MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team remained No. 1 in the NJCAA Division II poll released Wednesday.
NIACC (14-1 overall, 3-0 in the ICCAC) placed third at the Illinois Central Holiday tournament Dec. 28-30 and topped Marshalltown 99-77 on Jan. 4 in Marshalltown.
At the Illinois Central tournament, NIACC topped No. 18 Kankakee Community College 98-64, dropped a 82-81 decision to No. 3 Illinois Central in the semifinals and topped No. 11 Kiskwaukee College 77-66 in the consolation game.
Illinois Central, which was sixth in the Dec. 18 poll, topped then No. 2 Kirkwood 65-53 in the tournament’s championship game. Illinois Central moved up three spots to third in the Wednesday poll and Kirkwood fell from second to fourth.
NIACC owns a 101-86 victory over Illinois Central on Nov. 8 at home during the Konigsmark Klassic.
NIACC returns to action Wednesday at home against Iowa Lakes (4-11, 1-1) in an ICCAC contest. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.
NJCAA Division II women’s poll
Team Record
NIACC 14-1
Johnson County CC 15-0
Illinois Central 12-2
Kirkwood 13-3
Highland CC 16-0
Owens CC 14-1
Cape Fear CC 11-0
Mesa CC 9-3
Kansas City (Kansas) CC 14-1
Chesapeake College 15-0
Kishwaukee College 13-4
Iowa Central 12-2
Louisburg College 8-2
Pima CC 9-7
Lake Michigan College 10-3
Cincinnati State Technical & CC 9-6
Dean College 9-1
Kankakee CC 10-5
Monroe College 9-7
St. Clair County CC 8-2
