Junior College Basketball: Lady Wranglers lose

CLARENDON The Odessa College Lady Wranglers continued making strides Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Clarendon College Lady Bulldogs.

Clarendon’s Areyal LeDeatte scored 23 points as the Lady Bulldogs held on for an 89-80 victory in Western Junior College Athletic Conference women’s basketball action.

Clarendon College (10-9 overall, 1-4 conference) led 35-24 at halftime and pushed the margin to 20 in the second half before the Lady Wranglers (4-15, 0-4) closed to within six points with two minutes to go.

Priscilla Mbiandja had 16 points and 15 rebounds to lead OC, while Ashley Ferrell and Whitney Goard each scored 15 points. Jennifer Colli added 10 points.

Nicole Vigil added 14 points for Clarendon with Amanda Beauchamp scoring 13 and Taja Turner 11.

The Lady Wranglers return to action at 5:30 p.m. Monday when they host No. 14 Midland College at the OC Sports Center.

Clarendon College 89, Odessa College 80

ODESSA COLLEGE (4-15, 0-3)

Diandra Marquez 1-6 2-2 4, Jennifer Colli 3-10 4-10 10, Priscilla Mbiandja 4-11 8-11 16, Ashley Ferrell 6-11 3-4 15, Whitney Goard 4-9 6-8 15, Amanda Burnett 4-6 0-0 9, Kasia Suknarowska 3-11 0-2 9, Tamika Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Trivonne Senegal 1-3 0-1 2. Totals 26-69 23-38 80.

CLARENDON COLLEGE (9-9, 0-4)

Jamie Young 0-3 6-7 6, Areyal LeDeatte 7-12 9-10 23, Nicole Vigil 4-8 2-2 14, Nicole Candelaria 2-4 4-4 9, Janee’ Williams 2-8 0-3 4, Amanda Beauchamp 3-8 7-9 13, Taja Tanner 4-4 3-4 11, Lashelle Reynolds 1-2 1-2 3, Heather Blackburn 2-4 1-2 6. Totals 25-53 33-44 89.

Halftime — Clarendon College 35, Odessa College 24. 3-Point goals — OC 5-23 (Marquez 0-5, Colli 0-3, Mbiandja 0-1, Goard 1-3, Burnett 1-2, Suknarowska 3-9), CC 6-11 (Vigil 4-5, Camdelaria 1-3, Williams 0-1, Beauchamp 0-1, Blackburn 1-1). Total fouls — NA. Fouled out — Marquez, Burnett, Young, LeDeatte. Technical fouls — Johnson, OC bench. Rebounds — OC 38 (Mbiandja 15), CC 37 (LeDeatte 9, Tanner 9). Assists — OC 3 (Colli 1, Mbiandja 1, Goard 1), CC 11 (Young 3, Williams 3).

Women’s WJCAC standings

Team Overall Conf.

South Plains College 16-2 5-0

Midland College 18-3 4-1

Howard College 17-4 3-2

Western Texas College 10-9 3-2

Frank Phillips College 11-3 2-3

New Mexico Junior College 3-16 1-3

Clarendon College 10-9 1-4

Odessa College 4-15 0-4

Monday, Jan. 14

South Plains 82, Odessa College 62

Midland College 89, Clarendon College 62

Western Texas College 65, Frank Phillips College 61

Howard College, open

New Mexico Junior College, open

Thursday, Jan. 17

Clarendon College 89, Odessa College 80

Midland College 73, Western Texas College 50

Howard College 66, New Mexico Junior College 49

Frank Phillips College, open

South Plains College, open

Monday, Jan. 21

Midland College at Odessa College

Clarendon College at Howard College

Western Texas College at New Mexico Junior College

Frank Phillips College, open

South Plains College, open