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NIACC women face No. 1 Kirkwood in regional final

NIACC’s Khalilah Holloway celebrates after Thursday’s regional semifinal victory over DMACC.
CEDAR RAPIDS – The NIACC women’s basketball team faces No. 1 Kirkwood in the NJCAA Region XI championship game Saturday.

Game time is set for 1 p.m.

The winner of Saturday’s title game advances to the NJCAA Division II national tournament March 21-25 in Harrison, Ark.

Third-seeded NIACC (19-12) knocked off second-seeded DMACC 90-80 Thursday night in the regional semifinals to advance to its fourth straight championship game.

In Thursday’s victory, NIACC was 12 of 32 from 3-point range. The Lady Trojans received four 3-point goals from Kelsie Willert and three each from Hattie Davidson and Taylor Laabs.

Kirkwood (32-0) stopped fifth-seeded Southwestern 79-52 in its regional semifinal on Thursday.

Kirkwood won both contests against NIACC in the regular season. The Eagles won 71-65 in Mason City on Feb. 1 and 93-81 in Cedar Rapids on March 1.

NIACC will be playing in its 11th regional final. The Lady Trojans are 8-2 in regional finals, including last season’s 83-80 win over DMACC in Mason City.

NIACC’s Courtney Larson drives to the basket in the second half of Thursday’s game.
Kirkwood will be playing in its 27th regional title game and the Eagles are seeking their 17th regional championship. The Eagles topped NIACC 78-67 in the 2015 regional final in Cedar Rapids.

Notes – NIACC has 329 3-point goals, which leads NJCAA Division II … Highland CC (Kan.) ranks second with 319 3-point goals … Kirkwood’s coach Kim Muhl, who is in his 28th season, has a home record of 358-31 … NIACC has won at Kirkwood the last three seasons during the regular season (90-87 in 2013-14, 84-71 in 2014-15 and 60-57 in 2015-16).

NIACC’s statistical leaders

Scoring – Cierra Stanciel 10.5 ppg.; Taylor Laabs 10.4 ppg.; Kelsie Willert 9.2 ppg.

Rebounds – Khalilah Holloway 4.9 rpg.; Stanciel 4.8 rpg.; Morgan Cuffe 4.6 rpg.

3-point goals – Laabs 62, Willert 54, Hattie Davidson 39, Riley Galvin 36.

Assists – UU Longs 73, Stanciel 64, Laabs 61.

Steals – Stanciel 60, Laabs 50, Longs 42.

Kirkwood’s statistical leaders

Scoring – Simone Goods 16.3 ppg.; Deleyah Harris 13.1 ppg.; Shaneequah Watkins 10.2 ppg.

Rebounds – Good 8.2 rpg.; Harris 6.8 rpg.; Watkins 4.3 rpg.

3-point goals – Megan Axcell 43, Watkins 29, Tayana Wilson 28.

Assists – Wilson 104, Olivia Usher 90, Watkins 79.

Steals – Harris 69, Watkins 44, Wilson 41.

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