February 25, 2022
NMJC Women’s Basketball Wins WJCAC Conference Championship
After beating the Clarendon Bulldogs on Wednesday, the T-Birds finished 12-2 in conference making them WJCAC conference champions.
WJCAC
| School | Conf | Overall |
|---|---|---|
New Mexico Junior College |
12-2 | 25-3 |
Midland College |
11-3 | 20-6 |
South Plains College |
11-3 | 17-8 |
Clarendon College |
7-7 | 22-8 |
Western Texas College |
5-8 | 11-14 |
Odessa College |
5-9 | 8-18 |
Frank Phillips College |
3-10 | 12-16 |
Howard College |
1-13 | 8-19 |
NMJC's freshman Danna Grenald from Honduras is ranked #2 in WJCAC conference for rebounds per game with 9.4 RPG.
| Rebounds per game | # |
|---|---|
| Z Sango Clarendon College |
13.3 |
| D Grenald New Mexico Junior College |
9.4 |
| B Green Midland College |
9.4 |
| S Montoya Western Texas College |
8.6 |
| D Thompson Midland College |
8.6 |
Grenald also ranks #2 in FG% with a 54.7% average. Following Grenald is freshman Delma Zita from Mozambique who ranks #3 in FG% with a 50.8% average.
| FG Pct | # |
|---|---|
| S Montoya Western Texas College |
57.7 |
| D Grenald New Mexico Junior College |
54.7 |
| D Zita New Mexico Junior College |
50.8 |
| N Diarra Berthe Odessa College |
48.9 |
| Z Sango Clarendon College |
48.9 |
Another T-Bird making top 10 in WJCAC statistics is Sophomore Cabria Lewis from New Orleans who ranks #9 in 3PT% with a 33.1% average.
| 3PT Pct | # |
|---|---|
| A Marquez Clarendon College |
47.8 |
| A Wadsworth Clarendon College |
45.2 |
| M Medrano Clarendon College |
43.7 |
| D Tijerina Howard College |
40.3 |
| J Maddix Western Texas College |
36.5 |
| B Galvin Midland College |
34.9 |
| J Gonzales Clarendon College |
34.2 |
| J Dai Odessa College |
33.8 |
| C Lewis |
The T-Birds will begin competing in the regional tournament on Wednesday March 2nd in Lubbock, TX. at Friendship High School.
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