BLUE DRAGON WOMEN EARN BYE WITH NO. 4 SEED FOR REGION VI

The Blue Dragon women's basketball team is the No. 4 overall seed for the Region VI Tournament and has an opening-round bye on Saturday. Hutchinson will play the Coffeyville/Pratt winner at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Sports Arena. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
The Blue Dragon women's basketball team is the No. 4 overall seed for the Region VI Tournament and has an opening-round bye on Saturday. Hutchinson will play the Coffeyville/Pratt winner at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Sports Arena. (Andrew Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team enters the postseason with a four-game winning streak and momentum as the Region VI Tournament opens Saturday across the state of Kansas.

By virtue of their fourth-place Jayhawk Conference finish, the Blue Dragons receive an opening-round bye and will not play on Saturday. The Blue Dragons will play host to the Coffeyville/Pratt winner in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Sports Arena.

The Blue Dragons finished the season 23-7 after Wednesday's 72-65 victory over Garden City at the Sports Arena.

As far as their potential opponents, the Blue Dragons swept both Coffeyville and Pratt this season.

Hutchinson defeated Coffeyville 64-46 at the Sports Arena on December 3 and 68-63 on February 8 at Coffeyville. The Blue Dragons defeated Pratt 74-57 on November 22 in Pratt and 88-57 on January 25 at the Sports Arena.

2023 Region VI Women's Tournament
Opening Round – Saturday, March 4
2 p.m. – Cowley (15-15) at Independence (15-15)
2 p.m. – Pratt (11-18) at Coffeyville (18-12)
6 p.m. – Garden City (10-20) at Seward County (14-16)
2 p.m. – Northwest Tech (12-17) at Cloud County (16-13)

Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 7
TBA - Cowley/Independence winner at Dodge City (28-2)
5:30 p.m. – Pratt/Coffeyville winner at Hutchinson (23-7)
TBA – Garden/Seward winner at Butler (23-6)
TBA – Tech/Cloud winner at Barton (25-5)

Semifinals – Friday, March 10
Garvey Center, Friends University, Wichita
1 p.m. – Cowley-Indy/Dodge City winner vs. Pratt-Coffeyville/Hutchinson winner
5 p.m. – Garden-Seward/Butler winner vs. Tech-Cloud/Barton winner

Championship – Saturday, March 11
Garvey Center, Friends University, Wichita
3 p.m. – Semifinal winners