Men’s and women’s teams qualify for 2020 NAIA DII Basketball National Championship

The Lady Bobcats defeated Voorhees (S.C.) in the A.I.I. Conference Championship on March 1 to claim the national title. The A.I.I. Conference Championship was hosted by Lincoln College in Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 28--March 1.

The men’s team secured an NAIA DII National Tournament berth with their second-place finish.

The Lady Bobcats ended the tournament with a commanding 78-59 victory to secure the championship and will go into the NAIA National Tournament with only four losses on the year. The Lady Bobcats had four players named to the All-tournament Team: Kyra Hardesty, Aleksei Smith, Annie Noah, and Abby Oliver. In addition to the All-tournament Team, Abby Oliver was voted the Most Outstanding Player.

The men’s team finished the tournament as the runner-up after a one-point buzzer-beater loss to the host team, Lincoln College. The Bobcats had three players named to the All-tournament Team: Ayden Stone, Andrew Mitchell, and Brandt Cochran.

The NAIA DII Basketball National Championship will be held March 11-17 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

The Bobcats (20-12) will play their first-round game in Sioux Falls, SD at the Sanford Pentagon on Wednesday, March 11, at 1:45 PM, against the Morningside Mustangs of Iowa (26-3).  Information on ticket prices, tournament bracket, live streaming, etc. can be found here (look for the gray box on the right-hand side): https://www.naia.org/sports/mbkb2/index

The Lady Cats (29-4) will take on Lawrence Tech of Michigan (21-12) in their first-round game on Thursday, March 12, at 3:30 PM.   Information on ticket prices, tournament bracket, live streaming, etc. can be found here (look for the gray box on the right-hand side): https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb2/index