Athletics |
Released: 3/17/2009
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS - (March 17, 2009) - March Madness is in full swing for the NDSCS Wildcats. In a game that saw the momentum change for both teams many times, Coach Scott Schumacher's North Dakota State College of Science Wildcat basketball team had the final momentum swing and edged out the Blue Storm 50-49 in the last minutes of play. Southwestern Illinois College came to the tournament with at 31-2 record and was ranked No. 5 in the National Poll.
The Wildcats will go on to face No. 13 ranked Salt Lake Community College, Utah (28-6), the District 1 Champion, and Region 18 Champion on Wednesday, March 18 at 8 p.m. On Tuesday, Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) defeated Shelton State, Ala., 77-59, in their first round of play. The SLCC Bruins are making their third ever appearance at Hutchinson and their second straight appearance after finishing second last season. The Bruins at one point in the season were ranked in the top 10 for five straight weeks.
Radio broadcast of the game begins at 7:45 p.m., on Wednesday, March 18. Listen live at www.ndscs.edu/athletics and on KBMW-AM 1450.
NDSCS is a two-year, comprehensive, residential college in Wahpeton, N.D. The State College of Science offers degrees, certificates and diplomas in over 80 academic options in traditional career and technical studies and in the liberal arts.
Unlike most two-year colleges, NDSCS offers a university atmosphere for its students, complete with residence halls, 35 affiliated clubs and organizations, music groups, theater productions, intercollegiate athletics, intramural athletics and numerous social activities.
