Union County College Women's Basketball Team Heads to National Competition

Cranford, NJ -- Union County College's Lady Owls are headed to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament next week.

The college's women's basketball team will head to Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas for the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship. They are 15th seed and will play against Illinois Central on Tuesday, March 15 at 10 a.m.

The Lady Owls competed in the NJCAA Women’s Basketball District N & O Championship Tournament this past weekend where they defeated Monroe College by a score of 64-51 to qualify to participate in the national championship.

The win took the team to compete against Dean College on Saturday where they lost 55-53 but will represent District O at the National Tournament.

To qualify to participate in the District N & O Championship, the Lady Owls first won the Region Championship. Head Coach Cheryl Bell was named the Region XIX Coach of the Year.

For more information on the Union County College Women’s Basketball team, visit www.unionowls.com. For more information on the NJCAA National Tournament, visit www.njcaa.org.

(Photo, Union County College: Union’s Lady Owls when they won the Region XIX Championship.)