by Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Freshman guard Milan Schimmel (Umatilla) hit a season-high three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points and five rebounds. Makayla Vannett (Ojibwe) went 3 of 6 from 3-point range and closed with 10 points as the No. 4-ranked Hutchinson CC Blue Dragons earned victory No. 18 on Wednesday night at the Sports Arena.
Sophomore Jada Mickens led four players in double figures and all 12 Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball players scored.
The Blue Dragons took advantage of 29 Garden City turnovers and rolled to an 87-56 Jayhawk West victory, avenging last year’s stunning home loss to the Broncbusters.
Hutchinson improves to 18-0 overall and 9-0 in the Jayhawk West. Hutch’s 18-0 start is the fifth-best start and the 18-game winning streak is the sixth-longest in program history. The Broncbusters drop to 9-9 overall and 4-5 in league play.
A strong inside game and tough defense propelled the Blue Dragons to their 17th double-digit victory of the season.
The inside quartet of Mickens, Dejanae Roebuck, Tijuana Kimbro and Makayla Johnson combined for 36 points and 20 rebounds as Hutch led in points in the paint 54-20.
Defensively, the Blue Dragons held Garden City to 37.3 percent shooting (19 of 51) and forced 29 Broncbuster turnovers. The Dragons held a 32-8 advantage in points off turnovers. The Blue Dragons out-rebounded Garden City 41-30, 17-6 on the offensive glass.
Mickens finished with 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting, including a 3-pointer, and eight rebounds.
Freshman guard Abby Ogle had a tremendous all-around game with 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting – the six field goals were a season high – four rebounds, four assists and a career-high-tying six steals.
The Blue Dragons were 36 of 76 from the field (47.4 percent), going 8 of 23 from 3-point range and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. The Dragons had 24 total assists and just 12 turnovers and racked up 17 steals.
The Busters were 19 of 51 shooting overall, going 6-17 from 3-point range and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line. Garden City hit four 3-pointers in the opening quarter, but went 2 of 10 through the final three quarters.
