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Two women's basketball teams from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference head into Friday, March 13 with the opportunity to win a NJCAA Division III national title, as the 2019-20 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championships are set to conclude.
Rockford, Illinois, is the site of the 2019-20 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championships, and both Northland Community & Technical College and Western Technical College will compete in semi-final contests today. The Pioneers will tip off at 11am CST against #8 Cedar Valley who upset top-seeded Massasoit, 73-68 yesterday. Northland - the #4 seed in the tournament - defeated North Country, 70-61 to advance.
Western Technical College, competing as the #6 seed, upset #3 Hostos, 77-67, to move into the semi-finals. The Cavaliers will play at 1pm today against host and #2 seed Rock Valley College.
Winners of the semi-finals will meet at 6pm today in the NJCAA Championship, marking the second game of the day for those participants. On Thursday, March 12, the NJCAA announced modifications to the NJCAA Basketball Championships, including the men's and women's Division III tournaments. The complete NJCAA announcement is below.
2020 NJCAA DIII Women's Basketball Championship Central
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NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Information:
#4 Northland Community & Technical College vs. #8 Cedar Valley, Friday, March 13 at 11am CST
#6 Western Technical College vs. #2 Rock Valley College, Friday, March 13 at 1pm CST
NJCAA Championship Game:
Semi-final Winners, 6pm CST
Updated NJCAA Statement Regarding Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments
Charlotte, NC – In light of recent developments regarding COVID-19, the NJCAA has made the decision to postpone national championship events for the upcoming DI and DII men's and women's basketball tournaments. DIII men's and women's basketball championships, currently underway, will work with an expedited schedule that will conclude on Friday, March 13.
Originally scheduled to begin the week of March 16, the four upcoming national championship events – DI men, DI women, DII men, and DII women will aim for a tentative start date of Monday, April 20.
The DIII men's and women's national championships, currently underway, will cancel all consolation games and will move semifinal and championship games to Friday, March 13. Effective immediately, spectators will be restricted from the remaining contests for both DIII championships in Rockford, IL and Rochester, MN.
Dr. Christopher Parker, NJCAA President & CEO expressed his sentiments regarding the situation. "Due to the concerns surrounding the safety and security of our student-athletes and those involved with Division I and Division II NJCAA championships, we are postponing the tournaments and maintaining a fluid mentality to see these tournaments take place with a tentative start date.
We have two main objectives in this situation - first and foremost is to protect the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, college personnel, and fans. Second is to make sure our student-athletes receive the national championship experience that they have worked so hard for."
Start dates for each of the respective tournaments are tentative and the NJCAA will continue to follow all state and local mandates, restrictions, and regulations as it impacts its member institutions and national championship events.
For complete information for the 2019-20 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship, hosted by Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois on March 12-14, please click here or go to: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/wbkb/2019-20/div3/national_championship/index
For more on MCAC Women's Basketball, please go to: https://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/index
NJCAA Basketball information, including the NJCAA 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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