The win, the Jayhawks’ eighth straight, raised their record to 12-2.

Mbali Mhlanga added 9 points and 15 rebounds; Barnard finished with 8 points; and Myla Truitt (eight rebounds), Kaleigha Plett and Jennica Berens (five rebounds, five assists and three steals) all had 6 points for the winners.

Jamestown CC led 37-27 at halftime, but managed just 7 points in the third quarter, which allowed Lakeland CC to stay in the game. In the final period, the visitors tied it at 49-all, but Barnard’s inside presence resulted in several buckets in the closing minutes and Canfield drilled one of her four 3-pointers, allowing the Jayhawks to keep their winning streak alive.

Trinity Jackson led Lakeland CC with 21 points and 16 rebounds, Jai’Lynne Hitt-Swartz had 15 points, and Hilory Monetta chipped in 10.

Jamestown Community College’s Jerica Barnard looks to score inside during Wednesday’s NJCAA women’s basketball game at the Physical Education Complex. P-J photo by Scott Kindberg

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JAYHAWKS’ RALLY FALLS SHORT

Jamestown CC outscored Lakeland CC 52-40 in the second half, but it wasn’t quite enough as it fell to Lakeland CC 87-83 on Wednesday night at the Physical Education Complex.

Tamir Barrant led the way for the Jayhawks with 31 points and 11 rebounds, while Federico Foddai added 15 points and Robert Russel chipped in 10.

Aaron Ward paced Lakeland CC with 23 points, Devin Belle chipped in 19 and Kaleb Wanamaker added 10.

The visitors shot 54% (35 of 65) from the floor compared to 46% (29 of 63) for Jamestown CC.

The loss dropped the Jayhawks to 4-16, while Lakeland CC improved to 12-4.

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JCC WINS AGAIN

MIDDLETOWN — The Jayhawks made it seven wins in a row as they headed to the New York City area and topped Orange County CC 72-43.

Jamestown CC jumped out to an early 8-0 lead, thanks in part to the strong play in the paint from Barnard, who scored 12 points and added nine rebounds en route to being named the Player of the Game.

The Jayhawks rode that wave into the break, leading 27-15 going to the locker room.

The second half started much like the first, with Jamestown opening its lead to 20 points, winning the third quarter by a 26-12 margin. Jamestown’s leading scorer was freshman Tyesha Wilson, who netted a career-high 14 points.

Wilson and Barnard were joined by Felicity Thiem with 10 or more points as she dropped 10 on the day.

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JAYHAWKS FALL

MIDDLETOWN — It wasn’t for a lack of effort against Orange County CC, but the Jayhawks suffered an 84-69 road setback to the Colts.

Jamestown CC was running with the Orange early, down 21-18 thanks to the athleticism of Barrant, who led the Jayhawks with 22 points.

Jamestown CC overcame a 10-point deficit in the middle of the first half to trail only 44-39 at the break.

The second half was a different story, however, as the Orange outscored Jayhawks by 10 to take the 15-point win.

Foddai and Travis Castro joined Barrant in double digits, with 13 and 10 points, respectively.