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Townsend, Prim named all-tournament

Townsend, Prim named all-tournament

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The National Junior College Athletic Association  announced the all-tournament performers for the Women's Division II National Tournament, and Johnson County guards Jaylen Townsend and Kierra Prim were among the 13-member team. 

They were key players in the Lady Cavaliers run to the national championship game, which JCCC lost by four points to Lake Land, 53-49. Johnson County closed out the season with a record of 22-2 and the No. 1 ranking in the final poll of the season. 

Townsend was the Lady Cavaliers top scorer in the tournament, tallying 62 points, for an average of 15.5 per game.  Her 62 points are the fifth most scored by a JCCC player in national tournament play, and her 15.5 average ranks seventh.  She opened the tournament with 24 points in an 86-49 win over Grand Rapids. She followed with 19 points in the 63-60 win over Iowa Central in the quarterfinals. She also grabbed 28 rebounds in four games, an average 7.0 per game. Her 28 boards tie for ninth all-time. 

Prim was the team's second leading scorer with 44 points, for an average of 11.0 per game. She was 21-for-35 shooting for 60 percent, which ties the fourth-best shooting percentage in tournament history by a Lady Cavaliers. She also pulled down 23 rebounds. Prim finished in double figures in two of the four games, including a season-high 20 in the national championship game.