BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |
Hutchinson (15-4, 9-4) vs. Cloud County (12-7, 7-6) |
| When: Sunday, January 21, 2023 Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Time: 2 p.m. Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5). 1:45 p.m. - Steve Carpenter (PBP), Dan Naccarato (Color) Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 1:45 p.m. Twitter: @bluedragonsport CLICK FOR FULL GAME NOTES (PDF Format) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team returns to the Sports Arena Sunday looking to even the season series with the Cloud County Thunderbirds.
The Blue Dragons (15-4, 9-4 KJCCC) and the Thunderbirds (12-7, 7-6) will tip off at 2 p.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The game will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network and broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 1:45 p.m.
Hutchinson started the season with seven-straight wins and was ranked No. 4 in the NJCAA Rankings. That all changed on November 19 when Cloud County administered the first loss of the season to the Blue Dragons, defeating Hutchinson 75-65 in Concordia. That loss was the start of a 3-4 stretch for the Dragons that sent them tumbling out of the national rankings.
The Blue Dragons have righted the ship since then, reeling off five-consecutive victories. The Dragons played one of their most complete games of the season on Wednesday in an 82-58 victory at Independence.
Sophomore Mya Williams scored a game-high 28 points for the second-straight game. Freshman Monae Duffy posted her second-straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Blue Dragons limited Independence to 28.1 percent shooting and forcing 22 turnovers.
Cloud County was stunned by Northwest Tech its last time out on Thursday. The Thunderbirds shot a frigid 26 percent from the field and was 0 of 12 from 3-point range in a 52-47 loss to the Mavericks. Alize Ruiz had 13 points and 16 rebounds to lead Cloud County on Thursday.
Ruiz was part of a lethal 1-2 punch for Cloud County in its victory over Hutchinson on November 19 Ruiz had 20 points and nine rebounds, while Maimouna Sissoko had 22 points and 11 rebounds to pace Cloud County past the Dragons. The Thunderbirds shot 45.0 percent, while holding Hutchinson to 37.7 percent from the floor. Duffy had 15 points and Journey Armstead had 14 to lead the Dragons.
Williams is nearing a milestone for the Dragons. She is just 14 points shy of becoming the sixth Blue Dragon in history to score 1,000 career points.