Thunder Women's Basketball Eager for Postseason Play
The #9 ranked Thunder women's basketball team has completed their regular season with 14 wins eclipsing their win total from last season. The Thunder are the two seed in the Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament. The MCCC Tournament seeds are as follows:
#1 Calvary
#2 Manhattan Christian
#3 Ozark Christian
#4 Emmaus
#5 Central Christian College of the Bible
#6 Faith Baptist Bible
Manhattan Christian College will head to Belton, Missouri for the MCCC Tournament, which is on the campus of Calvary University at Pyramid Athletic Center. The Thunder have a bye into the semifinal game against the three seed Ozark Christian, who won their quarterfinal game today, on Friday, February 20th at 2:00PM. Depending on the Friday result, the Thunder will play against the winner of the other semifinal on Saturday, February 21st in the championship game at 4:00PM or in a consolation game at 12:00PM with a loss.
The NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be hosted at the Howie's Activity Center on the campus of Manhattan Christian College in Manhattan, Kansas. The Central Region Tournament seeds are as follows:
#1 Ozark Christian
#2 Calvary
#3 Manhattan Christian
#4 Central Christian College of the Bible
The Thunder will be the three seed for the Central Region Tournament and will play in the semifinal game against the reigning Central Region Champions, Calvary University. This will be a rematch of last season's championship game. The semifinal game Thursday, February 26th at 4:00PM. The championship game will be on Friday, February 27th at 2:00PM.
Head coach Dalton Miller is excited for postseason play, "This group has come so far since the beginning of the season. After a really tough start they have stayed together and it has shown with how we've played, finding ways to win games down the stretch. We're excited about the opportunity to compete in the conference and region tournament. We're proud of what we accomplished in the regular season and now we start fresh knowing we have to take it one game at a time."
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