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Head coach Shannon Nelson and her Northland Community & Technical College women's basketball squad remain in contention for the 2018 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball national championship, as they dispatched Montgomery 76-58 in first round action.
Brooke Heggie led Northland and all scorers in Thursday's contest, notching 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting. She also had an impressive 15 rebounds to dominate the paint while also dishing out six assists. Emily Anderson had 16 points, six assists and a steal against Montgomery. Megan Swedberg had seven boards and 12 points on the day.
NCTC will face #1 seed and host, Rock Valley College. Rock Valley survived an upset bid from #8 seed Rowan-Gloucester to prevail 64-59 on Thursday.
Against Montgomery, Northland led at the half, 36-18 and never looked back as they sent the MCC squad to the consolation round and advance to today's semi-final against RVC.
The Pioneer program is making it's eighth National Championship tournament appearance in nine seasons. In 2013-14, NCTC won the NJCAA Division III National Championship, finishing the season with an almost-perfect 27-1 mark.
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