DANVILLE — The Danville Area Community College women’s basketball team made sure a tight game would get loose quickly.
Up only 21-20 after the first quarter and up 38-29, the Lady Jaguars outscored Kankakee Community College 49-31 in the second half for a 87-60 win on Wednesday at Mary Miller Gym.
Tangee Gagau had 15 points, 10 assists and four steals for DACC, while Keiara Gregory had a game-high 28 points with three steals, Victoria Gonzalez had 20 points and seven rebounds, Stephanie Stephen had 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench and Julissa Danglade had six points.
The Lady Jaguars are 2-0 and will host Shawnee College on Saturday at Mary Miller.
At Danville
Danville Area Community College 87, Kankakee Community College 60
Kankakee (60) — Kayla Lacombe 2-6 2-2 7, Malayshia Flanagan 4-10 0-2 8, Adriana Barber 2-5 2-2 7, Alana Ross 5-17 2-2 15, Mariya Babilius 0-2 0-0 0, Alyssa Ross 5-13 1-1 13, Tania Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Lynlee Jubin 0-1 0-0 0, Harmony Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0, Janessa Wallace 0-3 0-0 0, Ava Simpson 5-6 0-4 10. Totals: 23-63 7-13 60
DACC (87) — Keiara Gregory 10-15 2-2 28, Julissa Danglade 3-4 0-0 6, Victoria Gonzalez 8-14 1-2 20, Tangee Gagau 7-16 0-0 15, Adeline Wright 0-2 0-0 0, Stephanie Stephen 5-7 3-4 13, Ayanna Smith 1-3 0-0 3, Jaydah Arrowsmith 0-1 0-0 0, Aziyiaha Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Marleigh Schmit 0-1 0-0 0, Jasmine McCullough 0-0 0-0 0, Jilissa Briggs 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 35-64 6-8.
Kankakee;20;9;15;16;—; 60
DACC;21;17;27;22 ;—; 87
3-point goals — Kankakee 7-21 (Alana Ross 3-8, Alyssa Ross 2-6, Barber 1-1, Lacombe 1-2, Babilius 0-1, Jubin 0-1, Wallace 0-2); DACC 11-25 (Gregory 6-9, Gonzalez 3-7, Smith 1-2, Gagau 1-6, Arrowsmith 0-1). Rebounds — Kankakee 36 (Flanagan 10); DACC 37 (Stephen 9). Assists — Kankakee 13 (Lacombe 5); DACC 18 (Gagau 10). Steals — Kankakee 7 (Flanagan, Barber, Alyssa Ross 2); DACC 16 (Gagau, Smith 4). Turnovers — Kankakee 24, DACC 19. Total fouls — Kankakee 12, DACC 15. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.