Winona, MN-
In a highly fluid and evolving in the 2019-20 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship tournament, one thing is for certain.
A team from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference will hoist the championship hardware.
Western Technical College defeated #2 seed and host Rock Valley College, 83-74 to advance to the National Championship contest where they will face fellow MCAC program Northland Community and Technical College.
Caitlyn Young hit seven 3-pointers and had 23 points overall while the Cavaliers enjoyed a double-digit lead for most of the second half, allowing for several substitutions and the utilization of a deep Western Tech bench.
First-year coach Brent Thill guided his squad to the first national championship appearance in any NJCAA sport for Western Tech; last season, former coach Chad Dull and Western Tech made their first appearance in the 2018-19 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship tournament. Western Tech moves their record to 24-6 overall on the year.
Northland defeated #8 Cedar Valley 50-49 in a nail-biter that came down to the final few seconds; Janie Wunderlich hit a free throw to win it for the Pioneers with 4.3 seconds
Due to recent changes in the NJCAA Basketball Championships, the semi-final and championship rounds will both occur on Friday, March 13. The Pioneers and Cavaliers will turn around and compete on a few hours rest; championship tip-off is scheduled for 6pm CST this evening at Rock Valley College.
2020 NJCAA DIII Women's Basketball Championship Central
NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball National Championship:
#4 Northland Community & Technical College vs. #6 Western Technical College, Friday, March 13, 6pm
Real time scores and game results as they happen here.
Watch Live on NJCAA Championship TV at this link.
Click here for the complete tournament bracket.
For more on MCAC Women's Basketball, please go to: https://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/index
NJCAA Women's Basketball information, including all of the NJCAA National Top 15 Poll and Player-of-the-Week releases can be found at: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/wbkb/2019-20/div3/index
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system, as well as select member colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.
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