The single news item today is that Tera Reed and Virginia Commonwealth Rams have, for the second successive year, had to settle for Runners-up medals at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
Below is the schedule for the Kiwi women – see who is playing when in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Conference Championships this week.
NB All games are US time therefore a day behind NZ – ie games scheduled for March 8 in the States are played Monday March 9 in NZ.
Result March 8th
Akiene-Tera Reed (Virginia Commonwealth University)
It was a game that featured eleven lead changes but it just wasn’t to be for Tera Reed and Virginia Commonwealth as they fell 52-48 to #1 Dayton in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship Game. Reed finished the encounter with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. It’s heart ache for VCU who had to settle for second spot last season when they were beaten in the final by Fordham University.
Upcoming:
March 9th
Tegan Graham (Colgate University)
Number three seeded Colgate (11-6) meet #6 Lehigh in the Patriot League quarter-finals. Colgate lost their final three regular season games including a home game against Lehigh.
Joellen How (Wagner College)
No 8 seed Wagner College Seahawks are up against it as they face top-seed Robert Norris University in a Northeast Conference Quarter-Final.
March 10th
Tsubasa Nisbett (Georgia Southern University)
Georgia Southern open Sun Belt Conference Tournament play.
Amiee Book (California State University Fullerton)
Cal State Fullerton head to the Big West Conference Tournament for a first round match up.
2019-20 Season Roll of Honour
Katelin Noyer (Fresno State University)
Mountain West Conference Regular Season Champions and MWC Tournament runners-up.
Pareunora Pene (University of Tennessee Chattanooga)
Southern Conference Regular Season Champions.
Akiene-Tera Reed (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runners-up and Tournament Championship Runners-up.
Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
Zara Jillings (Fordham University Rams)
Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
Kendell Heremaia (Fordham University Rams)
Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team
LACEY LOWDOWN 