Game Preview: #5 RVC women play at #1 Madison, looking to knock off the WolfPack for a 2nd time

Game Preview: #5 RVC women play at #1 Madison, looking to knock off the WolfPack for a 2nd time

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Upcoming Date
Feb 6 vs. Madison College, 3:00 PM; Madison, WI

Probable Starters
#5 Rock Valley College (18-6, 7-1 N4C)
PG- Katreelah Steward, 5'4, So., Chicago, IL; 2.8 ppg, 3.0 apg
SG- Brianna Davis, 5'8, So., Rockford, IL; 15.9 ppg, 3.4 apg
G- Jaycee Cleaver, 5'8, Fr., Davis, IL; 9.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg
F- Asia Jones, 5'9, So., Chicago, IL; 6.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
C- Tierra McGowan, 6'3, Fr., Chicago, IL; 10.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg
6th- Creighton Fed, 5'9, Fr, Carpentersville, IL; 8.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg

#1 Madison College (21-1, 6-1 N4C)
PG- Taylor Nelson, 5'7, So, Cottage Grove, WI; 12.6 ppg, 5.1 apg
SG-  Jenna Endres, 5'7, So, Black Earth, WI; 16.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg
F- Rachel Slaney -, 5'11, Fr, Barneveld, WI; 14.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg
F-  Megan Petty, 6'0, So, Rio, WI; 4.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
F- Mandi Sargent, 6'1, So, New Glarus, WI; 4.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg
6th- Kaitlyn Kast, 5'2, So, Hillpoint, WI; 5.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg

Madison College Notes
Madison College is an NJCAA DIII member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C) located in Madison, WI… Head coach of the WolfPack is Jessica Pelzel.... In the last meeting between the two nationally ranked rivals #5 RVC would come out on top by a score of 66-55 giving #1 Madison College their only loss of the season. Brianna Davis (Rockford Auburn) would once again lead RVC in scoring posting a game-high 18 points in 29 minutes of action.  Tierra McGowan (Chicago Westinghouse) nearly missed a double-double scoring 12 points and ripping down 9 rebounds. Chrisseesha Clark (Rockford Auburn) played her best game in a Golden Eagles uniform scoring 8 points, grabbing 4 rebounds and not turning the ball over in nearly 20 minutes of action at the point guard position. Auri Hampton (Zion Benton) chipped in with 8 points for Rock Valley.

The Golden Eagles had one of their best defensive efforts of the season holding Madison, who averages scoring 76.5 points per game while shooting 40.3 percent from the field, to 55 points on the evening and a chilly 29.2% from the field.  The WolfPack was led by Jenna Endres with 14 points.
 
 
Rock Valley College Notes
Rock Valley is an NJCAA Division III member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C) The Golden Eagles are 18-6 on the season... RVC women's basketball is in a "Golden Age" of their program having won 3 of the last 4 NJCAA D3 national championships (2012, 2013, 2015) and earning national runner-up in 2014.
 
 
 
 
N4C Conference Standings
 
  1. Rock Valley College
7-118-6
  1. Madison College
6-121-1
  1. Triton College
5-317-8
  1. MATC-Milwaukee
5-313-10
  1. Joliet Junior College
3-412-10
  1. College of DuPage
1-78-13
  1. Wilbur Wright College
0-01-12
  1. Harper College
0-84-19
 
Individual and Team Stats
*Note: The NJCAA DIII level is represented by over 100 plus women's basketball teams across the United States.
 
The Golden Eagles are led by Brianna Davis who is averaging (15.9 PPG). Brianna ranks 13th in the country with 381 total points scored for the season, 8th in the country in 3PT field goal percentage at 40.4%, and 25th in the country with 81 assist for the year. Brianna was voted to the 2015 All-National Tournament team.
 
Tierra McGowan is second in scoring on the team (10.2 PPG) and leads RVC in rebounding at (10.3) and is ranked 11th in the country at 246 total rebounds.
 
Jaycee Cleaver is third in scoring for the Golden Eagles at (9.8 PPG) and is ranked 3rd in the country for 3PT field goal percentage shooting a red hot 44.1%
 
 
 
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(Misty Opat - RVC Athletics)

Misty Opat is in her 7th year as the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Rock Valley College. Opat has established her program as one of the best in the history of the NJCAA. Her program has won three NJCAA DIII National Championships (2012, 2013, 2015) in the past four seasons and finished in National Runner-Up in 2014. Entering this season, Opat has compiled an overall record of 151-47 (.763). She was named Spalding NJCAA DIII National Coach of the Year in 2015, has been named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year four times, the Region IV Coach of the Year four times, the District 2 Coach of the Year four times, and the Coach of the NJCAA DIII National Tournament three times. Prior to RVC, Opat accumulated seven years of NCAA Division I coaching experience. From 1999-2002 she served as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she also served as the Recruiting Coordinator. In 2000 her UIC recruiting class was ranked 19th in the country for NCAA Division I. Opat also held assistant coaching positions at Fresno State University (1998-99) and the University of Kansas (1995-1998) where in both cases she was also heavily involved in recruiting and scouting. Opat earned an Associate of Science degree from Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, where she was a two-year team captain in basketball and was named to the all-conference and all-region teams in both seasons. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where she earned NAIA All-American honors as a player. Opat then went on to obtain a Master of Science in Sports Administration from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.
 
 
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