Winona, MN-
Northland Community & Technical College defeated Lake Superior College 87-37 today in Thief River Falls, giving the Pioneers the hosting rights for the 2019-20 NJCAA Region XIIIB Women's Basketball tournament.
Northland will host #2 Rainy River Community College, the Northern Division co-champion, as well as #3 Hibbing Community College and #4 Central Lakes College to round out the field.
Northland and Rainy River split in the regular season, with each squad winning at home; RRCC defeated NCTC 64-41 in International Falls in January and the Pioneers returned the favor 77-53 on Wednesday, February 12. Northland won the coin flip to host the tournament and claim the #1 seed.
Hibbing Community College claims the #3 seed with a 77-50 win over Itasca today in Grand Rapids. The Cardinals won the Region XIIIB Tournament in 2018-19 and first-year head coach Kasey Palmer leads HCC back to the post-season and a chance to defend their title.
Central Lakes is making it's second-straight tournament trip under Brian Voigt, also in his second year on the bench and will be the #4 seed.
Stay tuned for more Region tournament information as Northland Community & Technical College prepares to host the Voyaguers, Cardinals and Raiders on Saturday, February 29 and Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.
For more on MCAC Women's Basketball, please go to: https://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/index
NJCAA Basketball, including National Top 15 Poll and Player-of-the-Week releases can be found at: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/wbkb/index
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