BLUE DRAGONS CLOSE HOMESTAND WITH TIGERS
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The No. 5-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team had a nice bounce-back victory on Wednesday night to open its current two-game homestand.
The first-place Blue Dragons look to close out the two-game run at the Sports Arena on Saturday afternoon with a victory over the Fort Hays Tech Northwest Tigers in a 2 p.m. tipoff.
BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
No. 5 Hutchinson (18-1, 12-1) vs. Fort Hays Tech Northwest (1-16, 1-12)
When: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 1:45 p.m. - Steve Carpenter (PBP), Dan Naccarato (Analyst)
Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 1:45 p.m.
X: @bluedragonsport
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The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 1:45 p.m. with Steve Carpenter (play-by-play) and Dan Naccarato (analyst) calling the action. The game will be streamed live and for free on the Blue Dragon Sports Network at 1:45 p.m.
Sophomore Landon Forbes hit seven 3-point goals and scored a career-high 21 points to lead the Blue Dragons (18-1) to a 63-46 victory over the Barton Cougars on Wednesday at the Sports Arena. That was only the 14th time in program history a Blue Dragon player had at least seven 3-point goals in a single game. Hailey Jackson added 19 points to lead Hutchinson. Defensively, the Blue Dragons improved each quarter, eventually holding the Cougars to 39.8 percent shooting and forced 27 turnovers.
With the victory, the Blue Dragons maintained a first-place tie in the KJCCC with 12-1 records.
Fort Hays Tech Northwest (1-16, 1-12 KJCCC) will have a day less to prep for the Blue Dragons. The Tigers traveled to and played Coffeyville on Thursday and fell to the No. 22 Red Ravens 79-35. Al'asia Brown had 12 points to lead the Tigers, who had 26 turnovers and shot only 28.8 percent from the floor.
The Blue Dragons rolled to an 88-35 victory over the Tigers in the teams' first meeting of the season on November 23 in Goodland. The Dragons shot 55 percent and had three players score in double figures led by Jackson's 15 points and 11 rebounds. Noelle Anthon and Jaden Wilson had 11 points each. Dekeira Clay had 12 points to lead Fort Hays Tech Northwest.
Hutchinson has won 13 consecutive games over the Tigers and are 14-1 overall in a series that began in only 2013.
The Dragons also look to extend a 26-game home-court winning streak.