| EMCC Lady Lions seeded 12th in 2009 NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship |
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.jpg "Image") In their first trip to the NJCAA Basketball Tournament since 1978, the 12th-seeded EMCC Lady Lions will meet fifth-seeded and undefeated Walters State during Wednesday’s opening-round action in Salina, Kan. On the heels of claiming the NJCAA Region 23 championship last week in Clinton, Miss., head coach Sharon Thompson’s 24-5 EMCC Lady Lions will take on fifth-seeded Walters State Community College at noon CT on Wednesday, March 18, at the 7,000-seat Bicentennial Center in Salina. The five-day tournament will be played using a false double-elimination format. The winner of Wednesday’s EMCC-WSCC contest will advance to meet the first-round winner between Chipola, Fla. (#4 seed) and Sheridan, Wyo. (#13 seed) on Thursday (March 19) at 8 p.m. CT. The losers of the two opening-round games pitting the same four teams will face other on Thursday at 2 p.m. CT. From Morristown, Tenn., the Lady Senators of Walters State will enter next week’s NJCAA tournament sporting a perfect 30-0 record after claiming the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII championship in Cleveland, Tenn. Guided by head coach Dave Kragel, Walters State will be making its third consecutive appearance in the national tournament and fourth trip in the last five years. The Lady Senators were ranked third nationally in the final regular-season NJCAA Division I women’s basketball poll. East Mississippi’s last appearance in the NJCAA women’s basketball tournament came in 1978 when the EMJC Lionettes, under the guidance of current Pearl River Community College athletic director/men’s basketball coach Richard Mathis, went 31-0 before falling in the national championship game to Panola (Texas) Junior College. 2009 NJCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION The Championship will take place at the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas Tuesday through Saturday, March 17-21, 2009. Sixteen teams will qualify to participate in the 2009 NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. These sixteen teams will come from the following districts (regions): District A (1); B (2); C (3,4,12,20); D (5); E (6); F (7); G (8); H (9); I (10, 15, 17); J (11, 13); K (14); L (16); M (18); N (22); O (23); and P (24). All sixteen (16) teams will be seeded into the tournament on the basis of (in no particular order), regional placement in the national tournament the previous year; strength of district; national poll; overall and JUCO record. The seeding committee will consist of eight (8) sectional directors. Should a member of the seeding committee coach a team that is participating in the tournament, that individual will be excluded from the seeding process. SEEDING #1 Jefferson College, Hillsboro, Mo. (31-0) #2 Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Ariz. (31-0) #3 Connors State College, Warner, Okla. (29-3) #4 Chipola College, Marianna, Fla. (28-5) #5 Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tenn. (30-0) #6 Howard College, Big Spring, Tex. (26-7) #7 Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kan. (30-4) #8 North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (25-7) #9 Trinity Valley Community College, Athens, Tex. (25-7) #10 Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (28-4) #11 Kaskaskia College, Centralia, Ill. (25-6) #12 East Mississippi Community College, Scooba, Miss. (24-5) #13 Sheridan College, Sheridan, Wyo. (26-8) #14 Vincennes University, Vincennes, Ind. (23-8) #15 Middle Georgia College, Cochran, Ga. (23-4) #16 Highland Community College, Freeport, Ill. (27-6) FIRST ROUND: Tuesday, March 17 - Game 1 - 10:00 AM Seed 3 Connors State College vs. Seed 14 Vincennes University Tuesday, March 17 - Game 2 - 12:00 Noon Seed 6 Howard College vs. Seed 11 Kaskaskia College Tuesday, March 17 - Game 3 - 6:15 PM Seed 7 Hutchinson Community College vs. Seed 10 Shelton State Community College Tuesday, March 17 - Game 4 - 2:00 PM Seed 2 Central Arizona College vs. Seed 15 Middle Georgia College Tuesday, March 17 - Game 5 - 4:00 PM Seed 1 Jefferson College vs. Seed 16 Highland Community College Tuesday, March 17 - Game 6 - 8:15 PM Seed 8 North Idaho College vs. Seed 9 Trinity Valley Community College Wednesday, March 18 - Game 7 - 12:00 noon Seed 5 Walters State Community College vs. Seed 12 East Mississippi Community College Wednesday, March 18 - Game 8 - 2:00 PM Seed 4 Chipola College vs. Seed 13 Sheridan College REMAINING GAMES: Wednesday, March 18 Game 9 - 4:00 pm - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Game 10 - 6:00 pm - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Game 11 - 8:00 pm - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 Thursday, March 19 Game 12 - 10:00 am - Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 Game 13 - 12:00 pm - Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 Game 14 - 2:00 pm - Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 Game 15 - 4:00 pm - Loser Game 10 vs. Loser Game 11 Game 16 - 6:00 pm - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 Game 17 - 8:00 pm - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 Friday, March 20 Game 18 - 12:00 pm - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 12 Game 19 - 2:00 pm - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 Game 20 - 4:00 pm - Loser Game 16 vs. Loser Game 17 Game 21 - 6:00 pm - Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11 Game 22 - 8:00 pm - Winner Game 16 vs. Winner Game 17
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