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Women's basketball in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference heads into an important round of games today - Saturday, February 16 - as teams compete for post-season position. 

In the MCAC Southern Division, Western Technical College (15-5 Overall / 9-0 MCAC South) takes on Anoka-Ramsey Community College (20-4 Overall / 8-1 MCAC South) in a contest that has major impact on the eventual Divisional champion and host school for the Region XIIIA tournament.  Head coach Chad Dull has guided his balanced Cavalier squad to an unbeaten Conference mark while ARCC, ranked No. 8 nationally, is led by one of the highest scoring student-athletes in NJCAA Division III basketball, Mikala Houmla.  Houmla currently is No. 1 in the country in total points points scored, points-per-40 minutes and points-per-game.  Defensively,  Houmla is also leading the nation in steals, with 108 swipes so far this year.  Tip-off for the Cavalier-Golden Rams fixture is set for 1pm in Coon Rapids.

The MCAC Northern Division has a pair of teams vying for the Division title, as both nationally-ranked Hibbing and Northland will seek to keep pace with each other with contests against FDLTCC and Mesabi Range College, respectively.  Also in the Northern Division, Itasca Community College will take on Lake Supeior College at 1pm in Superior, Wisconsin. Long-time ICC head coach John Bauer has announced his retirement at the end of the 2018-19 season, marking 18 years at the helm in Grand Rapids.  The Vikings will be looking to try and stay a part of the post-season picture as they take on the Ice Hawks.  Itasca has games remaining with LSC, Rainy River and Hibbing, allowing them to control their fate as the post-season race heats up. 

For more on women's basketball in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference, go to: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/index

NJCAA Division III women's basketball, including the national poll, is at: http://www.njcaa.org/sports/wbkb/index

Today's schedule of MCAC action is as follows: 

NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Statistical Leaders: http://njcaa.org/sports/wbkb/2018-19/div3/leaders

MCAC Women's Basketball Standings: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2018-19/standings

MCAC Women's Basketball Statistical Leaders: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2018-19/leaders

MCAC Women's Basketball Schedule: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2018-19/schedule

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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system.  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.