(OLNEY) in Men’s Junior College Basketball from Saturday –
the Region 24 Tournament began with the 8/9 Play-In Game at Lake Land College
the host Lakers held on to beat the OCC Blue Knights, 91-90
despite the Blue Knights finishing the final 1:18 on a 15-7 run
Kasym Nash led OCC with 27 points and Jaydon Eldridge with 24 points
Gabe Johnson had a double/double with 17 points and 10 rebounds
the Blue Knights finish the year at 5-24 while Lake Land improves to 9-19
the Region 24 Quarter-Finals are now set for today through tonight at Rend Lake College
top-seeded Vincennes (28-2) plays 8th-seeded Lake Land (9-19) at 1:00 this afternoon
4th-seeded Southwestern Illinois (15-15) plays 5th-seeded Shawnee (14-13) at 3:00
2nd-seeded John A. Logan (19-8) plays 7th-seeded Kaskaskia (16-14) at 5:00
3rd-seeded Wabash Valley (15-12) plays 6th-seeded Lincoln Trail (13-12) at 7:00
the Semi-Finals are Wednesday night and the Championship Game is Friday at RLC
the winner advances to the NJCAA Division One National Tournament
to be held March 22nd through 29th out in Hutchinson, Kansas
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(OLNEY) in Women’s Junior College Basketball yesterday –
the Region 24 Tournament started with three Quarter-Final Games
at Olney Central College, the host Lady Knights lost to visiting John A. Logan, 66-77
Lanie Lipps led OCC with 23 points, Melaina Zedalis had 18 points, and Jamia Jones had 14
OCC finishes the season with an overall 14-15 record
the other Quarter-Final results from yesterday :
Vincennes beat Lincoln Trail, 65-62
Wabash Valley beat Rend Lake, 83-55
the Region 24 Semi-Finals are tomorrow night at Lake Land College, south of Mattoon
top-seeded Southwestern Illinois plays 5th-seeded John A. Logan at 5:00
2nd-seeded Vincennes plays 3rd-seeded Wabash Valley at 7:00
the Championship Game will be Thursday night at 6:00 at Lake Land College
the winner advances to the NJCAA Division One National Tournament
to be held March 24th through 31st down in Lake Charles, Louisiana