By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information
After a day off, it’s back to the business at hand for the Lady Cardinals and Cardinals today.
The stakes are high as the NJCAA tournaments reach the quarterfinal round. At stake are berths in the Final Four.
The top-seeded Lady Cardinals (33-1) are scheduled to take on No. 9 seed Northwest Florida State at 1 p.m.Northwest Florida State is 26-6 after opening the tournament with wins against Denmark Tech and South Georgia Tech.
The TVCC-Northwest Florida State winner advances to the semifinals Friday at 6 p.m. to face the Central Arizona-Blinn winner. Central Arizona is the No. 5 seed and Blinn is the No. 13 seed.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 2 Chipola plays No. 10 Butler and No. 3 Hutchinson takes on No. 11 Tyler. Hutchinson is the lone unbeaten team left in the tournament.
The Cardinals (29-6) are scheduled to battle Harcum (31-3) at 2 p.m. The Cardinals are the No. 12 seed and Harcum is the No. 13 seed.
Both the Cardinals and Harcum were at-large entries into the tournament. Through Wednesday’s action, at-large teams were a combined 8-0 in the event.
The TVCC-Harcum winner moves into the semifinalsFriday at 6 p.m. against the Indian Hills-South Plains winner. Indian Hills is the No. 1 seed and South Plains the No. 9 seed.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 2 Vincennes plays No. 10 Columbia State and No. 3 Chipola takes on No. 11 Jones County.
The championship game is on tap Saturday at 7 p.m. after the 5 p.m. third-place game.
All Lady Cardinal and Cardinal tournament games will be available for viewing online at www.njcaatv.ihigh.com. In fact, all tournament games will be webcast. Also, for audio only, you can hear the games at www.KSAL.com.
It’s 32 and clear in Salina this morning. The high is expected to reach a very nice 74 today.
With the stakes increasingly higher today, make sure to keep those positive thoughts and vibes in the directions of the Lady Cardinals and Cardinals. Wear RED!!!