Championship quarterfinals set for Thursday
HICKORY, N.C. - The NIACC women's basketball team will play in the first of four championship quarterfinal contests Thursday at the NJCAA Division II national tournament at the Tarlton Complex on the Catawba Valley CC campus.
Eighth-seed NIACC (28-3) faces top-seed Johnson County CC (33-0) at noon (EDT) in the first championship quarterfinal.
NIACC advanced to the quarterfinals with a 84-65 win over Lincoln Land CC on Tuesday. Johnson County, which has a 37-game winning streak, moved to the Elite Eight with a 83-58 win over Cleveland CC on Tuesday.
The winner of Thursday's contest plays the winner of the Pima CC/Union College in the national semifinals at 4 p.m. (EDT).
The other three quarterfinal contests on Thursday Pima CC against Union College at 2 p.m. (EDT), Parkland College against Illinois Central at 4 p.m. (EDT) and Harcum College against Kirkwood at 6 p.m. (EDt).
WEDNESDAY'S CONSOLATION BRACKET RESULTS
Moraine Valley CC 77, Lincoln Land CC 69
Schoolcraft College 91, Monroe CC 79
Lansing CC 68, National Park College 62
CCBC Essex 70, Madison College 61
THURSDAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET GAMES
(All times EDT)
Noon - NIACC vs. Johnson County CC
2 p.m. - Union College vs. Pima CC
4 p.m. - Parkland College vs. Illinois Central
6 p.m. - Kirkwood vs. Harcum College
FRIDAY'S GAMES
Noon - Moraine Valley CC vs. Schoolcraft College (consolation semifinals)
2 p.m. - Lansing CC winner vs. CCBC Essex (consolation semifinals)
4 p.m. - NIACC/Johnson County CC winner vs. Union College/Pima CC winner (championship semifinals)
6 p.m. - Parkland College/Illinois Central winner vs. Kirkwood/Harcum College winner (championship semifinals)
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Noon - Consolation bracket championship
2 p.m.- Third-place game
4 p.m. - Championship game
