featuring SCC against Central, will begin at 3:30 p.m. Both games will be held in the Truman Center Gymnasium on the Beatrice Campus.

The Storm women are 17-12 on the season and have won four consecutive games, including a 69-54 road victory over North Platte on Feb. 11.

The Storm are led in scoring by freshman Matalynn Campbell, Lincoln (East), 14 points per game; sophomore Kaylee Klover, Wymore (Southern), 12 points per game; sophomore Jordan Koehler, Johnson-Brock, 11 points per game; and freshman Shelby Siebold, Clay Center, Kansas, 11 points per game. SCC is 11-4 on its home court this season.

The Storm men are 23-6 overall, including a 12-1 record at home. SCC split with the Central Raiders during the regular season, winning the first game 69-59 on Jan. 21 in Beatrice, then dropping an 81-72 contest Feb. 25 in Columbus. SCC was ranked No. 19 in last week’s NJCAA Division II poll.

The Storm are led in scoring by Denim Johnson, a freshman from Omaha (Central), who is averaging 22 points per game in just 15 games played. Luke Williams, a sophomore from Olathe, Kansas (South), is averaging nearly 19 points per game in 27 games played. Maijhe Wiley, a sophomore from Omaha (Creighton Prep), rounds out the double-figure scorers for the Storm with 13 points per game. He has played in all 29 games this season. SCC averages 76 points per game.