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Women's basketball teams from across the Minnesota College Athletic Conference begin their pursuit of NJCAA Region XIII A & Region XIIIB hardware today, Saturday, February 29. At stake in both competitions is a trip to the 2019-20 NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championships in Rockford, Illinois on March 12-14, 2020.
In Thief River Falls, Minnesota, four teams from the MCAC Northern Division will compete to crown a regional champion. During the regular season, Rainy River Community College (17-9) and Northland Community & Technical College (18-5) tied on record at 13-1 and split their two Divisional games; a coin flip allocated the No. 1 seed to the Pioneers, who will open up with No. 4 Central Lakes College (9-15) today at 2pm. The Voyageurs - as the No. 2 seed - will face #3 Hibbing Community College (14-9); the Cardinals come into the weekend tournament as the defending Region XIIIB champions.
Semi-final winners in Thief River Falls will meet up tomorrow on campus at Northland to battle in the 2019-20 Region XIIIB Championship game. The Pioneers, currently ranked 8th in the NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Top 15 poll, have won eight straight contests since falling 64-41 at Rainy River on January 22.
NJCAA Region XIIIB Women's Basketball Tournament:
Saturday, Februrary 29
2pm Semi-Final: No. 1 Northland vs. No. 4 Central Lakes College
4pm Semi-Final: No. 2 Rainy River vs. No. 3 Hibbing Community College
Sunday, March 1
2pm Championship: Semi-Final Winners
Live-Stream: https://www.youtube.com/c/NorthlandPioneers
Host College Information: http://www.northlandcollege.edu/
Northland Pioneer Athletic Website: https://northlandpioneers.com/
In Coon Rapids, Minnesota, a single first-round contest Saturday, February 29 between Western Technical College (20-6) and Minnesota West CTC (14-11) will produce a championship participant for the NJCAA Region XIIIA title game. The Cavalier - Lady Jay winner will face host and top-seeded Anoka-Ramsey Community College on Sunday, March 1 at 2pm.
Western Technical comes into today's game as the No. 2 seed and claims the sixth spot in the current NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Top 15 poll. Minnesota West dispatched Ridgewater College 62-41 in Willmar on February 19th to punch their ticket to the 2019 NJCAA Region XIIIA post-season. Veteran coach Rosalie Hayenga's Lady Jay team has gone 13-7 since December 1st and will be facing Western Tech for the third time this season.
The ARCC Golden Rams (19-6) are #9 in the national poll and concluded the 2019-20 MCAC Southern Division slate at 9-1; Anoka-Ramsey is 19-6 overall on the season. Head coach David DeWitt captured Southern Division adidas/Nicklasson Athletic Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2019-20.
NJCAA Region XIIIA Women's Basketball Tournament:
Saturday, Februrary 29
2pm First Round: No. 2 Western Technical College vs. No. 3 Minnesota West CTC
Sunday, March 1
2pm: Championship: No. 1 Anoka-Ramsey vs. Semi-Final Winner
BlueFrame Live-Stream: https://arccgoldenrams.com/multimedia/Blueframe_Live_Stream
Host College Information: https://www.anokaramsey.edu
Anoka-Ramsey Athletic Website: https://www.arccgoldenrams.com/landing/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
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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