The NOC Lady Mavs played arguably their best basketball in 2019-20 for three quarters but couldn't hold off NEO losing 64-56.
NOC (2-10) built a 47-36 second half lead before NEO outscored the Lady Mavs 28-7 down the stretch.
The final NOC lead came on a Radina Zhivachka basket giving NOC a 56-55 lead with 6:15 left.
Chideyah Guyton led NOC with 18 points while Zhivachka had a career high 14 points.
Hannah Maples had seven rebounds while Celeste Moore had four assists.
NOC hosts Southwestern JV Dec. 2.
NEO 64, Lady Mavs 56
1 2 3 4—Total
NEO 11 13 18 26—64
NOC 17 11 17 9-- 56
Lady Mavs—C. Guyton 18, R. Zhivachka 14, H. Maples 9, C. Moore 3, C. Murray 3, C. Manning 3, L. Coates 2, C. Bailey 1.