Prince George's To Host Maryland JUCO Women's Basketball Tournament Starting On Thursday
LARGO, Md. – Prince George's Community College and Novak Field House will be the home of the 2018 Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (MD JUCO) Women's Basketball Tournament. The women's tournament will be played on Thursday, February 15, Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18. Tickets are $8.
Prince George's will be providing live statistics throughout the tournament and every game will be streamed online. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be on the PGCCOwls YouTube channel before PGCCTV will broadcast the championship game on its YouTube channel.
The quarterfinals get underway on Thursday when third seed Montgomery College (19-5, 8-2 MD JUCO) battles sixth seed Chesapeake College (12-10, 5-5 MD JUCO) at 12 p.m. The Raptors downed the Skipjacks 70-66 in the regular season meeting on Feb. 7.
The second quarterfinal game features second seed Baltimore City Community College (19-5, 8-2 MD JUCO) against No. 7 Hagerstown Community College (12-8, 4-6 MD JUCO) at 2 p.m. The Panthers downed the Hawks 108-42 in the regular season matchup on Jan. 22.
The other half of the bracket starts with the No. 4 seed Cecil College (19-4, 7-3 MD JUCO) taking on No. 5 Frederick Community College (14-10, 6-4 MD JUCO) at 4 p.m. The Seahawks took the regular season meeting 79-74 on Jan. 27.
In the final quarterfinal battle on Friday, top seed Harford Community College (20-2, 11-0 MD JUCO) takes on eighth seed Allegany College of Maryland (9-13, 3-7 MD JUCO) at 6 p.m. The Fighting Owls earned a 118-42 decision in the regular season on Jan. 13.
After men basketball squares off in their quarterfinals on Friday, the women's basketball semifinals will take place on Saturday. The Chesapeake-Montgomery winner will face the Hagerstown-Baltimore City winner in the first semifinals at 12 p.m. The Frederick-Cecil winner will battle the Allegany-Harford winner at 2 p.m. The winners of the semifinals will play for the MD JUCO Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Women's Basketball Tournament Capsules
MD JUCO Quarterfinals #1 | Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 12 p.m.
#6 Chesapeake (12-10, 5-5 MD JUCO) vs. #3 Montgomery (19-5, 8-2 MD JUCO)
LAST MEETING: Feb.7, 2018 | Montgomery 70, Chesapeake 66 | Box Score
TOP SCORERS IN GAME: Montgomery – Alandra Bandy 20; Chesapeake - NA
SEASON POINTS PER GAME AVERAGE: Montgomery 83.1 (4th in MD JUCO); Chesapeake 69.3 (7th in MD JUCO)
SEASON POINTS PER GAME DEFENSE: Montgomery 57.1 (3rd in MD JUCO); Chesapeake 63.4 (6th in MD JUCO)
LEADING SEASON SCORER: Montgomery – Armonie Lomax 17.6 ppg. (8th in MD JUCO); Chesapeake – Emily Truitt 20.9 ppg. (2nd in MD JUCO)
LEADING SEASON REBOUNDER: Montgomery – Anu Bamijoko 10.2 rpg. (7th in MD JUCO); Chesapeake – Reeva Jackson 10.7 rpg. (5th in MD JUCO)
MD JUCO Quarterfinals #2 | Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 2 p.m.
#7 Hagerstown (12-8, 4-6 MD JUCO) vs. # 2 Baltimore City (19-5, 8-2 MD JUCO)
LAST MEETING: Jan. 22, 2018 | Baltimore City 108, Hagerstown 42 | Box Score
TOP SCORERS IN GAME: Baltimore City – Bianca White 24; Hagerstown – Cierra Theratt 13
SEASON POINTS PER GAME AVERAGE: Baltimore City 84.1 (2nd in MD JUCO); Hagerstown 70.5 (6th in MD JUCO)
SEASON POINTS PER GAME DEFENSE: Baltimore City 50.6 (1st in MD JUCO); Hagerstown 69.0 (7th in MD JUCO)
LEADING SEASON SCORER: Baltimore City – Kaneshia Afi 15.5 ppg.; Hagerstown – Alexis Harris 16.9 ppg. (9th in MD JUCO)
LEADING SEASON REBOUNDER: Baltimore City – Dony'e Moses 9.3 rpg.; Hagerstown – Cierra Theratt 10.3 rpg. (6th in MD JUCO)
MD JUCO Quarterfinals #3 | Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 4 p.m.
#5 Frederick (14-10, 6-4 MD JUCO) vs. #4 Cecil (19-4, 7-3 MD JUCO)
LAST MEETING: Jan. 27, 2018 | Cecil 79, Frederick 74 | Box Score
TOP SCORERS IN GAME: Cecil – Chyna Steele 18, Frederick – Morgan Mitchell 21
SEASON POINTS PER GAME AVERAGE: Cecil 83.7 (3rd in MD JUCO); Frederick 71.4 (5th in MD JUCO)
SEASON POINTS PER GAME DEFENSE: Cecil 59.9 (4th in MD JUCO); Frederick 60.4 (5th in MD JUCO)
LEADING SEASON SCORER: Cecil – Nyjayha Lockwood 14.8 ppg; Frederick – Dajah Gee 18.3 ppg. (4th in MD JUCO)
LEADING SEASON REBOUNDER: Cecil – Chyna Steele 9.8 rpg. (8th in MD JUCO); Frederick – Dajah Gee 7.8 rpg.
MD JUCO Quarterfinals #4 | Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 6 p.m.
#8 Allegany (9-13, 3-7 MD JUCO) vs. #1 Harford (20-2, 11-0 MD JUCO)
LAST MEETING: Jan. 13, 2018 | Harford 118, Allegany 52 | Box Score
TOP SCORERS IN GAME: Harford – Elaija Demeza 24; Allegany – Symone Grant 14
SEASON POINTS PER GAME AVERAGE: Harford 92.1 (1st in MD JUCO); Allegany 65.9 (8th in MD JUCO)
SEASON POINTS PER GAME DEFENSE: Harford 51.1 (2nd in MD JUCO); Allegany 80.9
LEADING SEASON SCORER: Harford – Ryan Holder 13.6 ppg.; Allegany – Jonae Bean 18.1 ppg. (6th in MD JUCO)
LEADING SEASON REBOUNDER: Harford – Destinee McQueen 7.7 rpg.; Allegany – Symone Grant 13.8 ppg. (3rd in MD JUCO)