Photo by Bill Croney, The Northfield News Jess Jaggars of Norwich (in white) had 24 points and nabbed 12 rebounds as the Lady Cadets dropped Johnson State 78-50 last Tuesday night in Johnson. Thw win improves the Lady Cadets' record to 6-2 for the season. Senior Forward Jess Jaggars posted her second straight double-double with team-high 14 points and game-high 12 rebounds, and senior G Ally Daniels chipped in 13 points as the Norwich University women’s basketball team ran past Johnson State College, 78-50, in non-league contest Tuesday evening.

Junior Forward Christine Daniels added 11 points for the Cadets, who shot a redhot 54.5 percent (18-for-33) in the second half to pull away from the scrappy Badgers.

The first four minutes went back and forth with Norwich holding a tenuous 7-5 lead at the 6:03 mark of the first half. The Cadets then took off on 24-8 run over the next 10 minutes to open up a 31-13 advantage with 6:28 to play before halftime. NU led 35-18 moments later, but the Badgers closed the stanza on a 6- 0 spurt to make it 35-24 at the intermission.

JSC cut the Norwich lead to 11 points (39-28) less than 90 seconds into the second half, but the Cadets put the game away with a 19-4 run that gave the visitors a 58-32 advantage with 13:46 to play. The Badgers got no closer than 23 points the rest of the way as the Cadets cruised to the victory.

NU converted 16 Johnson State turnovers into 23 points. The Cadets used their 14 offensive rebounds to score 20 second-chance points. Norwich enjoyed a 46- 33 rebounding edge in the game. Maria Gleason netted game-high 20 points to lead Johnson State (2-4). Claudia Martineau added 11 points for the Badgers, who shot just 32.8 percent (19-for-58) for the game.

Norwich will take the next three weeks off for final exams and the holiday break. The Cadets return to action Jan. 2-3, when they travel to York, Pa., to participate in the York College Tournament. NU will face TCNJ in the first round of the tourney on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m.