NOC rallied from 10 down in the fourth quarter but fell to Seminole 88-86 Monday night in Tonkawa.The Lady Mavs felll to 5-10 and 2-1 in league play while Seminole improved to 9-5, 1-1 in league play.Lelia Washington led the Lady Mavs with 25 points while Alanna Williams added 17. Aubrey Bridges added 16 and Marta Perez Souza also reached double figures with 12. Williams had 10 rebounds for NOC while Natalie Walker added eight.NOC shot 37% from the floor and 28% from 3-point range. 'That was a hard fought conference game,' said coach Greg Krause. 'For us, we need to play closer to perfection - shoot better percentages, protect the ball better down the stretch, and tighten up our ball defense. But I'm happy with the progress we're making and looking forward to the challenges of conference competition.'NOC tralied 76-66 early in the fourth quarter and 86-80 with 3:00 left before NOC rallied with baskets from Natalie Walker, Marta Perez Souza, and Caitlin Busch to tied the score at 86-86.Seminole scored to take an 88-86 lead with 1:15 left. NOC had several opportunities but Alanna Williams game tying jumper just missed at the buzzer.The Lady Mavs are at Murray State Thursday at 5:30 p.m.Seminole 88, Lady Mavs 861 2 3 4--Total Seminole 24 16 33 15-- 88 Lady Mavs 24 19 21 22-- 86 Lady Mavs--L. Washington 25, A. Williams 17, A. Bridges 16, M. Perez Souza 12, C. Busch 6, N. Walker 4, E. Roberts 3, K. Criss 2, A. Brazendale 1.
