BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |
No. 6 Hutchinson (14-0, 8-0) vs. Seward County (7-7, 3-5) |
| When: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Tipoff: 5:30 p.m. Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 5:15 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (Color) Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 5:15 p.m. X: @bluedragonsport Game Sponsor: RCB Bank BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team plays its first game after returning to the NJCAA Top 10 on Wednesday when the Seward County Saints comes to the Sports Arena for a 5:30 p.m. Jayhawk Conference matchup.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) at 5:15 p.m. with Sean Boston (PBP) and Dan Naccarato (color) calling the action. The game will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network beginning at 5:15 p.m.
The sixth-ranked Blue Dragons tied for the eighth-best start to a season and 10th-longest winning streak in program history with a dominant 92-44 victory over Northwest Tech on Saturday at the Sports Arena. Now 8-0 in the Jayhawk Conference, the Blue Dragons are currently alone in first place in the league.
The Blue Dragons improved to 14-0 to start the season after freshman Kiki Smith tied a season high with four 3-pointers to score a game-high 25 points to lead the Blue Dragons. Hailey Jackson and Madi Denison had 12 points each.
Hutchinson held its ninth opponent this season to less than 30 percent shooting, holding Northwest Tech to 22.6 percent shooting. The Dragons also forced 27 Maverick turnovers.
The Dragons lead the Jayhawk Conference and rank 16th in the NJCAA in scoring defense at 51.4 points per game. Hutchinson is No. 2 in the nation in field-goal defense at 28.8 percent.
The 14-0 start, including last week's 73-54 victory last Wednesday at then-No. 3 Butler, helped the Blue Dragons vault five spots and into the NJCAA Top 10 for the first time in 14 months to No. 6.
Seward County (7-7, 3-5) will be playing its second-consecutive nationally ranked opponent. Last Saturday, the Saints lost 73-53 in Liberal to No. 14 Dodge City. The Saints started the second semester with a 71-63 win on Jan. 3 at Garden City.
The Saints are led by first-year head coach Will Marchino, who was a Seward County assistant for two seasons previous.
Wednesday's meeting will be the 102nd in series history with Hutchinson leading the overall series 51-50. The Blue Dragons won both games against Seward County last year, winning 82-76 at the Sports Arena and 69-54 in Liberal.