DRAGONS RETURN TO LEAGUe PLAY VS. COLBY
BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |
No. 15 Hutchinson (7-0, 1-0) vs. Colby (3-3, 0-2) |
| When: Sunday, November 27, 2023 Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Time: 2 p.m. Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9), 1:45 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (Color) Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 1:45 p.m. X: @bluedragonsports CLICK FOR BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team looks for its eighth-straight win to start the season as the No. 15-ranked Blue Dragons play host to the Colby Trojans on Sunday afternoon.
Originally scheduled for Saturday, the game was moved to 2 p.m. on Sunday because of wintry weather.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) with Sean Boston (PBP) and Dan Naccarato (color) calling the action. The game will be streamed live and free on the Blue Dragon Sports Network. The broadcasts begin at 1:45 p.m.
The Blue Dragons (7-0, 1-0 KJCCC) return to conference play after impressively closing the non-conference portion of the schedule on Tuesday with an 80-54 victory over NOC-Tonkawa at the Sports Arena. Sophomore Journey Armstead led four Hutchinson players in double figures with a game-high 14 points. The Blue Dragons held their sixth opponent to less than 30 percent shooting, limiting the Mavericks to 29.0 percent from the floor.
One week ago, the Blue Dragons opens KJCCC play with a come-from-behind 72-70 victory at No. 11 Dodge City. The Dragons trailed by as many as 12 points and was down by 10 with 3:20 remaining before completing the 13th comeback for a win from a double-figure deficit on the John Ontjes era.
Colby started the season 3-1 before dropped its first two Jayhawk Conference games to Garden City and Dodge City. The Trojans were dominated by Dodge City in their last outing on Tuesday, falling 86-40
Veteran head coach Darin Spence took over the Colby program this season. Colby is the fourth Jayhawk Conference coaching job for Spence, who ranks eighth in KJCCC and Region VI coaching history with 342 victories.
The Blue Dragons have won five consecutive games over Colby, including a sweep of last year's season series with an 87-47 victory at the Sports Arena and 80-41 at the Colby Events Center.
Hutchinson freshman Kiki Smith is the sixth-leading scorer in the Jayhawk Conference this season. She is averaging 18.0 points per game and is the only Blue Dragon to score in double figures in every game this season.