SEARCY — Harding University is the setting for the Region II Division II National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament.
Action started with North Arkansas College playing South Arkansas Community College. When the final buzzer sounded the Lady Pioneers of Northark advanced to the next round.
Northark won the contest, 75-50, in a game that wasn’t as close as the score showed.
The Lady Pioneer defense held Southark to three field goals in the first 20 minutes of action.
Two of those field goals came in the first quarter and they were 3-pointers.
Northark had four players score in the first period to jump out to a 20-6 lead.
Kailynn Garis and Sydney Standridge each scored six points in the frame and Cayley Patrick added five with one of those buckets being a 3-pointer.