Photo - Austin Lindell

SANBORN - In their opening game of region play, the Jamestown Community College women's basketball team fell to Niagara County Community College 91-59.

The Jayhawks (9-10, 0-1 Region 3) were led by forward Hannah Hicks (Cleveland, OH/Cleveland Heights) with 17 points, nine board (5 offense, 4 defense), and four assists while guard Sydney Burk (Jamestown, NY/Southwestern High) adding 13 points and nine rebounds (1 offense, 8 defense). Guard Jessica Beehler (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk HS) orchestrated the offense finishing with 10 points, eight rebounds (1 offense, 7 defense), and five dimes.

JCC took the fight to the Thunderwolves, after falling behind 5-2, they rallied back and scored nine unanswered thanks to a pair of buckets from Beehler and a three-pointer from guard Kymi Nance (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk HS). NCCC did fight back but the Jayhawks held on to take a 16-13 advantage after the first frame.

Burke kept the momentum going in the second quarter, knocking down a three-pointer off the feed from Nance to make it 19-16. JCC maintained a lead for a majority of the quarter before NCCC made a layup in the closing seconds to take a 30-28 lead at the break.

The Thunderwolves came out of the break and took over the game, outsourcing the Jayhawks 34-13 in the third which helped them take the first of three games between the teams this season.

JCC went 25-for-60 (41.7 percent) from the field while NCCC went 37-for-84 (44 percent) from the floor. The Thunderwolves held the slight advantage on the boards, grabbing 44 rebounds to the Jayhawks' 42 rebounds.

The Jayhawks will be back in action this Saturday, January 29th, as they travel to Monroe Community College for a 1 p.m. tip.