The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Lady Roadrunners picked up a 77-67 Region 16 and Missouri Community College Athletic Conference victory over the Jefferson College Lady Vikings in Hillsboro on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 5.

SFCC (9-11, 5-6 in Region 16) got off to a slow start trailing 17-6 with under five minutes remaining in the opening quarter. The Lady Roadrunners erased the early deficit and took a 32-31 lead with under five minutes remaining in the second quarter and stretched the advantage to 44-39 at halftime.

The Lady Roadrunners made enough plays in the third and fourth quarters to preserve the crucial victory.

'We struggled defensively in the first quarter," said Lady Roadrunners Head Coach Nicole Collier. "Jefferson was able to get some pretty easy looks. We had to lock in a little bit better defensively and get some stops."

Freshman forward Autumn Wallace led four Lady Roadrunners in double-figures scoring with 17 points. Wallace also tied for the team lead in rebounds with 12 and assists with three. Freshman forward Quincenia Jackson added 16 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman guard Olivia Dooley pitched in with 12 points. Freshman guard Kayla Dooley contributed 11 points and 12 rebounds. Kayla Dooley and sophomore guard Grace Goodwin had three assists each in the game. Kayla Dooley led the team in steals with two.

"I thought Autumn played really well for us," said Collier. "Our guards got some big rebounds for us late in the game. We just had to grind the game out."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics