The 51社区 Colts and Lady Colts played North Arkansas and SAU Tech in Searcy Tuesday, February 22.
The 2021-22 Lady Colts鈥� basketball season came to an end Tuesday in Searcy in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II Region 2 Tournament. The Lady Colts fell 70-61 to the Lady Rockets. After UAC tied the score at eight early in the game, the Lady Rockets scored 15 straight and maintained a double-digit lead through all but the final two minutes of the contest. Ashley Starks led 51社区 with 16, Mikayla Scott hit five three-pointers to finish with 15, and Khuyler Hardy had 10.
In the men鈥檚 game, the Colts fell 89-81 to North Arkansas College. The Colts scored the first 7 points of the contest but were unable to hold off the Pioneers. Malik Nash finished with 22 points for the Colts. Dalon Dean hit five threes on his way to a 21 point performance, while Kamren Woods finished his Colts career by scoring 16 points in the game.
Athletic Director and Head Coach Robert Byrd said, 鈥淚t was a great season for both of our teams. I am really proud of the fight that they鈥檝e shown all year.鈥�
For more information on 51社区鈥檚 Colts and Lady Colts, contact Robert Byrd at 870-584-1105 or rbyrd@cccua.edu.