NIACC faces Lake Michigan in national tourney opener
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The seventh-seeded NIACC women's basketball team faces 10th seeded Lake Michigan at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II national tournament on the Johnson County CC campus.
No. 13 NIACC (22-10) advanced to its second national tournament in three season with an 83-80 victory over DMACC in the NJCAA Region XI final in Mason City last Saturday.
No. 15 Lake Michigan (26-5) topped Kalamazoo Valley CC 68-65 in its regional final last Saturday.
The winner of the NIACC/Lake Michigan contest faces either second-seed Illinois Central or 15th seeded Union County in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
The loser of the NIACC/Lake Michigan game faces the Illinois Central/Union County loser at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the consolation bracket.
FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS
Tuesday, March 15
(2) Illinois Central vs. (15) Union County College (N.J.), 9 a.m.
(7) NIACC vs. (10) Lake Michigan, 11 a.m.
(3) Pima CC (Ariz.) vs. (14) Hagerstown (Md.), 1 p.m.
(6) Cape Fear CC (N.C.) vs. (11) St. Clair County CC (Mich.), 3 p.m.
(1) Monroe CC (N.Y.) vs. (16) United Tribes Tech (N.D., 6 p.m.
(8) North Arkansas College vs. (9) Kankakee CC (Ill.), 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16
(4) Kansas City CC (Kan.) vs. (13) Waubonsee CC (Ill.), 11 a.m.
(5) Owens CC (Ohio) vs. (12) Dean College (Mass.), 1 p.m.
IN THE POLLS
2015-16 SEASON
March 7 - 13th
Feb. 24 - 13th
Feb. 18 - 17th
Feb. 10 - 19th
Feb. 3 - Not ranked
Jan. 27 - Not ranked
Jan. 21 - Not ranked
Jan. 13 - Not ranked
Jan. 6 - Not ranked
Dec. 16 - 5th
Dec. 9 - 4th
Dec. 2 - 4th
Oct. 27 - 9th
2014-15 SEASON
March 4 - 5th
Feb. 25 - 6th
Feb. 18 - 6th
Feb. 11 - 5th
Feb. 4 - 8th
Jan. 28 - 8th
Jan. 22 - 9th
Jan. 14 - 10th
Jan. 7 - 7th
Dec. 17 - 2nd
Dec. 10 - 2nd
Dec. 3 - 2nd
Oct. 28 - 7th
2013-14 SEASON
Feb. 26 - 1st
Feb. 19 - 1st
Feb. 12 - 1st
Feb. 5 - 1st
Jan. 29 - 2nd
Jan. 22 - 2nd
Jan. 15 - 1st
Jan. 8 - 1st
Dec. 18 - 1st
Dec. 11 - 2nd
Dec. 4 - 3rd
Oct. 28 - Not ranked.
