Briana Gamillo/Photo by Stephanie Van Latum
Briana Gamillo/Photo by Stephanie Van Latum

Aztecs women's basketball plays Lake Michigan College on Mar. 19 to open NJCAA Tournament

The Pima Community College women's basketball team (21-11) will enter the NJCAA Division II Tournament as the No. 6 seed as the brackets were released on Tuesday.

  • The Aztecs will be the second game of the tournament starting on Tuesday, Mar. 19 in Harrison, AR. They play No. 11 seed Lake Michigan College (27-5) at 11:00 a.m. (CT); 9:00 a.m. (MST).
  • The Aztecs' last trip to the NJCAA Division II Tournament was in 2016 in Overland Park, KS when they finished in third place after beating top-seeded Monroe Community College 74-73. They lost to No. 2 seeded Illinois Central College in the semifinal game 77-74.
  •  The Aztecs defeated Mesa Community College 80-58 on Saturday to claim the program's fifth NJCAA Region I, Division II title.

Check out the complete bracket on the NJCAA website