BLUE DRAGONS FACE THREE RIVERS IN NJCAA SECOND ROUND FRIDAY

Head coach John Ontjes and the Blue Dragon women's basketball team meet Three Rivers in the second round of the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament at 5:45 p.m. Friday in Casper, WY. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)

March 27, 2025

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

CASPER, Wyoming - The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team bids for its eighth all-time appearance in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday in Casper, Wyoming.

The No. 11-seeded Blue Dragons (29-4) take on sixth-seed Three Rivers (28-3) in the tournament's final second-round matchup at 5:45 p.m. CDT on Friday at the Ford Wyoming Center.

BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
No. 11 Hutchinson (29-4) vs. No. 6 Three Rivers (28-3)
2025 NJCAA Women's Division I National Tournament - 2nd Round
When: Friday, March 28, 2025
Where: Ford Casper Center, Casper, WY
Tipoff: 5:45 p.m. CDT
Radio: KHMY-FM (93.1), 5:30 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP)
Video: ESPN+
X: @bluedragonsport
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The game will be broadcast live on KHMY-FM (My93.1) beginning at 5:30 p.m. with Sean Boston (play-by-play) calling the action at 5:15 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+, which is a pay-per-view/subscription service.

Friday's matchup will be the first ever between Hutchinson and Three Rivers. Last season when the Blue Dragons won the 2024 national championship, Three Rivers advanced to the quarterfinals.

Behind Hailey Jackson's 13th double-double of the season of 17 points and 12 rebounds, the Blue Dragons advanced to the second round of the national tournament with a 61-58 win over South Georgia Tech on Wednesday. The Blue Dragons are now 7-2 in national tournament opening-round games.

Three Rivers was ranked No. 2 in the final NJCAA Tournament regular-season national rankings, but was upset by State Fair 73-70 in the Region 16 championship game on March 14. That loss snapped a 20-game winning streak by the Raiders.

While Hutchinson and Three Rivers have never played in women's basketball, the two schools have met in another significant game in NJCAA history. The Blue Dragon men defeated the Raider men 78-74 in the 1994 men's NJCAA Tournament championship game.

The Blue Dragons are currently in their 13th NJCAA Tournament appearance. The Dragons are 4-2 in second-round games in tournament history.