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Article: Lafayette smothers North Kansas City in 1st round
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- St. Joseph News-Press
- Article date:
- December 27, 2002
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The North Kansas City girls had no answer for Lafayette guard
Yanique Javois on Thursday afternoon.
She poured in a game-high 18 points. But it's not as if the
Fighting Irish really needed any of their players to produce that
much offensively.
The Hornets hit just four field goals after the first quarter, and
Lafayette whipped North Kansas City 48-31 in the first round of the
Benton Lady Cardinal Holiday Tournament at Springer Gymnasium.
"They had a hard time finding any open shots," Lafayette coach
Brady Jasper said. "We just kind of sat back and were able to cut off
their baseline cuts.
"It's hard to compare, but this was one of our better defensive
efforts."
North Kansas City coach Bob ...