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Pregame show begins at 1:30 pm.
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Preview article courtesy of Dave Selvig, Jamestown Sun, 3/7/13
Last season, the Jimmie women truly drew the sunshine bracket at the national tournament.
Jamestown College played the tournament opener in Sioux City, Iowa at 8:30 a.m. The draw was totally different this time for the 12th-ranked and 26-5 Jimmies. Coach Greg Ulland's team arrived late Monday night. They did a Special Olympics event Tuesday followed by an appearance at US Bank, their primary sponsor.
Yesterday they practiced before settling in to watch a few games. In other words, they had some time to kill before today's 1:45 p.m. opener against Menlo College of California.
"It's a little more relaxed this year. A little more spread out in terms of our schedule," Ulland said. "I had no problem playing the first game last year. This way is fine, too.
"Obviously, the main thing for us is we want to stick around here for a while."
Ulland and assistant coach Andrew Crummy put a crash course in on the Oaks. They watched a handful of Menlo's games on tape and feel prepared, but also realize they're facing a quality team.
"They're good, very solid program," Ulland said. "But when you get to this point everybody is good and that's the way it should be. You can't have a bad game here, if you do, it's back on the bus."
The Oaks are led by California Pacific Conference Player of the Year Jolise Limcaco, who will match up with JC point guard Hannah Steele in a match-up of All-American candidates. Limcaco averages 17 points, 4.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.
Post players Lauren Adamek and Laurel Donnenwirth average 12 points each, meaning Menlo gets about half its points from three players.
That's not the case for the Jimmies. All 12 players dressed are capable of filling it up.
"It's always interesting to play somebody new. We're both in the same boat in that we've never seen each other," Ulland said.
Peaking late in the season has been the mantra for Ulland and the Jimmies and they appear to be doing just that. They've won eight of their last nine games with a scoring margin of plus-116.
"This is when you have to bring it and we've talked a lot about that the last week," Ulland said. "There's only seven days left in the season. … We've got an opportunity and hopefully we run with it."
Jamestown College statistics
Offense: 77 ppg
Defense: 58.9 ppg
Turnover margin: 478-616 (plus-138).
Scoring leaders: Sr., Bridget Schuneman (11.8 ppg); Jr., Carly Jensen (10.7 ppg); Jr., Hannah Steele (10.1 ppg); Sr., Amber Ramlo (8 ppg); Soph., Morgan Mathison (7.1 ppg); Sr., Kayla Roemmich (7.1 ppg); Soph. Megan Pold (5.6 ppg); Maggie Seter (5.0 ppg).
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By Travis Rae, NAIA Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (Bracket) The 22nd annual State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship tips off Wednesday when the first of 31 games gets underway at 8:30 a.m. CST. The last two teams standing will meet in the championship game on March 12 at 6 p.m. CST. That contest televised live nationally on CBS Sports Network.
For the 16th-straight season, the national championship will be held in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Tyson Events Center. The arena has been especially kind to Northwestern (Iowa), which has won all five of its national championships at the venue. Leading the Red Raiders is senior Kendra De Jong, the Great Plains Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Northwestern will take on Mayville State (N.D.) Wednesday at 1:45 p.m.
Morningside (Iowa), which topped the poll for the first time in the final-regular season edition of the Coaches' Poll, draws Webber International (Fla.),The Sun Conference Tournament Championship, in Wednesday's first round action. The Mustangs are one-of-two teams other than Northwestern who is in the championship field that have won a national championship. Morningside is the last team not named Northwestern to win a national championship when the Mustangs raised the banner in 2009.
Eastern Oregon will make its seventh all-time appearance and second-straight trip to the national championship. The third-ranked Mountaineers will enter their Thursday game against Southwestern (Kan.) with the nation's longest active winning streak at 25. Senior Brook Randall powered Eastern Oregon to a perfect 18-0 record in the Cascade Collegiate Athletic Conference and a 31-2 overall record.
A total of eight programs from this year's field have made 10 or more trips to the national championship. College of the Ozarks (Mo.) leads this year's field with 19th all-time appearances, while Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) is second with 17th e. Meanwhile, Northwestern boasts the most all-time national championships with five. Morningside (3) and Indiana Wesleyan (1) are the only other schools in this year's 32-team field with national titles.
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) finished the regular season as the nation's highest scoring squad. The Tigers poured in 102.2 points per game, while on the other end of the spectrum Indiana Wesleyan ranks first in scoring defense limiting opponents to 48.2 points per contest.
Mayville State, Oklahoma Wesleyan, Purdue Calumet (Ind.), Reinhardt (Ga.), Roosevelt (Ill.), Saint Xavier (Ill.) and Siena Heights (Mich.) are making their first appearance at the national championship. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Point Park (Pa.), St. Thomas (Fla.), Valley City State (N.D.) and Webber International (Fla.) have each made prior appearances but are still looking for their first tournament victories.
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