Knights fall to Huskies of Air Force Prep

Colorado Springs, Colo. – Knights were looking to steal a road win from the Huskies of Air Force Prep on Tuesday night. Kayla Pope paced the Knights with 14 points, but North Platte could not overcome the early deficit and fell to Air Force Prep, 57-47. 

"Tough road loss tonight," said head coach Jeff Thurman. "We were out worked, but now we have to forget this game and prepare for York College."

The Huskies jumped out to a five-point lead after the opening ten minutes, before the Knights trimmed the deficit down to four by the end of the second quarter.

Knights continued to battle over the final twenty minutes, as the Huskies lead grew to fifteen to open the fourth quarter. Pope answered with back-to-back shots from the perimeter before North Platte cut the deficit to seven with 6:30 to play. Huskies answered down the stretch, as the Knights were unable to mount the momentum to complete the comeback.

As a team, the Knights shot 32.8 percent (20-61) from the field, and 4-of-15 from the perimeter on the night.

Diamond Moore-Heath was the Knights top rebounder finishing with nine rebounds to accompany her 13 points. Fumnanya Ijeh was the only other Knights player in double-digits, finishing with 11 points.

North Platte (12-6) will once again hit the road on Thursday, Jan. 18 for a matchup with the Panthers of York College. Tip is set for 6 p.m. inside the Freeman Center.